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Flight Intel


To ensure that Milez.biz users are always well-informed with the latest industry intelligence and our site boasts the most up-to-date data possible, we collect anecdotal material about award flights, organized by destination pairings and frequent flyer program. We’re always looking for the following type of information:
  • What are the fees and surcharges that travelers needed to pay in order to book their award flight?
  • How was the availability of a given route(s) when it came to booking the award flight?
  • Are there tricks that program members used in order to optimize their redemption?
  • Which specific flights were used for the award ticket? Are some flights better than others?
  • How does this award ticket compare to other programs and how does it compare to a ticket bought with cash?
  • Are there specific sweet spots in the award tables that one should try to take advantage of?
  • Are there exceptions to the award tables where our calculations are not accurate?
  • What was your overall experience with a particular award ticket?
  • Was it worth cashing your miles in for a given flight?
Let us know if you have intel you would like to share. We’d also be more than happy to link to your trip reports and sources, too! Click on the "comment" button for any of the miles calculations or email us through the contact page.

Paris (CDG) to Rome (FCO) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

A decent redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of about EUR 0.46 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Rome are EUR 45. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 161.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Berlin (TXL) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

Not a good redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of only EUR 0.32 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Berlin are EUR 56. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 119.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Prague (PRG) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

Not a good redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of only EUR 0.36 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Prague are EUR 51. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 158.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Nice (NCE) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

Not a good redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of only EUR 0.33 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Nice are EUR 55. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 121.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

A good redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of  EUR 1.12 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Kuala Lumpur are EUR 457. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 1,352.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Tokyo (NRT) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

A good redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of  EUR 0.94 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Tokyo are EUR 371. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 1,126.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012

Paris (CDG) to Beijing (PEK) with Miles from Flying Blue (Air France, KLM) / SkyTeam

Not a bad redemption according to capital.fr as this represents a value of  EUR 0.65 per mile. Fees on the redemption between Paris and Beijing are EUR 356. An inexpensive cash ticket can be bought for EUR 876.
See the article on capital.fr here. [in French]
 

9 November, 2012