LUXURY for LESS: All-Business Class Flight (Paris-NYC)

Watch this video to see how to travel in BUSINESS CLASS across the Atlantic Ocean for less! We flew with La Compagnie between Paris Orly Airport and Newark Liberty Airport for eight and a half hours and now we'll share it with you!

La Compagnie flies Airbus A321neo airplanes in an all business class configuration! That's right...every single seat is also a lie flat bed!

This may just be the best way to fly from Paris to New York for less!

La Compagnie is a French boutique airline with two A321's with only Business Class! If you know how to book it, it can be cheaper than the major airlines..

We were so excited to be able to book this boutique business class airline. They say it's so special and everyone onboard has their own lie-flat seat.

There’s a ton of services and features onboard, and we’ll explore them all.

We'll also show you exactly how you can get this business class ticket for a better price. You'll find out how to get it for 1/2 price compared to the major airlines!

We’ll even give the experience a JebScore! We'll rate the Lounge, the La Compagnie Seat, the (incredible) La Compagnie Food, the La Compagnie Inflight Entertainment, and their impressive Service.

0:00 Introduction
3:28 Primeclass Lounge at Orly
4:59 Boarding La Compagnie
6:52 La Compagnie Inflight Entertainment
8:03 La Compagnie Lunch
11:17 La Compagnie Jebscore

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Music:
Lets Go on a Trip - baegel
Rainy Paris - Trabant 33
Avocados on Hash Browns - baegel
Lets Talk - Matt Large
The BOP (Sway to It) - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
That Flavour - Chronillogical
true authentic self - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
Biltmore Hills - Sarah, the illstrumentalist

[jyb]

I did grad school in France and for some reason my university paid for American students to go home during the December holidays on this airline. It was during the lockdowns and I was one of three people on the flight. It was the greatest flying experience of my life. Highly recommend this airline. Thanks for letting me reminisce a little, Jeb.

[davidellis]

It's great to see that such an unusual airline is not only still flying, but is doing well enough to upgrade their planes and provide such a great alternative.

[phaez]

The fact that Jeb is so humble is what keeps me watching.

[BMRS]

This is crazy. Just last week, I trying to research business class deals for a wedding we need to attend in Paris in late 2024. This service popped up in my research and I was wondering if this is worth it. And lo and behold, a week later, you publish this video! Thanks Jeb. I’m seriously considering this airlines for the Paris trip. Also, cool SBGJ249! Stunning design and that high beat movement is chef’s kiss!

[JD-Films]

I think you should compare Delta Connection, United Express, and American Eagle (Their regional partners) to see which is best!!

[WackoWambo]

Jeb, every time you mention how grateful you are in your videos it warms my heart.

[WBDE]

When you were looking out over the airport at Paris-Orly I couldn't help but think of Charles Lindbergh's arrival at Paris-Le Bourget in 1927. The differences made in 96 years have been incredible and I can only imagine what Lindbergh would have thought of your trip versus his own

[MrBigralph]

We flew them in 2022 and they were fantastic. Great food, service and overall a great experience. It was for my daughter’s sweet 16. We flew them to Paris and flew back from Milan. Both flights were amazing.

[JK-pbgv]

FYI the shoulder width on those seats (beds) gets MUCH better if you drop the armrest down :) I fly that exact seat on Philippine Airlines (also on the A321neo) and there's a little button at the front of the armrest that collapses the entire thing down to the level of the bed, so you get far more shoulder width. When you're doing the seat review part of this video, you can see the little silver rectangular button at the front of the armrest. It's very very firm, but, press it, and down she goes!

[Fredbeetle]

Orly is actually the older airport for Paris. CDG opened in 1974.

[AndrewTubbiolo]

Consider taking an airlines final score and dividing it by the cost of the ticket so you can rate how much money per star a person would have to pay. Or call a star a 'Jeb' and you could rate an airline by how much money you'd have to pay per 'Jeb'. So the units would be Dollars/Star or Dollars/Jeb. Cost of the ticket divided by the star or Jeb score. That way you can see how many stars out of 25 a person gets and how much money they pay per star.

[jtaviion]

A321 neos are actually heading in the direction of replacing the 757-200, in my opinion. It’s got almost the same range (but just a bit shorter) as well as its better fuel efficiency. It can make the hop from NYC to various European cities with ease. It’ll be interesting to see what happens to some older aircraft like the 757 and 767 in the next 10-20 years.

[CarTalesCrew]

Never cease to amaze me, I didn't realize there was an airline with just strictly business class. Every airline should do it, but instead they want us crammed in like sardines just to make more money. Smh. And Merry Christmas to you and Suzanne and happy new year

[billneal]

I remember when the airline Midwest Express was in business. It was all business class seats and was fantastic.

[TestPilotGG]

A joy to watch this to give me a trip down memory lane - had the good fortune of participating in a school project learning about marketing with La Compagnie as the organization. Great people over there, and glad you got to experience the products of their vision of an all business class airline!

[pnwlion]

Thanks for doing this Jeb, wanted to see a review for a long time. Used to fly La Compagnie London Luton Newark NJ years ago. Such a refreshing price for a great product

[donaldkinsey]

Thank you, this was very informative. I’m a fellow world traveler and I was putting off my trip to Europe this Summer because of pricing. Your video help me put the trip back on the table.

[zeprulz]

Huge fan of the channel and have appreciated your videos for years.

Please don't get caught up in having to find a fault of something (too much sauce on the lamb) just to avoid saying something doesn't have a fault.

Hope you guys have a great Christmas and looking forward to next year's travels!!!

[andrelam]

I’ll take Paris with cool and rainy weather ( fall through spring) over summer heat wave any day 😊. Looks like a great option for getting to Paris. As you stated, not the cheapest way to get there, but for business class comfort its price is excellent.

[dominiquevinh]

Great video! Joyeux Noël! Standard-bodies were the norm not too long ago: Boeing 707s, Douglas DC-8, VC-10 with 3-3 seating, while Convair 990A had 3-2 seating (Swissair Zürich-Hong Kong). BOAC VC-10s to Africa often had 2-2 in coach (standard coach seats, very wide aisle) for weight/range reasons. Japan Airlines had 3-2 in coach (standard coach seats, larger aisle) on some of their stretch McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-63s. Viasa Venezuela had alternate rows of 3-2 and 3-3 seating in the cabin of their stretched DC-8-63s. NAC Boeing 737-200s and Continental Airlines 727-100s had 3-2 seating with larger 19" seats (today’s “premium economy” equivalence). Braniff lead the way with fold-down middle seats so 3-3 becomes 2-2 seating in coach. Today’s coach seats are not only slimmer, but the seat cushion front-to-back length has been reduced by one inch to give the illusion of leg room. Contrary to general misconceptions, the width of the coach seats are about the same (Airbus 18" vs Boeing 17.2" a separate discussion), but the width of the armrests had been reduced by 1/3 to give the illusion of wider space. And finally, Orly was the gateway to/from Paris for many decades, and the open-air terrace was a treat – standard in those days. Thanks for your great travels,