XP for CDG-GVA
Nov 24, 2018, 8:31 am
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Apologies. I got confused. What has changed on CDG-BSL is not that they treat it as domestic but rather than they treat it as economy even when booked in J, as I reported in post 1794 in the main FB changes thread. Before April, notwithstanding the single cabin on the actual flight, tickets booked in a business bucket on CDG-BSL were treated as business class for FB purposes.
My understanding is that this is different for CDG-GVA where J is J, so to speak.
My understanding is that this is different for CDG-GVA where J is J, so to speak.
Nov 24, 2018, 8:44 pm
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Apologies. I got confused. What has changed on CDG-BSL is not that they treat it as domestic but rather than they treat it as economy even when booked in J, as I reported in post 1794 in the main FB changes thread. Before April, notwithstanding the single cabin on the actual flight, tickets booked in a business bucket on CDG-BSL were treated as business class for FB purposes.
My understanding is that this is different for CDG-GVA where J is J, so to speak.
My understanding is that this is different for CDG-GVA where J is J, so to speak.
Nov 25, 2018, 4:35 am
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I guess you can only book J CDG-BSL as a multi-leg ticket and when you come from a connecting flight that has a proper J class?
The question is then if the add-on leg CDG-BSL now makes the overall ticket considerably cheaper since that leg is now in Y.
Nov 25, 2018, 5:05 am
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So you can't have both: Business class miles and a cheaper ticket because you fly in Y. Who is to say that the ticket is not already cheaper than an itinerary with 'real' business class flights?
Is there a route that is operated by both KL and Transavia? If so, we can compare the business class prices between the two flights - to see if generally there is a price difference with the Transavia flights.
Nov 25, 2018, 5:22 am
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Wonder if that applies to a J class ticket with Nairobi to Kigali on KQ. Had been thinking of mileage run involving that, but it's an economy-only service...
Nov 25, 2018, 6:01 am
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It does not work that way. Fares are not calculated segment by segment and AF business class fares to BSL are not particularly cheaper than business class fares to ZRH or GVA.
Nov 26, 2018, 12:49 pm
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Nov 26, 2018, 2:21 pm
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Yes, fair enough, that’s what I thought it would be. I suppose the same situation applies to Hop !
For the MAN-AMS flight above, it must have been with a KL flight number then.
For the MAN-AMS flight above, it must have been with a KL flight number then.
Hop flights are eligible in any event, even as stand alone under A5 code.
Nov 26, 2018, 3:47 pm
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So that’s a bit weird about Transavia, given they are one of the named members of the Flying Blue program. At least we get XPs for flights with all SkyTeam members, because with Lufthansa all qualifying flights have to be only with Lufthansa Group airlines.
Nov 27, 2018, 3:02 am
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