Silver - can't book F-Award
Feb 2, 2012, 10:52 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ZRH, MNL
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Silver - can't book F-Award
I'm (still) Silver, at least until my status expires on March 31st. I should, however, still be able to book a 1st class award as long as I'm Silver, right? Or does that right expire at the end of a calendar year? I'd like to burn my miles, so I thought, the best way for this is a 1st class return to LAX…
Feb 2, 2012, 11:49 am
#4
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: Delta Silver, HH Gold, Accor Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,340
Nope, also for Silver Elites:
* Reservations for award tickets can be made based on the availability of seats on the chosen flight. Only Flying Blue Elite members can use Flex Awards to fly in First Class or Business Class.
Feb 3, 2012, 3:40 am
#10
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ZRH, MNL
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Posts: 972
I have roughly 250k miles which is a round-trip F-award to the US (LAX is the best value). I don't know if I'll fly AF/KL or ST this year, so my status will be gone by end of March, and if I don't fly, my miles will expire one year after. I don't have enough vacation to spend all the miles for promo-awards 
, so a single F-award would be the best option for me…
, so a single F-award would be the best option for me…
Feb 3, 2012, 3:45 am
#11
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ZRH, MNL
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Posts: 972
It was a glitch…
It is working now, but only for the summer schedule. Bookings for the next winter are still not (yet) possible (in F). But it doesn't matter, as these awards are flexible.
Feb 3, 2012, 4:59 am
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
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Just to clarify - miles expire 20 months after the last mileage-earning activity.
So while it might be convenient to burn them all in one extravagant F redemption, one Skyteam flight every 18-20 months is all that's really required to keep your miles alive. (And they may come in convenient to you a few years down the road).
So while it might be convenient to burn them all in one extravagant F redemption, one Skyteam flight every 18-20 months is all that's really required to keep your miles alive. (And they may come in convenient to you a few years down the road).
Feb 3, 2012, 7:07 pm
#13
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I have roughly 250k miles which is a round-trip F-award to the US (LAX is the best value). I don't know if I'll fly AF/KL or ST this year, so my status will be gone by end of March, and if I don't fly, my miles will expire one year after. I don't have enough vacation to spend all the miles for promo-awards , so a single F-award would be the best option for me…
, so a single F-award would be the best option for me…
