Originally Posted by
ExpertFlyer Voice
No, they still have capacity controls for partner awards and that's what O class is, they just don't apply that internally when redeeming via Flying Blue.
If you don't see O class, you can assume it's 0. Upgrade with who? FB or a partner? If you mean with FB then that may not be the case anymore after AF/KLM changed how awards worked for FlyingBlue months back:
https://thepointsguy.com/2018/03/fly...ng-calculator/ If you want to know how AF processes upgrades now, you should ask AF.
I just want to confirm to the readers that seeing O availability on EF for an AF flight doesn't necessarily mean that AF will allow you to redeem FB miles for that upgrade. The O availability on EF only means that AF partners (e.g. Delta) can redeem miles for upgrades. This morning I received an alert from EF showing the CDG-CPT portion of my flight (AF 864) was available with O availability (see below). I immediately called FB and they told me they did NOT have O availability since I preferred to use FB miles (over SkyMiles) for an upgrade. I then called Delta and they confirmed they DID have O availability using SkyMiles for an upgrade. So I guess that means that the EF tool is limited in finding true O availability using FB miles on an AF or KLM flight since, as [MENTION=47216]ExpertFlyer Voice[/MENTION] said, AF has switched to the variable pricing using FB miles. [MENTION=47216]ExpertFlyer Voice[/MENTION] do you think your software will be updated to identify true O availability using FB miles?
