KL has had some dramatic schedule changes for November and they changed my LAX-AMS flight to much later, causing me to arriving in my connecting city into the evening which didn't work for me. After communication with AF, the only itinerary they said they had that could work for me is on DL metal - LAX-ATL-Italy and I accepted it. While I like DL's PS product, I'm disappointed I won't get to try KL's new Premium Comfort and will have to slum it in C+ for the first segment. Plus I'm on the somewhat less comfortable DL A330-900neo as opposed to KL's 787.

I was booked in AF "A" class. Interestingly when I logged into DL.com to view my DL-metal itinerary, I notice both segments are now coded to KL flight numbers and in "W" class. While that still is an ideal DL MQM/MQDs earning class, I was surprised both that they're KL-coded flights on an AF-purchased ticket and that it's a somewhat lesser class in the pecking order - it's my understanding "A" is the highest PE class.