StCirq

Departures after August 25 are going on sale until July 25. Gotta check with friends' schedules, but we're getting tix for $840, everything included, Dulles to CDG! Back to l'Hexagone!

ira

Good for you StC

4ddawgs82

Lucky You! We just booked over the weekend but did not get quite as good of a deal .. You wait and wait then book and the prices drop even more! We leave August 26 for a girls only trip! Have fun

yestravel

great airfare! Good for you.

StCirq

And SNCF is having a sale, too. Two of us can get from Paris to Libourne and back in first class for 80 euros! Something's wrong - I never get this lucky!

latedaytraveler

StCirq, good for you. Is this one of your extended trips?

StCirq

No, three weeks. Going with a posse of friends to clean up/clean out my house in the Dordogne and light a fire under my notaire so I can sell the house there and buy one in/near La Rochelle. French Property Adventure Number Two. Anyone who wants to join up, just let me know.

china_cat

thanks for posting this! I'm going in October, and have been watching the prices. They've dropped from $1200 to $880 for the non-stop from Boston. yay!!

flygirl

I got tickets a month ago, for the first week of December, and at the time I was pleased with a little over a grand nonstop.

Under 900 woulda been better yet!

nancy1652

I had been checking Air France every day for a month, watching for the premium voyager class to drop from $3000 to below $1000.
I finally found one day when it was $819 on a Wednesday. Grabbed it. And it hasn't gone back to that again! My return flight has no premium voyager fares at that price yet, but it's not too hard to upgrade to an exit row seat on the way back. I find the Premium Voyager fare to be well worth the extra $200-$300 for comfort...larger seats with good reclining, smaller cabin, real pillows and blankets, a much nicer experience. If you don't want to pay the extra, you can get AF economy flights from SFO to Paris for around $1000 now. It pays to watch every day and be flexible with your dates.

Gariem

Hello - I can't find the sale on Air France's website. When must travel be completed by? Thanks.

StCirq

Try googling Air France late summer sale fares. You have to buy your tickets by Wednesday, July 25 (two days from now) and you can travel until October 31. Can't spend more than a month, can't go for less than two days.

If you can't find it, I can try cutting and pasting the AF email I got about it here.

Gariem

Thanks, StCirq, but we don't plan to go until 2013.

Coquelicot

StCirq, if you would cut and paste here, I'd appreciate it. I saw the lower prices on ITA and didn't realize it was a sale with an ending date. And so soon!

StCirq

Here's the best I can do (but if you go to their website you can it the whole deal)


Late Summer Bargains
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*Fares are round-trip and include taxes, carrier surcharge and applicable service fees. These fares are valid for departures August 26 through October 31, 2012. Tickets must be purchased before July 25, 2012 11:59PM EDT. There is an additional $20-$30 weekend surcharge each way. A minimum Saturday night stay is required and a maximum one month stay is permitted. Fares are non-refundable. Changes are allowed for a $250 fee plus fare adjustment fees. Additional conditions may apply. Fares are subject to class of service availability and may be changed or withdrawn without notice. Additional baggage fees may apply. Non-stop flights from the USA to Europe can be operated by Air France, KLM, Delta Air Lines, or Alitalia. Segments within Europe can be operated by Air France, KLM, Alitalia, Air Europa, Transavia, Brit Air, CCM, Flybe, City Jet, Olympic Airways, TAROM, Aeroflot Russian, Bulgaria Air, CSA Czech Airways, Twin Jet, Regional, Ukraine Intl, BT, B2, Finnair, Rossiya-Russian Airlines, Austrian, JAT Airways.

Coquelicot

Thanks. I had checked the AF website and didn't find anything this specific. Now we have to make up our tiny minds.

kybourbon

>>>I saw the lower prices on ITA and didn't realize it was a sale with an ending date. And so soon!<<<

All airfare sales have ending dates (and travel date restrictions). The cheapest fares disappear before that as people jump on the sale.

Coquelicot

kybourbon, this price is what turned up on ITA when we plugged in possible dates in September, with no explanation that it was a sale price. I didn't realize that till I saw StCirq's post here.

We should wait till 7/26 to decide but the expiration date forces our hand.

Surfergirl

AF sent me a "super offer" for my flight back on Saturday -- upgrade to first class for a mere extra 1,500 euro per person. Now, if it was 200 per person, I would take it! (We're in business -- they didn't make the same offer to my sister in lowly econ).

Christina

The term sale doesn't really mean that much, any price can change at a certain date and will. Airfares aren't constant, so you can assume they may change next week or next month, even if they don't call them a sale. So even if they didn't call it a sale, it could have been gone by 7/26, that happens all the time when they raise the fares because sales are better than they thought, or a certain discounted seat sells out and only the more expensive ones are left.