PE vs Coach
Mar 12, 2019 | 7:01 am
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PE vs Coach
OK, forget my other thread (not that anyone has replied to it lol). The choice has come down to PE on Air Canada BOS-YUL-CDG or nonstop in Y on Delta BOS-CDG. There's no out of pocket cost (Ultimate Rewards points) but it's essentially
I think nonstop trumps it. Less time traveling, no chance of missed connections, less running around. I won't sleep as well (not that I sleep well on planes to begin with) but I can suck it up for a day. As much as I want not-coach...
What do people think?
- $2600 for regular Y on DL BOS-CDG
- $3200 for Comfort Plus on DL BOS-CDG (in a 767 where we could snag a pair of seats in the 2-4-2)
- $3200 for PE on AC BOS-YUL-CDG
I think nonstop trumps it. Less time traveling, no chance of missed connections, less running around. I won't sleep as well (not that I sleep well on planes to begin with) but I can suck it up for a day. As much as I want not-coach...
What do people think?
Mar 12, 2019 | 9:38 am
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That's what I wound up doing. The UR portal wouldn't let me pick a C+ fare because I wound up booking an AF flight on the return (we liked the schedule better) but delta.com let me just buy it when I logged in to view the reservation.
Now I just need to keep checking in and see if seats together show up in the "2" of the 2-3-2.
Now I just need to keep checking in and see if seats together show up in the "2" of the 2-3-2.
Mar 13, 2019 | 6:44 am
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Guessing these are walk-up fares? (Or close to it...) Part of me would want to buy the PE fare with the connection simply because I can't fathom paying $2600 R/T for Y. But if you gotta get to Paris ASAP, I probably just book it based on duration/schedule and not mess around with an unnecessary connection.
Mar 13, 2019 | 10:52 am
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Ah... We're going to Europe this summer too, but awards going over and TAP coming back through BOS. I saw those Norwegian flights but I don't trust them either. I don't know much about TAP but they seemed to offer a balance between budget and actually being a serious airline. (Serious enough to be in an alliance anyway.) Nothing fancy...five of us in coach...but they had good one-way fares if you're willing to accept a connection in LIS.
Mar 13, 2019 | 11:04 am
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Ah... We're going to Europe this summer too, but awards going over and TAP coming back through BOS. I saw those Norwegian flights but I don't trust them either. I don't know much about TAP but they seemed to offer a balance between budget and actually being a serious airline. (Serious enough to be in an alliance anyway.) Nothing fancy...five of us in coach...but they had good one-way fares if you're willing to accept a connection in LIS.
Last year I was really excited for Norwegian (first time on 787) but after they canceled the flight I got a refund and was able to find the same price on Air Canada via YUL. We won the auction for PE so we were in PE on the way there. I definitely slept better in PE than I would have in coach. On the other hand, I'll be minorly uncomfortable on the nonstop flight but then I was able to use the leftover UR points for 3 nights at the Park Hyatt Vendome.
