UX - Air Europa
#106
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 7,992
Segment runs to escape into the warm this spring? Are you crediting to another program than FB then, maybe AirEuropa SUMA? The big missing class is Business O, which gives nothing on FB, but it does give miles on UX SUMA (maybe it's like X-class at AF KL, which is sometimes used as a reward booking class, sometimes not (therefore doesn't give miles on other programmes such as SUMA).
Yes, I meant something like the O class.
#107
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,604
I managed to get my O-class ticket changed. I booked with Opodo, and they wouldn't reimburse under any circumstances even though I was within the 24 hour window, starting from FRA. Won't book with them again. Argument was that you have to cancel on the same date, whether or not within 24 hours. Won't book with them again. On the other hand, the agent was happy to look at the booking class situation and change it to the next class up .... for a price. Spent far too much on that ticket. But without that manoeuvre I would never have made it to FB Gold by March 31st last year.
Depending how badly you need the XPs, if you've already got a ticket it might be worth calling up whomever you booked the ticket with and trying to rebook into the next class up (can't remember what that was right now, I need to look it up, but it was something like 10-15 Euros difference).
Don't worry about the 2 XPs on flights to the Canaries, the Canary islands themselves are far more important than some XPs (each island is an amazing destination in its own right). And 2XPs is better than no XPs! It might, daftly, be worth looking at some inter-island flights, despite the 2XP limit. They can be had quite cheaply and might be a way of making 10-12 XPs up if one is short of them. There is no business class at all inter-island.
Depending how badly you need the XPs, if you've already got a ticket it might be worth calling up whomever you booked the ticket with and trying to rebook into the next class up (can't remember what that was right now, I need to look it up, but it was something like 10-15 Euros difference).
Don't worry about the 2 XPs on flights to the Canaries, the Canary islands themselves are far more important than some XPs (each island is an amazing destination in its own right). And 2XPs is better than no XPs! It might, daftly, be worth looking at some inter-island flights, despite the 2XP limit. They can be had quite cheaply and might be a way of making 10-12 XPs up if one is short of them. There is no business class at all inter-island.
#108
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: France
Programs: FB Plat for Life, UAMP, BAEC, Accor ALL Platinum, Marriott silver, Hilton, Meliá silver.
Posts: 3,116
UX metal bougth on AF website
It may have been posted here, but I repeat just in case.
If you book through UX website, you can select seats for a fee. If you are FB Plat (Gold?), the fee is waved, even for exit row seats.
Unfortunately, if you book through AF website, this is not possible. I tried to retrieve my booking on UX website, but it failed. Called UX and was told "no, you can't". Called Plat line, and they couldn't help.
P.S. Reason for booking on AF website, was that I was flying from NTE to AGP and UX website would show very few flights out of NTE; and not the convenient one for me.
If you book through UX website, you can select seats for a fee. If you are FB Plat (Gold?), the fee is waved, even for exit row seats.
Unfortunately, if you book through AF website, this is not possible. I tried to retrieve my booking on UX website, but it failed. Called UX and was told "no, you can't". Called Plat line, and they couldn't help.
P.S. Reason for booking on AF website, was that I was flying from NTE to AGP and UX website would show very few flights out of NTE; and not the convenient one for me.
#109
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Barcelona
Programs: Miles&More SEN; FlyingBlue Gold; IberiaPlus
Posts: 58
I trvael every month UX, BCN-PMI-BCN, I always get my miles (15) credited to FB.
When Gold, I can select any seat, including emergency exit, for free.
I always book on UX website.
Now it is more difficult to get status, but before, with segments, I always reached Gold in six months.
When Gold, I can select any seat, including emergency exit, for free.
I always book on UX website.
Now it is more difficult to get status, but before, with segments, I always reached Gold in six months.
Last edited by ROGERBCN; Jan 19, 2019 at 12:19 pm
#110
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,604
But the bummer is you can't get lounge access on purely domestic flights, which is a SkyTeam thing. Apparently you get it as FB member on Air France domestic flights, but I don't do those very often and am out of touch.
