Trying to find 10k Flying Blue (Air France) miles for a last minute trip.

[JerseyVics]

This is probably totally wrong forum to post in, but the moderators can move or delete the post as necessary to comply with the rules.

I'm trying to salvage what I can of an upcoming Euro-trip... nothing is really going my way, but the more money I spend the deeper I screw myself it seems.

My latest dilemma is getting from a little podunk airport in central France to Orly, Paris in time for a 12pm noon connection. Original plan was to take the 5am train to the city then somehow get to Orly going back in the direction I came from. Having traveled on SNCF before I know I will really push my luck with this option.


So the only other option is to fly the morning of the connection into the same airport... but the typically $100US one way fare has now bumped up to a whopping $350US... which is a hundred bux more than what I paid to fly from New York City to Madrid (via Amsterdam and Paris) so go figure.


Does anyone have 10k Flying Blue points they have no immediate plans for or that are about to expire? Don't put them to waste, lets trade for something... I don't have much to offer other than a limited number of Virgin America miles, but enough to get you one way from West Coast to East Coast in the US. (reasonably speaking) I'd be happy to direct deposit you the Air France tax/fuel surcharge as I still have my Aussie bank account active.


Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,
--Russ


PS. I completely forgot, I got some Virgin Blue points collecting dust in my Velocity account... 8k I think. Could be more useful for someone? (i hope)

 

[JerseyVics]

I was able to cancel a Qantas award booking I had made earlier and will now have access to 10k Qantas points.

Would anyone consider an even exchange 10k Qantas for 10k Air France?

I will pay my tax/fees and you can pay yours.

thanks,
--Russ :-|

 

[drewbles]

I was able to cancel a Qantas award booking I had made earlier and will now have access to 10k Qantas points.

Would anyone consider an even exchange 10k Qantas for 10k Air France?

I will pay my tax/fees and you can pay yours.

thanks,
--Russ :-|

You're not permitted to transfer QF points to non-family members, so that's not likely to happen unless you can find a brother/sister/cousin/aunt/uncle etc to swap the points with.

 

[JerseyVics]

You're not permitted to transfer QF points to non-family members, so that's not likely to happen unless you can find a brother/sister/cousin/aunt/uncle etc to swap the points with.

Points wouldn't be transfered.

I am allowed to book a flight using my account for anyone. And so can Air France Flying Blue mileage holders.


There's a little "trust" involved in those transactions.

--Russ

 

[JerseyVics]

this post may now be closed

I was able to book an award for a flyertalker that booked an award for my trip.

cheers
--Russ