Jul 28, 2021, 7:32 am
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Wiki for Mileage/XP Runs
Indicate below your itinerary, availability dates, price and XP. Please only log runs with confirmed fares availability. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to meet fellow FTers.
Eg:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-MXP in J, 2021-01-01/02, 570 €, 180 XP
HEL-AMS-LAX-AMS-HEL in J, 2022-08-16/18, 1059 €, 204 XP (@XXXFlyer arriving at 11:50 AM, leaving at 06:00 AM)
Upcoming runs:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK in J on 2022/07/21-22, 380€ - 45XP (8,44€/XP) : one way
Past runs:
For future reference, log below your most interesting XP runs:
KRK-AMS-CDG-BCN-AMS-CDG-KRK, 2021-07-22/24, 576 €, 180 XP
ATH-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-ATH in J, 2021-09-18/19, 561€
KRK-AMS-CDG-LIS-CDG-AMS-KRK, 2021-07-22/28, 492 € 180 XP
NTE-CDG-AMS-LIS-CDG-LYS-NTE, 2021-09-25/26, 157 €/42XP
Indicate below your itinerary, availability dates, price and XP. Please only log runs with confirmed fares availability. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to meet fellow FTers.
Eg:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-MXP in J, 2021-01-01/02, 570 €, 180 XP
HEL-AMS-LAX-AMS-HEL in J, 2022-08-16/18, 1059 €, 204 XP (@XXXFlyer arriving at 11:50 AM, leaving at 06:00 AM)
Upcoming runs:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK in J on 2022/07/21-22, 380€ - 45XP (8,44€/XP) : one way
Past runs:
For future reference, log below your most interesting XP runs:
KRK-AMS-CDG-BCN-AMS-CDG-KRK, 2021-07-22/24, 576 €, 180 XP
ATH-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-ATH in J, 2021-09-18/19, 561€
KRK-AMS-CDG-LIS-CDG-AMS-KRK, 2021-07-22/28, 492 € 180 XP
NTE-CDG-AMS-LIS-CDG-LYS-NTE, 2021-09-25/26, 157 €/42XP
Mileage runs for Flying Blue - best routes?
Aug 13, 2021, 6:59 am
#1591
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,624
Anyone seen any interesting runs in or out of Budapest? Since I might need to go, just wondering if I can combine something.
Aug 13, 2021, 7:41 am
#1592
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 4
I called Customer Service. She was not sure if I will get Platinum for Life automatically in this situation, but it will give me another year to maintain/reach it. I knew they extended status last year, but was not fully aware they would do t again by the end of this year. This gives me a lot of peace of mind :-)
Aug 13, 2021, 7:54 am
#1593
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: MPL
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 134
According to Flying Blue's covid website, you will indeed get Platinum for Life. From their FAQ: What will happen to my years counting towards Platinum for life?
If you keep your current Platinum level during your next qualification period based on our special measures, that membership year will count towards the 10 consecutive years needed to qualify for Platinum for life. For example:
If you keep your current Platinum level during your next qualification period based on our special measures, that membership year will count towards the 10 consecutive years needed to qualify for Platinum for life. For example:
- You have been a Platinum member for 9 consecutive years, and your current qualification period will end on 31 December 2021. Because of our measures, you will be maintained and reach 10 consecutive years of Platinum. On 1 April 2022, we will change your level to Platinum for life.
- You have been a Platinum member for 7 consecutive years, and your current qualification period will end on 31 December 2021. Because of our measures, you will be maintained. On 1 January 2022, your 8th consecutive year of Platinum will start.
Aug 13, 2021, 8:00 am
#1594
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,089
If I had known they would requalify us I might not have done all those double transfer trips in November. But I got those unexpectedly, due to a series of cancellations of flights on a couple of single transfer itineraries. So having got all that, I decided to push on this summer with a run and guarantee up to 3 years platinum down the line. It's not so hugely expensive (especially the November trips where I could reroute through both hubs at will) for the promise of a few years of platinum. Only thing is, platinum is a whole lot less amazing than it was previously...
Anyone seen any interesting runs in or out of Budapest? Since I might need to go, just wondering if I can combine something.
Anyone seen any interesting runs in or out of Budapest? Since I might need to go, just wondering if I can combine something.
All the usual suspects are therefore 1 stop. In the south, the only remotely interesting thing I've been able to find is BUD-CDG-SOF-VAR, except that SOF-VAR is of course domestic, there is an overnight in one direction, and I'm not even sure if that domestic books into J.
If you don't mind the cold and the dark though, there seems to be an option of flying to Norway for about 550 (6 legs, possible under 500 with 5 legs) - if you go to either Torp (not Gardermoen, has to be Oslo Torp) or for a little extra, Bergen.
