Flying Blue: Promo Rewards for May 2024

Here are the KLM Promo Rewards for long-haul flights:

Here are the Air France Promo Rewards for long-haul flights:

Here are the Air France Promo Rewards for short and medium-haul flights with service to and from Paris:

Here are the KLM promotional bonuses for short and medium-haul flights with service to and from Amsterdam:

Here are examples of Promo Rewards that were available in April 2023.

Like this example at 7,500 Flying Blue Miles between Montreal and Paris on Air France at the end of July 2023:

Availability was particularly high in April and September 2023. But there were also some dates available in May, June, July, and August. Like this example at 7,500 Flying Blue Miles between Montreal and Paris on Air France at the end of July 2023:

And don’t forget that when you pay for your flight with Flying Blue Miles, the first piece of checked baggage weighing 23 kgs is included (and if you have Flying Blue status, as I do in the screenshot below, you benefit from an additional piece of baggage):

Here is the fare for four passengers for a one-way trip between Montreal and Paris:

On the Air France KLM website, there is a tip to know when searching for 30 days using your Flying Blue Miles: don’t enter anything in the date field!

This unlocks a hidden option: a 30-day flight reward calendar. As shown below:

You can then select the date with the best price in Flying Blue Miles and proceed with the booking.

The primary method of earning Flying Blue miles in Canada is through American Express Membership Rewards cards. You can transfer your Membership Rewards into Flying Blue Miles at a ratio of 1,000 Membership Rewards points = 750 Flying Blue Miles.

Here are the American Express Rewards Cards available in Canada:

So, with a credit card like the American Express Cobalt^® Card, you can earn the equivalent of up to 3.75 Flying Blue Miles per dollar of purchases:

There are many other American Express Membership Rewards credit cards from which you can convert your points to Flying Blue Miles.

The second method of earning Flying Blue miles in Canada is through Marriott Bonvoy Amex credit cards. You can transfer your Marriott Bonvoy points into airline miles including Flying Blue Miles at the ratio of 3 Marriott Bonvoy points = 1 Mile.

And if you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, you’ll earn 5,000 bonus Miles. Thus, 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points = 25,000 Flying Blue Miles.

The two Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards available in Canada are:

Since October 2022, the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard^® has been available in Canada. It allows you to earn Flying Blue Miles directly.

The earning rates of the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard^® are as follows:

As Flying Blue and American Express France are partners, you can transfer your Membership Rewards points (earned with an American Express card) into Flying Blue Miles. However, you must have a minimum of 625 points to transfer. 5 Membership Rewards points are equivalent to 4 Flying Blue Miles.

Here are the American Express cards in France with which you can earn Membership Rewards points:

Promo Rewards are one of the best opportunities to use Flying Blue Miles: you can either save money on economy class flights or treat yourself to Air France KLM business class at a discounted fare.

In addition, this is combined with the 25% discount for children’s reward tickets on the Flying Blue Family account.