Air France Lounges Refresh US Hubs In 2025

Published on Dec 4, 2025, 1:06 pm CST

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Key points

Air France US lounges in Chicago Los Angeles and Boston now offer larger branded spaces with French dining and design touches
Chicago O Hare International Airport gains its first Air France lounge in Terminal 5 with 470 square meters 105 seats and long daily opening hours
Los Angeles International Airport hosts Air France s largest lounge outside Paris with over 1,100 square meters 172 seats and a Clarins spa
Boston Logan International Airport s Terminal E lounge reopened on August 20 2025 with 550 square meters 126 seats and a refreshed design
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport s Terminal 2E Hall K lounge has been expanded to 2,800 square meters with seating for 638 travelers and enhanced Clarins treatments
All four lounges emphasize sustainability plus Wi Fi power and digital press access as Air France standardizes its premium ground experience

Impact

Where Impacts Are Most Likely: Travelers using Chicago Los Angeles Boston or Paris Charles de Gaulle on Air France or eligible partners now have more reliable lounge options before transatlantic flights
Best Times To Travel: Evening and late afternoon departures to Paris see the most lounge demand so arriving a bit earlier helps secure seating and spa slots
Connections And Misconnect Risk: Using these hubs for long haul connections can now be more comfortable but travelers on tight or separate tickets should still keep generous buffers
What Travelers Should Do Now: Confirm lounge eligibility by cabin ticket and frequent flyer status build 60 to 90 extra minutes into key departures and pre plan which lounge features matter most
Health And Wellness Factors: Travelers sensitive to jet lag or long flights can factor Clarins spa access in Los Angeles and Paris into their routing choices for extra preflight recovery

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Air France US lounges are getting a clear upgrade in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston in 2024 and 2025, with a redesigned flagship in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport tying the experience together for transatlantic travelers. The airline has opened its first lounge at Chicago O Hare International Airport (ORD), debuted its largest overseas lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and reopened a refreshed space at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), while also expanding its three level lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall K in Paris. Together, the changes give U.S. based passengers more consistent places to work, eat, and reset before overnight flights, and reward travelers who route through these hubs with extra time to use the new facilities.

In practical terms, the Air France US lounges upgrade means that Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston now offer branded spaces with French dining, Clarins spa treatments on selected routes, and clearer premium options for Flying Blue elites and partner customers connecting to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Chicago O Hare Gains Its First Air France Lounge

On October 17, 2025, Air France opened its first dedicated lounge at Chicago O Hare International Airport, located in Terminal 5 and operated in association with Global Lounge Network. The space covers almost 470 square meters, offers 105 seats, and is open daily from 500 a.m. to 1130 p.m., giving Chicago based and connecting travelers a full day window to use the facility.

The design follows the template now familiar from the airline's Paris lounges, with large bay windows overlooking the runways, high ceilings, and a color scheme built around Air France's shades of blue, luminous white, and touches of red. The historic winged seahorse logo and heritage posters give the lounge a clear French identity, which matters for travelers choosing between SkyTeam and other alliances at an airport that has historically lacked strong non Star Alliance options in Terminal 5.

Catering centers on French dishes like beef bourguignon, country style chicken, and chocolate mousse, served alongside vegetarian options, with a bar modeled on grand Parisian hotels offering champagne, French wines, and spirits. The airline highlights sustainability here, leaning into local and seasonal produce, water fountains instead of single use plastic bottles, and more deliberate waste sorting, a pattern that repeats across the new U.S. lounges.

Access follows standard SkyTeam and Flying Blue rules for most of the day, with Air France Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus customers, plus eligible KLM and other SkyTeam passengers, admitted ahead of Air France and KLM departures. Outside the bank of Paris flights, the lounge also works with contract and Priority Pass access windows, which can matter for travelers connecting on non SkyTeam carriers within Terminal 5. Flying Blue Ultimate members get a four seat private area within the lounge for a quieter working or rest space.

For U.S. based travelers who previously had to rely on the general contract lounges or the Delta Sky Club in the same terminal, the Air France space changes the calculus when booking overnight Chicago to Paris flights or using O Hare as a SkyTeam connecting point.

Los Angeles Lounge Becomes The US Flagship

In Los Angeles, Air France opened its largest lounge outside Paris on June 21, 2024, in the Tom Bradley International Terminal's Midfield Satellite Concourse. The space spans more than 1,100 square meters, seats up to 172 passengers, and operates daily from 900 a.m. to 1130 p.m., aligning with the dense bank of Air France and KLM flights to Paris and Amsterdam plus onward services to Papeete.

