Air France’s first Airbus A380 flights to New York

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Inaugural flights on Air France’s first Airbus A380, operating the Paris-New York-Paris route on 20 and 21 November 2009! a dedicated website for full information and to access the auction: af380.com. an account on “Twitter” and “facebook” to follow the experience live.The auction by Air France of 380 seats on each of its two inaugural flights by Airbus A380 begins at 10am on Thursday 1st October and ends on 21 October 2009.

This auction sale concerning seats in the Voyageur (Economy) and Business class is open to all markets and will take place on the eBay.fr site, on a staggered basis, with each auction period lasting 3, 5, 7 or 10 days. The auction includes the return ticket on a scheduled Air France flight.

From the very first day, 100 seats will be put on sale for a period between 7 and 10 days. To take part, the bidder needs to register on the eBay site and go to the Air France boutique specially created for this event. The reserve price will be set in most cases at 380 euros in Voyageur (Economy) class and 1,380 euros in Business class. This reserve price may change during the sale period.

Once the first bid has been submitted, an email will be sent to the participants inviting them to follow the auction. At the end of the sale, the highest bidder will receive another email inviting them to settle their bid and will be subsequently contacted by Air France to fix the conditions of their trip (selection of return date, recording of personal data, etc).

To follow the auction, Air France has opened the mini-site af380.com containing a breakdown in real-time of the number of remaining seats.”For Air France, this auction of seats on the first European A380 for the benefit of its Foundation is an exclusive event. We now hope that our customers will be able to realize their dream of making an exceptional trip”, announced Frédéric Babu, Air France Marketing Experience VP.

To ensure passengers enjoy this unique experience in New York and Paris to the fullest, Air France has conceived a number of exclusive cultural and shopping events.

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