After the opening of the first Paris-New-York flights in 2020, then those of Paris-San Francisco in 2021, the French airline French bee announces today the launch of its Paris-Los Angeles line, from April 9 2022.
The low-cost, long-haul specialist airline will operate four direct weekly flights between Paris-Orly 4 International Airport (ORY) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). on board recent Airbus 350 aircraft, with the quietest cabins on the market “, explains the company. With an advertised call price of €279 one way.
Four flights per week
« After the success of our launch to New York and the resumption of San Francisco on November 10, we are excited to launch Los Angeles, our third US service from Paris-Orly, and to continue our expansion in the United States. says Marc Rochet, president of French bee. ” We know that price is a primary factor for customers planning international travel in the wake of the pandemic and we are pleased to offer optimum in-flight comfort with our fleet of Airbus 350, the most fuel-efficient aircraft and the most modern on the long-haul market today. »
Four weekly flights will depart from Paris, on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in April, then six weekly flights from July 2022, the duration of the trip being estimated at 11:45 am from Paris to Los Angeles. Departure times are already set at 2:50 p.m. from Paris-Orly for an arrival at LAX airport at 5:15 p.m. For the return trip, the departure from LAX will be at 7:45 p.m. with an expected arrival at Paris-Orly the next day at 3:35 p.m.
Concretely, the company will offer three categories of tickets – “Basic” or economy with introductory prices starting at €270 for a one-way ticket, “Smart” from €318 and “Premium” with a price displayed from €631. .
Reservations open
Launched a few days ago, the booking platform frenchbee.com already allows you to reserve your ticket. In detail, the traveler who chooses the “Basic” formula can travel with hand luggage, supplements being added according to the options chosen. Thus, the transport of one piece of luggage in the hold has been set from €35, the second at €70, the choice of standard seat from €15, the sea view seat from €20 and meal service at €20. Other options available include the skip-the-line service (only from Paris) starting at €20, priority boarding (only from Paris) at €15 and Lounge access at €30.
The second formula offered by French bee, the Smart rate offers a call-in price of €318, which this time includes boarding with hand luggage, a meal on board and luggage in the hold, with the other options including the same prices as the “Basic” formula.
The last formula offered, the “Premium” sets a call price at €630 for a one-way ticket, a price that includes hand luggage, a meal on board, two pieces of luggage in the hold, the choice of seat, the queue, priority boarding and priority baggage delivery, access to the remaining Lounge, paying him from €30.
Partnership for domestic flights
In the event of a request for modification or reimbursement of tickets, French bee announces “100% exchangeable and 100% modifiable tickets up to 1h30 before flight departure”, regardless of the formula chosen, the reservation of a new ticket nevertheless imposing the adjustment of the price if the price of the new flight is higher. Reimbursement of the ticket is not possible for the “Basic” and “Smart” formulas, and possible for the “Premium” formula with a €50 charge per flight.
Finally, for customers wishing to travel to the United States from Los Angeles, the company has developed an interline partnership with Alaska Airlines. Thus, passengers can purchase a single ticket and have access to facilitated travel to and from many destinations in the United States.
Subsidiary of the Dubreuil group, the airline French bee (previously French blue) offers, in addition to the United States, flights from Paris-Orly to Reunion and Thaïti. The group forecast a turnover of 2.2 billion euros for 2021.
