"In September 2023, Air France-KLM & Etihad Airways announced plans to expand their partnership. There’s now a major update, as both airline groups have rolled out frequent flyer reciprocity, giving flyers the opportunity to earn and redeem miles for travel on the other airline group. This has major implications for passengers."
Points Wire Note: The Etihad Guest award rates for Air France and KLM flights are set by their partner award chart. This won't be a go-to option.
Flying Blue rates won't blow you away, but there's some potential. The main benefit is we now have an option with multiple transfer partners (Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi) in addition to American AAdvantage which only partners with Bilt.
In theory, Air Canada Aeroplan could be useful but they haven't been able to book Etihad business and first class award space for a while now.
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