See La Compagnie's Airbus A321neo to Europe, Caribbean

All-business airline La Compagnie specializes in premium — yet discounted — transatlantic travel with 76 lie-flat seats onboard its Airbus A321neo planes.

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Currently, it flies between Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Paris, Nice, and Milan — but its route map is growing.

Source: Insider

On Wednesday, the boutique carrier announced a partnership with family-owned travel agency E. Clarke Travel to fly season service to the Caribbean between November 26 and April 14.

The “Travel In Style Journeys” will fly high-paying people to St. Maarten where they can stay and vacation, or continue on to another Caribbean island.

According to the agency, the VIP flights cannot be booked on their own at this time and will be packaged as a tour with a hotel and any other items, like transport, a car, and excursions.

Moreover, the company says tours must be 7, 14, or 21 night stays starting and ending on Sundays — the day La Compagnie’s aircraft will fly to and from St. Maarten.

With just a few months until takeoff, here’s what Caribbean-bound customers can expect when flying on La Compagnie.

On the outside, La Compagnie’s aircraft are unmistakable thanks to an iconic blue and black livery.

Even the cockpit windows feature Airbus’ signature black mask, affectionately referred to as “eyeliner.”

Powering the aircraft are two CFM International LEAP-1A engines, that are quieter and more fuel-efficient than previous generation engines.

When combined with aerodynamically-friendly wingtips, known as “sharklets” on Airbus planes, fuel burn is reduced by 20% per seat compared to older generation aircraft.

In a normal configuration, the Airbus A321neo can fly 4,000 nautical miles. But La Compagnie’s configuration is anything but normal.

A total of 76 business class seats comprise the single cabin, spanning a mere 20 rows.

There are no economy seats onboard La Compagnie, nor middle seats, for that matter.

Each row offers paired seats, with an aisle and a window seat. They’re ideal for couples traveling together but there is a partition in case the seat neighbor is a stranger.

The window seat offers the greatest amount of privacy since it’s away from the aisle.

But the tradeoff is a lack of direct aisle access for window seats. The choice is between having a good view and having unobstructed access to the aisle and lavatories.

All-business airline La Compagnie specializes in premium — yet discounted — transatlantic travel with 76 lie-flat seats onboard its Airbus A321neo planes.

Currently, it flies between Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Paris, Nice, and Milan — but its route map is growing.

On Wednesday, the boutique carrier announced a partnership with family-owned travel agency E. Clarke Travel to fly season service to the Caribbean between November 26 and April 14.

The “Travel In Style Journeys” will fly high-paying people to St. Maarten where they can stay and vacation, or continue on to another Caribbean island.

According to the agency, the VIP flights cannot be booked on their own at this time and will be packaged as a tour with a hotel and any other items, like transport, a car, and excursions.

Moreover, the company says tours must be 7, 14, or 21 night stays starting and ending on Sundays — the day La Compagnie’s aircraft will fly to and from St. Maarten.

With just a few months until takeoff, here’s what Caribbean-bound customers can expect when flying on La Compagnie.

On the outside, La Compagnie’s aircraft are unmistakable thanks to an iconic blue and black livery.

Even the cockpit windows feature Airbus’ signature black mask, affectionately referred to as “eyeliner.”

Powering the aircraft are two CFM International LEAP-1A engines, that are quieter and more fuel-efficient than previous generation engines.

When combined with aerodynamically-friendly wingtips, known as “sharklets” on Airbus planes, fuel burn is reduced by 20% per seat compared to older generation aircraft.

In a normal configuration, the Airbus A321neo can fly 4,000 nautical miles. But La Compagnie’s configuration is anything but normal.

A total of 76 business class seats comprise the single cabin, spanning a mere 20 rows.

There are no economy seats onboard La Compagnie, nor middle seats, for that matter.

Each row offers paired seats, with an aisle and a window seat. They’re ideal for couples traveling together but there is a partition in case the seat neighbor is a stranger.

The window seat offers the greatest amount of privacy since it’s away from the aisle.

But the tradeoff is a lack of direct aisle access for window seats. The choice is between having a good view and having unobstructed access to the aisle and lavatories.

Each seat has a seat-back entertainment system with high-definition displays.

The screens are immovable but quite large and also touch-screen.

A remote is available, however, so flyers don’t have to keep reaching over.

A range of complimentary content is offered, in addition to complimentary in-flight WiFi.

Options include movies…

Three flight attendants service the cabin during flights for a ratio of one flight attendant for around every 25 passengers.

Tray tables extend from the side of the seat and can be half-extended to hold drinks or light items.

And then they can be fully extended for meal times or when using a laptop, for example.

Coat hangars can also be found on the seat-backs.

Seats are fully lie-flat and controlled by a panel next to the seat.

Each seat comes with a pillow and comforter for when it’s time to sleep.

The lie-flat capability is a step up from when La Compagnie flew Boeing 757 aircraft that only had angle-flat capabilities.

Each pillow also has a saying in French and English.

Mood lighting helps to relax passengers, especially when it’s time to rest. And when it’s time to wake up, colors change to make the body more alert.