New policy for paid and miles upgrades (AF/KL) - sept 2017
Nov 25, 2021, 6:28 am
#1427
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,631
AF is teaching me a lesson today.
IAD-CDG
PE to Business - $1,251.30
Delta ticket stock (G Fare, which maps to A in AF).
About half cabin available to select (even though AF is only selling 7 seats at the moment, according to Experflyer).
When ticket was purchased, difference was about $550 per passenger. Should have booked business from the beginning.
IAD-CDG
PE to Business - $1,251.30
Delta ticket stock (G Fare, which maps to A in AF).
About half cabin available to select (even though AF is only selling 7 seats at the moment, according to Experflyer).
When ticket was purchased, difference was about $550 per passenger. Should have booked business from the beginning.
Nov 26, 2021, 1:54 am
#1428
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: SJC / SFO
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum; Hilton Gold
Posts: 785
Nov 26, 2021, 9:15 am
#1430
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: CMN,DXB,CDG
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 764
1029 from J to F on DXB-CDG.
I hesitated but considering it’s from an outstation and a rather short, night flight, I didn’t take it.
I think it’s quite a decent price though. 3/4 seats avail
I hesitated but considering it’s from an outstation and a rather short, night flight, I didn’t take it.
I think it’s quite a decent price though. 3/4 seats avail
Nov 27, 2021, 1:43 am
#1431
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,427
199 € Y->J for a LYS-CDG 
. Either their pricing algorithm has totally lost it, or they took me out of upgrade purgatory straight to hell.
Anyway that's a new record... On a 100% empty J cabin that will occupy 5 rows of the A321.
. Either their pricing algorithm has totally lost it, or they took me out of upgrade purgatory straight to hell.Anyway that's a new record... On a 100% empty J cabin that will occupy 5 rows of the A321.
Last edited by maalloc; Nov 27, 2021 at 1:59 am
Nov 27, 2021, 4:49 am
#1432
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
Posts: 21,940
Nov 27, 2021, 10:05 am
#1434
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
Flying tomorrow in Y on AF (my first Y on AF) and I was offered HEL-CDG 79€ to J and from CDG-DUS 69€
Half tempted to take the upg from HEL but perhaps I won't
Half tempted to take the upg from HEL but perhaps I won't
Nov 28, 2021, 4:20 am
#1435
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
And today the price for those flights is 269€ each to upgrade to J 😂😂
Passed on yesterday's offer and today's... Flight back is in J anyways which will cap off my 1800 uxps
Nov 28, 2021, 8:00 am
#1436
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
In the end upgraded on boarding to 1A I happened to have the pleasure of a repeat crew who remembered me and the end was very nice not in original seat and upon hearing the goal is being reached a battlefield upgrade to 1A and a pre departure Champagne 🍾🍾🍾 I am a happy Kauppias right now
My first Opup in 4 years
not in original seat and upon hearing the goal is being reached a battlefield upgrade to 1A and a pre departure Champagne 🍾🍾🍾 I am a happy Kauppias right now My first Opup in 4 years
Nov 28, 2021, 8:50 am
#1437
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: Flying Blue, Diamond Club
Posts: 782
In the end upgraded on boarding to 1A I happened to have the pleasure of a repeat crew who remembered me and the end was very nice not in original seat and upon hearing the goal is being reached a battlefield upgrade to 1A and a pre departure Champagne 🍾🍾🍾 I am a happy Kauppias right now
My first Opup in 4 years
not in original seat and upon hearing the goal is being reached a battlefield upgrade to 1A and a pre departure Champagne 🍾🍾🍾 I am a happy Kauppias right now My first Opup in 4 years
On the other hand, during the last 6 months they might have spent more time with Kauppias than their respective spouses/partners...
Is AF more generous on Opups than KL?
Nov 28, 2021, 11:38 am
#1438
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
But both crew in J were fabulous! Best crew so far... Not just the op up speaking 😂😂
Dec 6, 2021, 4:37 pm
#1439
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: VIE/PRG
Programs: FB Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 1,592
A client has a cheap ticket to Cancun and in his MMB I can see the following.
VIE-CDG Y-J 99€
CDG-CUN Y-Y+ 309€
CDG-CUN Y-J 850€
Premium eco is showing one seat available (middle), business two seats available in a nice config 1-2-1 ( 4 rows only).
For what is worth I think I signed him up to FB to get a better price for checked bag.
VIE-CDG Y-J 99€
CDG-CUN Y-Y+ 309€
CDG-CUN Y-J 850€
Premium eco is showing one seat available (middle), business two seats available in a nice config 1-2-1 ( 4 rows only).
For what is worth I think I signed him up to FB to get a better price for checked bag.
Dec 9, 2021, 6:45 am
#1440
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,427
This one is simply too funny not to share it here. Kudos to the marketing team that has a spot-on description of domestic J product.
I do like those cheese gavottes, but I would hardly call them "gastronomic food". As for the value of the offer, everyone can decide whether 30g of gavottes is worth 199€ more than 30g of butter cookies served in Y...
I do like those cheese gavottes, but I would hardly call them "gastronomic food". As for the value of the offer, everyone can decide whether 30g of gavottes is worth 199€ more than 30g of butter cookies served in Y...
Last edited by maalloc; Dec 9, 2021 at 7:14 am