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Old Dec 21, 2019, 12:15 pm
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San Gottardo
 
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Joint Venture flights - whose algorithms get used?

Wondering how this works on JV flights such as for instance between AF/KL and DL:
  • When I have an AF-issued ticket and fly on an AF-operated flight from CDG, upgrade offers, OPUPs, crew attention get treated by the AF system where my Flying Blue status, fare, and a couple of other things will matter.
  • On that same flight, but my ticket is issued by DL: will that make any difference? Will I be treated by the AF system with my AF status etc because it's an AF-operated flight? Or will I be treated like a DL passenger, irrespective of my status with AF, who in the pecking order comes below a pax with the same status but on an AF-issued ticket?
  • And, if there is a difference, what is it that will make a difference: the airline that operates the flight? Or the airline that does the check-in?
For instance, an ULTI with a DL ticket on an Air France plane - would you be treated like an ULTI?
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