Is Air France Business Class a chic experience?

I flew Air France Business Class from Paris to Dubai to see how chic the experience was. Did the French national carrier provide a good service? Was the food and wine as good as a French restaurant? And was the seat comfortable?
I flew on 8 November 2024 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dubai on flight AF658 or a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
This was part of a round trip from London to Dubai, to see if an indirect route was cheaper and still as good as the direct services offered by British Airways, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic.

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MUSIC
Destination Optimistic (No Melodie Edit) by Simon Jomphe Lepine (StoryBlocks Asset ID: SBA-300538605)

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Check-in at London Heathrow
01:37 Transit at Paris Charles de Gaulle
02:46 Boarding process
03:32 Cabin environment
04:54 Amenity kit
05:25 Pushback and take-off
06:25 Entertainment system and Wi-Fi
07:07 Main meal service
08:35 Toilets
09:11 Set as a bed
09:34 Breakfast
10:09 Preparing to land
10:41 Conclusions

[runningrauster]

I really appreciate the map/graphic showing where you arrived, the lounge, and the departure gate!

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Let me know what you think of the Air France Business Class service. Would you be tempted to fly indirect to save of the fare?

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[sandippatel]

another top notch review. All said, I would fly direct and epect the bells and whistles of lounge access etc etc. I don't have status and would be irked by lack of access. The transit in Paris would be irksome for me when there is a direct option. BC travel isn't really that compatible with saving money and time is often of the essence. Thanks again

[jbentley]

A great review add interesting comparison with more costly but direct alternatives - thank you! Flying indirect is something I do regularly, both to fly on preferred airlines (I now avoid BA wherever possible) and usually also make a saving. Air France used to do a great and far better value service to J'burg on its A380s, which was certainly worth going via Paris.
Your's is probably the worst experience of AF's business product - I totally agree about their lounge - it's been poor for years and is quite the step down from their La Premiere lounge, which is up there with the best in the world.
I was surprised to see so little choice of food options on board - AF's F&B offering is usually top end.
Even with its faults, I don't know how anyone could justify paying ~50% more for Virgin's very average business product, even with the inconvenience of having to connect in Paris.

[frederickvondinkerberg]

I would have turned down the starter and desert too... I prefer flying direct rather than taking layovers but I know it is not always possible. I can save money but the time, fuss and all the changes put me off. If there is a direct flight I will always take it.

[GBCandCKC]

Graphic has an error for CDG and should show 08R. It shows 08L twice.

[karlp]

A BC ticket doesn't allow access to the BC lounge. What?

[davidpascoe]

Can’t say I was wow by Air France service and I thought the lounge look worse than the BA lounge. The on board food was great.
I’d not recommend AF