I'm more used to oneWorld where status benefits are pretty uniform across the alliance compared to SkyTeam where it seems an airline's own elites often get preferential treatment in many ways. I've also been flying KQ a bit in the past 2 years - I wonder if benefits such as being able to select comfort seats for free will remain for FB Plats.. I would assume so, but I've found SkyTeam to be horrible when it comes to consistency (esp. DL).