DL vs CI FFP
Mar 24, 2012 | 2:24 am
#1
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DL vs CI FFP
Until now my parents and I had been flying mostly *A airliners, but we are going from Taiwan to several cities in the US this summer and DL has the cheapest airfare. We already possess a FFP with CI but with very low miles. If we are going to fly Skyteam predominantly from now on, which FFP is better, DL or CI? Please advise. Thanks!
Mar 24, 2012 | 6:04 am
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Until now my parents and I had been flying mostly *A airliners, but we are going from Taiwan to several cities in the US this summer and DL has the cheapest airfare. We already possess a FFP with CI but with very low miles. If we are going to fly Skyteam predominantly from now on, which FFP is better, DL or CI? Please advise. Thanks!
Mar 24, 2012 | 11:36 am
#3
Join Date: May 2011
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Between the two, DL... better earning channels (shopping, transfer partners), CI status is hard to obtain and maintain, and the award chart isn't what one would call "friendly".
IMHO, it's not so much that DL has a superior FFP, but rather CI's FFP isn't great to begin with.
IMHO, it's not so much that DL has a superior FFP, but rather CI's FFP isn't great to begin with.
Mar 25, 2012 | 11:02 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Even with CI's temporarily reduced thresholds for elite status I would still go with DL. If you fly higher Y fares or PE/C/F on a regular basis I'd also consider AF/KL. They have nice earning rates on higher fares.
Mar 31, 2012 | 7:57 pm
#6
Join Date: Dec 2006
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The 'only' advantage I can think of for CI's program is that you can earn at 40% on the cheap intra-Asia fares. I know CZ is notorious for selling fares that don't earn anything on of the most Skyteam programs but earn at 40% on CI, CZ, and MU programs.
