DL credit for KL Cityhopper flights?
Aug 30, 2013, 8:51 am
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DL credit for KL Cityhopper flights?
I need to make 3 RTs between Germany and London this fall, so have been looking at AF and KL options. AF never comes up on DL's site, as has been discussed before. But KL is odd: consistently DL is telling me I'll only earn 1500 MQMs for a 4-leg RT because I won't earn anything on the first leg to AMS. These are all for fares (R, G, N, etc.) that earn full miles. The only thing I can think of is that these flights to AMS are KL Cityhopper flights--that's the only difference from the other ones, all of which earn the miles. And yet on DL's site it explicitly states that "Accrual only applies to KL-marketed flights operated by KLM, PrivatAir, City Hopper flights, and KL coded SkyTeam partners." Thoughts?
Aug 30, 2013, 9:09 am
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Aug 30, 2013, 9:30 am
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Aug 30, 2013, 9:32 am
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Never had an issue with LHR AMS STR flights earning as long as it was a class accruing miles. I usually book these via airfrance.us as it gives me AF and KL options.
Aug 30, 2013, 10:04 am
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Aug 30, 2013, 10:19 am
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I need to make 3 RTs between Germany and London this fall, so have been looking at AF and KL options. AF never comes up on DL's site, as has been discussed before. But KL is odd: consistently DL is telling me I'll only earn 1500 MQMs for a 4-leg RT because I won't earn anything on the first leg to AMS. These are all for fares (R, G, N, etc.) that earn full miles. The only thing I can think of is that these flights to AMS are KL Cityhopper flights--that's the only difference from the other ones, all of which earn the miles. And yet on DL's site it explicitly states that "Accrual only applies to KL-marketed flights operated by KLM, PrivatAir, City Hopper flights, and KL coded SkyTeam partners." Thoughts?
But depending on where you're flying out of in Germany and where you need to go in London, check out Cityjet (AF). They fly non-stop to LCY from a few German airports.
Aug 30, 2013, 2:33 pm
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Thanks all. It scares me just to trust DL/KL that they'll award the miles, but maybe I'll take a screen shot of the DL page with KL earning rules. It's a good idea to twitter about it, too--hadn't thought of that.
I may try Cityjet if I can. All things being equal I'd like to go through CDG--I can't believe I just typed those words--since I've been in AMS a lot this year and had a great experience in 2F last week.
I may try Cityjet if I can. All things being equal I'd like to go through CDG--I can't believe I just typed those words--since I've been in AMS a lot this year and had a great experience in 2F last week.
Aug 30, 2013, 3:40 pm
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Aug 31, 2013, 9:56 am
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Me neither. Although my favorite is DL64/65 direct into MAN, I often go via AMS for a change. I alwys get credit AMS-MAN etc