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Latest first class flight deals to Africa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Cairo
Cairo1 stop$8,717
Casablanca
Casablanca1 stop$21,349
Lagos
Lagos1 stop$8,539
Accra
Accra1 stop$20,141
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$9,261
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$17,283
Algiers
Algiers1 stop$25,763
Dakar
Dakar2 stops$21,997
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam1 stop$22,368
Abuja
Abuja1 stop$6,967
Abidjan
Abidjan2 stops$21,168
Port Louis
Port Louis1 stop$23,605

Good to Know - First Class Flights to Africa

Low season

August

High season

March

Average price round-trip

$8,204
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
(price for this month)

FAQs for Africa first class flights

  • Which airline has the best first class amenities for flights to Africa?

    Emirates provides the best first class amenities for flights from the United States to Africa. If you fly first class on either their Emirates A380 or Boeing 777 you will fly in a private suite. Apart from privacy doors, fine dining is available at any time as well as onboard spa showers for during the flight.

  • Which airline provides flat bed seats for first class flights to Africa?

    For your long first class flights to Africa, you’ll be pleased to know that both Air France and Emirates offer seats that turn into fully flat beds to get a perfect night’s sleep on board. Just ask the crew to make up the sheets and duvet just as if you were sleeping in a hotel.

  • What is the luggage policy for flying first class to Africa from the United States?

    If you are flying to Africa in Emirates’ First Class cabin, you are allowed one carry-on item and your flight includes two checked bags up to 70 lbs (32 kg) each. As for La Première First Class with Air France, you’re allowed up to three checked items 70 lbs (32 kg) each or less along with your carry-on bag.

  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to Africa?

    Among KAYAK users, SWISS is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to Africa.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to Africa?

    Traveling to Africa and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: SWISS and Emirates.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Africa for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to Africa?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to Africa is Delta, with an overall rating of 8.0.

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Top tips for finding first class flights to Africa

  • The first class flights to Africa from the United States have at least one layover. You can fly first class into African airports like Cairo International Airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and Marrakech Menara Airport.
  • If you’re flying to Africa on first class with Air France, the layover is generally in the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Here you will have access to the La Première Lounge where you can treat yourself to a meal or stretch out and relax.
  • For the passengers traveling on first class flights to Africa with Emirates, they are offered a chauffeured drive to and from the airport.
  • The most expensive day to fly First Class to Africa is Tuesday, while the cheapest is Thursday.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 4068 reviews
8.3crew
8.3entertainment
8.2boarding
7.9food
8.1comfort
Airline reviews

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

2.0 Mediocrevikas, Apr 2024SFO - DXB
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Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Not that good The crew in the plane were rim professional & almost lost in their work distribution

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

I'm a larger, athletic guy (6'2", 260lbs powerlifter) and I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable with minimal leg room, especially in a window seat. Now, I full understand that being smaller may change my view but even if I was 80lbs less, my legs would be the same size and I was sandwiched between my seat and the seat in front of me.

This flight was ridiculous. I had to have a connecting flight from New York to orlando Florida??? The flight left late and because it was a short flight there was no first class amenities. I had one alcohol drink. The flight crew was fine, but it sure did not feel like first class. Delta to me dropped the ball by giving me a connecting flight. By the time we got to Raleigh we would have missed the next flight. Lucky for me the flight never came so now I was stuck waiting for a later flight that came in late also.

Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

The crew, food, and entertainment were all good. But my screen had some sort of bug where if I turned it off, it would turn back on after 2-5 minutes. At full brightness. It made it very hard to get any shut-eye on the overnight flight. Also, the older Boeing plane, while nicely cared for (and no doors fell off 😅👏) doesn't have the nice air quality of newer planes. So I felt a bit greasy by the time we landed in Sweden.

Service was good for such a short flight. Small plane but smooth flight.

The flight was delayed but we got to our final destination.

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

The helpful attitude of the staff, and being a wheelchair passenger everyone was helpful and understanding. The trip was made comfortable by the upgraded seat which was given without my request, that was a great surprise. Thank you Delta.

Gate crew helping to scan tickets was a little short tempered with customers. Flight crew was very friendly, welcoming , and provided excellent service on board.

