New policy for paid and miles upgrades (AF/KL) - sept 2017
Aug 20, 2018, 7:30 pm
#466
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Aug 23, 2018, 4:08 pm
#467
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Sep 6, 2018, 7:17 am
#470
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Out of curiosity, does anyone know if one were to take such an offer, would include ground services at CDG if you were connecting to an onward journey?
Sep 6, 2018, 8:12 am
#471
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
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Sep 10, 2018, 2:04 pm
#474
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indonesia
Programs: Flying Blue PE, Garuda FF Gold, Shangr-La Gold, KrisFlyer SQ
Posts: 79
KL 810, KUL to AMS, in Economy Comfort on an award ticket. Crew member with Ipad offered upgrade to C for 128.000 miles. Declined. Three other pax were approached in my section, none took the offer.
Sep 12, 2018, 9:54 am
#476
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Champaign, IL
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... and it defies the concept of last-minute upgrade. By being too greedy, revenue management & pricing deters PAXs from purchasing their way to the front of the aircraft, and the empty seats in J remain unoccupied. There must be a rationale, but I am evidently too dense to get it
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Sep 13, 2018, 12:53 am
#477
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat ; A3 Gold ; HH Gold ; IHG Plat Amb
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The rational is that they don't want pax to buy an inferior class and expect to buy their way up. So they give them ridiculous prices and pax who really want to travel upfront next time... just buy a reasonably priced business class ticket with competitors because the AFKL game is just becoming non sense with the new flying blue.
Sep 13, 2018, 3:49 am
#478
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: France
Programs: SkyTeam Plat, Bonvoy Plat
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I'm booked for a CDG-IAH, in Premium Eco
I've been told by Flying Blue it would cost me 15,000 miles for an upgrade to J. This is fair and I'm ok to do it.
Same for return.
But no seat has been released yet for upgrade...
I won't be able to check-in on line and get an eventual offer, because I have a train leg to go to Paris first. So check-in will be only possible at the TGV' Air desk, on the day of departure. Which means all upgrades will already have been gone.
Why earning miles if you can't use them as you want / prefer ?
I've been told by Flying Blue it would cost me 15,000 miles for an upgrade to J. This is fair and I'm ok to do it.
Same for return.
But no seat has been released yet for upgrade...
I won't be able to check-in on line and get an eventual offer, because I have a train leg to go to Paris first. So check-in will be only possible at the TGV' Air desk, on the day of departure. Which means all upgrades will already have been gone.
Why earning miles if you can't use them as you want / prefer ?
Sep 13, 2018, 6:30 am
#479
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: AMS
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I'm booked for a CDG-IAH, in Premium Eco
I've been told by Flying Blue it would cost me 15,000 miles for an upgrade to J. This is fair and I'm ok to do it.
Same for return.
But no seat has been released yet for upgrade...
I won't be able to check-in on line and get an eventual offer, because I have a train leg to go to Paris first. So check-in will be only possible at the TGV' Air desk, on the day of departure. Which means all upgrades will already have been gone.
Why earning miles if you can't use them as you want / prefer ?
I've been told by Flying Blue it would cost me 15,000 miles for an upgrade to J. This is fair and I'm ok to do it.
Same for return.
But no seat has been released yet for upgrade...
I won't be able to check-in on line and get an eventual offer, because I have a train leg to go to Paris first. So check-in will be only possible at the TGV' Air desk, on the day of departure. Which means all upgrades will already have been gone.
Why earning miles if you can't use them as you want / prefer ?
Sep 13, 2018, 8:26 am
#480
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: France
Programs: SkyTeam Plat, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 49
Yes, several times already. But they always claim there is no possibility for upgrade....
I just went on their website and I could see they have still seats available in Business ( I did a booking, till the seat selection).
Is it because I am a silver member ? (but will turn Gold after the CDG-IAH).
I'm sure they keep their seats available till the last minute, so that they can sell them.
In case there is availability, you can probably upgrade at the airport. That's why I said it is a pity if you cannot use your miles as you want and when you want.
I just went on their website and I could see they have still seats available in Business ( I did a booking, till the seat selection).
Is it because I am a silver member ? (but will turn Gold after the CDG-IAH).
I'm sure they keep their seats available till the last minute, so that they can sell them.
In case there is availability, you can probably upgrade at the airport. That's why I said it is a pity if you cannot use your miles as you want and when you want.