Originally Posted by
irishguy28
You cannot transfer miles from Flying Blue to any other frequent flyer programme, or from any other frequent flyer programme into Flying Blue.
I know, but I was still wondering if it was possible through some "tricks" I am not aware of.
Beware that if your Alaska Airlines flight is coded anything other than Alaska, KLM or Air France, it will earn nothing in Flying Blue.
If SEA-SAN is coded with a Hainan flightcode, then you will earn nothing for this flight in Flying Blue. (having quickly looked online, it appears that the Alaska flights would be sold with their own AS numbers. On the random dates tried on Google Flights and going through to the Hainan website, you would not earn anything even on the Alaska flights. For me, they book into G and R (Restricted Economy), both of which are
excluded from earning in FB.)
I am aware of these limitations. On my ticket it says
AS 490 F 11MAR 1105 ILRT8CNT
S 499 P 20MAR 0630 ILRT8CNT
which should earn me 1577 miles one-way.
Sometimes you just have to accept that you will not be able to earn miles in (any of) your main programme(s).
Indeed, it looks like that. I wouldn't have bothered for "super-saver" eco flights, but wasting the miles of 2 long-haul business ticket is a pity...