Stunning La Première offer
Mar 14, 2015, 12:13 am
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Thank you guys 
You know, I was really thinking this was a mistake from AF and so I made a dummy booking (in march) on AF US web site to see the regular fares in P from JFK or LAX. I almost had a stroke when I saw the fares (round trip)
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- JFK : $16 to 17,000
- LAX : close to $20,000
So this offer is really a bargain
You know, I was really thinking this was a mistake from AF and so I made a dummy booking (in march) on AF US web site to see the regular fares in P from JFK or LAX. I almost had a stroke when I saw the fares (round trip)
:- JFK : $16 to 17,000
- LAX : close to $20,000
So this offer is really a bargain
Mar 14, 2015, 4:08 am
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Mar 14, 2015, 7:41 am
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Yeah it really makes you think who are those people who sit in P from LAX. Every time I fly to LAX there's at least one person in P, and often it is full. Of course corporate discounts help and I'm sure the movie studios get a healthy discount. But still that is a lot of money. From JFK though, $17K is pocket change for investment bankers. Yet back around 2000 you could fly roundtrip on the Concorde for about $10k as I recall.
P.S. I just checked Lufthansa as I think that is a better comparison than BA. And LH's flex First class fare is $ 21,396.99 for LAX-FRA-LAX. So I guess LH and AF are in sync.
P.S. I just checked Lufthansa as I think that is a better comparison than BA. And LH's flex First class fare is $ 21,396.99 for LAX-FRA-LAX. So I guess LH and AF are in sync.
Given that there are people who drop that sort of money for champagne during one night out, there is clearly a client base willing to drop that money for a flight and who won't care enough about the expense to shop around for a cheaper connecting option to Paris.
Mar 16, 2015, 8:22 am
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If they can get good load factor with those prices, you can't blame them for charging them. No business is going to charge *less* out of an impulse of charity.
Given that there are people who drop that sort of money for champagne during one night out, there is clearly a client base willing to drop that money for a flight and who won't care enough about the expense to shop around for a cheaper connecting option to Paris.
Given that there are people who drop that sort of money for champagne during one night out, there is clearly a client base willing to drop that money for a flight and who won't care enough about the expense to shop around for a cheaper connecting option to Paris.
Mar 16, 2015, 9:43 am
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Let's expand this thought a bit. Some may be willing to drop that amount of money for Cristal Brut 1990 "Methuselah", but nobody is willing to pay that for a bottle of Moet. I know, with P on AF being a fine product (especially with the new seats), it's an exaggerated analogy. But it gives to think...
Mar 16, 2015, 10:08 am
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To add non-evidence to this lovely debate, I recall a few episodes of the Gossip Girl where the main characters (rich, spoiled kids from the Upper East Side) spend quality time staring at airfrance's website booking La Premiere (IT miraculously worked) and a few episodes later (returning from a summer in Paris) extolling how great the flight in La Premiere was (that's a few years ago, hence the old P)
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting from A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting from A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
Mar 16, 2015, 10:09 am
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To add non-evidence to this lovely debate, I recall a few episodes of the Gossip Girl where the main characters (rich, spoiled kids from the Upper East Side) spend quality time staring at airfrance's website booking La Premiere (IT miraculously worked) and a few episodes later (returning from a summer in Paris) extolling how great the flight in La Premiere was (that's a few years ago, hence the old P)
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting form A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting form A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
Mar 16, 2015, 10:22 am
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Mar 16, 2015, 10:42 am
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To add non-evidence to this lovely debate, I recall a few episodes of the Gossip Girl where the main characters (rich, spoiled kids from the Upper East Side) spend quality time staring at airfrance's website booking La Premiere (IT miraculously worked) and a few episodes later (returning from a summer in Paris) extolling how great the flight in La Premiere was (that's a few years ago, hence the old P)
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting from A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
SO it's not just people who pay for jet-setting between New York and Paris; also fictional characters who do not care about money, just getting from A to B in style and as quickly as possible.
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Mar 17, 2015, 10:43 pm
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As stupid as this may sound, this actually is a 'deal' given the usual prices that AF is charging for P between LAX-CDG. As others have said, it is $21,427.10 rt and having just priced a few flights for 2 pax, the going rate seems to be around the $43,000 mark, so this signifies almost 50% off what they are charging.
If AF is actually filling F with paying passengers at those rates, then good for them.
If AF is actually filling F with paying passengers at those rates, then good for them.
Mar 19, 2015, 4:46 am
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As stupid as this may sound, this actually is a 'deal' given the usual prices that AF is charging for P between LAX-CDG. As others have said, it is $21,427.10 rt and having just priced a few flights for 2 pax, the going rate seems to be around the $43,000 mark, so this signifies almost 50% off what they are charging.
If AF is actually filling F with paying passengers at those rates, then good for them.
If AF is actually filling F with paying passengers at those rates, then good for them.
For example, AF has a fare from JFK at $11,419 (compared to the promotion $9,927) . It has some advance purchase requirement but is fully refundable at no fee (also changeable at no fee). From LAX it is 13,840.
Apr 10, 2015, 9:53 am
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Someone must have seen this thread at AF because they have a much better revised offer. But the conditions are still non optimal.
New York - Paris from $6022*
Washington - Paris from $6604*
Houston - Paris from $6954*
San Francisco - Paris from $7528*
Los Angeles - Paris from $8186*
* CONDITIONS: Round-trip fares including taxes, carrier surcharge and applicable fees
- Fares are valid until June 30, 2015 - Travel dates: from the United States: permitted from June 26 through Aug. 29, 2015 / to the United States: permitted from June 28 through Sep. 03, 2015 - Fares require 60 days advance purchase - All fares have a minimum of a Saturday night stay with a maximum stay of 3 months permitted - Fares are non-refundable - Changes are allowed for a $450 fee plus fare adjustment fees before and after departure. Changes are not permitted in case of no-show - Fares are subject to class of service availability and may be changed or withdrawn without notice and are based on the most direct routing to each destination. Additional baggage fees may apply - Additional transfers will increase the fare.
New York - Paris from $6022*
Washington - Paris from $6604*
Houston - Paris from $6954*
San Francisco - Paris from $7528*
Los Angeles - Paris from $8186*
* CONDITIONS: Round-trip fares including taxes, carrier surcharge and applicable fees
- Fares are valid until June 30, 2015 - Travel dates: from the United States: permitted from June 26 through Aug. 29, 2015 / to the United States: permitted from June 28 through Sep. 03, 2015 - Fares require 60 days advance purchase - All fares have a minimum of a Saturday night stay with a maximum stay of 3 months permitted - Fares are non-refundable - Changes are allowed for a $450 fee plus fare adjustment fees before and after departure. Changes are not permitted in case of no-show - Fares are subject to class of service availability and may be changed or withdrawn without notice and are based on the most direct routing to each destination. Additional baggage fees may apply - Additional transfers will increase the fare.