As I was a Diamond Medallion seeking to retain that top-tier status for 2019, the Medallion Qualifying Miles and Medallion Qualifying Dollars earned on this trip were of the utmost importance. Of note, Air France priced the trip out at around $50 more than I saw on Delta, and I had to give careful consideration to mileage earning when deciding to book through Air France rather than Delta. I then plugged in the same itinerary on Air France's US portal, where I was able to complete the booking and credit all earnings to my Delta SkyMiles account. The dreaded "Uh-oh!" error page when trying to purchase my airfare on. 1 (my departure date) was All Saints' Day, which likely led to a mass exodus to French Polynesia among those who honor French holidays.
I was ticketed just six weeks ahead of departure, and cabins were near capacity in both directions when I booked. That's a lofty rate, and it was no doubt impacted by the purchase date. All told, I paid $5,524.90 for the round-trip fare, which included Boeing 737-800 positioning flights on Delta between Raleigh-Durham (RDU) and Los Angeles (LAX) in both directions. This particular flight was part of a mixed-class, round-trip itinerary. Following most everyone else, Flying Blue moved from a set award chart to one with dynamic pricing, which means that you can expect award seats to roughly be priced in proportion to cash prices when looking at things like availability and peak/off-peak demand.ĭue to the close-in timing of my booking, combined with the fact that I wanted to fly to Tahiti in premium economy and back in business on specific days, I opted to pay cash for the ticket. Flying Blue is a transfer partner of all three of the major transferrable currencies: Citi ThankYou points, Amex Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. Even if you aren't an avid Air France flyer, you can transfer points into the Flying Blue program in order to secure a ticket. The ideal way to score an award seat is through the carrier's Flying Blue program. Those with long travel horizons and a fair amount of flexibility can often find solid award availability for Air France's wide-body service between Los Angeles and Tahiti.
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