Dec
26
2024
Something strange is going on with Air France KLM Flying Blue partner award pricing
Did Air France KLM Devalue Partner Awards Up To 100%? Maybe Not, Actually?
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Delta Flights for 1,500 Miles (4,000 In First Class): Air France KLM’s Unbelievable Prices—Book Before It’s Gone!
Dec
24
2024
Air France KLM Flying Blue is offering awards on short-distance Delta flights for as few as 1,500 miles (and just 4,000 miles in first class). Compare Delta for similar flights and you’ll find prices of 15,000 or more in coach, and over 30,000 miles for first class.
Two Simple Tips To Unlock The Best Points Deals With Air France KLM Flying Blue
Oct
26
2024
Lately there have seemed to be fewer 50,000 point business class awards between the U.S. and Europe – at least if you’re looking to fly non-stop to Paris or Amsterdam.
However Find Flights For Me reminds that an important tip for finding the best award pricing with Air France KLM Flying Blue is to remember that they often charge different prices for different destinations, even when traveling on the same flights across the Atlantic.
NEW Deal: Fly El Al Business Class Cheaper Than Premium Economy With Flying Blue Points!
Jul
22
2024
Since all of the major transferable currencies – Chase, American Express, Citi, Capital One and Bilt – transfer to Air France KLM, most of you have access to these points. Pricing is much lower than you’ll find through El Al directly, or through Delta.
Transform Your Delta Flights: Air France KLM’s New Gold Status Match Offer For U.S. Flyers
Jun
21
2024
Air France KLM Flying Blue will now status match customers in the U.S. and Mexico up to the Gold level, with status valid for 12 months. This is fantastic if you have a stash of bank points that transfer to miles, and great if you fly Delta as well.
Bilt Platinum Status Now Includes Air France KLM Flying Blue Gold Status
Feb
28
2024
Bilt Rewards has been promising new elite benefits and they’ve just announced two new elements of their Platinum status: dedicated support, and Air France KLM Flying Blue Gold status. Both of these benefits launch February 29.
Air France KLM Is Offering A Status Match Up To Platinum, But There’s A Catch
Feb
26
2024
Air France KLM Flying Blue is offering status matches up to Platinum, the level required to redeem points for first class awards on Air France. They’ll even match United Platinum and American Platinum Pro members to Flying Blue Platinum.
Air France Considered Honoring Those 1,500 Point Business Class Mistake Fares
Jan
19
2024
When business class mistake fares from 1,500 to 13,500 points one way were recently offered, Flying Blue considered honoring the deal – it wouldn’t have cost that much – but they were afraid of the precedent.
Air France KLM’s Genius Play: Drastically Cutting Business Class Reward Costs to Boost Profits
Jan
11
2024
Air France KLM’s Flying Blue was already the best loyalty program in SkyTeam (although some partisans might argue for Korean Air Skypass) and has made several improvements over the past couple of years – better expiration rules, the addition of free stopovers, lower redemption prices.
They seem to be one of the few rewards programs to have re-discovered that better programs are more profitable programs.
Air France KLM Flying Blue On The Rise: Why It Will Continue To Outshine SkyMiles
Dec
22
2023
Air France KLM’s Flying Blue is the best frequent flyer program in the SkyTeam alliance. It’s legions better than Delta SkyMiles. At the airline’s investor day, they explained how they’ll be doubling down on the loyalty program to drive profits, as relayed by Brian Sumers in his invaluable Substack. U.S. airlines see loyalty programs as cash cows. That’s not as true elsewhere. In Europe and Australia, credit card interchange is regulated, so rewards card deals aren’t as lucrative. In Australia, we’ve seen Qantas make each point worth less in order to keep awarding around one point per dollar for credit card spend. (Card fees have gone up, and in some cases points-earning has been capped.) In Europe the cards themselves aren’t as profitable, and the deals look different. For instance a past Air France-American Express…
