Air France Lounge

Gate 26 in T1 is your landmark for the Air France Lounge

This SkyTeam lounge sits airside in Terminal 1, near Gate 26 in the North Wing, so it mainly serves Air France, KLM, and other SkyTeam departures. It usually opens about 3 hours before the first Air France flight and closes around the last evening departure, so early-morning non-SkyTeam flyers should not bank on it being open.

Entry runs on standard SkyTeam rules: business-class passengers on same-day SkyTeam flights and SkyTeam Elite Plus in any cabin get in, and that includes Delta Diamond, Platinum, and Gold on tickets out of T1. Priority Pass does not work here, and there’s no paid walk-up option posted at the desk, so status or cabin class matters.

Food is self-serve buffet style with a mix of Japanese and Western dishes; think onigiri, miso soup, salad bar, and a few hot trays that rotate by time of day. Expect breakfast to lean toward pastries and yogurt before about 10:30, with rice and curry or pasta showing up later in the afternoon. Portions are small, so plan on going back for seconds if you actually want a meal before a 12-hour leg to CDG.

Drinks run from canned soft drinks and coffee machines to bottles of wine and basic spirits set out on a counter near the center of the room. Beer tends to be Asahi or similar Japanese brands on tap, and wine options usually stay around two reds and two whites. Nothing rare here, but it easily beats paying 800–1,000 yen per drink at the nearby terminal bars.

Seating is mostly club chairs and small tables, laid out in a single large room with windows facing the apron over T1 North Wing stands. Power outlets run along the walls and under some seating islands, but not at every single seat, so if your laptop needs a full charge before a 14:00 departure, grab a spot along the perimeter. Wi‑Fi runs off the lounge network, and reports peg speeds around 20–40 Mbps when it’s not peak bank time.

Showers sit at the back near the restrooms and are limited in number, usually around four rooms, so put your name down as soon as you enter if you’re off a long-haul from Europe and connecting onto a regional flight within two hours. Towels and basic amenities are included, and slots often get tight before the early-afternoon CDG departure window.

Final tip: security in T1 can stack up before morning and late-afternoon banks, so clear checks first, walk toward Gate 26 for the lounge, and use the FIDS screens inside to time your return to the gate rather than cutting it to the last 15 minutes of boarding.