lynxy

Yes there is soft landing as long as you have at least one qualifying flight in the year!

natcin

okay thanks! will start planning some extra segments then for plat

abcpp

Hope this is a good place to ask my question.

I've read on TPG about FB award travel to NOU and that got me interested. I went to flyingblue.com and found quite decent availability for LAX-SYD-NOU.

The problem is that I'm based in SEA and there's no availability SEA-LAX-SYD-NOU, though if searched independently there's plenty. Why is that? Do you think if I call, the agent will be able to help me and piece together such itinerary?

The reason why I want to do that is that returning flight NOU-NRT-SEA is much shorted than NRT-LAX and I also I can skip LAX-SEA. So here I am -- can you share your experience?

I'm not sure I'll be able to find a good agent on the phone who would go out of her ways to help me. If I know it is possible, then at least I can be insisting

Thanks in advance!

Ditto

I would advice on checking availability for each single segment on the route you want to take, and then call FB to check if they can book it for you, there might be ticketing restrictions or it might just be a glitch in the online tool.

Henry III

Your itinerary has inspired me - thanks! After some preliminary digging, it appears that Aircalin flights now earn FB level miles (according to the FB Miles Calculator). Did I miss some news?

-- Henry

Goldorak

Indeed. I missed that too. It is also written in the SB page of FB website.

Brendan88

Just to answer my own question. The KL lounge staff confirmed that Plats can have a negative award mileage. As I explained above you can spend 10% more miles than you have in your account.

oskidunker

Just created a flying Blue account as I will be booking a flight on Air France in the next few months. Would also appreciate any tips etc on flying Premium economy. I joined because it is supposed to be better than Lufthansa

Goldorak

There is no such thing as "Air France account" (see the title of you post). You have subscribed to Flying Blue, which is the frequent flyer program of Air France, KLM and a couple of other airlines (Tarom, Air Calin, Kenya Airways), and that's it.
And could you clarify what you mean by any tip about flying PE ?

rangerss75

Could someone kindly confirm that my understanding of the following is correct?

I have Platinum status (and live outside France) and expect to end the year with between 50,000 and 55,000 level miles and something like 15 qualifying flights.

1 I shall be downgraded to Gold. I shall have earned enough miles for this level anyway (so it isn't, in fact, a soft landing).
2 But I shan't be entitled to any carry-over miles, because of the drop in status level.

Re 2, I was rather hoping I'd be able to carry over the miles in excess of the 40,000 I need to achieve Gold status, because I have, in fact, earned the miles for this level and am not being given a soft landing to it.

Many thanks

TomMM

Do carry over level miles apply to Ivory? I just joined Flying Blue and will not earn enough miles to make Silver by the end of year. Will any miles earned this year as Ivory carry over to next year or will I start at zero?

Goldorak

Logically, no carry-over for Ivory, as you didn't reach any upper threshold.

FlyingDoctorwu

How long does it take for a mileage refund if I cancel online- I am trying to figure out if I should cancel and rebook online or call the FB call center to change my ticket. (I'm changing the destination and date; same zone) Thanks!

FDW

Goldorak

Better to call IMO. Usually the refund in miles is immediate, but some have reported here that it can take sometimes one or two days.

veryexcite

Quick question about gold status with KLM, when booking a flight with ivory, will he be entitled to the same benefit as I am? could I buy a preferred seat for the 2 of us with the 50% discount?