AF websites should be more consistent about meal service offered on medium haul flights in l'Espace Affaires cabin:
Originally Posted by www.airfrance.com/uk
On medium-distance flights
Depending on the time of day, your meal may be served with champagne, an apéritif, or a digestif.
Hot and cold beverage service is available on all flights.
Originally Posted by www.airfrance.us
On short- and medium-distance flights
Depending on the time of day, your meal may be served with champagne, an apéritif, or a digestif.
On flights longer than one hour and forty minutes, your meal includes a hot main course.
Hot and cold beverage service is available on all flights.
Originally Posted by www.airfrance.fr
Sur les vols moyen-courriers
- Selon le moment de la journée, un repas accompagné de champagne, boissons froides - alcoolisées ou non - et chaudes vous est servi.
- Au-delà de 3h00 de vol (on flights longer than 3 hours), un apéritf et un menu vous sont proposés, le repas comprend un plat chaud (hot dish).
- Une trousse confort vous est offerte (amenity kit).
The 3-hour limit for hot meals is also mentioned in AF's paper and electronic timetables. The information posted on the US site (1 hr 40') is clearly wrong. I think it dates back to 2004 and before when Air France still offered hot meals on flights over
1 hr 40. At that time they also offered a choice of
2 dishes on flights over 3 hours, something they also cut back end of 2004.
Therefore the following destinations (from and to CDG) should be eligible for hot meals in l'Espace Affaires:
Istanbul,
Athens,
Kiev,
Moscow,
St Petersburg,
Casablanca (3h05),
Marrakech (to/from Orly). Helsinki is operated by AY and Tallinn is via AMS only.
The following destinations should *not* be eligible for hot meals in l'Espace Affaires:
Sofia (CDG-SOF: 2h45, SOF-CDG: 2h55).
Varsaw.
Tunis.
Algiers (to/from Orly).
Rabat.
Bucharest is uncertain (CDG-OTP: 2h50, OTP-CDG: 3h10. Flights operated by Tarom are all over 3 hours.
).
Intra Caribbean flights are considered domestic (Y and S service only). EZE-SCL: about 2hrs.