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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 2:21 am
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I also think the later arrival of the VIE-flight into CDG is not really an issue for AF. First of all there will be the loyal AF-flyers coming back from there business trip. Then, the flight connects well to a lot of later departures to regional French destinations which are not served well out of VIE. I agree that the Asian Long-haul destinations are well covered by EK, TK, QR etc, but there are a couple of other long-hauls which for sure will have a couple of connecting pax, such as GRU, SCL, JNB, DSS.
For a lot of European destinations, CDG is quite a detour from VIE, so I don't think that anyone would fly VIE-CDG-BER or ARN or VCE other than a very price-sensitive customer (which AF does not depend on).
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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by the810
EW only allows M&M's own elites and the same would have to be the case here. Since TO is not part of SkyTeam, other SkyTeam airlines would not pay for lounge access for their pax when flying TO. But yes, allowing Flying Blue lounge access on TO would make sense.
I actually wrote SkyTeam elites on purpose as the eligible group for lounge entry at EW is much bigger than just M&M elites:
  • M&M SEN & HON.
  • ITA Volare Premium & Executive are allowed in all lounges.
  • FTL in LHG lounges when booked in SMART.
  • AC, UA, NH Star Gold to LH lounges when departing on EW.
For TO a similar lounge policy would actually mean that
  • Flying Blue and Eurobonus Gold and higher would be allowed in all lounges.
  • FB Silver in TO SMART to AF/KL lounges (ie ORY, AMS, BOD)
  • DL, MU and VS elites to AF lounges (ie ORY, BOD)
Without this I see the switch from AF to TO on all routes quite critical.
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