Originally Posted by
sbams
So if my understanding is correct;
Plat member with 1 XP at the moment will be "gifted" 299 XP to maintain status. And another Plat member with 301 XP will have 300 removed, also maintaining status. A difference of 599 XP. The loyal flyer gets penalized, the less loyal member is praised.
That difference would be 299 XP: you'll have 300 XP deducted and the hypothetical other person having 1 XP will have 1 XP deducted. And you'll both keep platinum status for another year, so except looking at a different number in your XP savings account, you won't lose preferred seating and access to the platinum service phone, no penalizing on the hard benefits of plat vs gold.
Originally Posted by
sbams
A friend of mine who has a Business class trip planned later in the year more or less for the sole purpose of earning XP's to keep status will cancel the flight and use his voucher next year. That's not exactly what the doctor ordered.
2 years ago the full Flying Blue program changed mid-March and last year Bluebiz got a revamp, announced on a Friday afternoon valid from Sunday morning overruling already booked tickets. Planning flights for the sole purpose of racking up XPs is always risky. You never know what the Flying Blue program will look like next year.