Business class seats between US and Europe are between , and , miles, which is ridiculous. On Air France flights there are no benefits, and to top it all, Air France seats my wife and myself separately, although they know that we both are on the same flight. United and American are light years ahead of Flying Blue. This is definitely a big miss. Flying Blue looks interesting from the surface and might be OK if you book a Promo Award, but for any regular flight I would be surprised if you ever find a good deal.
My brother-in-law has plenty miles and offered to donate part of them to me when I wanted to book a flight with my family from Europe to the Middle East. Flying Blue has created a systemic problem that delays response to customers, defeats consumer efforts to claim their privileges, and provides no one to call them to accountability.
I did so using the Flying Blue chat element of its website onboard. The chat person directed me to email and then to follow up with a phone call when I made it to San Francisco. This was to send me down the rabbit hole, as I discovered in the ensuring months.
I called, was told that the only thing they could do is have their phone supervisor look into it. The supervisor would not get onto the phone but confirmed they had my email.
I was denied the privilege on the return flight. I did with all documentation and the history of what had transpired so far. This was about Flying Blue. Only the email people could respond—the very people they sent me to. Their supervisors would not get on the phone; and when one supervisor said he could do nothing without evidence—relayed that response—I offered it but he refused to give out an email for him.. I began to reconsider my loyalty to Flying Blue. This was their responsibility.
I asked for compensation for my time—a fair amount given the amount of time and the breach in trust and denial of stated privilege along the way, I had some who denied this was ever a privilege. It was and is: it was listed on the FB website until it was scrubbed for their April 1 change in the program. It was confirmed with me last week in writing from a Delta person.
The email confirmed this was my privilege and I was denied it. That was on Flying Blue. Agreed, I have been a platinum member for 3 years on flying blue, due to multiple round trips between SFO and Paris, and the service is terrible compared to other programs.
When you fly business, the benefits are completely useless. You just accumulate a bunch of points you paid a high premium for. Recently started to use KLM after a break of 10 or so years. Only because they have flat bed seats in business and the same flights for me at the times I needed fly BA were twice the price.
Once i read abut buying bonus miles, i called to ask will these miles increase my status. Amswer yes. Wrong info. They refused to refund or to upgrade my status. O e employee als asked me to recall exact date and hour of call i made to inquire which was 4 months earlier. Second thier log in password policy is stricter than my credit card or my european digital id login for passport , license etc… Isues.
At that rate I would need to fly the route over times to earn a free ticket for the same route. Think about it. It is a Star Alliance member and you reach your first Gold status with as little as After this you just need It is perfect for anyone that travels to Europe or live there. Other than that I can get my family to Istanbul Lounge at Ataturk the best lounge ever and I am not turkish, btw…: , gift an elite status, 2 business class upgrades per year and so much more benefits.
Plus Turkish flies all over the world and they have very good services on both economy and business. On every attempt to upgrade, I am put on a Wait list. When I book, I want to know immediately if the Upgrade was available. I had over points It takes only 40 Points to upgrade for European Flight but over points expired. Suggest you correct that ASAP, it is very misleading. Would it be better to use all my miles for awards out of AAdvantage and start again with Malaysian Enrich or just accumulate the lesser miles in AAdvantage flying Malaysian Airlines?
I think the above recommendations are from an American point of view for people who travel to Europe sometimes. Miles are easily generated and nearly every time I tried to upgrade it worked right away. Lufthansa gold status is nearly impossible to achieve, unless you fly intercontinental business class at least times per year.
Its far better to achieve your status with Aegean, TAP or Turkish and then enjoy the amazing Lufthansa lounges with your partner gold card. Thanks again for all the valuable research and analysis; I appreciate referring back to this for guidance. But, just over halfway into , I think it may be time for a serious update. Firstly, as Alaska is no fully-fledged Oneworld member, that must shake things up and maybe propel it into the 1 spot. Please update soon, maybe expand from 10 to 12, and kick a couple of sluggards off the list!
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Today February 15, : Top 10 best frequent flyer programs to join in Frequent flyer programs are used by many airlines to foster a sense of loyalty among passengers, who can earn points or miles that are redeemable for free flights, upgrades, hotel stays, car rentals or shopping.
Silver, gold, platinum - may purchase an unlimited number of miles in any calendar year Waitlist option No Courtesy Hold for award reservation Allowed Do you need to open an account to check availability? Download Full Size. Copa flight to Panama from the US starts from 17, miles in Economy one way. Insider Tip Look for promo awards to get the best value. Transatlantic promo awards from non-SkyTeam hub cities like Chicago, Washington and Denver are often the best chance to find promo award space in premium classes.
You can always get inexpensive domestic tickets to connect separately. The Homebase Stopover Strategy yields significant savings for Paris based travelers and combines well with Flying Blue. Air France operates non-stop flights between Los Angeles and Tahiti several days a week and this program shows the best award availability for that route. You may need to buy a separate ticket to LAX, but the savings are worth it if you get a premium class award to Tahiti on Air France.
You can earn Flying Blue miles when booking hotels and rental cars. Check all partners here. Write a comment. Comments: 0. Choose one of the three point combination options which is applicable to you. If you don't have any miles in any airline accounts you can leave those fields blank. Input all of the different points you have on the credit cards you are planning to use. You can enter as many as you like. If you have multiple cards on one name from the same bank you can combine and enter the total amount of points between all of your cards.
Enter all the miles you have in airlines frequent flyer programs on the left hand side following the airlines name. Once you input the information, click on the analyze button at the bottom of the page. The analyzer will offer you the optimal transfer combinations to explore as well as pros and cons of each. Review analyzer recommendations. Total number of miles is not the only consideration you should take into account.
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