Best Option - AF or DL?
Jan 7, 2012, 3:44 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Best Option - AF or DL?
Looking to take the family to Paris this summer and cash in some AMEX points.
Option 1: AF, premium economy, nonstop LAX to CDG. - Taxes/surcharge = $2500.00, 315,000 miles total
Option 2: DL, economy, 1 stop, LAX, SLC, CDG - Taxes/surcharge = $500, 450,000 miles total
It sounds like the trip would be more comfortable on the premium economy, nonstop to Paris, and I'd save 135,000 points.
However, 2 grand is 2 grand.
What would you do? Any better options I'm not thinking of?
Thanks,
Rick
Option 1: AF, premium economy, nonstop LAX to CDG. - Taxes/surcharge = $2500.00, 315,000 miles total
Option 2: DL, economy, 1 stop, LAX, SLC, CDG - Taxes/surcharge = $500, 450,000 miles total
It sounds like the trip would be more comfortable on the premium economy, nonstop to Paris, and I'd save 135,000 points.
However, 2 grand is 2 grand.
What would you do? Any better options I'm not thinking of?
Thanks,
Rick
Jan 7, 2012, 9:21 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: GLA
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat 4L, VA Vel Silver, BA EC, LH M&M
Posts: 1,825
I would probably value the points difference at around 1.8 grand. In this perspective it's a bargain to upgrade to PremEco by paying 11% more. But of course it depends on what you would do with the left-over points and on whether you have the money.
Jan 8, 2012, 2:10 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: GLA
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat 4L, VA Vel Silver, BA EC, LH M&M
Posts: 1,825
That's a good point. The PremEco cabin has only about 25 seats, it is unlikely they sell 20% of these as award seats. So you should look for availability first before you think about a question that might not be relevant for practical reasons.
Jan 8, 2012, 3:07 pm
#7
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I had the round trip set up and through to the payment screen, so I was able to get the 5 seats each way. We're not traveling until late July, so perhaps that had something to do with it.
I priced out the tickets in $US, and the total was over $12,000 for the 5 of us, so even the $2500 is a good deal, but still, it's definitely not free.
Thank you for the feedback!
I priced out the tickets in $US, and the total was over $12,000 for the 5 of us, so even the $2500 is a good deal, but still, it's definitely not free.
Thank you for the feedback!
