Gold Coast to Paris

[Major]

Gold Coast Airport are promoting a deal using J* and AF from OOL to CDG

[h=2]One stop to Paris with Air France[/h]How does a trip to Paris, Rome or London sound? Thanks to our friends at Air France teaming up with Jetstar, you can now fly from Gold Coast Airport to Paris (Via Tokyo)!
Air France has some incredible return economy airfares on sale now.
Gold Coast Airport - Paris from: AUD$1632*
Gold Coast Airport - London from: AUD$1981*
Gold Coast Airport - Rome from: AUD$1799*
To find out more information and to book your flights visit www.airfrance.com.au or 1300 390 190

*Promotional fares advertised are per person for return economy class and are inclusive of all taxes and surcharges as of 7 August 2013. Fares are based on travel ex Gold Coast Airport via Narita (Japan) with interline partner Jetstar. Fares are valid for sale until 31 August 2013 unless sold out prior, travel from 01 November until 30 November 2013 or from 1 February to 31 March 2014. Surcharge of AUD100 between 1 September and 31 October, 1 December and 14 December and 11 January until 31 January 2014. Fares are subject to availability and changes at any time with or without notice.

 

[Mal]

"Interline partner"? Do bags really get checked through?

 

[jetlagger]

I'd be interested in the Paris fares if they throw in a few French language lessons & a designer jacket for that cooler time of year..

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

"Interline partner"? Do bags really get checked through?

Yes, they do.

http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/planning-and-booking/flight-connections

 

[smit0847]

If I had to pick 1 LCC and 1 full service carrier not to fly long-haul Y with.......

 

[jetlagger]

If I had to pick 1 LCC and 1 full service carrier not to fly long-haul Y with.......

I'm not one for LCCs' though IME JQ OOL/NRT is quiet reasonable. Not too sure about AF though.

 

[sergeyvzn]

If I had to pick 1 LCC and 1 full service carrier not to fly long-haul Y with.......

what's wrong with Air France Y? The only thing I did not like was the silly fix-shell/bottom slide-forward type of seats but the rest of the product is quite good

 

[JohnPhelan]

what's wrong with Air France Y? The only thing I did not like was the silly fix-shell/bottom slide-forward type of seats but the rest of the product is quite good

I think the concern was more about AF than the class of travel .....

 

[777]

what's wrong with Air France Y?

... Crashing?

 

[sergeyvzn]

... Crashing?

meaning the Rio to Paris flight? Terrible tragedy but still does not make AF the worst offender in this world

 

[markis10]

meaning the Rio to Paris flight? Terrible tragedy but still does not make AF the worst offender in this world

Umm, not just that incident, ongoing incidents:

Report: Air France A343 at Paris on Mar 13th 2012, intercepted mirror glide slope, large pitch oscillations and approach to stall

Incident: Air France A320 at Bordeaux on Aug 2nd 2013, aircraft in hailstorm on approach pitches up to 25 degrees nose up, alpha floor protection

Incident: Air France A332 and Brussels A333 near Nouakchott on Apr 21st 2013, TCAS resolution enroute

Report: Air France B772 at Paris on Nov 16th 2011, continued to descend despite go-around

Incident: Air France A320 at Marseille on Mar 11th 2013, approach to stall during visual approach

 

[JohnPhelan]

Meaning not just that one incident. AF does have a fairly poor safety record over an extended period of time - 89 hull losses since 1945 and 10 since 1979 (and not counting one in 1994 when an aircraft was destroyed while it was being towed at CDG).

I think there's quite a few people here who would not fly on an AF aircraft (and I'm one of them!)

 

[777]

meaning the Rio to Paris flight? Terrible tragedy but still does not make AF the worst offender in this world

I guess there's always Lion air... But it's a close run thing!

 

[markis10]

I guess there's always Lion air... But it's a close run thing!

I was tempted to take a picture of a Lion Air plane at the aerobridge next to mine in KUL on Sunday morning, thought it might be a rare sight!

 

[777]

I was tempted to take a picture of a Lion Air plane at the aerobridge next to mine in KUL on Sunday morning, thought it might be a rare sight!

There wasn't one in the mud by the runway? I thought you'd be more likely to spot one there?

 

[Major]

Meaning not just that one incident. AF does have a fairly poor safety record over an extended period of time - 89 hull losses since 1945 and 10 since 1979 (and not counting one in 1994 when an aircraft was destroyed while it was being towed at CDG).

I think there's quite a few people here who would not fly on an AF aircraft (and I'm one of them!)

You can also add me to that list

 

[markis10]

There does seem to be a recurring issue with AF : plan de décrochage

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

Umm, not just that incident, ongoing incidents:

Report: Air France A343 at Paris on Mar 13th 2012, intercepted mirror glide slope, large pitch oscillations and approach to stall

Incident: Air France A320 at Bordeaux on Aug 2nd 2013, aircraft in hailstorm on approach pitches up to 25 degrees nose up, alpha floor protection

Incident: Air France A332 and Brussels A333 near Nouakchott on Apr 21st 2013, TCAS resolution enroute

Report: Air France B772 at Paris on Nov 16th 2011, continued to descend despite go-around

Incident: Air France A320 at Marseille on Mar 11th 2013, approach to stall during visual approach

I'm pretty sure you will find a series of similar incidents with all major carriers, it's just that the French are more transparent about it.

As for lost hulls, the few I'm aware of were caused by Airbus/Boeing technical design faults.

 

[markis10]

I'm pretty sure you will find a series of similar incidents with all major carriers, it's just that the French are more transparent about it.

Your kidding surely, one thing they are not known for is transparency, and its very unlikely for any airline to have more than one occurrence where an aircraft approached a stall, let alone the sequence detailed above in such a short timeframe. Its one of the first things taught when you learn to fly, recognition and recovery of a stall.

 

[mushypeas]

hahaa french.... transparency... hahaha ... good comedy thread (y)