The Los Angeles lounge is dedicated to La Première, Business, and Flying Blue Elite Plus passengers, and serves eligible KLM and SkyTeam partner customers. The design leans hard into an upscale Parisian look, with furnishings from French designers including Patrick Jouin's Ester chairs and Pierre Paulin's Ribbon armchairs, plus coffee tables from Charlotte Perriand and lighting by Margaux Keller.

Food service is built around a brasserie style dining room and an open kitchen. Dishes like monkfish Provençale, beef bourguignon, braised chicken, pan fried prawns, and cassoulet with duck confit appear alongside vegetarian options, with a chef preparing some items to order at the live station. A full bar serves French wines, champagnes, spirits, local beers, and cocktails, again with a focus on cutting single use plastics through water fountains and drink dispensers.

One of the signature features in Los Angeles is a Clarins spa area with two cabins and complimentary facial treatments such as "anti jetlag," "instant detox," and "illuminating eye care," available daily from late morning to early evening. For La Première passengers, an even more private 12 seat section of the lounge offers dedicated dining and treatment options tied into the airline's new ground service and cabin upgrade on the LAX route.

For travelers weighing where to connect between the U.S. West Coast and Paris, the combination of multiple daily flights, a large lounge with reliable seating, and spa access makes LAX a strong hub for more premium itineraries, especially for those planning to arrive at the airport early to unwind after Los Angeles traffic.

Boston Logan Lounge Reopens With A New Look

On August 20, 2025, Air France reopened its fully redesigned lounge at Terminal E of Boston Logan International Airport, offering more than 550 square meters of space and seating for 126 guests. The lounge is open daily from 800 a.m. to 1130 p.m., serving Air France Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus travelers, as well as eligible KLM and SkyTeam partner passengers.

The redesign extends the airline's current visual language to Boston, with the blue, white, and red palette, oak finishes, and champagne metallic accents, plus strong references to the airline's heritage through the winged seahorse emblem and vintage travel posters. A dedicated Flying Blue Ultimate section offers more privacy and quieter seating for top tier elites who may be working before overnight flights to Paris.

Operationally, the Boston lounge matters because it consolidates Air France and KLM premium passengers and SkyTeam elites into a consistent branded space at a time when Boston's Terminal E remains busy with transatlantic departures from multiple alliances. For New England travelers choosing between different carriers to Europe, the stronger ground experience can tip close price decisions in favor of Air France and KLM, especially for those connecting onward through Paris to Africa, the Middle East, or Southern Europe.

Paris Charles De Gaulle Hall K Lounge Expansion

The U.S. lounge push lines up with an earlier expansion in Air France's home base. At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the airline has redesigned and expanded its lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall K into a three level, 2,800 square meter facility with seating for 638 passengers. The space includes dedicated Clarins treatment areas, upgraded showers, and a private zone for Flying Blue Ultimate customers.

For U.S. based travelers connecting through Paris, this matters because Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston now feed into a flagship lounge that can better absorb peak morning and evening banks, reducing the risk that business class passengers end up standing or working in crowded corners between flights. The Hall K space also gives more breathing room to transfer passengers who want to time their Clarins spa slots around long layovers.

How Travelers Should Use The New Lounge Network

Taken together, the new Air France US lounges and the expanded Hall K lounge create a more coherent ground product for premium and elite travelers across the North Atlantic. For Chicago based passengers, the key change is that there is now a true SkyTeam premium option in Terminal 5 instead of relying on general contract lounges, with long operating hours that suit both early and late departures.

In Los Angeles, the scale of the lounge and the Clarins spa make it worthwhile to arrive earlier than the bare minimum check in time, especially for travelers heading straight into work or meetings on arrival in Paris or Tahiti. Boston based travelers gain more seating and a design that aligns closely with the airline's flagship lounges, reducing the sense that they are using a smaller outstation facility.

Across all four lounges, travelers should assume that peak crowds will still form in the two hours before evening transatlantic departures, particularly on days with weather delays or operational issues. Booking itineraries with at least two and a half hours between domestic arrivals and long haul departures, avoiding separate tickets where possible, and checking lounge access rules in advance will help ensure that the upgraded spaces feel like an asset rather than another queue to navigate.

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