- December 22, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
A writer gives French all-business-class airline La Compagnie a second chance—read on for the review.
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When the all-business-class airline La Compagnie announced a major upgrade to its planes—new Airbus A321neos flying between Newark International Airport and France—the news fell on deaf ears. Well, my deaf ears. I’d flown the French boutique airline from Newark to Gatwick a few years ago and was unimpressed. Despite offering a more-than-competitive fare when it launched in 2014—tickets for $1,000, half the typical cost of a round-trip business-class fare to France—the plane itself, an old loaner from Icelandair, felt tired. The food was so-so, the seats didn’t lie flat, and the TV screen was a tablet. Sure, I know you get what you pay for, but it was honestly only marginally better than economy class. And I couldn’t top up my air miles (#SkyTeamforlife).
Still, there’s always room for improvement—and who’s…
