Ok Guys,
Received an mail from AF this afternoon:
You will get
€35,42 refund for your downgrade... eish, what a joke!
I was expecting between €50 and €100 to be honest
Thankgod, FB Platinum status is guaranteed until September 2021 (= 416 XP as of today) otherwise it would have been very frustrating.
Originally Posted by
NickB
That said, the 261/2004 reimbursement for a downgrade on the Nairobi-Bujumbura segment of a Europe to Bujumbura ticket will in all likelihood not amount to much, as they will prorate the reimbursement based on the proportion of the segment in the overall itinerary so seeing what KQ would do, if anything, makes sense.
Thanks a lot NickB for explaining. So just to sum up things, for a downgrade in a nonstop/direct flight, better to ask for the reimbursement, but for a 2 connecting flight trip, it's better to ask for ORC. Is that correct?
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Don't forget to ask for original routing credit (ORC) in order to get miles for your new flight, although if you get a refund for the downgrade, you probably won't get business class miles.
Thanks MSPeconomist for this precious advice - I should definitely have done this in order to get the 15 XP instead of the measly 5 credited for flying KQ's low cost airline..
A good lesson learned!
Also, would you choose to take the €800 voucher or the €600 cash compensation?