Tag: air france

  • The Flying Blue Award Map and the Case of the Missing Business-Class Saver Awards

    Flying Blue is a really useful award program for lots of reasons—it’s easy to earn their miles because they’re transfer partners with all the major banks, they usually have a solid amount of economy saver award availability to and from Europe, and kids get a 25% discount on award fares. I find Flying Blue to…

  • Virgin Atlantic discounted companion award seats

    Update: Since the Virgin Atlantic award-chart changes in late October 2024, the Companion Fare 50% discount does not seem to exist anymore. I have a confession to make: I didn’t know until recently that Virgin Atlantic offered discounted award seats when you fly with a companion. My family has flown on Virgin Atlantic more than…

  • Lounge review: Air France Lounge, CDG Terminal 2F (February 2024)

    Charles de Gaulle is normally one of my least favorite airports to have a layover in because it’s huge, it’s always crowded, and there are no Priority Pass lounges worth visiting, no matter what terminal you’re in. We’ve had several layovers at CDG over the past year or so, and each one has been mediocre…

  • Flight review: Air France business class LAX-CDG (Boeing 777-300ER) (February 2024)

    Overall review: Air France business class on the 777-300ER was really enjoyable, with great food, a comfortable seat, solid entertainment, and good service. It felt like such a treat! It’s one of the best options to get to Europe in a pretty darn nice business class for relatively few miles and taxes/fees from the West Coast,…

  • Flying Blue Promo Rewards for March 2024

    Flying Blue announces discounted award flights between different cities every month, and sometimes they can be a fantastic deal. US Routes Here are the promo rewards offers to/from the US that are available to be booked in March 2024 for travel by August 31, 2024: 15,000 miles one-way in economy means a couple can get…

  • Flying Blue promo rewards, explained

    We all know that airlines often have fare sales—they drop the prices on certain flights during certain time periods and you get to fly and pay less money than might be typical for your ticket. But do airlines have award-redemption sales? Do they drop the cost in miles for certain flights during certain time periods…