Air France summer schedule features the only smoker's bars on flights between Houston and Paris.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1997--Air France said its summer schedule that begins April 6 will continue the daily Boeing 767 service operated between here and Paris during the winter, featuring an amenity found on no other airline: the smoker's bar. Daily nonstop flights link Houston with the Air France hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. ), where a new bank of connections offers some 20 percent more flight options than the winter schedule, to and from over 20 cities within France and over 50 elsewhere in Europe. Flight 033 departs Intercontinental daily at 4:10 p.m., arriving CDG the next day at 8:40 a.m. Return flight 036 departs CDG daily at 10:30 a.m., arriving Intercontinental the same day at 2:15 p.m. Air France transatlantic flights are non-smoking in all seating areas. In addition, the 767 is equipped with an Air France feature that pleases smokers and non-smokers alike, the stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. smoker's bar. These special areas -- one for economy class and one for business class passengers -- are located amidships a·mid·ships also a·mid·ship adv. Midway between the bow and the stern. amidships Adverb Naut at, near, or towards the centre of a ship Adv. 1. , fully enclosed by drapes drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. and equipped with special extractor fans to draw smoke and fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. out of the cabin. Smokers can stretch and enjoy a cigarette in the smoker's bars throughout the flight, except during mealtimes. For information and reservations, contact a travel specialist or Air France, 1-800-237-2747. CONTACT: Air France, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Bruce Haxthausen, 212/830-4482 (Media Only) |
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