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?
May 31, 2021, 11:41 am
#1126
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,364
No. The EU Commission has insisted on discontinuity between the old company and the new one, including not having access to the client base nor to FF programme data. The brand name may in fact be one of the things that the new company takes over (but they will have to buy it as it will be tendered off). What will happen to bookings made with the old Alitalia after the switch is not yet entirely clear. Personally, there are too many unknowns about the switch for me to be comfortable at the moment.
Jun 20, 2021, 11:19 am
#1127
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,622
Are there any double transfer mileage run routes to get excited about at the moment? By this, I mean European itineraries that transfer both CDG and AMS on the way to and from the destination. I would be up for doing something during the summer months but I'm still not sure how complicated the transfers will be with the need for tests at each point, despite being vaccinated. Later on, in the autumn, a couple of essential trips to Germany and back will earn 120 XPs each, with a single transfer.
ETA- I found KRK-OPO in August for €511 with the 2 transfers, which works out at €2.84 or something per XP, when you factor in the double XPs.
ETA- I found KRK-OPO in August for €511 with the 2 transfers, which works out at €2.84 or something per XP, when you factor in the double XPs.
Last edited by Concerto; Jun 20, 2021 at 11:29 am
Jun 20, 2021, 12:18 pm
#1128
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Marseille, France
Programs: AF Plat Ultimate, BA GGL, MS Elite
Posts: 475
Are there any double transfer mileage run routes to get excited about at the moment? By this, I mean European itineraries that transfer both CDG and AMS on the way to and from the destination. I would be up for doing something during the summer months but I'm still not sure how complicated the transfers will be with the need for tests at each point, despite being vaccinated. Later on, in the autumn, a couple of essential trips to Germany and back will earn 120 XPs each, with a single transfer.
ETA- I found KRK-OPO in August for €511 with the 2 transfers, which works out at €2.84 or something per XP, when you factor in the double XPs.
ETA- I found KRK-OPO in August for €511 with the 2 transfers, which works out at €2.84 or something per XP, when you factor in the double XPs.
BSL-KRK : OTA at 520e or with AF : 580e.
At least no need to fly elsewhere to catch the deal.
Jun 20, 2021, 1:03 pm
#1129
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,622
Thanks... just thinking I could nest two of these trips, with the second starting Krakow to Oporto and back! Couldn't find anything for Linköping so presumably that deal is off.
Jun 20, 2021, 3:01 pm
#1132
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Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,622
Presumably these have one transfer in one direction and two in the other (in order to arrive at 150XPs). These days, I am inclined to book directly with AF and forget OTAs.
Didn't look, scrolled back and found the KRK-OPO one mentioned back in March. The others that stick in my mind are Italy to Humberside or LBA, and also that Linköping one. And another earlier trick was to tag on flights to that 5th freedom LATAM flight between FRA and MAD, now gone. Traditionally, I think BCN wasn't that great for MRs but it might be worth re investigating.
Didn't look, scrolled back and found the KRK-OPO one mentioned back in March. The others that stick in my mind are Italy to Humberside or LBA, and also that Linköping one. And another earlier trick was to tag on flights to that 5th freedom LATAM flight between FRA and MAD, now gone. Traditionally, I think BCN wasn't that great for MRs but it might be worth re investigating.
Jun 20, 2021, 11:42 pm
#1135
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
Playing with Google Flights and some major EU cities in July, it seems that the KRK route, whatever the origin, triggers the interesting double-layover.
Last year, other capitals like PRG and ARN could do it if memory serves me well... Have you guys found anything other than KRK for this summer?
Coming from France, the origin doesn't matter much as a good XP run requires pre-positioning anyway
Last year, other capitals like PRG and ARN could do it if memory serves me well... Have you guys found anything other than KRK for this summer?
Coming from France, the origin doesn't matter much as a good XP run requires pre-positioning anyway
Jun 21, 2021, 12:33 am
#1136
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, Le ClubAccor Gold
Posts: 776
Playing with Google Flights and some major EU cities in July, it seems that the KRK route, whatever the origin, triggers the interesting double-layover.
Last year, other capitals like PRG and ARN could do it if memory serves me well... Have you guys found anything other than KRK for this summer?
Coming from France, the origin doesn't matter much as a good XP run requires pre-positioning anyway
Last year, other capitals like PRG and ARN could do it if memory serves me well... Have you guys found anything other than KRK for this summer?
Coming from France, the origin doesn't matter much as a good XP run requires pre-positioning anyway
Out of BCN, there was the AM fare to SCL but i am not sure it is still possible to get AF-coded flights.
Jun 21, 2021, 12:42 am
#1137
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: PAR, TYO, SEL, SIN, SYD
Programs: AF/KLM Platinum Ultimate, VA Velocity Platinum, ALL Platinum
Posts: 716
For the more adventurous people out there, you can get double connections from many european cities to TLV for around 750 (probably less with an OTA). Not sure if anyone can get in at the moment but can be quite an interesting trip.
The catch is the flight to TLV is on a KL 737. Just pray you don't get the ones equipped with ironing boards... I mean with the newly "enhanced" seats
The catch is the flight to TLV is on a KL 737. Just pray you don't get the ones equipped with ironing boards... I mean with the newly "enhanced" seats
Jun 21, 2021, 1:19 am
#1138
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
Digicola that's true, we need to account for entry rules too. I assume everybody here considering XP runs is fully vaccinated, most of us probably with EU citizenship too.
canadavid I'm actually in the middle of LYS and GVA, so I could travel from both. Truth to be told through, I haven't flown out of GVA since Covid started : didn't want to add the headache of entering/leaving Switzerland for 1h on top of already head-scratching travel rules to final destination & layovers. I'm not even sure whether GVA entry rules are smoother for vaccinated EU travellers these days. Were Chile not in France red list, that would be a wonderful XP run - way more exotic than a 24h turnaround in Central Europe.
canadavid I'm actually in the middle of LYS and GVA, so I could travel from both. Truth to be told through, I haven't flown out of GVA since Covid started : didn't want to add the headache of entering/leaving Switzerland for 1h on top of already head-scratching travel rules to final destination & layovers. I'm not even sure whether GVA entry rules are smoother for vaccinated EU travellers these days. Were Chile not in France red list, that would be a wonderful XP run - way more exotic than a 24h turnaround in Central Europe.
Jun 21, 2021, 3:48 am
#1139
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, Le ClubAccor Gold
Posts: 776
canadavid I'm actually in the middle of LYS and GVA, so I could travel from both. Truth to be told through, I haven't flown out of GVA since Covid started : didn't want to add the headache of entering/leaving Switzerland for 1h on top of already head-scratching travel rules to final destination & layovers. I'm not even sure whether GVA entry rules are smoother for vaccinated EU travellers these days. Were Chile not in France red list, that would be a wonderful XP run - way more exotic than a 24h turnaround in Central Europe.
Unless you have to go through switzerland to get to the airport ?
For chile, it is indeed in the red list. I was more thinking of such a trip for november rather than early july.
Jun 21, 2021, 4:47 am
#1140
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Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
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You can indeed reach the French sector of the airport from just outside the douane in Ferney-Voltaire. Not sure if any bus goes down the access road, so it might be a short taxi ride from Ferney (assuming you find a place to leave your car in Ferney). The other option is a one way car rental.