Originally Posted by
bioyuki
SFO-CDG on UA is apparently seasonal, only AF flies it in January. Stopping on the East Coast is 60k vs 155k miles to connect somewhere in Europe (mixed cabin, but I don't care about the FRA/MUC/ZRH to CDG leg being in economy)
Ahh, do what I did then. Book the one you want for the day you want, and keep checking every day for cheaper LH availability. It will open up…eventually..if you can be flexible. It might be 80k instead of 60k, but I’d pay 20k to not connect in the States.