LH/LX/SQ - DUB-SIN - 3512 EUR / $3795 r/t - Suites (First)
#46
Join Date: Dec 2004
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#47
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BA
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The last good one I remember (booking) was BOS-BIO via JFK/CDG. I am remembering $2700 via Amex IAP. Flight was so horrendous though that Mrs. cfischer made it clear ... no more Air France LP! ![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
The ZRH F lounge is nice, but not sure I would book via ZRH just for that reason. Plenty other good reasons to book via ZRH though![Smilie](https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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The ZRH F lounge is nice, but not sure I would book via ZRH just for that reason. Plenty other good reasons to book via ZRH though
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#48
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Join Date: Feb 2016
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Becoming less and less concerned about the lounges but I do agree SEN lounge will be overly crowded compared to any top notch F lounge (esp. true at LH for FRA and LX for ZRH). The ZRH F lounges are some of the best I've seen save Al Safwa and La Premiere (which is only special due to pure exclusivity and tranquility).
Cruser, can you find us some discounted La Premiere fares? I caught one in 2018 but haven't seen anything remotely reasonably since.
Cruser, can you find us some discounted La Premiere fares? I caught one in 2018 but haven't seen anything remotely reasonably since.
The last great deal on La Premiere is the one that's being discussed from like 2018 from Boston to Spain. There was an error fare in like 2016-2017 that I bought - a one-way from LAX to Paris or somewhere in Western Europe if I remember right was $800-something USD. That ticket was cancelled, but AF gave me 10k redeemable miles for the inconvenience since I had Flying Blue Platinum status at the time.
It's unfortunate AF has put all the red tape on La Premiere redemptions, but also understandable. If I'm going to redeem, I'd like 2 seats, not 1. I held FB Platinum status for 6-7 years, but stopped chasing FB Platinum status for this reason. I'll still fly SkyTeam occasionally, but I'm not going to make sure I reach a certain threshold to make status. Domestically I'm not going to pay the "Delta Premium" just to help maintain status either. When SAS joins SkyTeam this may change, but I'll wait and see.
The last time I flew La Premiere was in March 2020 as the world was shutting down. It was a fantastic flight! My wife and I flew Suites award tickets from Singapore to Zurich, then an AF award ticket - "business" from ZRH to CDG and La Premiere from CDG to the US. It was very odd going from everybody being so hyper-sensitive about COVID in Asia and Europe to home in the US where nobody cared yet and life was going on like usual (except for my manager who wanted me to work at home and avoid the office for 2 weeks because I could have COVID)! Nothing against Chinese tourists in Singapore, but it was great visiting Singapore at that time when they weren't able to visit due to COVID because there were so few tourists (we were there before COVID started to shut everything down and it was a pre-planned trip). We didn't have to wait in line anywhere we went!
#49
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BA
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There is no La Premiere discount offer. Air France keeps pricing for La Premiere in an exclusive price range. I started a thread in the AF forum with La Premiere promotion prices, but don't expect to get anything under the 6.000€ mark.
In earlier days you could find decent offers from TUN or ALG - but these airports are no longer sweet spots in that respect.
Here you go ... La Premiere offers
The only way you can sneak into LaPremiere is to hope for a discounted airport upgrade during checkin. Last year I was offered an upgrade for two CDG-SIN tickets for 1600€/pax from a deep discount business class ticket.
There is also a thread collecting data points regarding La Premiere upgrades
Paid Upgrade Business (Affaires) to First (La Premiere)?
The best deal was purchasing one of the AM cheapish BCN-CDG-MEX-GRU tickets for around 1600€ roundtrip and getting a cheap LP upgrade on the CDG-MEX or MEX-CDG segment. Upgrade prices were around 999€ for one segment. Unfortunately AF started to serve MEX on A350 so not all flights have LP anymore
In earlier days you could find decent offers from TUN or ALG - but these airports are no longer sweet spots in that respect.
Here you go ... La Premiere offers
The only way you can sneak into LaPremiere is to hope for a discounted airport upgrade during checkin. Last year I was offered an upgrade for two CDG-SIN tickets for 1600€/pax from a deep discount business class ticket.
There is also a thread collecting data points regarding La Premiere upgrades
Paid Upgrade Business (Affaires) to First (La Premiere)?
The best deal was purchasing one of the AM cheapish BCN-CDG-MEX-GRU tickets for around 1600€ roundtrip and getting a cheap LP upgrade on the CDG-MEX or MEX-CDG segment. Upgrade prices were around 999€ for one segment. Unfortunately AF started to serve MEX on A350 so not all flights have LP anymore
I'd love a discount on a La Premiere ticket, but that's like a pipe dream! I'm always on the lookout for deals on SQ Suites and AF La Premiere as I'd love to fly La Premiere again, but it rarely happens. Your best bet right now is probably to hope a buy-up to La Premiere from Business is available at check-in at the airport.
The last great deal on La Premiere is the one that's being discussed from like 2018 from Boston to Spain
The last great deal on La Premiere is the one that's being discussed from like 2018 from Boston to Spain
As to SQ, it seems as though while the LH/LX companion fares are long gone, adjusted for inflation, this ticket is about the same price. We paid roughly $5,500 back in 2017 for our LX F flights and this is a tad more but right about the same. I've seen some of these in this price range in the last 24-36 months that let you fly SQ suites to Oz from SIN, but haven't seen a reasonable one in a while. ~$3,500 for LH F, FCT, SQ F, Private Room is a pretty darn good bang for the buck. I can easily eat and drink $1000 worth of food between the lounge and onboard. Plus, if F isn't full, I'm definitely ganking some extra amenities kits and pajamas (with permission of course). Right now I'm sitting on about 6 sets of F pajamas alone (4 LX and 2 AF LP). I get my money's worth for sure.