I find UX actually quite pleasant for those short flights to the Balearics. I wouldn't really want to fly long distances with them in any class.
I find UX actually quite pleasant for those short flights to the Balearics. I wouldn't really want to fly long distances with them in any class.
#111
Join Date: May 2017
Location: LYS
Programs: FB Plat
Posts: 438
I couldn't find the thread mentioning that AFKLM might do a JV with Air Europa for flights to Latin America...
Air Europa and Ryanair are stopping their codesharing. This might be related to the JV plan, or not.
Air Europa and Ryanair are stopping their codesharing. This might be related to the JV plan, or not.
#112
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,604
I had no idea that AirEuropa and Ryanair were codesharing, don't remember ever reading anything about it here or anywhere. Is that really the case, were they codesharing? Seems an odd tie-up, although both have similar service!
#113
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: France
Programs: FB Plat for Life, UAMP, BAEC, Accor ALL Platinum, Marriott silver, Hilton, Meliá silver.
Posts: 3,116
Seems an odd tie-up, although both have similar service!
Last edited by carnarvon; Feb 16, 2019 at 2:10 am
#114
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NCE
Programs: FB Ultimate - BA EC - LH M&M - Accor All Gold
Posts: 267
Sorry, article in french: https://www.tourmag.com/Ryanair-et-A...at_a92336.html
#115
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: France
Programs: FB Plat for Life, UAMP, BAEC, Accor ALL Platinum, Marriott silver, Hilton, Meliá silver.
Posts: 3,116
I don't think they're exactly "codesharing" but Ryanair is "feeding" some UX long-haul flights.
Sorry, article in french: https://www.tourmag.com/Ryanair-et-A...at_a92336.html
Sorry, article in french: https://www.tourmag.com/Ryanair-et-A...at_a92336.html
I went to FR website. No offer for long haul via MAD.
Then the statement from FR " Pour célébrer le développement de ce service, nous mettons des sièges en vente sur l’ensemble de notre réseau à partir de seulement 14.99 € pour voyager en Avril et disponibles à la réservation jusqu’à vendredi 23 mars 2018, minuit." ( To celebrate the development of this service, we are putting sales on our entire network from just € 14.99 for travel in April and available for booking until Friday, March 23, 2018, midnight. " ) makes no sense to me.
Which "service" is that? In case of delay of the feeder flight, what about the connecting LH flight? What about luggage?
If they sell flights for 14.99, then it cannot be LH. So how do you know the cost of the ticket?
Anyhow, if someone can find an example of LH destination on FR website, please let us know.
#116
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,604
I don't think they're exactly "codesharing" but Ryanair is "feeding" some UX long-haul flights.
Sorry, article in french: https://www.tourmag.com/Ryanair-et-A...at_a92336.html
Sorry, article in french: https://www.tourmag.com/Ryanair-et-A...at_a92336.html
#117
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: France
Programs: FB Plat for Life, UAMP, BAEC, Accor ALL Platinum, Marriott silver, Hilton, Meliá silver.
Posts: 3,116
Most interesting, I had no idea this was going on. It makes sense actually, if Ryanair wants to normalize its image a bit in the eyes of longhaul travellers. And also when you consider the graveyard of airlines in the last few weeks, the latest being bmi Regional today. Of course, this will in no way prevent such insolvencies from happening, but I think a greater cooperation of the remaining airlines would be a sensible line to follow from now.
#120
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,361
AFAIK, Easyjet never contemplated any such scheme. However, Gatwick airport offers a "GatwickConnects" service that allows some kind of quasi-interlining from airlines that do not normally interline at Gatwick, including Easyjet. There are two versions of this: one is simply one of simplifying luggage transfer from one airline to another and the other offers flight protection in case of misconnect. In the first version you book the flights yourself. In the protected version, you need to book through them. More info can be found here