Air France has dropped the price of business class tickets on their new upcoming Ottawa to Paris route and their returning Quebec City route! Right now you can purchase round trip business class fares for $2,244 or $2,644 for the fully refundable business class fare. If you have the Platinum Card from American Express you can get these flights for even less thanks to the card’s International Airline Program. The examples below show Ottawa however the pricing is the same for Quebec City and flights must be booked by May 18. The offer has been extended to May 31! This offer has been extended again until June 21, 2023
Ottawa or Quebec City to Paris for $2,244 booked with Air France
One must assume that the business class cabin for these two routes have not been selling too well for the airline to offer such an amazing price! In general business class travel does taper off during summer months but to have prices drop this low seems to tell another story. No matter the reason it is great for the consumer!
If you don’t have the Platinum Card from American Express you can book these flights directly with Air France for $1,122 each way or $2,244 round trip. Those prices include all taxes and fees and are person.
These low fare prices are available almost every day from early July to early December. As the Ottawa flight only operates 5x weekly the other days with this low price will include the bus connection from Ottawa to Montreal or connecting flights with WestJet to Toronto.
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(Flights booked via this link support Rewards Canada – thank you in advance if you choose to use it!)
Ottawa or Quebec City to Paris for $2,194 with the Platinum Card
If you have the Platinum Card from American Express you can book this flights for even less thanks to the Air France participating in the card’s International Airline Program. Booking these flights with your Platinum Card via American Express Travel will save you an additional $50.
Here is the same flight example as above:
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Recommended reading: Ultimate Guide to the American Express International Airline Program
Earn more Flying Blue Miles
No matter what payment method you use to book these flights such as the Platinum Card, you can earn additional Flying Blue Miles by having the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard in your wallet. Just by having the card connected to your Flying Blue will earn you an additional 5 Flying Blue Miles per EUR spent on tickets with Air France or KLM.
Recommended reading: Enhance your travel to Europe with the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard!
As you may be aware the card is offering a welcome bonus of 100XP until the end of the month which provides automatic Silver Elite status. While flying Business Class won’t require the benefits provided by the Silver status you will earn 50% more Flying Blue miles on your flights.
Here’s what you would earn for the Jul 8 – 15 flight example from above:
- Flying Blue Explorer member: 5,520 Flying Blue miles
- Flying Blue Explorer member + AF KLM Cardholder: 12,420 Flying Blue miles + 2,294 miles if you pay with the AF KLM Card
- Flying Blue Silver member: 8,280 Flying Blue miles
- Flying Blue Silver member + AF KLM Cardholder: 15,180 Flying Blue Miles 2,294 miles if you pay with the AF KLM Card
More cities available
We give examples of Paris however this pricing is available to more cities in Europe such as Nice, Bordeaux, Rome (even cheaper) and Lisbon:
Not just Ottawa departures!
Other Canadian cites are on sale as well though the pricing is not as low as Ottawa’s. Still great to see some fares under $3,000 though!
Here’s some pricing out of Montreal:
From Toronto:
From Quebec City:
From Vancouver:
Wrapping it up
Air France has drastically lowered the pricing for business class flights out of Ottawa and Quebec City as part their Canada wide business class sale. Flying round trip on Air France in Business Class for $2,200 is amazing deal. Flights must be booked by May 18!! We don’t know how long it will last so it is best to book sooner than later! (I’ll reach out to my AF KLM contact to see if we can get the details)
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(Now to go see what KLM is offering out of other Canadian cities!)
HT Straight to the Points