AF and French Caribbean: Domestic?
Dec 3, 2008, 1:01 am
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AF and French Caribbean: Domestic?
AF runs 773s out of ORY to PTP, FDF,... Legally these are overseas (outre-mer) departments of France. Do these count as Domestic France for OP rewards in the same way that the Canary Islands are domestic Spain under OP?
And can we use OP miles to go AF ORY-PTP-MIA, for example? c
Thanks!
And can we use OP miles to go AF ORY-PTP-MIA, for example? c
Thanks!
Dec 3, 2008, 1:27 am
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Why would you expect it when mainland to HI or AK require more miles than contiguous 48?
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Dec 3, 2008, 8:51 am
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I followed a thrwad over a.net that confirmed that, yes, ORY to the French Caribbean is a domestic flight as far as AF is concerned, and is treated as such in all but the service that you receive on the aiplane. BTW: ORY to PTP has a stop at LAX, so I'm unsure if the whole plane has to clear customs or if they just sit tight. The flight to Reunion is arguably the longest domestic flight in the word.
Dec 3, 2008, 12:52 pm
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I followed a thrwad over a.net that confirmed that, yes, ORY to the French Caribbean is a domestic flight as far as AF is concerned, and is treated as such in all but the service that you receive on the aiplane. BTW: ORY to PTP has a stop at LAX, so I'm unsure if the whole plane has to clear customs or if they just sit tight. The flight to Reunion is arguably the longest domestic flight in the word.
Dec 3, 2008, 2:30 pm
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I think the more curious question is how many miles are required to enjoy the AF island hopper out of MIA? AF has two A320s based in FDF that serve the Carribean Regional Network:
http://www.airfrance.us/common/image...araibes_en.pdf
http://www.airfrance.us/common/image...araibes_en.pdf
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Dec 3, 2008, 2:40 pm
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D-OH....true.
Dec 3, 2008, 3:02 pm
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For the curious, the Elite Desk priced a RT Saverpass Y ticket ORY-PTP (Guadeloupe, Caribbean) at 50000 miles. I was hoping for a loophole... No J on the 777 for the price of ORY-NCE!
Still, a fun way to get to MIA from Paris:
AF 620 ORY-PTP 12:00-15:20
AF 3952 PTP-MIA 16:20-20:05
Still, a fun way to get to MIA from Paris:
AF 620 ORY-PTP 12:00-15:20
AF 3952 PTP-MIA 16:20-20:05
Dec 3, 2008, 3:24 pm
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