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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by flywithmiles70
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?
We show the O inventory that AF publishes, their policy of not using it for upgrades is something different. As such it's probably not a good idea to assume FB upgrade inventory based on a value of an award class or an award search.
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