Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
I think it would be fair to say that there are some limited soft benefits compared to regular Plat. As noted, CC have this information on hand, and probably it is higher in different pecking orders, so in other things being same, LTPE has a higher chance of e.g. upgrade. But it's probably not too much in day-to-day flying.
About two years ago (I've been FPL for about 6 years I noticed a change in the "Soft" benefits - about the same time they added "For Life" to the cards/baggage labels... Since then I hve been singled out about 90% of the time on AF flights (not KL though). Greeted and often offered something (a drink from Business, a bottle of water, etc.) - quite nice and often I seem to be the only one getting that treatment.
Also on a couple of "incidents" over the past two years the agents always made a fuss and two clearly stated that we were indeed higher in the pecking order than "Normal" plats.
I was also invited to (and attended with Mrs Fr) a private Picasso exhibition and cocktail at the Petit Palais a few years ago - with a lot of other PFL's awkwardly not mingling...
Overall quite satisfied!