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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 3:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Xeno
It has been a while since I've tried to use AF/CDG going to Europe and now it seems things have shifted.

Today I use the DL web searching M fares and the price for ATH (8/22, 9/2) was $2,749. I think this was a Y fare. When I talked to the DM line about using SWUs, her fare was over $6K.

When I fall back on going through JFK and sticking with DL medal, the price hits $3.7 K.

So where did I go wrong or can this thread develop a faq since some of us get lost?
You can upgrade on AF from a premium voyageur fare (can be cheaper than DL YBM) to J (Affaires) -- just look for "O" availability on ExpertFlyer or airfrance.us. Be sure to look for the TATL leg separately from the CDG-ATH leg -- IME (LHR-CDG-USA), I can find the "O" availability on the TATL leg, but not intra-Europe....while I'd like J the whole way, the flight across the Pond is my primary concern.
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