Originally Posted by
OxfordBlue
Now correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm no Skyteam expert, but if a benefit is offered to someone with status in one FFP, doesn't it have to be offered to all those with equivalent status?
Certainly not.
Are KL keeping the benefits for *their* members only?
Some of them, yes. Others, for instance the extra free bag, are universal.
Basically SkyTeam dicates some perks for FFP members at the two Elite levels, and airlines are free to add whatever they want to that above it, whether for their own members only, all skyteam elite(+), or a combination of such (as in fact, KL extends the same privileges to DL Elites as its own).