Flying AF marketed AF - delta miles?
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Flying AF marketed AF - delta miles?
Hello, I have an upcoming multi-stop international trip on AF marketed by AF and stand to earn about 19k MQM and probably 38k miles on this trip by delta's program, as I am flying premium economy on the a380 (first time)
1) should I register to become a flying blue member? Would I earn MQM/mileage on both airlines? I don't want to lose out on what I would earn from delta.
2) I hear AF offers upgrades for discounted cash 7 days before flight? Anyone know anything about this? My first flight is lax to cdg, I.e. I would love to upgrade to business from pe...or any other advice on how best to do this?
Thanks in advance
1) should I register to become a flying blue member? Would I earn MQM/mileage on both airlines? I don't want to lose out on what I would earn from delta.
2) I hear AF offers upgrades for discounted cash 7 days before flight? Anyone know anything about this? My first flight is lax to cdg, I.e. I would love to upgrade to business from pe...or any other advice on how best to do this?
Thanks in advance
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0) How do you calculate 38,000 miles? have you checked what your AF fare class earns on DL? Do you have elite status with DL?
1) You can join FB but you can't credit your trip to both programs.
2) Sometimes AF does this but I don't think it's as early as T - 7. IIRC there's a thread about the process in the AF forum.
1) You can join FB but you can't credit your trip to both programs.
2) Sometimes AF does this but I don't think it's as early as T - 7. IIRC there's a thread about the process in the AF forum.
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0) How do you calculate 38,000 miles? have you checked what your AF fare class earns on DL? Do you have elite status with DL?
1) You can join FB but you can't credit your trip to both programs.
2) Sometimes AF does this but I don't think it's as early as T - 7. IIRC there's a thread about the process in the AF forum.
1) You can join FB but you can't credit your trip to both programs.
2) Sometimes AF does this but I don't think it's as early as T - 7. IIRC there's a thread about the process in the AF forum.
Add the gold medallion bonus, I end up getting 45,786...more than I thought
I could be wrong, that's how I interpret things, under the new program, I won't get as much, I know
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A word of advice: keep ALL of your boarding passes. I nearly lost out on AF flight CDG-IAD (purchased through Delta) because AF never listed me as checked in. Delta would not credit me since AF computer said I missed the flight. I had to fax my boarding pass to prove I took the flight. AF miles also have a tendency to disappear/reappear from you account for several weeks so keep track of them.
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The boarding pass showed I checked in. AF had re-issued the ticket because I purchased the original through Delta and had Delta ticket number. They re-issued my ticket (without asking/telling me) so that I had AF ticket number. That is why I lost all of my seat assignments for my 5 segments. By having the AF boarding pass they could then run the ticket number to prove that I did indeed take the flight home and didn't teleport.
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The boarding pass showed I checked in. AF had re-issued the ticket because I purchased the original through Delta and had Delta ticket number. They re-issued my ticket (without asking/telling me) so that I had AF ticket number. That is why I lost all of my seat assignments for my 5 segments. By having the AF boarding pass they could then run the ticket number to prove that I did indeed take the flight home and didn't teleport.
<whispering - - I think you teleported>