Everything went well with the flight. But one of the flight attendants had on inappropriate pants. She had on an old worn out pair of sweat pants. The back seam was unrivaled and should not have been worn for work. If I had not seen her in the airport with the standard type of luggage, I certainly would not have thought she was working for Delta. Not a good look at all for representation.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."

Horrible experience. They "GAME" with seats they decided to play where you can`t select or get seat during check-in without paying and then forcing you to stay long line at the Customer Service at the gate to get a boarding ticket with seat assigned is pathetic. Will never fly with United again!

So terrible. They would not rebook me for a flight until 2 days. I had to spend so much money to get my own flight. They were rude and not helpful.

Overall a good experience, the flight was on time, the crew very attentive and friendly. However the seats are too cramped, there is no space, and as soon as the person in front reclines the seat, it's literally in your face.

Bag lost. Lost bag recovery process is an unsatisfying customer experience. Because 1) bag is still lost but also 2) the process is outdated and form-heavy and 3) in our case also involved a long line.

We were very impressed with Swiss Air. The service was exceptional. Unfortunately, we had a baby behind us that screamed for hours. , It was a nightmare, though I completely understand that it was not Swiss Airs fault.

We had to move to terminal 5 for the next part of our trip. Very un-organized and difficult.

Missed connecting train since flight was late into Zurich and I had to stay at airport hotel because of it as well as I had to repurchase train ticket

Cons: "Flight was completely full and certain passengers were belligerent about wearing face masks. The cabin crew did not enforce mask wearing, stating “we are not the police”"
Pros: "Nothing. There was no flight. The flight was cancelled and you did not notify us. We found it out ourselves by accident. We tried to contact you guys but we could not call or anything other. You guys suck"
Cons: "Notify your customers when the flight is cancelled. Thats the least you can do. Very unprofessional"
Cons: "I fell sick and my doctor advised against flying. Tried calling Swiss Air and JustFly.com: 6 calls back and forth and 7 hours on hold, no help. Finally got advised on driving to the airport to make the flight change at the Swiss Air counter at O’Hare. The representative told me to bring a note from doctor to switch flights. I did the next day. The same representative looked me in the eye after advising the day before and said there’s nothing she could do. Why make an elderly sick person drive to the airport again if you know already you cannot help??Absolutely terrible experience, no help from the airline or travel agency. Total loss of the full price of the ticket."

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

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Recent round-trip first class deals

6/13Thu
1 stopSWISS
27h 00mJFK-CAI
6/16Sun
2 stopsSWISS
18h 10mCAI-JFK
$8,717
6/9Sun
1 stopSWISS
20h 35mLAX-CAI
6/23Sun
2 stopsSWISS
26h 09mCAI-LAX
$9,125
8/15Thu
2 stopsEmirates
32h 55mJFK-NBO
8/23Fri
2 stopsEmirates
33h 20mNBO-JFK
$17,286
7/19Fri
2 stopsEmirates
38h 40mJFK-NBO
7/28Sun
2 stopsEmirates
33h 20mNBO-JFK
$19,545
6/7Fri
1 stopEmirates
32h 05mJFK-ACC
6/28Fri
1 stopEmirates
43h 30mACC-JFK
$20,141
5/25Sat
2 stopsEmirates
32h 45mJFK-ACC
5/30Thu
2 stopsEmirates
29h 35mACC-JFK
$20,329
7/9Tue
1 stopEmirates
19h 55mJFK-NBO
7/19Fri
2 stopsEmirates
33h 20mNBO-JFK
$20,904
5/7Tue
1 stopEmirates
32h 05mJFK-ACC
10/18Fri
2 stopsEmirates
29h 35mACC-JFK
$21,300
7/25Thu
1 stopEmirates
32h 45mJFK-CMN
8/14Wed
2 stopsEmirates
33h 10mCMN-JFK
$21,349
7/19Fri
1 stopEmirates
24h 10mIAD-CAI
8/13Tue
1 stopEmirates
36h 55mCAI-IAD
$21,575
6/7Fri
2 stopsEmirates
32h 45mJFK-ACC
6/28Fri
2 stopsEmirates
29h 35mACC-JFK
$23,661
5/10Fri
1 stopEmirates
32h 05mJFK-ACC
10/12Sat
2 stopsEmirates
29h 35mACC-JFK
$25,012

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