FB 161 miles missing for a booking - what can I do?
Jan 28, 2014, 10:27 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: SAS EuroBonus Diamond
Posts: 71
FB 161 miles missing for a booking - what can I do?
Hi all,
I need a bit of help. I'm trying to make an award booking for which I need 31,250 miles. I have 31,089 available.
Is there anything I can do (sign up for something, beg customer service, etc.) to get the missing 161 miles?
I am Silver but haven't used KLM in the last year to be honest.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks
Edit: Of course, I can buy miles, but I need to buy 2,000 minimum and that's €50.
I need a bit of help. I'm trying to make an award booking for which I need 31,250 miles. I have 31,089 available.
Is there anything I can do (sign up for something, beg customer service, etc.) to get the missing 161 miles?
I am Silver but haven't used KLM in the last year to be honest.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks
Edit: Of course, I can buy miles, but I need to buy 2,000 minimum and that's €50.
Jan 28, 2014, 11:11 am
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,520
Hi all,
I need a bit of help. I'm trying to make an award booking for which I need 31,250 miles. I have 31,089 available.
Is there anything I can do (sign up for something, beg customer service, etc.) to get the missing 161 miles?
I am Silver but haven't used KLM in the last year to be honest.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks
Edit: Of course, I can buy miles, but I need to buy 2,000 minimum and that's €50.
I need a bit of help. I'm trying to make an award booking for which I need 31,250 miles. I have 31,089 available.
Is there anything I can do (sign up for something, beg customer service, etc.) to get the missing 161 miles?
I am Silver but haven't used KLM in the last year to be honest.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks
Edit: Of course, I can buy miles, but I need to buy 2,000 minimum and that's €50.
Jan 28, 2014, 11:55 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY Plat (OWE), Bonvoy Gold, ALL Silver
Posts: 3,038
Jan 29, 2014, 1:58 am
#5
Join Date: May 2010
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Jan 29, 2014, 3:07 am
#6
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: mostly not far from AMS, otherwise NUE
Programs: FB Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,381
That is correct - they give you an advance. As FB Gold I automatically got an advance of about 900 miles a few months ago when I went to book an award flight online.
Jan 29, 2014, 4:32 am
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hong Kong, France
Programs: FB , BA Gold
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Indeed, they used to and I got it a couple of times when I was Gold/Plat. It used to be up to 10% or 15% (I don't remember) of the miles. Effectively, that implied a negative balance once the award miles were deducted. It's probably still efective, but unclear whether it applies to Silver.
Jan 29, 2014, 7:17 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: Flying Blue, BA, Emirates
Posts: 190
E-rewards but it can be time consuming. Flying Blue Golf used to give 250 or 500 miles on sign up but I`m not sure now.
http://www.flyingblue.com/earn-miles...e-rewards.html
http://www.flyingblue.com/earn-miles...e-rewards.html
Jan 29, 2014, 8:10 am
#9
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: In a plane over Europe; I mean in the back of a plane over Europe !!!
Programs: HHonors, Scandic, Priority Club, Marriott, AF/KL FB, BAEC, AB TB, LH M&M
Posts: 860
Clubcarlson ?
http://www.clubcarlson.com
move a few gold points to get 200 miles
not sure but I think that even purchasing the points and moving them could cost less than 50 €.
move a few gold points to get 200 miles
not sure but I think that even purchasing the points and moving them could cost less than 50 €.
Jan 29, 2014, 10:13 am
#10
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: FB plf; IB oro; LA black
Posts: 457
Indeed, they used to and I got it a couple of times when I was Gold/Plat. It used to be up to 10% or 15% (I don't remember) of the miles. Effectively, that implied a negative balance once the award miles were deducted. It's probably still efective, but unclear whether it applies to Silver.
