Originally Posted by
Flyer IAH
Usually I fly into Spain and sometimes it is AF on L/N classes, and how I got around that in the past was booking the code-share DL ticket on T class. I also remember there was a high fuel surcharge on award AF flights. I guess those were the reasons to accumulate on DL instead of AF/KL. Has this changed?
I could not find in AF.com the earning miles table for different ticket classes. I just noted that Gold in AF gives you skyteam lounge access on international itineraries (except in the US, where access in only to AF/KL lounges).
Here is an earnings chart for Flying Blue:
http://www.klm.com/travel/dk_en/flyi...iles/index.htm
In general, their earnings rates stink and you are better off earning with DL. So, no, nothing has changed to make Flying Blue a better option for the coach traveler. When I said that the earnings rates are the same, I meant that a DL FFer would earn the same amount for an AF flight as they would for a DL flight, assuming that you didn't book into a non-earning fare class.