AF's strategic goals for La Premiere in light of its recent changes for awards
Jan 17, 2023, 4:08 am
#106
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,063
What if you simply try to book two seats since you see two seats? Does the availability disappear? Or does the system simply not let you do it? I don't have anywhere near enough miles to try for myself.
I am thinking where it could be coming from, might be that the availability fed into the screen is from revenue F, but... it's not like they can simply use revenue availability if they want to have non-rev availability different? So why not pull the "only 1 seat remaining" from award availability? IT bug?
I am thinking where it could be coming from, might be that the availability fed into the screen is from revenue F, but... it's not like they can simply use revenue availability if they want to have non-rev availability different? So why not pull the "only 1 seat remaining" from award availability? IT bug?
Jan 17, 2023, 4:36 am
#107
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub
Posts: 7,836
I am thinking where it could be coming from, might be that the availability fed into the screen is from revenue F, but... it's not like they can simply use revenue availability if they want to have non-rev availability different? So why not pull the "only 1 seat remaining" from award availability? IT bug?
Jan 17, 2023, 9:54 am
#109
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: BA BAEC Gold (oW Emerald), AF/KLM FB Plat (ST E+), *Alliance Nada
Posts: 299
It doesn't let you do it. Just tried a dummy booking. No availability shown when you request for 2 pax. But booking possible when you ask for 1 pax.
IT bug is always a good guess with AFKL. And yes, you might be right, they just show award availability for whatever availability they have in revenue F.
IT bug is always a good guess with AFKL. And yes, you might be right, they just show award availability for whatever availability they have in revenue F.
Happy to report that it works for me. I can book 2x La Première awards in one-go...
Jan 18, 2023, 1:54 pm
#110
Join Date: Sep 2022
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 741
What does this mean? They sell their miles to all the credit card banks so you can transfer points to the AF program and redeem awards.
Obviously many of those people transferring points to AF are not elites. They can't redeem biz class awards?
Obviously many of those people transferring points to AF are not elites. They can't redeem biz class awards?
Jan 18, 2023, 8:44 pm
#111
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: BA BAEC Gold (oW Emerald), AF/KLM FB Plat (ST E+), *Alliance Nada
Posts: 299
Calm down... and re-read the title. Everyone, without being Elite, can redeem their miles (obtained by flying and/or credit card program transfers) to redeem award tickets in Economy, Premium Economy & Business Class. We are talking here about La Première, which is an exclusive and luxurious product, only available to Flying Blue Platinum.
Jan 19, 2023, 7:07 am
#112
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Programs: FB LTPE, BAEC GGL, EK Blue, SK Gold, Marriott Amb+LTT, IHG Diamond Amb, Accorhotels Silver
Posts: 1,960
Jan 20, 2023, 11:21 am
#114
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: BA BAEC Gold (oW Emerald), AF/KLM FB Plat (ST E+), *Alliance Nada
Posts: 299
That denotes the non-rev tickets/passengers, who are employees of AF, their friends/families.
Forgot what the acronym was for...? In French "gratis passenger"? 🤣
Edit: "gratuité partielle". But we are digressing. La Première seats are not available for GPs I believe.
Forgot what the acronym was for...? In French "gratis passenger"? 🤣
Edit: "gratuité partielle". But we are digressing. La Première seats are not available for GPs I believe.
Last edited by vinnyc; Jan 20, 2023 at 11:28 am
Jan 20, 2023, 4:15 pm
#115
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,063
Oh, non-rev privileges.
I mean, they do advertise ID90 after 6 months in service, but I would have to be using, by a broad approximation, about 1000 euros worth of that every month, to make a position with AFKL IT remotely lucrative.
Don't get me wrong, if I was 25 again, I'd have jumped on it, but by now, I'm too old and saddled with obligations to try and get to Papeete on standby. And 747s don't fly to SXM neither, let alone MD-11s.
I mean, they do advertise ID90 after 6 months in service, but I would have to be using, by a broad approximation, about 1000 euros worth of that every month, to make a position with AFKL IT remotely lucrative.
Don't get me wrong, if I was 25 again, I'd have jumped on it, but by now, I'm too old and saddled with obligations to try and get to Papeete on standby. And 747s don't fly to SXM neither, let alone MD-11s.