Advanced booking for Paris-Corsica not available after Mar 2020
May 23, 2019, 5:32 pm
#1
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Advanced booking for Paris-Corsica not available after Mar 2020
I'm planning to travel from Paris (CDG or ORY) to Corsica (AJA or BIA) in 2020. I can see that on most destinations, booking is available close to a year ahead, even domestically (e.g. today, CDG to MRS is available until May 16 2020). But for Corsica, both AJA and BIA, it has been stuck for a while at Mar 28, 2020. Any idea why AF is not loading inventory for April or May?
May 24, 2019, 1:49 am
#2
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I'm planning to travel from Paris (CDG or ORY) to Corsica (AJA or BIA) in 2020. I can see that on most destinations, booking is available close to a year ahead, even domestically (e.g. today, CDG to MRS is available until May 16 2020). But for Corsica, both AJA and BIA, it has been stuck for a while at Mar 28, 2020. Any idea why AF is not loading inventory for April or May?
May 24, 2019, 2:24 pm
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I am sure this is the reason.
May 24, 2019, 4:30 pm
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Good find. I found online that the PSO ends May 24, 2020. Any info or guess on when the new contract(s) would be awarded? I have seen airlines publish inventory with a "subject to government approval" disclaimer. I imagine that AF could do that, but chooses not to.
May 25, 2019, 2:17 am
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Good find. I found online that the PSO ends May 24, 2020. Any info or guess on when the new contract(s) would be awarded? I have seen airlines publish inventory with a "subject to government approval" disclaimer. I imagine that AF could do that, but chooses not to.
May 25, 2019, 12:23 pm
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@Goldorak: The reason I'm planning to book 1 year in advance is that it's actually an international ticket (SFO-CDG-AJA, AJA-CDG-SFO) that I want to book with awards. I'm considering returning early July, which is a high demand period (on SFO-CDG, CDG-SFO), so seats priced around 30K miles will go quickly, leaving seats at 60K or higher.