Applying that logic, and if was all about the potential cash they could make, why would airlines offer any rewards tickets at all? The better explanation is that Air France has become super tight with rewards flights in the current economy. Maybe it's the economy, maybe it's the war. Maybe the friends of Macron are just pissed at the United States. The fact is the environment is completely changed from just two years ago and as a result rewards flights have just dried up on Air France. Or should I say reasonable rewards tickets. You can still get rewards flights for 300,000 to 1,000,000, but I'm not going to give them the satisfaction, even if I had that many points/miles.