What happened
One Mile at a Time reports almost no public trip reports of Air Côte d'Ivoire's La First cabin on Abidjan–Paris after nearly a year in service, while cash roundtrips sit above €7,000.
The airline flies two A330-900neos only on that city pair in a four-cabin layout of 242 seats. La First occupies the front row and looks closer to a business-class-plus suite, with no curtain from business and a 3D tour labeling those seats BC+ Suite. The carrier's own page adds little beyond a very high carry-on allowance. Fares look similar whether the trip starts in Paris or Abidjan, and roundtrips undercut one-ways. A first-class one-way from Paris is over €6,000. A mixed first-plus-business roundtrip is also over €6,000. A Dakar origin to Paris is still over €5,600.
Pairing a premium outbound with a cheap economy return fails because the economy fare then jumps near business-class levels. No points or award path is known.
Pay over €7,000 cash for the roundtrip or skip the cabin.
- Numbers
- 242 seats: total seats in the four-cabin A330-900neo layout
- €7,000: roundtrip first class cash fare from Paris
- €6,000: mixed first-plus-business roundtrip cash fare
- €6,000: one-way first class cash fare Paris to Abidjan
- €5,600: cash fare originating in Dakar to Paris
- Where
- Abidjan (ABJ), Paris (CDG)
- Takeaway
- There is nothing to book with points; only pursue it if you will pay several thousand euros cash or can find a mixed-cabin or upgrade workaround.