Originally Posted by
Zarmakuizz
If by short-haul you mean that you will have domestic flights, FB is a no-no. If it's just intra-europe, it is doable for you to reach status with FB.
The Skymiles status match is an interesting boost, as such that program might end up being more interesting for you. Plus, as you will more likely fly long-haul with Delta than AF/KL, you will have better chances of upgrade with Skymiles.
im flying intra-Europe, but not domestic, so I should be able to make 5 xp per flight. I had a look at sky miles and it seems like I’ll be earning the same or fewer miles (since the flights are relatively short) and it will take me a while to earn skyteam elite plus (50 segments after my status match?). My long haul travel will hopefully stay on OW, so I’m mainly looking at short haul within Europe and redemption flights.
My main questions are:
Is it relatively better to have FB status vs Skymiles status when flying on KLM/AF? And is ex-Europe redemption better on FB or Skymiles?