Aug 13, 2021, 8:04 am
#1595
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 4
According to Flying Blue's covid website, you will indeed get Platinum for Life. From their FAQ: What will happen to my years counting towards Platinum for life?
If you keep your current Platinum level during your next qualification period based on our special measures, that membership year will count towards the 10 consecutive years needed to qualify for Platinum for life. For example:
If you keep your current Platinum level during your next qualification period based on our special measures, that membership year will count towards the 10 consecutive years needed to qualify for Platinum for life. For example:
- You have been a Platinum member for 9 consecutive years, and your current qualification period will end on 31 December 2021. Because of our measures, you will be maintained and reach 10 consecutive years of Platinum. On 1 April 2022, we will change your level to Platinum for life.
- You have been a Platinum member for 7 consecutive years, and your current qualification period will end on 31 December 2021. Because of our measures, you will be maintained. On 1 January 2022, your 8th consecutive year of Platinum will start.
Aug 13, 2021, 4:19 pm
#1596
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,624
BUD would be nice, quite convenient for me (especially once Hungary finished the M31 extension), but well served by both KL and AF.
All the usual suspects are therefore 1 stop. In the south, the only remotely interesting thing I've been able to find is BUD-CDG-SOF-VAR, except that SOF-VAR is of course domestic, there is an overnight in one direction, and I'm not even sure if that domestic books into J.
If you don't mind the cold and the dark though, there seems to be an option of flying to Norway for about 550 (6 legs, possible under 500 with 5 legs) - if you go to either Torp (not Gardermoen, has to be Oslo Torp) or for a little extra, Bergen.
All the usual suspects are therefore 1 stop. In the south, the only remotely interesting thing I've been able to find is BUD-CDG-SOF-VAR, except that SOF-VAR is of course domestic, there is an overnight in one direction, and I'm not even sure if that domestic books into J.
If you don't mind the cold and the dark though, there seems to be an option of flying to Norway for about 550 (6 legs, possible under 500 with 5 legs) - if you go to either Torp (not Gardermoen, has to be Oslo Torp) or for a little extra, Bergen.
Apart from Budapest, I was rather hoping a place like Alesund might be an idea for a run. Ideally, I would like somewhere in the UK, like Humberside, maybe starting from NUE as f0zzyNUE suggested. When I've finished the current run of work and recordings I will start having a look at it all.
Aug 13, 2021, 4:31 pm
#1597
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
What's the M31?
Apart from Budapest, I was rather hoping a place like Alesund might be an idea for a run. Ideally, I would like somewhere in the UK, like Humberside, maybe starting from NUE as f0zzyNUE suggested. When I've finished the current run of work and recordings I will start having a look at it all.
Apart from Budapest, I was rather hoping a place like Alesund might be an idea for a run. Ideally, I would like somewhere in the UK, like Humberside, maybe starting from NUE as f0zzyNUE suggested. When I've finished the current run of work and recordings I will start having a look at it all.
Aug 13, 2021, 11:09 pm
#1598
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,624
Well that's true although I had figured that with the paper cup of water there wasn't a lot to get disappointed about. In some ways it's a lot better than those awful boxes, although I think next time I will just ask for one of those sandwiches in Economy. Those are surprisingly good quality, you know. The thing about the UK is that I really need to go there at some point soon, so it would be a trip of necessity. But I simply don't have the time or desire to get stuck in a quarantine there.
Aug 14, 2021, 6:05 am
#1599
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Well that's true although I had figured that with the paper cup of water there wasn't a lot to get disappointed about. In some ways it's a lot better than those awful boxes, although I think next time I will just ask for one of those sandwiches in Economy. Those are surprisingly good quality, you know. The thing about the UK is that I really need to go there at some point soon, so it would be a trip of necessity. But I simply don't have the time or desire to get stuck in a quarantine there.
anyways I am booking a few runs for fun but also thinking Mex in F. Anyone knows what’s the cheapest EU origin for MEX run in la premiere?
Aug 14, 2021, 11:58 am
#1601
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: CMN,DXB,CDG
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 764
Aug 14, 2021, 12:19 pm
#1602
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: CDG | ORY | CFE
Programs: Flying Blue - Platinum
Posts: 7
Aug 14, 2021, 3:35 pm
#1603
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: FB Plat, *A Gold
Posts: 369
Aug 15, 2021, 5:26 am
#1605
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,624
So it might be worth considering a run after that date and building some points up. They're not going to extend status forever, but maybe they will lower the thresholds (which they effectively did with the double XPs promotion).