I’m Flying La Compagnie From Paris To Newark Today!!!

How much was the train/ any good award redemptions for trains in Europe (or lucrative earning abilities)?

I wonder if you will actually have a plane AND if they can't speak English yet I wonder what their return flight ewr-cdg loads will look like.

Anyone else find it comical that their message stating they can't legally communicate in English...is in English?

I'm going to predict that it will get scrubbed. If it does depart - I predict 40-50% capacity.

That's awesome! With a little luck you'll have the entire cabin to yourself...;-)

You'll be the only pax or flight will be cancelled (cash in EU261). Can't see any other option

Have to say I don't get why you are so excited about this. Old-ish style seats. Is it the free wifi that you are jazzed about? The fare seems reasonable enough. But, whatevs

lol this is too awesome. Staying tuned for the next episode of As the World Turns with Lucky and La Compagnie

You're crazy Ben - sane people do not make travel plans like that and jump on a TATL plane 🙂
That said - I totally understand you so hats off! Awesome day!

Enjoy your flight.

Let's hear it for Lucky, this airlines first and only paying customer! Ben: ask them if they'll let you land the thing at EWR

It indeed is an adventure. Love their website with drawings of the plane seats, no photos. But sure you'll post them here.....assuming you actually take off.

Wow, that fare is less than coach! Are you posting from aboard the Thalys? How much did the train ticket cost? Thalys with its monopoly is such a rip-off, especially last minute. It will take you about as long to get from Gare du Nord to CDG as from Bruxelles Midi to Paris. Hope the CGT is behaving itself today (i.e. no wildcat strikes). With today's unemployment news you never know...

Is there tracking available for this flight? CDG airport website says:

Flight number: B0100
Departure: Paris, 25/07/2014 17:50
CHARLES DE GAULLE TERMINAL 1
Arrival: NEW YORK NEWARK on 25/07/2014 20:01

Status: Take off at 19:19 *
Stopovers: No stopover
Type of aircraft: BOEING 757-200 (WINGLETS) PASSENGER
Airline: LA COMPAGNIE
Phone number: 08.92.23.02.40

But I can't find any trace of the plane on any trancking websites using B0100 or DJT100. Any ideas? Lucky, if you are on the plane and WiFi is working, post here!

I have a feeling Ben will have the cabin all to himself and the flight will take off... after all, they now have one passenger more than their inaugural flight did

@echino The Newark airport website says "No Recent Info - Call Airline" but they actually list B0 flight 100 as scheduled to arrive at 8:30 pm.

Okay, that was hard to find - but apparently on Google and others (flight aware) if you put in DJT 100 (flight # 100) it will show up for tracking purposes.

@Lucky, just FYI if you used your CSP to pay for your train ticket you might not receive double points.

Both the French train systems and the Belgian train systems are coded incorrectly in the merchant processing system Chase uses to award 2 points for dining and travel. I've fought this with them multiple times, and twice I was able to get them to add the additional points, but they won't any longer.

Both train systems are coded in the merchant system as 'freight trains' not as 'passenger trains'

Flight aware shows Bens flight airborne. We San only assume the wifi is not working or I am sure he would have posted.

'Can only'
Sorry....

@echino, the flight is showing up in the FlighTrack iOS app (the old one, hate the new FT5 app) under DJT100

So you can prepare for next year by going to TomorrowWorld and stalking the housewives of Atlanta 😉

You can fly the return tomorrow for $620 all in if you want.

@Drew I got 2x points for TGV in March when I was in France, maybe they fixed it, or maybe it was the terminal.