educ@drutx.UUCP (AssousH) (05/02/85)
American Airlines is offering as of april 11th.
a Dallas Paris/Orly airport Nonstop flight.
I will be travelling to Paris sometime in
July/August from Denver. Since this is a new service
to Europe for American Airlines, I am asking if
anyone has taken this flight yet and how does
American Airlines compare with other airlines which fly
to Paris such as TWA, Pan Am. etc.
Please reply directly to me by e-mail
Thanks in advance.
H Assous
{ihnp4}!drutx!educgreenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross Greenberg) (05/03/85)
Before considering any other airline or way to get to Paris, try this:
Peoples Express from Newark (in NJ (what exit?)) charges less than $150
one way to London. From Waterloo Station you can hop on the train-boat-train
to Paris for about $18 dollars (night) or $36 (daytime).
Cheapest way to get to Paris, I think.
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Actually, People Express to London will be raising their rate as summer starts; I think to $175 after the end of May, and up to $199 in July and August. There is also Virgin Atlantic Air, but their rates will probably be only marginally less than People. I will be flying direct to Paris this summer myself for about $150 as standby, and returning for roughly the same. I have done this twice now; last summer, and over winter break, and have had no troubles (last summer I even came back with a bicycle which I had bought in France). This is a *standby* arrangement, so if you must get to Paris on a certain day, or can't reschedule/postpone plans, this is not for you. There is no guarantee that you will get on a plane the day you want. On the other hand, I have never had to wait, although others have (getting your $20 dollar deposit in as early as possible helps a *lot*). The flights are ordinary charter flights from JFK in New York to London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Hamburg and Munich, which have empty seats due to cancellations (even when overbooked, there are usually 1/2 dozen or more seats available). There are also flights from Orly Aeroport in Paris to JFK under the same arrangement. The agency, Access International, acts as a clearinghouse, and one of their representatives comes out to the airport to take care of the arrangements with the charter people, and if you get a seat, to take the $130 balance from you. If your priority, based on the time you gave them the $20 dollar deposit, is not high enough to get you a seat (three of four times I flew, there were seats for everyone) you can either have your deposit refunded immediately, or be put at the top of the priority list for the next flight, usually in a week. In the summer there are flights to several of the European destinations, and if you don't particularly care whether you go to Rome or Paris, or even London, your chances of getting over are even better, since your choice of destinations is just a preference - you can take any flight which has a seat available to you. Their address in New York is: The phone # in Paris (don't know addr): Access International +33 (1) 221.46.94 250 W. 57 St. #511 New York City 10019 +1 (212) 333-7280 They also have discount flights with guaranteed seats, but I am not familiar with these, and have no idea if they are better or worse than others. Check their ad in the Village Voice if you want to know more. @alex