You Can Now Add a Free Stopover on Flying Blue Award Tickets

Updated: July 12, 2025, 11:21am CDT

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Everyone loves a good stopover. Whether you’re making the most of a layover or spending a few extra days getting from A to B, stopovers can help you maximize your time away from home.

Airlines know this, which is why so many of them offer the ability to add stopovers to your itinerary. Now Flying Blue, the loyalty program of both Air France and KLM, has joined the list of airlines letting you join the fun. Let’s take a look.

Flying Blue Adding Free Stopovers

There are quite a few airlines that allow you to add stopovers to your tickets. For example, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan allows for a free stopover on nearly all one-way tickets, while Air Canada’s Aeroplan charges you just 5,000 points to add one.

Air France A350 900 economy seats — Image Credit: Ryan Smith

That means Flying Blue is in good company, as it announced a little over a month ago that it would begin allowing travelers to include a free stopover on its award tickets. Now, as first reported by Inside Flyer, the ability to add a stopover has gone live.

Unfortunately, you’ll need to call in (800-375-8723) to add stopovers right now. Hopefully, the ability to do so online will come soon.

That being said, it took Air Canada nearly 3 years to build this feature into its website, so we might have to wait a while. Also, be aware that travelers have reported mixed results when trying to add a stopover over the phone. Evidently, the process is so new that many customer service representatives don’t know how to do it yet.

Although this feature is only available on award tickets, it’s easy to earn Flying Blue miles, thanks to its many partnerships with flexible point currencies. You can transfer points to Flying Blue from American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy points.

With the exception of Marriott Bonvoy, all of these points transfer to Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio, meaning 1 point in those other programs becomes 1 Flying Blue mile. Marriott Bonvoy points, meanwhile, transfer over at a 3:1 ratio with a 5,000-mile bonus for every 60,000 points you transfer.

Hot Tip:

You can score deeply discounted award flights each month with the Flying Blue Promo Rewards.

Final Thoughts

With this addition, you now have the ability to add a stopover in all 3 major alliances: SkyTeam, Oneworld, and Star Alliance.

This newest addition is great news for travelers, especially since Flying Blue miles are so easy to earn. While the current process leaves a lot to be desired, hopefully, it will become a little simpler as more agents become used to the change.