Air France (AF) Flight Deals
Air France is the flag carrier of France. It operates flights globally, including United States and Canada. BestFareDeal provides Air France ticket reservations for people desirous of flying with the airline. Air France flight deals are also provided here by way of discounted fares on select routes. Do check with our flight agents on call for the best airfares for your itinerary.
Air France Flight Deals and Reservation
Air France is one of the top European carriers operating flights to and from USA and Canada. It was founded in the year 1933. It has its hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris Orly Airport. The airlines has four focus cities- Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse. These cities serve as main gateways to the international flights of Air France.
Passengers flying Air France from US and Canada can make use of search engine provided above to check for the flight schedules and published air ticket prices.
Air France Baggage Policy
Cabin Baggage: Air France allows you to bring per passenger 1 handbag +1 personal accessory item of total weight 12 kg in Economy class, and 2 hands bags+ 1 personal accessory item of total weight 18 kg in other cabin classes. The size limit of cabin bag is 55 x 35 x 25 cm (21.7 x 13.8 x 9.9 in) and that of the personal accessory item is 40 x 30 x 15 cm (16 x 12 x 6 in).
Check-in Baggage: It shall be noted that for all transatlantic flights from or to USA and Canada, Air France baggage allowance policy will apply if the first flight has the AF flight number. Similarly, if there is a connecting flight booking done and the first flight between continents or countries of the same continent has an Air France flight number, then the policy of Air France will apply.
Economy (Light) fare bookings require you to buy check-in baggage at given rates. Other fare types of Economy are allowed 1 check-in bag of up to 23 kg and 158 linear dimensions free.
Premium Economy class of reservations allows you to take 2 check-in bags of 23 kg and 158 linear dimensions each for free.
Business-class allows you 2 bags of 32 kg and sizes up to 158 cm in linear dimensions each for free.
La Premier cabin class reservations allow taking 3 check-in bags of 32 kg each and 158 linear dimensions per passenger for free.
Overweight, oversized, or additional bags have their own charges.
Air France Cabin Experiences
Air France is a legacy full-service carrier. It flies short-haul, medium-haul, and long-haul flights. Therefore, its airplanes have different cabin classes of seating. In all, there are 4 cabin classes- economy, premium economy, business, and la premiere (first) class. Each of these cabins has its own set of special product and service offerings. The economy is the cheapest and the first class is the most expensive of all the cabins. You can book us any of these cabin classes for your travel. And, if you are looking for discounts on reservations, we offer deals for all cabin classes. Just call us once to know about the offers.
Air France Check-in Methods
Air France allows you to check in using three different ways. These help in reducing the hassles at the airport. All of these check-in types have a cut-off time or time deadline within which a passenger must check-in. These deadlines vary from one departure city to another. However, the airline does require you to arrive at the airport counter at least 2 hours before the scheduled departure time of the flight. You are required to be at the boarding gate of the airplane 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the flight.
There are three different ways in which you can check in to Air France flights. These are:
A) Airport Check-in Arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before and must complete check-in 40 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the flight. This can be done either through the kiosk kept at the airports or by using the airport counter.
B) Online Check-in, You can also check-in using the website of the airline. This can be done from 30 hours before the flight time (24 hours when flying on Delta Airlines from the USA).
C) Mobile Application: Air France mobile app can be downloaded from Google Play or AppStore and this can be used for checking in as well. It can be done beginning 30 hours from the scheduled departure time of the flight.
Air France Frequent Flyer Program
Flying Blue is the frequent flyer program of Air France. You are required to sign-up to be a member. Earning the Miles depends on how much is spent in Euros. It is based on your spending (excluding taxes and fees of government), not on miles flown.
Membership Levels
There are four levels of Flying Blue membership. One has to gain XPs, also called Experience Points, in order to move to the next higher level.
a) Explorer- This is the base-level membership.
b) Silver- Need 100 XPs to reach this level.
c) Gold-Need 180 XPs to be a Gold member.
d) Platinum- This is the highest level membership. One needs 300 XPs to be a Platinum member.
Earning the Miles
Miles can be earned by spending on flights with Air France, KLM, Joon, or HOP With these airlines, the miles earned are based on membership status as well. The earnings can also be done with other partner airlines
Miles can also be earned with partner hotels, car rental companies, partner online stores, and finance companies.
Spending the Miles
The miles can also be spent with Air France for its award flights and upgrades, as also with its partner airlines and other non-airline partners. Do call us to know other ways in which the Miles can be earned or spent for Air France flight booking with us.
A range of other benefits, such as higher allowance for baggage, priority check-in, lounge access, etc is provided depending on the level of membership of the Flying Blue program. Do call us for details and making Air France flight reservations.
Air France Destinations Reached
Air France reaches destinations globally. It flies to more than 200 global destinations spread across 90 countries. Most of its global outreach is due to the codeshare agreements with airline companies around the world.
Air France Alliances
Air France has codeshare agreements with 58 other airlines in the world. This allows the passengers to book tickets to destinations not served directly by it.