Last week French all business class airline La Compagnie launched service between Newark and London Luton. I flew them when they first launched service between Paris and Newark, and ultimately found them to be an exceptional value, though they definitely offer a sub-par business class product. But for ~$1,500 roundtrip in business class, you can't…
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Not disclosing a scheduled stop before purchase? Do they WANT to be fined by DOT?
August followed by may are the two weakest months for the economy in France.
France is on holidays during May.
There are four (4) bank holidays outside the week-end days this year for May in France, all around of course the week-end days. That means 3 week-ends of 3 days (2 fridays/ 1 monday) and one week-end of "obviously" 4 days as one bank holiday is on thursday.
So:
Friday 1rst may
Friday 8 may
Thursday 14 may
Monday 29 may
Of course lots of people take the bridges (as said in France) or les ponts du mois de mai, some also known as viaduc...
It costs few days-off (only 4) to have a ten days holidays from the 1rst to the 10th.
This may be the reason.
Air France must also have some domestic/european flights cancelled during may. but probably not the long-haul ones.
Lucky, I called them yesterday because I am flying them in early June and am more than a little concerned. As I understand it, they haven't taken delivery of the second aircraft as yet. They hope to have it by mid-May. They've been juggling one aircraft between the two routes, consolidating some flights; canceling others. I don't know how they thought they would get away with this. They should have just delayed the launch.
James:
easyjet fly Luton-CDG I think
Nancy:
Ah! Interesting... so it seems it is all about La Compagnie itself...
UA frequently makes a stop during winters while flying 757-200 EU-US and I don't see the DOT saying anything about it.
Why is there a four hour stop in London and why does it arrive at Heathrow but leave from luton?
I am with you now.
I did not previously understood La Compagnie doing a short hop LTN-CDG as it still only have one aircraft to juggle between the two routes as Nancy says.
Yes that is a good opportunity to fly them or have a good real business class seat on a short route like London-Paris, if this is possible.
@ Bob -- For what it's worth, they're not selling seats exclusively between London and Paris.