Flying Blue: earn 2X more miles on Air France-KLM flights to Canada

Flying Blue, the Air France-KLM frequent flyer program, has announced a promotion for the next two weeks.

Canadian travellers can earn 2x Flying Blue miles when flying onAir France or KLM to any destination in the world. To be eligible for the promotion, a segment of the itinerary must be to or from Canada.

Book before May 12, 2024 for travel until August 26, 2024.

The offer is valid for members who have a Canadian address on their Flying Blue account. No registration for the promotion is necessary, but be sure to provide your membership number when booking. Bonus points can take up to six weeks after the trip to be credited to the account.

Flying Blue miles are earned on the basis of ticket price (minus taxes and fees) and status:

• Explorer members earn 4 miles for every euro spent
• Silver members earn 6 miles for every euro spent
• Gold members earn 7 miles for every euro spent
• Platinum members earn 8 miles for every euro spent

With this promotion, Platinum members can earn up to 16 Flying Blue miles per euro!

The main method of collecting Flying Blue miles in Canada is with 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:

The best Membership Rewards card in Canada for earning Flying Blue Miles is the American Express Cobalt^MD Card, since it offers :

• 5 points per dollar for groceries, restaurants, bars, home deliveries, convenience stores
• 3 points per dollar for streaming services
• 2 points per dollar for travel, local transportation and gas stations
• 1 point per dollar on everything else

If we translate this into Flying Blue Miles, we get:

• 3.75 Flying Blue Miles per dollar for groceries, restaurants, bars, home deliveries and convenience stores
• 2.25 Flying Blue Miles per dollar for streaming services
• 1.5 Flying Blue Miles per dollar for travel, local transportation and gas stations
• 0.75 Flying Blue Miles per dollar for other purchases

The second method of collecting Flying Blue miles in Canada is with American Express Marriott Bonvoy cards. You can transfer your Marriott Bonvoy points into Miles from numerous frequent flyer programs, including Flying Blue, 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: