Air France Business Class To Paris, Up to 9 Seats
Business class award space to Europe has been tough to find from the west coast so it's great to see a bunch of dates with space in addition to the east coast and central US. Plus, it's possible to connect to a bunch of EU cities.
Now, let's get into the details.
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Straight To The Points:
Routes: BOS/IAD/JFK/LAX/MIA/ORD/SEA/YUL/YVR/YYZ-CDG
Operating airline: Air France
Class of service: Business class
Dates: May 2023 - April 2024
Seats available: 2+ (often 4 and up to 8 on some dates)
Cabin layout: Varies
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue:
- JFK: 55,000 miles
- DEN: 68,000 miles
- BOS/DFW/IAD/MIA/ORD/YUL/YYZ: 70,000 miles
- LAX/SEA/YVR: 80,000 miles
Some dates are not bookable via SkyTeam partners:
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club:
- From East Coast:
- Off-Peak: 48,500 points
- Peak: 58,500 points
- From West Coast/Central US:
- Off-Peak: 77,500 points
- Peak: 87,500 points
Taxes/fees (per person, one-way):
- From US: ~$207
- From Canada: ~$242
- From CDG: ~$380
Taxes/fees are slightly different when booking with Virgin.
Bank transfer partners:
- Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Chase: 25% transfer bonus ends TODAY (May 15)
- Amex: 25% transfer bonus ends May 22
- Citi: 25% transfer bonus ends June 17
- Virgin Atlantic: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Chase: 30% transfer bonus through June 15
Let me know if you book!
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JFK-CDG
November: 13, 14, 20, 22, 23, 25
December: 4, 11
January: 2, 4, 8-18, 20-31
February: 1-3, 5-29
March: 4, 5, 12-14, 19, 20, 24-27
April: 1, 2, 6-10, 21, 22, 24-28
CDG-JFK
July: 7, 12, 13
November: 8, 10, 19-24, 28-30
December: 1-3, 6, 8, 9, 11-14, 16-21, 23-25, 29, 30
January: 5, 8-14, 16-31
February: 1-29
March: 1, 5-9, 12-15, 19-22, 25-28, 31
April: 1-6, 8, 10-12, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29
LAX-CDG
October: 28, 30
December: 30, 31
January: 3, 8-10, 16, 17, 21-31
February: 1-7, 10-14, 17-23, 26, 27
March: 4, 5, 18, 20
April: 3, 6, 7
CDG-LAX
November: 4-6, 28, 30
December: 1-4, 13, 14, 20, 23-25, 27, 30
January: 12-14, 16-19, 23, 29-31
February: 1-4, 6-15, 17-24, 26-29
March: 8, 9, 11-15, 18, 20-22, 24-30
April: 1-4, 8, 25, 27, 29, 30
SEA-CDG
July: 10, 15, 17, 22-24
August: 4, 5, 7, 10, 13
November: 14, 21, 23
December: 28
January: 1, 4, 16, 22, 29
February: 6, 13, 19, 22, 27
March: 7, 12
CDG-SEA
July: 12
August: 26, 28, 29
October: 1
December: 5, 21
January: 11, 16, 23, 25, 30
February: 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 29
March: 5, 7, 12, 14, 21, 26, 28
April: 8, 9
DFW-CDG
July: 23, 25
August: 3, 8
November: 23, 24
January: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 28-30
February: 4-6, 8, 11-13, 15, 18-20, 22, 24-27
CDG-DFW
May: 16, 18, 25, 28
June: 8, 30
August: 23, 30, 31
November: 18, 23
January: 7, 11-13, 15, 16, 18-20, 26
February: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-18, 20, 22-24, 26
March: 1, 29, 30
April: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 18, 24, 26, 27, 29
IAH-CDG
November: 6, 7, 13, 20, 21
December: 4, 5, 17, 23, 24, 26-28, 30
January: 1-9, 13-16, 21-23, 27-30
February: 3, 5, 6, 11-13, 18-20, 26, 27
March: 4, 11, 12, 19, 26
CDG-IAH
May: 17-19, 24, 26
June: 6, 13
November: 1, 23
January: 24, 31
February: 8, 14, 29
March: 6, 14, 20, 28
April: 3, 4, 10, 17, 24, 29
ORD-CDG
November: 11, 12, 25-27
December: 3, 5, 6, 8, 30, 31
January: 6-8, 10, 12-16, 17, 20-24, 27-31
February: 1-7, 10-14, 17-22, 24-29
March: 1-6, 11, 13, 16-19, 24-26
April: 1, 5-11, 15, 16
CDG-ORD
May: 16-20, 22-28
June: 8, 14, 15, 20, 22, 28-30
July: 1-3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 16, 19, 25, 27
August: 10, 12, 18-20, 22, 25-27, 28-31
September: 3, 5, 7, 15, 20
November: 5, 8, 19, 20
December: 3, 5-8, 10, 13, 18-28, 29-30
January: 10, 12-14, 17, 19, 20, 22-31
February: 1-3, 5, 7-10, 12-14, 16, 17, 19-24, 26-29
March: 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-15, 19, 20, 22, 25-29
April: 1-6, 8, 10-12, 17-19, 23, 24, 26
MIA-CDG
July: 15, 22, 23, 29
November: 9, 10, 12, 20, 26-30
December: 4, 5, 23
January: 19, 21, 22, 26-28, 31
February: 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11-13, 19
March: 6, 22
CDG-MIA
November: 3, 10, 17, 24
December: 7-9, 11, 16
January: 12, 16, 19, 25, 26, 30
February: 1, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 19-23, 27-29
March: 5-9, 13-15, 21, 27
April: 9, 19, 22
IAD-CDG
June: 22, 25
July: 10, 24
August: 1, 7
September: 13, 20
October: 3, 23, 28
November: 13, 20
December: 4, 5, 28-31
January: 1, 4-9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21-24, 28-31
February: 4-7, 11-16, 18-22, 25-28
March: 3, 4, 10-12, 18, 20, 24, 26, 31
April: 3, 6-9, 28
CDG-IAD
June: 1, 13, 16
July: 3-6, 12, 13, 17
August: 30, 31
October: 6, 13, 26
November: 8, 9, 15, 20, 22, 23, 30
January: 10, 12, 15-18, 21, 23-26, 31
February: 1, 2, 6-9, 12-18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28
March: 4-8, 12-14, 19, 21, 25, 27
Apri: 7, 9-12, 16-19, 21-26, 28-30
BOS-CDG
October: 21, 22
November: 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29
December: 5, 28-31
January: 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27-31
February: 1-6, 9-11, 13, 18-21, 26, 27
March: 4-6, 8, 11, 20, 25-7, 31
April: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 21, 23, 29
CDG-BOS
July: 4-7, 11-13, 18, 19, 27
September: 1, 5, 6, 22
November: 14, 22, 23, 28, 29
December: 5-8, 13, 14, 20, 25, 27, 29-30
January: 8, 10, 13, 20, 23, 24, 31
February: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16-18, 21, 23, 26-28
March: 5, 6, 8, 12-14, 19, 21, 26-30
April: 1-6, 9-13, 15, 17, 20, 22-25, 29, 30
EWR-CDG
October: 23, 24, 27
January: 6, 7, 14, 15, 21, 22, 26-30
February: 4-6, 10-13, 18, 20, 21, 27
CDG-EWR
August: 11, 15, 25, 29, 31
November: 21, 22
December: 10, 11, 20
January: 9-12, 16-18, 24, 30, 31
February: 1-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14, 15, 21, 22, 29
March: 5, 12
DTW-CDG
July: 8-10, 23, 24, 30, 31
October: 9, 16, 17, 20-24, 29
November: 8, 13, 20, 22, 29
December: 3, 4, 11, 28-31
January: 8, 9, 11-17, 21-25, 27-31
February: 3-10, 12-28
March: 1-6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18-20, 24, 25, 31
CDG-DTW
August: 21, 28, 30
November: 1, 2, 8,14, 15, 22, 23, 30
December:4-7, 11-13, 16-19, 24, 25, 27-30
January: 10, 11, 15-19, 22- 25, 29-31
February:1-18, 20-23, 25-28
March: 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-21, 25-29, 31
April: 1-6, 8-27, 30
DEN-CDG
July: 4, 7
CDG-DEN
May: 17, 19, 22
June: 7, 14
August: 9, 18, 21, 23, 28, 30
April: 10, 19
YUL-CDG
July: 1-5. 6, 7-14, 16-19, 20-31
August: 1-14. 16-18, 21-24, 29, 30
September: 1, 19
October: 2, 18, 23
November: 7, 13, 21, 27, 28
December: 4, 5, 12, 26-30
January: 3, 5, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 31
February: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11-14, 18-21, 23, 25-28
March: 5, 8, 11-13, 18, 19, 22, 26
April: 1, 2, 7-11, 21-24, 28
CDG-YUL
June: 7, 8, 15, 16, 19-22, 25-29
July: 1-8, 10, 12-14, 16, 17, 19-31
August: 1, 2, 5, 7-10, 12-19, 21-24, 26-31
September: 1, 2, 5-9, 12-14, 19, 20, 23,
October: 4, 7, 11, 12, 26, 28
November: 5-8, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28
December: 6, 7, 13, 19, 24, 29-31
January: 3, 10, 12, 14, 16-20, 24, 26, 27, 31
February: 1, 7, 9, 13-24, 26-29
March: 1, 5-9, 12, 13, 20-22, 27, 29, 30
April: 3, 4, 6, 8-12, 17, 21, 24
YVR-CDG
May: 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 29, 31
July: 1-3, 8-12, 14, 17-19, 23, 25, 26, 29-31
August: 3, 9, 14, 28
October: 11, 14, 16-23, 25, 26
November: 1, 6, 9, 13, 20, 25, 27, 30
December: 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 21, 23, 24, 27-29, 31
January: 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26-28
February: 7-9, 12-16, 22, 23, 28, 29
March: 20, 21, 31
April: 1-3, 5-8, 10-15, 17, 19-22, 24, 25, 27-29
CDG-YVR
May: 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31
June: 23, 24, 27, 30
July: 2, 4, 31
August: 15, 18, 21, 23-25, 27-29
September: 12-14
