AF/KL BUD-HKG 1.740€ J r/t
#5
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ex GMP, HVN, ORD, now ICN
Programs: Alaska 75K, Delta Plat, BA Gold
Posts: 62
#6
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: AZ Exec, FB PFL, OneWorld Sapphire, IHG Diamond, Accor Platinum, Avis/Hertz President
Posts: 580
#9
Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: AMS, FRA
Programs: United 1K, FlyingBlue Platinum, Qatar Gold
Posts: 15
I booked this recently as part of a nested roundtrip, the other flights being cheap Y fares on QR that I upgraded using shortly expiring QCredits. It's possible to go via AMS and CDG both ways to maximise XP. I was also happy to be able to select seat 1A on Air France's new A350 cabin for free despite having dropped from Platinum to Gold. They wanted 200EUR for that seat about 1.5 months out from departure.
#10
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MYF/CMA/SAN
Programs: COdbaUA MM, AA EXP, AF S, Bonbon Gold, Hilton G, All G, GHA Titanium, Hertz PC, Avis Presidential
Posts: 5,877
This is definitely a decent deal. 102 XP = instant silver. 2 of them and you're gold and some.
I believe Gold get access to all seats free, no?
I booked this recently as part of a nested roundtrip, the other flights being cheap Y fares on QR that I upgraded using shortly expiring QCredits. It's possible to go via AMS and CDG both ways to maximise XP. I was also happy to be able to select seat 1A on Air France's new A350 cabin for free despite having dropped from Platinum to Gold. They wanted 200EUR for that seat about 1.5 months out from departure.