Goldorak

No, unless you do as you suggested below.

Yes, you can. But, in those circumstances, it is strongly advised to book 1st the new ticket and then cancel the 1st one. You never know...
Of couse, you need to have enough miles in bank.

Maestro Ramen

Don't you need to also pay 50€ cancellation fee?

b12e

I think this was covered already in the question 😊

Maestro Ramen

That must be a huge miles difference then to be worth those 50 euros!

Stgermainparis

In a nutshell: does AF care if two pax trade seats (between J and I)? Award tix, if it matters, no status.

Longer Q: I'm wanting to book 3 award tickets with 2 in J and 1 in I (for teen). MCO-ATL-CDG. Spouse and I both have amex plat cards so get lounge access to Skyclub regardless (and MCO and ATL don't have AF lounges). I'd have to pay for teen to join us. If I book one parent and teen in J and other parent in I so that teen can have access to lounges, how picky is AF about parent trading with teen for J on the long haul. My experience with DL is that they don't care. But I haven't tried this with AF.

Ditto

You need to consider that if you plan to have your teen in a different class they would have to be booked as unaccompanied minor (age dependant so might not be relevant in your case), given that it has an additional cost AF might be more picky about such a seat trade.

Stgermainparis

Thanks. Looks like 13+ doesn't require that. But good point bc that would've made the decision for me. In the end, AF website and phone agent and whatsapp chat were horrible and they couldn't book my tix (after I'd moved points over from Amex!). Now it is gone (or prohibitively expensive pointwise).

MalFr

I'm currently FB Silver and plan to book a ticket with points for my wife later this year.
I know that passengers on reward tickets "inherit" the benefits of FB members, and i anticipate being back to FB Gold well before we travel (if a couple of customers can get their jobs done!).
If i book her reward ticket now will she get the silver benefits for my status today, or Gold benefits (hopefully) at the time of travel?

We'll be travelling together and I'll be using cash (well, an AF voucher) for my ticket, so it'll be on a different PNR. What could be the disadvantages of that - not being on the same PNR - in the case of "something happening"; for example, a cancelled flight? Is it feasible to link the 2 PNRs somehow so we're not treated as 2 solo passengers?

Goldorak

If you're Gold at the time of travel, it doesn't matter if your wife inherits of Silver or Gold benefits on her ticket because you'll be able to guest her in the lounge and use SkyP services with your Gold status.
You can ask for the 2 PNR to be linked but that's totally artificial and will be of no benefit at all in case of irrops.

gncohen

What purpose does linking two PNRs serve in that case? I recently linked my upcoming reservation to my in-law’s PNR so wonder what, if any, difference it will make. (They originate in CDG but we have a connecting flight first, so I couldn’t book everything together.) Thanks as always

Goldorak

it serves almost nothing. If someone actually looks at the PNR, he/she may see the remark but it's all manual. Anything that is handled automatically by the computer will not take it into account (e.g. automatic rebookings, op-ups, handling of overbooking, etc).
Same for linking 2 PNR's in case of travelling on separate tickets : you won't be protected in case of missing the "connection".

CyBeR

Except that priority security is not a companion benefit and not given to silver members either.

MalFr

How would it work in the (theoretical) case that i am Gold and her BP shows my current Silver for the other SkyP benefits? I assume SkyP wouldn't be shown on her BP, so would just push her in front of me when i go through?

Goldorak

For checkin, never an issue, just say that you are travelling together. For security, if the entrance of the priority lane is controlled by an agent, just say the same. It works almost everywhere. If you have to scan the BP on an automatic gate, then your wife won't be able to use the prio lane.

psychtobe

re checked bag fees is there a significant cost difference between paying in advance via economy standard vs econ light as opposed to just paying online or at the airport before the flight? this is AMS to BOD. the chart looks like 40 euros per bag at airport but I can't get a clear reading if there is a different, lower fee online. the cost difference between econ standard and light is $39 which would suggest no advantage to paying in advance.

econ flex is another $60 but gives us the comfort econ section and assigned seats for our family which could be nice so it may be moot as I may do that anyway