October: 15, 18, 20, 27
November: 8, 16, 18, 25
December: 1, 8, 9, 29
January: 13, 17, 20, 24, 27
February: 7, 15, 21-23, 29
March: 8, 20, 28, 31
April: 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-22, 24-30
YYZ-CDG
May: 17, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31
June: 3, 4, 13, 18-21, 26, 27
July: 1, 3-6, 8-31
August: 1-14, 16-18, 20, 27
September: 4, 5, 7, 14, 15, 30
October: 3, 4, 14, 17, 21-25, 28, 29
November: 1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18-23, 25-29
December: 1-6, 9-13, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27-30
January: 3-8, 10-31
February: 1-28
March: 1-5, 7, 9-28, 30, 31
April: 1-3, 5-17, 20-25, 27, 29, 30
CDG-YYZ
May: 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31
June: 1, 2, 6-9. 13-17, 20-29
July: 1-8, 10-15, 17-24, 26-28, 31
August: 1, 6, 8, 10-31
September: 1, 5-9, 11-14, 19, 21, 27
October: 1-5, 7, 11, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29 31
November: 1, 2, 7-10, 13-26, 28-30
December: 1-10, 12-14, 16, 18-31
January: 1-3, 10-13, 17-22, 24-31
February: 1-3, 6-29
March: 1, 2, 5-10, 12-30
April: 1-3, 6-13, 15-20, 22-30
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Flight Experience
If there's one thing I like about Air France's lounge at my home airport of Washington Dulles, it's the fact that it has nice champagne. Inflight, service is a bit of a mixed bag but it can be quite nice.
Cabin Layouts
Boeing 787-9: 1-2-1
Boeing 777-300: 1-2-1
Airbus A350: 1-2-1
Airbus A330: 2-2-2
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Best Ways To Book
Flying Blue: Great Rates, Free Stopover, More Space
Flying Blue's award rates are competitive but you'll be on the hook for surcharges. They're not terrible, just not great. If you don't feel like paying ~$530 in taxes/fees on a round-trip award ticket, I would consider booking the outbound with Flying Blue then booking a different award on the return.
Please keep in mind that award rates vary by origin/destination pair. In fact, many itineraries with connections will require fewer miles. You can use the Miles Price Estimator to check the saver rate for your specific route.
Connections on partners will generally increase the award rate. You can include a stopover if your itinerary is operated entirely by Air France and/or KLM but you'll need to call to book.
If you can take advantage of a 25% transfer bonus from Amex, Chase, or Citi, you'd only need to transfer 44,000 points to get 55,000 points - the lowest one-way business class between the US and Europe.
Note that Flying Blue members get access to more award space than Virgin.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: Great Option From The East Coast
If you're booking off-peak dates, Virgin only requires 48,500 points for a one-way award between the east coast and Western/Central Europe. That's a great deal, but it's even better if you transfer Chase points with the 30% transfer bonus. You'd only need to transfer 38,000 points.
Even the peak rate could be better than Flying Blue but it depends on the route, especially with the transfer bonus. If you connect to Eastern Europe, the award rate does increase quite a bit.
Remember, Virgin won't see all the award space that Flying Blue members see.
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How To Book
You can pick either Air France or KLM's site and run your search. I use Air France and the process works like this:
- 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
- Click through to book
Transfers to Flying Blue are generally instant so you don't usually need to worry about award space vanishing. However, you can call and have them hold award space for you. The US number is 800 375-8723.
If you want to book a free stopover, you'll need to call to book.
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Final Thoughts
Whether you're still looking for award booking options for this summer, Christmas markets, or even spring break next year, this could be a great option.
Happy booking!
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