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Quand Frequent Flyer copie Flying Blue!

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Quand Frequent Flyer copie Flying Blue!

Airfunes · 2009-12-14

Les mauvais exemples ont la côte cette année ! Après les restructurations des majors européennes sur les vols courts et moyens courriers, le deuxième bagage en soute payant qui se généralise sur les vos transatlantiques, Frequent Flyer (programme de fidélite de Qantas) diminue la date de validité des miles! et ça fait mal 18 mois au lien de 36 (3 ans).

Toutes les compagnies de OneWorld vont-elles y venir ?

A lire pour plus de précisions:

Program update - Points Expiry We're making changes to the way your points expire

Currently, your Qantas Frequent Flyer points will not expire provided you earn or use points through your account at least once every three years. This includes earning points with our program partners and using points for an Award. The three year period commences from the date of your last activity. See Terms and Conditions.

From 1 July 2010:Your points won't expire as long as you keep your account active by earning or using points at least once every 18 months, rather than every three years; and Family transfers won't count towards keeping your account active. So, from 1 July 2010, you will need to earn or use points through your account (excluding transfers to or from an eligible family member) at least once every 18 months to stop your points from expiring. See the Terms and Conditions.

If you keep your account active by earning or using points once every 18 months, then your points will not expire. How will the change affect the points I have in my account at 30 June 2010?Any points you have in your account at 30 June 2010 won't be affected by the change to the expiry period and will continue to expire after three years. If you don't earn or use any points after 30 June 2010, the points you have earned before 1 July 2010 will expire three years after the date of your last activity. If you earn or use points after 30 June 2010, your points will expire either: - three years from the date of your last activity before 1 July 2010, or - 18 months from the date of your last activity after 30 June 2010, whichever is later.

Quand Frequent Flyer copie Flying Blue!

ThoRi · 2009-12-14

Heureusement, 1) la validité des miles reste illimitée, pourvu qu'on vole au moins une fois tous les dix-huit mois (même chose chez Flying Blue, si on acquiert des miles-statut au moins une fois tous les vingt mois); 2) ils préviennent en avance : alors que si mes souvenirs sont bons, des clients Air France qui croyaient avoir 3 ans pour utiliser leurs miles s'en sont vus privés par une décision de facto rétroactive.

Quand Frequent Flyer copie Flying Blue!

Airfunes · 2009-12-15

C'est vrai que Frequent Flyer prévient ses clients en avance, et surtout les miles gagnés avant la réforme restent valables 3 ans ! Ce qui n'était pas le cas pour FB.

En revanche pour conserver ses miles chez FB 2 solutions: accumuler des miles-status comme tu dis, ou accumuler des miles (non statuts) avec l'Amex Af-KLM Silver !

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