Flew Saudia before they joined SkyTeam
Oct 29, 2012, 7:25 am
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Flew Saudia before they joined SkyTeam
I flew with Saudia a couple of times end of last year before they joined SkyTeam. Since I was not interested in their frequent flyer program "Al-Fursan" I didn't even bother signing up for an account. Now I see that they've joined SkyTeam. Is there any way for me to get credit for my flights? I still have the boarding passes. I presume that I can not credit the flight to e.g. Delta since I flew before Saudia was part of SkyTeam, but could I retroactively credit it to Al-Fursan then transfer it to Delta or something?
If I had credited the flight to Al-Fursan in the first place, would it have made a difference? If so, that'll teach me to always sign up for a FF account, no matter how pointless it is, in the case that the airline joins an alliance in the future.
If I had credited the flight to Al-Fursan in the first place, would it have made a difference? If so, that'll teach me to always sign up for a FF account, no matter how pointless it is, in the case that the airline joins an alliance in the future.
Oct 29, 2012, 9:35 am
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You can't transfer miles between FF programs in SkyTeam (or in general, with the exception of some credit card or hotel points to FF miles in certain programs). If you had opened a SV account before your flight, you would have a few thousand (guess) orphan miles there.
Oct 29, 2012, 1:51 pm
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if you flew w SV the end of last year then it had already been public knowledge for over a year prior that SV was joining ST...............
I flew with Saudia a couple of times end of last year before they joined SkyTeam. Since I was not interested in their frequent flyer program "Al-Fursan" I didn't even bother signing up for an account. Now I see that they've joined SkyTeam. Is there any way for me to get credit for my flights? I still have the boarding passes. I presume that I can not credit the flight to e.g. Delta since I flew before Saudia was part of SkyTeam, but could I retroactively credit it to Al-Fursan then transfer it to Delta or something?
If I had credited the flight to Al-Fursan in the first place, would it have made a difference? If so, that'll teach me to always sign up for a FF account, no matter how pointless it is, in the case that the airline joins an alliance in the future.
If I had credited the flight to Al-Fursan in the first place, would it have made a difference? If so, that'll teach me to always sign up for a FF account, no matter how pointless it is, in the case that the airline joins an alliance in the future.