Air France have treated me pretty well this year. With the exception of one or two flights where they dropped the ball pretty badly, the flights have been on time, had good service, and have basically shattered my stereotypes of Air France. This week alone they have treated me to two upgrades, a nice surprise and a bit of a bonus for having to work between Christmas and New Years.

So I was delighted to see this morning that my Platinum status had been confirmed. But I was a little surprised to see this:

My Air France status screen. Check on the “Member since” date…

That’s right. According to Air France, I have been flying with them for nearly 40 years. I wish I could say that I remembered the first flight, on New Years Eve, 1969, but sadly it is a distant memory…