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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 10:51 am
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NicolasPARMADff
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: MAD, ORY, CDG mostly
Programs: AF/KL silver, Sixt Plat., BMI *G, Northwest Gold, Iberia nothing, Spanair Blue
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Originally Posted by NickB
Same rule on all FFP that I know of: as long as your flight keeps the same number, you earn miles based on the great circle route from origin to destination. So, if there was such a thing as CDG-SXM-AMS on the same flight number and you flew it in continuation, you would still earn only CDG-AMS.
This is very common with US airlines, where you might even have to change planes ("change of gauge") and yet still earn as if you were on a nonstop flight.
Well, I politely asked FB via the KL FB contact platform. Maybe...?
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