I%26#39;ve never been too fond of AA, kinda freaks me out after 911. So of course, the best deal I%26#39;ve found for our October visit is $662 from Florida, direct flight round trip to Paris on American Airlines. My question is has anyone flown AA overseas and is that a good deal on airfare? Also, what%26#39;s the weather like in October? We%26#39;re planning early October, hope it%26#39;s not too cold. Thanks all!
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AA has its good days and bad like the rest of the airlines..have you checked the likes of expedia, etc to see what other carriers are charging for that time of year? That should give you a good barometer to gauge the prices.
I%26#39;ve flown AA on 18 hour flights and most recently from SFO to Miami and all went well.
As for weather, September is still warm in Paris, October can still be nice and you%26#39;ll have a glorious time. There are a lot of weather webistes you can check out to see past performance in October. I found one on TA a while back, do a search for weather and see what you find.
Have fun!
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I%26#39;ll be flying AA in May with no worries. Have fun!
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I flew AA round-trip from Phoenix/Dallas/Paris with no problems at all. Flights both ways were not full and I was able to stretch out and even nod off for a few hours. I only paid $533, but had a layover and flew in the off season.
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Sounds like a decent price, but I got my best price (on AA) on Orbitz. Check them out, too.
M
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That%26#39;s a very good price. Very good.
Paris is fantastic in October, especially early October. Bring a jacket, but it%26#39;s not too cold at all.
Les
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First off, I think the fare you have found is a pretty good fare. You *might* be able to find a cheaper flight if you wait a couple of months before making your booking, but then again you might not. A couple of weeks ago I flew from Cleveland to London returning from Shannon to Cleveland on AA for under $500, having made the booking in January.
On the subject of AA, I have made three trans-Atlantic trips with AA recently, in March and May of last year, and March of this year. I did notice a very definite decline in service this year versus last, especially in the quality and quantity of the food, but also in other areas.
The %26quot;breakfast%26quot; served on the eastbound flight this time, and the %26quot;snack%26quot; on the return flight were a joke - and a nutritional disaster to boot. The portions of the main meals were tiny and the choices very limited. All in all significantly worse than a year ago, and the service in other areas was worse too. (AA made me almost miss my connection in JFK on my outbound flight by changing my reservation at the last minute with no reasonable excuse, but that%26#39;s another story.)
In addition, AA now makes you pay for all alcoholic drinks on long-haul flights, but I think other US airlines do the same - except for the rich folk up front, of course.
My flight back from Shannon was on a 757, never a great plane. This one was old, frayed at the edges, and with an in-flight entertainment system that was a joke 20 years ago.
I have also flown NWA and KLM on trans-Atlantic flights within recent months. NWA was marginally - but only marginally - better than my last experience with AA. KLM was by far the best of the bunch.
I think all US airlines are cutting costs so drastically now that there is not much to choose between them. I might make an exception for Continental, whose former CEO, Gordon Bethune, once famously remarked about the airlines%26#39; cost-cutting frenzy: %26quot;You can make a pizza so cheap no-one will eat it.%26quot;
The only suggestion I would make is that you order a special diet meal in the hope, faint though it is, that it will be better than the regular fare, and carry some good (and nutritious) snacks and a large bottle of water with you. Even finding someone to give me a glass of water on the AA flights wasn%26#39;t easy...
As for Paris in October, it should be lovely - but do take a raincoat. And even if it is warm and sunny, as it often is in October, it will still feel pretty chilly if you are used to S. Florida weather. But it%26#39;s still one of my favourite months in Paris, second only perhaps to September.
Have a GREAT trip!
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If you buy an AA ticket, I recommend getting it straight from AA and not some after-market dealer like Orbitz unless it%26#39;s a fabulous unbeatable deal.
If the price does significantly drop, a phone call to AA will have them give you the difference in price as an electronic credit. You have to use that credit within a year though. If you bought the AA ticket second hand, you%26#39;re out of luck.
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I think it is after October 20 that American adjusts its rates for %26quot;low%26quot; season. I always fly low season and have not paid more than $400 for a ticket in my last 9 trips to Paris.
Another thing is to become an AAdvantage member (www.aa.com) and buy your seat online. You will get the best price and you will be able to select your seat. Since I flew over 25,000 miles last year with AA, I became a %26quot;Gold%26quot; member and I get preferred seat selection (emergency row), and a special check in line. Also, they will block off a whole row of seats for you, based upon availability. That is one nice perk.
In terms of flying in coach, you know the deal. It%26#39;s like a cattle car, lousy food, crummy entertainment, and hopefully you won%26#39;t get any screamers on the plane. It%26#39;s just like any other airline.
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We%26#39;re flying to Paris in May on AA from Miami. The price went down over the weekend and they%26#39;re crediting our credit card $118. International flights, you get your money back. Domestic flights, you get airline credit. If $662 includes all the taxes, it%26#39;s less than what we%26#39;re paying.
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I much prefer Air France or Delta to Paris but if AA has the best price.....
One poster mentioned the breakfast and %26quot;snack%26quot; meal on AA. Last September while chatting with Americans at the next table in a Latin Quarter restaurant near the Pantheon when AA came up the woman said%26quot;Did you get the mini Wheat Thins for breakfast?%26quot; They hand you a shrink wrapped cardboard box with yes, mini wheat thins, sunflower butter spread and other such transfat loaded little delicacies!
I would think if you are flexible with days of the week you might be able to do better fare wise but then again I recently tried to get a frequent flyer flight and the taxes and fees from JFK to CDG were $187!!! So if your fare includes taxes and fees .....
And you might want to check out the recent thread here on the no free beer, wine or other alcohol, etc. on US carriers.
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