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Air France-KLM Business Class, Up To 8 Seats |
| If you’re based in Canada or reposition, Air France and KLM both have business class award space available for up to eight people form multiple airports! Even better, Virgin Atlantic has access to a lot of the award space so you can take advantage of a 40% Citi transfer bonus or 30% Citi transfer bonus.
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes: YEG, YYC, YYZ - AMS YOW, YUL- YYZ - CDG
Operating airline: Air France or KLM Class of service: Business class Dates:
Seats available: 2 (up to 8) Cabin layout: 1-2-1 Book with (per person, one-way):
Taxes/fees (per person, one-way):
Air France-KLM Flying Blue: From Canada: ~$246 From CDG: ~$330 From AMS: ~$300
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: From Canada: ~$314 From CDG: ~$471 From AMS: ~$389
Bank transfer partners:
Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott 40% Chase transfer bonus 30% Citi transfer bonus
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|  | Available Dates
Note: Virgin does not have access to all of the dates listed below. However, our test searches indicated that Virgin had access to over 50% of the dates listed. |
| YOW-CDG December: 8, 16, 30, 31 January: 1, 11, 12, 13, 18-21, 26, 27 February: 2-4, 8-10, 16-18, 23, 24 March: 2, 3, 10, 11, 16-18, 23, 25, 30, 31 April: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 23 June: 24, 25 July: 8, 9, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26-28, 30 August: 4, 6, 12, 18, 20 CDG-YOW December: 8, 17, 18, 20, 24-26 January: 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19-21, 27, 28, 30 February: 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20, 22-25, 27 March: 4, 6, 9-11, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 April: 2-4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 23-25, 28, 30 May: 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23 June: 11, 16, 18, 20, 23-26 July: 2, 3, 7-12, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28-31 August: 2, 7-9, 12, 13, 15, 19-21, 29
YUL-CDG January: 18, 22, 24, 25 February: 7 March: 8, 15 April-June: N/A July: 8, 9, 13-31 August: 1-16, 18, 20, 25, 26 September: 6 CDG-YUL December: 9, 11, 12 January: 24, 30 February: 3, 4, 26, 27 March: 5, 19, 26, 27 April: 22, 23, 25, 29 May: 6 June: 20, 24-27, 29 July: 2, 7-9, 11, 14, 16-18, 21, 23-27 August: 6, 7, 12, 13, 16-21, 23, 25, 27-29 September: 1, 4 |
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| YYZ-CDG January: 12, 17, 20, 24, 27 February: 2, 3, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23-25 March: 3 April-June: N/A July: 14 CDG-YYZ December: 4-6 January: 17, 18, 24, 28-31 February: 5-7, 11, 12, 14, 18-21, 25, 26, 28 March: 5-7, 12, 13, 26, 28 April: 1-3, 16
YEG-AMS December: 1, 9 January; 18, 19, 25, 26, 28 February: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18, 25, 27 March: 2, 4, 9, 10, 16, 24 AMS-YEG January: 18, 25, 30 February: 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 18, 20, 23, 27 March: 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15
YYC-AMS January: 23 February: 3, 5, 25
YYZ-AMS January: 11, 21, 26, 27-29 February: 4, 8, 11, 17 March: 1, 11, 18 AMS-YYZ December: 10 January: 17, 21-23, 27-30 February: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 26 March: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 20, 25, 27 |
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| Flight Experience
For the best experience, you'll want to find Air France and KLM flights operated by aircraft with a 1-2-1 business class cabin layout. This will provide the most privacy and direct aisle access in addition to a lie-flat seat.
Please keep in mind that there’s a chance a flight could be operated by an aircraft with a 2-2-2 layout. You’ll still have a lie-flat seat, but not seats have direct aisle access and you won’t have much privacy.
Personally, I prefer KLM’s crews, while Air France’s catering has an advantage. |
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| | | Best Ways To Book
Virgin Atlantic: Great East Coast Option + Transfer Bonuses
If you’re flying from Montreal, Ottawa, or Toronto, 48,500 Virgin points on off-peak dates has a slight advantage over Flying Blue. On peak dates, you’ll need 58,500 points which gives Flying Blue a significant advantage.
However, with the 40% Chase transfer bonus, this becomes the best option regardless of the dates you travel. Even the 30% Citi transfer bonus gives Virgin the advantage. Here’s how many points you’d need to transfer when flying out of Montreal, Ottawa, or Toronto: Off-peak: 35,000 Chase points or 38,000 Citi points Peak: 42,000 Chase points or 45,000 Citi points
Flying Blue: Great Rates, Free Stopover, More Award Space
Flying Blue's saver award rate from the US to Europe of 50,000 miles one-way is great. If you’re flying KLM from Calgary or Edmonton, this will be your best option if you can’t take advantage of the Chase or Citi transfer bonuses.
You can include a stopover on a one-way but you'll need to call to book. Connections on partners will generally increase the award rate. |
|  | How To Search
With Air France: Select "Book with miles" Select "Log in" Sign into your account Enter your origin/destination Enter your travel date(s) Enter the number of passengers Enter the class of service Run the search Select your flights
Transfers to Flying Blue are generally instant so you don't usually need to worry about award space vanishing. You can call to hold award space or book a stopover. The US number is 800-375-8723.
Virgin Atlantic will show the award space online as well. However, you can call 800-862-8621 to hold award tickets.
Happy booking!
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