French all business class airline La Compagnie has just launched a potentially lucrative fare sale. While La Compagnie doesn’t have any loyalty program partners, this is ideal for anyone looking to travel nonstop between the New York area and Europe.
These aren’t the lowest fares we’ve ever seen from La Compagnie, though I at least appreciate the long travel window.
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La Compagnie’s transatlantic fare sale
La Compagnie is running a “Blue Friday” fare sale, valid for tickets booked between November 18 and November 22, 2022. What’s awesome is that the promotion is valid for travel between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023, leaving a very long travel period.
The pricing with this fare sale is as follows, and includes all taxes, fees, and surcharges:
- Fly Newark (EWR) to Milan (MXP) for $2,000 roundtrip per person
- Fly Newark (EWR) to Paris (ORY) for $2,000 roundtrip per person
- Fly Milan (MXP) to Newark (EWR) for €1,200 roundtrip per person
- Fly Paris (ORY) to Newark (EWR) for €1,200 roundtrip per person
As usual, this fare sale reflects that premium transatlantic fares are much cheaper when originating in Europe than when originating in the United States. We’re talking about a 40% difference here, so this fare sale is especially noteworthy for people in Europe (or people in the United States who want to book a nested ticket originating in Europe).
You can book tickets directly on La Compagnie’s website, or you can just book via Google Flights.
This won’t be for everyone, but I do think this could make sense for some. If you value nonstop travel and/or don’t have miles to redeem, you won’t see business class fares much cheaper than that. For that matter, these fares are basically similar to the fuel surcharges that British Airways would impose on business class award tickets.
Note that these tickets are non-refundable, so you’ll only want to take advantage of this if you’re sure of your travel dates.

The La Compagnie A321neo business class experience
La Compagnie currently operates a fleet of two Airbus A321neo aircraft, each featuring 76 seats in an all business class configuration. I’ve reviewed the La Compagnie experience, and was impressed.

While La Compagnie’s business class seats as such aren’t cutting edge, there is something nice about traveling on a jet with fewer people, and for that matter the cabin also looks really cool.

The value here is simply incredible, especially when you consider that the airline offers complimentary high speed Wi-Fi (and it’s actually high speed, similar to JetBlue). The food, drinks, and service are all quite good as well, though nothing that’ll blow you away. It’s all about the overall value, plus the convenience of traveling nonstop on a smaller jet.


I’d book La Compagnie again in a heartbeat if I had any firm travel plans that coincided with this sale.
Bottom line
All business class airline La Compagnie has a new fare sale. Through November 20, 2022, you can book travel all the way through October 31, 2023, with this fare sale. You’ll pay $2,000 if originating in the United States, or €1,200 if originating in Europe.
Does anyone plan on taking advantage of this La Compagnie fare sale?
A great idea - and all spoiled by the lack of priority immigration control at the US border. That's why I always try and fly to the US from Dublin.
Can you book one way from Europe for €600?
Yes €631 one way ORY EWR
sure enough, but ONLY from Orly, NOT from Milano.
NO, at least NOT fir EUR600,-!
Oneway Price Details: EUR 1599.32 ONEWAY ex Milano!
ITINERARY REBOOKED
LAST TKT DTE 22NOV22/23:38 LT in POS - SEE ADV PURCHASE
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AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG
MIL
NYC B0 300 L *L 18DEC 1330 LOWI 18DEC18DEC 2P
EUR 1316.00 18DEC22MIL B0 NYC1292.78NUC1292.78END ROE
1.017958
EUR 220.00-YQ XT EUR 17.14-IT EUR 1.39-MJ EUR 2.48-VT
...
NO, at least NOT fir EUR600,-!
Oneway Price Details: EUR 1599.32 ONEWAY ex Milano!
ITINERARY REBOOKED
LAST TKT DTE 22NOV22/23:38 LT in POS - SEE ADV PURCHASE
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AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG
MIL
NYC B0 300 L *L 18DEC 1330 LOWI 18DEC18DEC 2P
EUR 1316.00 18DEC22MIL B0 NYC1292.78NUC1292.78END ROE
1.017958
EUR 220.00-YQ XT EUR 17.14-IT EUR 1.39-MJ EUR 2.48-VT
EUR 6.50-HB EUR 18.97-US EUR 3.82-XA EUR 6.74-XY EUR
EUR 56.82-XT 6.28-YC
EUR 1599.32
FARE FAMILIES: (ENTER FQFn FOR DETAILS, FXY FOR UPSELL)
FARE FAMILY:FC1:1:SMART
FXU/TS TO UPSELL FLEX FOR 119.00EUR
TICKET STOCK RESTRICTION
Price return from Europe see price details: EUR 1199.03 RETURN
LAST TKT DTE 19NOV22/01:31 LT in POS - SEE ADV PURCHASE
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AL FLGT BK T DATE TIME FARE BASIS NVB NVA BG
MIL
NYC B0 300 V V 18DEC 1330 VBLUEI22 18DEC18DEC 2P
MIL B0 301 V V 04JAN 2150 VBLUEI22 04JAN04JAN 2P
EUR 667.00 18DEC22MIL B0 NYC327.61B0 MIL327.61NUC
655.22END ROE1.017958
EUR 440.00-YQ XT EUR 17.14-IT EUR 1.39-MJ EUR 2.48-VT
EUR 6.50-HB EUR 5.40-AY EUR 18.97-US EUR 18.97-US EUR
EUR 85.53-XT 3.82-XA EUR 6.74-XY EUR 6.28-YC EUR 4.34
EUR 1199.03 -XF EWR4.50
FARE FAMILIES: (ENTER FQFn FOR DETAILS, FXY FOR UPSELL)
FARE FAMILY:FC1:1:PROMO
FARE FAMILY:FC2:2:PROMO
FXU/TS TO UPSELL PROMO-SMART FOR 317.00EUR
€631 one way from Paris (ORY) to EWR. Not from Milan (MXP).....
YOUR DEPARTURE FLIGHT
Paris ORY To New York EWR
December 10th 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
TOTAL COST
Passenger number and type1 Adult
631,21 €
More Details
Ticket fare330,00 €
Taxes & carrier imposed fees301,21 €
Flight conditions:Promo
Change:Free
Cancellation:Not refundable
My son and I enjoyed our daytime flight ORY-EWR back in early '21. I, too, wouldn't hesitate to book a trip with them again. It was great experience.
$2k to get stranded at EWR... awesome!
:-) Funny YOU . . . but i think it's partly true!