California: €297 Oneworld Flights from Paris (Cabin Bags Only)

Oneworld members American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair have uncorked a nice sale to five airports in California, with ticket prices going as low as €297 for a flight to Los Angeles. You have to change planes at least once to get to your destination. Sadly, the quoted fares don’t include checked bags. The cheapest fare including bags is €440 on British Airways’ website.

You can find flights to the following destinations:

• Los Angeles at €297
• San Francisco at €306
• San Diego at €311
• San Jose at €315
• Long Beach at €327

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates for €330 or less, for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to British Airways with your preselected flight dates. You can also check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €20 cheaper.

All itineraries require one change of planes (Long Beach requires two – in London and Phoenix). The list of airports you can change is long and includes New York, Helsinki, London and Philadelphia. You can cross the Atlantic on American, British Airways or Finnair metal.

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, these tickets are on sale until August 26, 2022. You need to stay at least one night from Saturday to Sunday to get the lowest fare. A maximum stay of three months applies – exactly as long as your ESTA allows you to stay in the United States. You can find availabilities from September 2022 through March 2023.

You can consult Google Flights for additional flight dates. Then you can choose if you want the cheapest tickets on our flight search or the best price including checked bags on British Airways’ website.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

All involved airlines issue tickets in booking class O. You can earn the following miles by going to Los Angeles via Helsinki and New York like in our example above:

Since many routings, destinations and operating carriers are involved, you can find out about your itinerary with our mileage calculator: