New Flying Blue Search No China Airline/ Korean Airline business class available.
Jun 18, 2018, 1:25 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 2
New Flying Blue Search No China Airline/ Korean Airline business class available.
Hi,
I have been struggling with the new Flying Blue Search engine, specifically trying to find China Airlines or Korean Airlines business class seats available for redemption. It almost always defaults to AF or KL flights or only shows economy class seats. Tried to call Flying Blue a few times but always given the same answer that no business class seats are released to Flying Blue even if I confirmed the availabilities with Delta or Skypass website. Just wondering if others are seeing the same thing or if there is a work around. Thanks.
I have been struggling with the new Flying Blue Search engine, specifically trying to find China Airlines or Korean Airlines business class seats available for redemption. It almost always defaults to AF or KL flights or only shows economy class seats. Tried to call Flying Blue a few times but always given the same answer that no business class seats are released to Flying Blue even if I confirmed the availabilities with Delta or Skypass website. Just wondering if others are seeing the same thing or if there is a work around. Thanks.
Jun 19, 2018, 12:07 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
Posts: 21,904
For a given flight, it’s not because you see availability with DL or KE that there is availability with FB.
Jul 30, 2019, 11:46 pm
#6
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 4,279
I've been trying to find flights within SE Asia and North Asia, and every single connection is via some Chinese city with a Chinese airline, even for a simple HKG-BKK flight, KQ nor other options are coming in besides flying with a Chinese carrier via a chinese city. 
Aug 7, 2019, 5:13 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
Posts: 1,570
I'm also wondering about the exact same thing. Got quite a few miles I would like to burn, ideally in China Airlines' business class which looks like a great product. But no matter which route, which dates I look (even simple direct routes, eg FCO/VIE-TPE) I cannot find any seat at all in business class. It would be great if any of the experts here might have a bit more insight into this.
Sep 21, 2023, 10:05 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 100K, Hyatt Globalist, and Marriott Titanium Member
Posts: 266
Reviving this old thread, CI awards are still not showing on Air France, even though they’re available on other Skyteam partners.
Anyone find a solution to this?
Anyone find a solution to this?
Sep 22, 2023, 12:13 am
#10
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, Le ClubAccor Gold
Posts: 775
Sep 22, 2023, 4:27 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: VIE/PRG
Programs: FB Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 1,591
I was able to book CI flight from Prague to TPE a few weeks ago without problem seeing the availability online. Onward connections to SIN & CGK & HKG were available too.
Sep 22, 2023, 5:09 am
#12
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: FRA/SXB
Programs: FB Gold
Posts: 1,979
Just tried a search on my AF appli, it is showing CI flights available when booking on some dummy dates from Europe.
Perhaps more difficult to find availability from other régions ? Would honestly just call FB.
Perhaps more difficult to find availability from other régions ? Would honestly just call FB.