Do you still have MilleMiglia points? You can now rebook an award ticket

We have written this many times, the MilleMiglia program is still alive and not only allows you to accumulate points and bonuses, but finally restored the ability to book award tickets.

Almost a year after Alitalia ceased to exist., and since ITA Airways launched its new Volare program, Older users enrolled in the loyalty program again have the opportunity to reserve award tickets using, if they still have them, MilleMiglia points. Of course there is no longer the fixed table that allowed them to detach a Round-trip ticket to the U.S. in business class with only 80 thousand points And you will not be able to use the old companion vouchers either, let alone get the milesback for those who still have the old American Express Alitalia Green, but it is already better than nothing.

Award tickets with Air France

The new MM REWARD Air France award ticket is available, you can apply for it with miles to fly with the French airline to destinations around the world, except Australia.

To claim your award ticket, simply call the relevant Exclusive Club, tell the operator your first name, last name and MilleMiglia code, and ask for Economy or Business Class ticket availability by preferred date and destination.

The table shows the cost in Millemiglia points for a single route, to which should be added airport taxes and surcharges applied by Air France, as well as a €25 fee for a one-way ticket that doubles to €50 in the case of a round-trip ticket.

Air France MM Reward Tickets Regulation

1. The award ticket can only be requested by the MilleMiglia account holder or the BusinessConnect account administrator.
2. The award ticket can be requested on flights operated by Air France by contacting the MilleMiglia Customer Service. The ticket will be issued at the same time as the reservation and must be used within 12 months from the date of first issue.
3. The award ticket can be round-trip or one-way and can be requested in Economy or Business class for travel itineraries where flights operated by Air France can be combined with flights operated by KLM.
4. The award ticket can only be issued in favor of the MilleMiglia account holder and his/her companions. For BusinessConnect Companies, it is possible to issue the award ticket in favor of employees or third parties.
5. It is possible to issue an award ticket with the outbound in Economy and the return in Business or vice versa. For multi-leg tickets, the segments of the outbound must all be in the same class (similarly for the return).
6. The award ticket must be requested a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the scheduled departure of the first flight in the travel itinerary.
7. The award ticket is obtained by using the miles plus paying by credit card the airport taxes and surcharges charged by Air France.
8. The amount in miles required for an award ticket is shown in the MM Reward table available at this page Of mymiglia.com.
9. The cost of airport taxes and surcharges is variable at the time of award ticket issuance, depending on the chosen departure and destination airports and class of service. The cost will be announced at the time of award ticket issuance.
10. There is an administrative fee of €25 for one-way tickets and €50 for return tickets. The administrative fee will not be refundable under any circumstances.
11. The award ticket includes the baggage provided for the class of service booked.
12. On each flight, seats dedicated to award tickets are subject to limited availability.
13. Voluntary stops (stop over) are not allowed. In case of voluntary stop over request, two separate award tickets must be issued.
14. Travel can only originate from airports where Air France is present.
15. Award tickets that include open-jaw travel (itineraries with the option of landing at one stopover and departing from another) may only be requested within the same award area. If an open-jaw trip is requested in two different award areas, two separate award tickets must be issued.
16. The choice of seat on board is free of charge for business class tickets. For economy class tickets, it can be made directly on the Air France website after receiving the award ticket and is free of charge if made within 30 hours prior to flight departure.
17. Date and time change is free of charge and is subject to availability of award seats on the new requested flight. Change of name, itinerary or class is not permitted.
18. It is possible to request a refund of the award ticket, upon cancellation of the reservation at least 24 hours before departure, against payment of a fee of €50 per ticket. If requested, the miles used and the amount paid for airport taxes and surcharges will be refunded.
19. In the event that the award ticket is not used, in whole or in part, for reasons attributable to Air France, there will be a full or partial refund of the miles used and the amount paid for airport taxes and surcharges.
20. No award tickets will be issued in the name of children aged 0 to 2 years old (Infant). To purchase an Infant ticket to be associated with an award ticket, it is necessary to contact the Air France Call Center.

In conclusion

Of course it is not the same as before, but it is still better than the alternative, or the conversion of points into Lastminute vouchers or in vouchers to rent cars with Avis. The positive side is definitely that Air France has a large number of award seats available and, having a variable table, using MM points might be more convenient than using Flying Blue points. In any case, it is better than losing them altogether by letting them "rot" inside the MyMiles account.

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