AB op by AZ = qualifying flight?
Mar 23, 2016, 8:29 am
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AB op by AZ = qualifying flight?
The FB website https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-.../alitalia.html seems to suggest that AZ flights sold as codeshare by AB are ineligible as qualifying flights. Do you have any first-hand experience? Thanks, ps
Mar 23, 2016, 8:49 am
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The FB website https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-.../alitalia.html seems to suggest that AZ flights sold as codeshare by AB are ineligible as qualifying flights. Do you have any first-hand experience? Thanks, ps
Mar 23, 2016, 9:16 am
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- Any flight sold under an AF or KL flight number regardless of the operating airline
- Any flight which is both ticketed as and operated by a Skyteam airline
Everything else (coded as xx regardless of who operates the flight, coded as flight of a Skyteam airline but not operated by one) will mean no level miles or segments.
Mar 23, 2016, 9:19 am
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Thank you all. The situation is very clear on paper but sometimes things are handled differently on the ground. You made it clear to me that the rules are strictly adhered to, thanks for that.
Mar 23, 2016, 11:01 am
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The FB website https://www.flyingblue.com/earn-and-.../alitalia.html seems to suggest that AZ flights sold as codeshare by AB are ineligible as qualifying flights. Do you have any first-hand experience? Thanks, ps
You bought an AB flightcode, therefore the earning is dictated by the AB code. AB is not a Skyteam member, nor is it a Flying Blue partner, so there is no earning.
On the Alitalia page above, it shows that, in order to earn on an AZ operated flight, it must be "marketed as AZ, AF, KL or a SkyTeam-partner". AB is not AZ, AF, KL, or a Skyteam member.
There simply is no possible way to get any flight coded as AB to earn in Flying Blue.
You can instead earn in airberlin's topbonus, Alitalia's Millemiglia, or Etihad's Etihad Guest programmes.
Mar 23, 2016, 11:14 am
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The FB/AF/KL websites are often ambiguously worded and/or contradictory and/or out of date and/or just plain wrong.
Other recently discussed examples include the confusion over baggage allowances with wide discrepancies between the e-ticket, the website, and the "baggage calculator" in some cases.
Originally Posted by KLM
Originally Posted by Flying Blue
From the travel agent website:
KLM verlaagt tarieven voor Economy Comfort en stoelen met extra beenruimte (per direct)
Met ingang van 17 februari 2016 heeft KLM de tarieven verlaagd voor stoelen met extra beenruimte en voor stoelen in de Economy Comfort Class.
De tarieven zijn van toepassing op alle Europese vluchten (inclusief Tel Aviv).
Voor Economy Comfort stoelen gelden nu twee soorten tarieven:
Meer dan 72 uur voor vertrek, EUR 8 tot EUR 16 of 2.400 tot 4.400 Flying Blue Miles
Binnen 72 uur voor vertrek, EUR 6 tot EUR 16 of 1.900 tot 4.400 Flying Blue Miles
Voorheen konden uw klanten een Economy Comfort stoel boeken voor een tarief van EUR 10 tot EUR 25 of 3.000 tot 6.000 Flying Blue Miles.
Voor het boeken van een stoel met extra beenruimte geldt een tarief variërend van EUR 10 tot EUR 22 of 2.900 tot 5.900 Flying Blue Miles. Dit was voorheen EUR 15 tot EUR 30 of 4.000 tot 7.500 Flying Blue Miles.
Met ingang van 17 februari 2016 heeft KLM de tarieven verlaagd voor stoelen met extra beenruimte en voor stoelen in de Economy Comfort Class.
De tarieven zijn van toepassing op alle Europese vluchten (inclusief Tel Aviv).
Voor Economy Comfort stoelen gelden nu twee soorten tarieven:
Meer dan 72 uur voor vertrek, EUR 8 tot EUR 16 of 2.400 tot 4.400 Flying Blue Miles
Binnen 72 uur voor vertrek, EUR 6 tot EUR 16 of 1.900 tot 4.400 Flying Blue Miles
Voorheen konden uw klanten een Economy Comfort stoel boeken voor een tarief van EUR 10 tot EUR 25 of 3.000 tot 6.000 Flying Blue Miles.
Voor het boeken van een stoel met extra beenruimte geldt een tarief variërend van EUR 10 tot EUR 22 of 2.900 tot 5.900 Flying Blue Miles. Dit was voorheen EUR 15 tot EUR 30 of 4.000 tot 7.500 Flying Blue Miles.
Mar 29, 2016, 6:45 am
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I flew KLM at the weekend and on Thursday, just before departure, they still wanted €8 for Economy Comfort - which again disagrees with everything copied from the various websites and produced in my previous post!!!!