FB: 40% increase in cancellation fee (now €70)
Jan 25, 2024 | 10:02 am
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FB: 40% increase in cancellation fee (now €70)
Last edited by irishguy28; Jan 26, 2024 at 12:04 am
Jan 25, 2024 | 10:34 am
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This appears to have changed very recently...
https://www.flyingblue.com/en/spend/flights/rewards
Perhaps it changed back in December when this change was introduced, but I genuinely think it's more recent than that: Flexibility removed /reduced for Light and Standard tickets
https://www.flyingblue.com/en/spend/flights/rewards
Perhaps it changed back in December when this change was introduced, but I genuinely think it's more recent than that: Flexibility removed /reduced for Light and Standard tickets
Jan 25, 2024 | 11:43 pm
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Jan 26, 2024 | 6:25 am
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Don't know if that's how FB does it, but it's a possibility.
Jan 26, 2024 | 7:06 am
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Jan 27, 2024 | 4:19 am
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It’s really disappointing that this applies to everyone and on both cancellation and change. As a reminder, on ba, from a certain status level we don’t have any change or cancellation fee.
given fb dynamic pricing I change award flights more often than on ba (as sometimes a very expensive itinerary becomes reasonable again) so we are basically punished twice…
given fb dynamic pricing I change award flights more often than on ba (as sometimes a very expensive itinerary becomes reasonable again) so we are basically punished twice…
Jan 29, 2024 | 6:44 am
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To be honest,
1) with further restrictions on Business tickets (the late invention of LIGHT fares)
2) the increased cost of changes even on FLEX tickets
3) the higher price for Award cancellations
4) the "announced" cuts on Award prices which lasted only few hours before going back to the sad reality of dynamic prices where there's basically no-limits to the non-sense....
Flying Blue is becoming less interesting as a loyalty program (like it happened to most programs of the hotels).
I know it's a way to reduce inflation costs impact on the account in a period of inflation (like shrinkage on FMCG) but it leaves a lot of bitter on the so called "loyal passengers" tongue.
1) with further restrictions on Business tickets (the late invention of LIGHT fares)
2) the increased cost of changes even on FLEX tickets
3) the higher price for Award cancellations
4) the "announced" cuts on Award prices which lasted only few hours before going back to the sad reality of dynamic prices where there's basically no-limits to the non-sense....
Flying Blue is becoming less interesting as a loyalty program (like it happened to most programs of the hotels).
I know it's a way to reduce inflation costs impact on the account in a period of inflation (like shrinkage on FMCG) but it leaves a lot of bitter on the so called "loyal passengers" tongue.
Last edited by Squerez; Jan 31, 2024 at 9:40 am
Jan 29, 2024 | 2:10 pm
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Jan 29, 2024 | 4:07 pm
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Other circumstances, like bad weather at AMS, may result in the fee being waived as well.