Flying Blue (Air France & KLM) - I tried to retain FBG but simply can't...

Have a brand new FB Gold card this year (transferred over from NW WP USA when I relocated to HAM) which I have used a total of once for lounge access only.

I'll have a couple more flights (HAM-AMS-SIN) today.. but no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to find a good enough reason to keep flying on Skyteam to retain any status with FB. Today's flights are my 3rd and 4th flight of the year! But in V class which means I only get 25% mileage.

KL/AF flights have horrendously high fuel surcharges on almost every longhaul flight. I've only flown longhaul with KL and not with AF. But even so, the blue on KLM just irritates me. The uniform is just plain ugly no matter what they do with it cos of the bright blue. Why can't KLM tone it down or darken the shade a little so that it doesn't scream BLUE. The colour just irks me.

I think you will find that this is a view shared by several members of FT regarding status and so forth of flying blue.

The blue of the planes and uniform, I disagree though, I think it is a much better choice than the Dutch national colour of orange and I think it looks OK. The uniforms though are horrible, looks like the material is something from a couch or old curtains.

If you havent been paying attention to the other threads, go to *A like several of us have. I have been having nothing but happiness since deciding to do the BMI status match. The *A flights I find are usually a lot cheaper and I think the products are similar if not better than the sardine KLM planes.

Dump your miles and dont bother with FB anymore.

In Dutch but http://www.telegraaf.nl/vrouw/mode_beauty/3067941/__Mart_Visser_geeft_KLM-stewardess_frisse_look__.html

new uniform on the way. Try Google for new KLM uniform to find images.

Have a brand new FB Gold card this year (transferred over from NW WP USA when I relocated to HAM) which I have used a total of once for lounge access only.

I'll have a couple more flights (HAM-AMS-SIN) today.. but no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to find a good enough reason to keep flying on Skyteam to retain any status with FB. Today's flights are my 3rd and 4th flight of the year! But in V class which means I only get 25% mileage.

KL/AF flights have horrendously high fuel surcharges on almost every longhaul flight. I've only flown longhaul with KL and not with AF. But even so, the blue on KLM just irritates me. The uniform is just plain ugly no matter what they do with it cos of the bright blue. Why can't KLM tone it down or darken the shade a little so that it doesn't scream BLUE. The colour just irks me.

I have been Plat for over 5 years and I considered to go for Life Plat but I can be bothered any longer, with some flights at 25% and some even at 0%.
Even my odd long-haul in discounted Z has been reduced to 125%.
Burning miles left and bye bye FB.

Clearly this is a very srerious matter that mixes the shade of uniform with lounge priviliges, surcharges and everything else. From the OP it appears that these must all be taken together. After a long haul flight I could not possibly enter a lounge if the staff are wearing yelllow in the morning. If it were afternoon it would be ok, but yellow in the evening would be incorrrect. The coloour of uniforms is number one on my agenda for improvement. Who is behind me on this? Who willl show solidarity? Can we go to FB/AF/KL with one voice here? Can we show what we really think about the important isssues? For me, uniform colour is number one on my list. Who is with me on this?