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Air France Has A New Safety Video, And It’s The Least Covid Thing Ever

by Gary Leff on February 24, 2021

Feb 24 2021

Under normal circumstances I’d say it was serviceable, fine, but hardly interesting or innovative by modern standards. Yet there’s one salient feature to it: a 2021 safety video that makes no reference whatsoever to Covid-19. Nobody is even wearing masks. They’re crowded into a theater, for instance – a packed house – and no one is the least bit concerned about spread in such an indoor congregant setting.

Some might call that tough deaf, but I love it – a paean to normalcy:

Air France No Longer Permitted To Sell Domestic Trips That Could Be Taken By Train

by Gary Leff on April 29, 2020

Apr 29 2020

The French government has placed several conditions on the 7.5 billion euro bailout it’s providing. The biggest one is that the airline will no longer be allowed to sell purely domestic trips between Paris and domestic cities that are within a 2.5 hour train ride of the capital.

How Air France Sees Travel Returning In The Coming Months

by Gary Leff on April 14, 2020

Apr 14 2020

Air France KLM sees travel returning gradually over the course of the year. They expect to run 20% of normal capacity in June, 40% in July, 60% in August and then hover around 75% of normal for the rest of the year.

Despite currently losing an average of 20 million euros per day, they’re still planning to accept delivery of Airbus A350 aircraft in May and June.

FAA Proposes New Rules To Allow Supersonic Flights, Fly To London in 3 Hours and Tokyo in 5

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2020

Mar 31 2020

The FAA took a new step to change the rules around supersonic travel. That should remove a huge hurdle to flying to London in 3 hours and to Tokyo in 5 hours.

Air France First Class Lounge & Dining, Washington Dulles

by Gary Leff on January 3, 2020

Jan 03 2020

Air France offers space available upgrades from business class to first class at check-in. This is true even for customers flying business class on an award ticket.

A reader shares that he bought up from a business class award ticket to first class flying Washington Dulles – Paris. He detailed the first class experience on the ground at Dulles airport.

Great Summer Business Class Award Space for Whole Family Using Delta or Air France Miles

by Gary Leff on December 4, 2019

Dec 04 2019

Air France KLM is offering great award space between the U.S. and Europe for this coming summer. There are plenty of routes and dates where you can book business class awards for at least four passengers.

Often Air France and KLM awards can be booked using their own Flying Blue miles – easy to get, they’re a transfer partner of American Express, Chase, Citibank, and Capital One – however in this case most flights appear even to be bookable using Delta SkyMiles as well (Delta is an American Express transfer).

Earn Miles When You Buy Up to First Class on an Air France Business Class Award

by Gary Leff on November 25, 2019

Nov 25 2019

All of the bank currencies transfer miles to Air France. A reader redeemed miles to fly San Francisco – Paris – Lyon, and was offered the option to buy up to first class. He wound up earning nearly 20,000 miles.

One Airport Has Higher Fares Than Any Other

by Gary Leff on July 6, 2019

Jul 06 2019

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

You Can Now Double Dip With Air France KLM Flying Blue and Accor Hotels

by Gary Leff on June 20, 2019

Jun 20 2019

There’s been a trend towards airline-hotel chain tie-ups, where each loyalty program tries to capture the business of members of the other program. These are expensive to offer, granting points and frequently privileges, but they’ve expanded because their proponents have reported that they work.

Now we’re seeing the first Crossover Rewards-style offering in Europe, with the launch of a dual points-earning offer and points conversion between Air France KLM and Accor Hotels.

Your Amex Platinum Will Get You Into a Lounge That Even American Express Doesn’t Know About

by Gary Leff on June 3, 2019

Jun 03 2019