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Old Jan 6, 2026 | 1:50 pm
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ignorant1
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Airline programs that will cancel tickets when using transferred points?

Pardon my ignorance here, but…

Is there a chart, list, or other resource for information about FFP’s that are likely to cancel a flight (or account) for people who have never flown a revenue flight - but attempt to book a ticket using points transferred from a credit card?

Example: I recently saw good redemptions on partner airlines when booking through Flying Blue, so I created a FB account. After that, I saw a thread where people’s flights or FB memberships were canceled due to having a (relatively) new membership or for not previously flying a revenue flight on KLM or Air France (before booking a flight using transferred points).

It would be great if there was some reference source to know which frequent flyer programs could be a problem for situations like that. Or is that simply a widespread policy with many FFP's?
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