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.

KLM Business Class

This is a StatusMatch.com offer.

• U.S. residents pay $99 for a Silver match and $299 for a Gold match
  
• Submission requires details of your current airline status and pay of the application fee
  
• Submissions are processed within 3 business days and new status reflected within 5 business days after that.

Flying Blue Gold includes:

• SkyTeam Elite Plus benefits, including lounge access when flying coach internationally
• Airport priority like check-in and boarding
• No points expiration
• 50% discount purchasing Delta Comfort+ seats
• Premium customer support

Here are the status levels they will match against, noting that Platinum is not available through a match to U.S. customers.

It’s not a Platinum status match for U.S customers – so doesn’t gain access to first class award redemptions – but it’s still quite compelling. Flying Blue elites may also be eligible for status matches to other airlines.

For someone who flies Delta at most occasionally having airport priority and a discount on extra legroom seats is attractive, and a better phone customer service option for managing Flying Blue awards is as well. Along a certain margin it makes Air France KLM even more focal.

Air France KLM Flying Blue is a transfer partner of all of the major U.S. bank currencies, making their points easy to get, and their business class saver redemptions are intentionally reasonable. I have a large stash of their miles and Gold status from Bilt Platinum. Flying Blue is the most attractive program in SkyTeam. Unfortunately it does not confer lounge access on Delta domestic itineraries.