book through AF or Delta?
Mar 21, 2015, 10:22 pm
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book through AF or Delta?
Me and the wife fly LAX-CDG about once a year. I have a AMEX Platnum Delta credit card and silver medallion status.
My question is that although I see the obvious benefit of booking this Air France metal through Delta (getting the miles) are there any benefits to foregoing Delta and purchasing directly through Air France? Don't think I would ever accumulate enough flyer miles on AF Flying Blue to actually be able to do anything with.
My question is that although I see the obvious benefit of booking this Air France metal through Delta (getting the miles) are there any benefits to foregoing Delta and purchasing directly through Air France? Don't think I would ever accumulate enough flyer miles on AF Flying Blue to actually be able to do anything with.
Mar 22, 2015, 12:01 am
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Me and the wife fly LAX-CDG about once a year. I have a AMEX Platnum Delta credit card and silver medallion status.
My question is that although I see the obvious benefit of booking this Air France metal through Delta (getting the miles) are there any benefits to foregoing Delta and purchasing directly through Air France? Don't think I would ever accumulate enough flyer miles on AF Flying Blue to actually be able to do anything with.
My question is that although I see the obvious benefit of booking this Air France metal through Delta (getting the miles) are there any benefits to foregoing Delta and purchasing directly through Air France? Don't think I would ever accumulate enough flyer miles on AF Flying Blue to actually be able to do anything with.
Mar 28, 2015, 8:56 pm
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My question is that although I see the obvious benefit of booking this Air France metal through Delta (getting the miles) are there any benefits to foregoing Delta and purchasing directly through Air France? Don't think I would ever accumulate enough flyer miles on AF Flying Blue to actually be able to do anything with.
If you purchase through DL, you will accumulate based on the purchased fare. Let's say you have a $1000 coach fare, which includes about $800 in taxes. You'll earn 5600 miles this way (800x(5+2)), including the credit card bonus.
If you purchase through AF and credit to DL, you'll earn as a percentage of distance traveled, based on fare class. For the cheapest fares, that's 25%. LAX-CDG is about 11000 miles r/t, so you'd only earn .25x11000 = 2750 miles.
Obviously this varies with the price of the ticket and the booking class.