AirFrance Mini Fares - DL Medallion perks?
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Has anyone taken the AF Mini fares lately? From what I've been able to gather from the prior posts, STE+ can get lounge access and check a bag for free but cannot request prior seat assignments. Has anything changed since the last post?
Also, when the seats were assigned at the airport, someone said they got row 3; is this the case with others?
Thanks in advance for any info!
Also, when the seats were assigned at the airport, someone said they got row 3; is this the case with others?
Thanks in advance for any info!
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Has anyone taken the AF Mini fares lately? From what I've been able to gather from the prior posts, STE+ can get lounge access and check a bag for free but cannot request prior seat assignments. Has anything changed since the last post?
Also, when the seats were assigned at the airport, someone said they got row 3; is this the case with others?
Thanks in advance for any info!
Also, when the seats were assigned at the airport, someone said they got row 3; is this the case with others?
Thanks in advance for any info!
Lastly, mileage credit had to be retroactively done for some reason. Perhaps this has to do with the fare being ineligible for credit under FB.
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Rode on a Mini fare CDG-LHR this month. You get your free bag and lounge access, even though the website will attempt to charge you (so only request this at check-in). Seat assignments are available once check-in begins, but I was only able to verify this on the AF iPhone app.
Lastly, mileage credit had to be retroactively done for some reason. Perhaps this has to do with the fare being ineligible for credit under FB.
Lastly, mileage credit had to be retroactively done for some reason. Perhaps this has to do with the fare being ineligible for credit under FB.
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I was under the impression that I had booked a ticket AMS-CDG-DUB in booking class N & V. But during check-in, I noticed this funny "MiNi" logo in the top left corner of my boarding card. That means that there is NO mileage accrual, and worse, NO flights counted towards staying Platinum. I totally feel screwed over. Contacted Flying Blue to figure out where MiNi was indicated during the booking process (I am very sure it wasn't, as I always check the booking class and the ticket conditions of my 100+ flights a year). Didn't get a satisfying answer: "You are able to see the conditions at the time of the booking. The system will provide you with this information." Of course...
Well, not at the time of booking! It clearly indicated booking classes N and V on the ticket!
Anyway, my friends, stay away from the MiNi fares!
Well, not at the time of booking! It clearly indicated booking classes N and V on the ticket!
Anyway, my friends, stay away from the MiNi fares!
Last edited by aufmatt; May 14, 2015 at 6:43 am
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Flew a MiNi fare CDG-GVA-CDG back in early May with the family. DM and GM got the following:
Access to Priority check-in
Access to Priority security
1 Bag free each way
Lounge access (+1 guest) in both CDG and GVA
Had to call to get flights to post to my account, and even then it took 6.5 weeks for them to post. 500 MQM each way, MQD and base miles were 5% of actual distance flown.
Really not all that different from all my other AF flights, other than it taking so long for the miles to post.
Access to Priority check-in
Access to Priority security
1 Bag free each way
Lounge access (+1 guest) in both CDG and GVA
Had to call to get flights to post to my account, and even then it took 6.5 weeks for them to post. 500 MQM each way, MQD and base miles were 5% of actual distance flown.
Really not all that different from all my other AF flights, other than it taking so long for the miles to post.
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Had to call to get flights to post to my account, and even then it took 6.5 weeks for them to post. 500 MQM each way, MQD and base miles were 5% of actual distance flown.
Really not all that different from all my other AF flights, other than it taking so long for the miles to post.
Really not all that different from all my other AF flights, other than it taking so long for the miles to post.
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The way these fares are constructed can be a bit screwy. Delta gave $26 MQD roundtrip. The actual fare was:
Base fare: 11 Euros
Taxes and Surcharges: 93.26 Euros
Issuing fee: 1 Euro
Base fare: 11 Euros
Taxes and Surcharges: 93.26 Euros
Issuing fee: 1 Euro
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Maybe because my address is in France (which sucks because I'm not targeted for any promotions at all), no MQDs are calculated and the base miles are 500 + 25% each way.
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The lack of promotions is why I haven't changed my mailing address to France.
Edit: Hmm - looks like base miles should be calculated the same crappy way: https://fr.delta.com/content/www/en_...ir-france.html
Last edited by SEA-Flyer; Jun 29, 2015 at 1:24 pm