Flying Blue is the popular frequent flyer program operated and managed by the Air France-KLM group.
There is just so much to love about this loyalty program — especially how easy it is to earn miles and how generously Air France releases business class award space to Paris.
After a brief hiatus during the pandemic, the program’s beloved Promo Rewards are back, allowing you to get mileage discounts on a handpicked selection of Air France or KLM flights! Keep in mind that the list of flights eligible for Promo Rewards is currently refreshed monthly.
Let’s walk you through all there is to know about Promo Awards!
What Are Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards?
Air France’s new business class aboard the A350. Image Credit: Air France
Air France-KLM Flying Blue has many superb features and things to love, including its terrific award pricing on transatlantic flights in business class.
With Flying Blue, you can book coveted business class flights to Europe for as few as 50,000 to 60,000 miles in each direction!
It gets even better, though, because Flying Blue’s Promo Rewards can help you save 20% to 50% off of your award ticket.
How does it work? Every month, a list of flights eligible for Promo Rewards is published. Consistently on this list are intra-Europe flights, Canadian flights, and East Coast U.S. flights.
And sure, while getting a discount on an economy flight from Paris to Rome might be nice, the reality is you’re probably not looking for these. You’re probably looking for long-haul flights.
Luckily, Flying Blue Promo Rewards often include long-haul flights, making it easy for you to save big on luxurious business class flights.
Flying Blue Promo Rewards come with a booking deadline and a travel window. This means you must book your eligible flight by a specific date for travel during a certain timeframe.
You can book these flights as either one-ways or round-trips, which adds even more flexibility to your travel planning.
Hot Tip: Promo Rewards do not discount the taxes and fees you’ll be charged on a given award ticket, so you’ll still have to pay $200 to $300 in each direction when booking with Flying Blue miles.
One of the biggest benefits of using the Flying Blue program, in general, is that you have expanded access to award availability on Air France and KLM flights, making it easy to find flights that suit your schedule.
Currently, Promo Rewards are eligible for free changes due to the pandemic, but cancellations and refunds are not permitted.
How Do I Earn Flying Blue Miles?
Air France-KLM Flying Blue miles are incredibly easy to earn, especially from credit card spending. That’s because Flying Blue has 1:1 transfer partnerships with all of the major flexible rewards currencies, including Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Brex Rewards, Capital One Miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards. Transfers from these currencies are usually processed instantaneously.
It’s also a 3:1 transfer partner with Marriott Bonvoy. Whenever you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points in a single transaction to Flying Blue, you’ll get a bonus of 5,000 miles, resulting in 25,000 Flying Blue miles earned.
Also, you can earn Flying Blue miles from flying on any partner airline and credit your flight to Flying Blue — that means you can earn Flying Blue miles when flying Delta and Korean Air, among others.
Flying Blue Promo Rewards for June 2022
Air France-KLM June Promo rewards. Image Credit: Air France-KLM
Flying Blue’s current Promo Rewards cover a booking timeframe of June 1 through June 30, 2022. As long as you make the booking before the end of the month, you should be able to take advantage of these deals.
You can redeem this month’s Promo rewards for travel through November 30, 2022.
You can navigate to the Promo Rewards page directly or visit Flying Blue’s homepage, click Earn & Spend Miles, and make sure the Promo Rewards tab is selected.
Here are all of the long-haul Promo Rewards:
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Dallas (DFW) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Denver (DEN) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Mexico City (MEX) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Austin (AUS) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Mexico City (MEX) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Europe
Hot Tip: Visit our guide Air France/KLM Flying Blue: What Region Is Your Destination? to learn more about what countries Flying Blue considers “Europe.”
Here are all of the short-haul and medium-haul Promo Rewards:
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Athens (ATH)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Berlin (BER)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Casablanca (CMN)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Frankfurt (FRA)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Marrakech (RAK)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Rome (FCO)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Zagreb (ZAG)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Rome (FCO)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Prague (PRG)
As you can see, there are 9 short- or medium-haul routes in addition to 6 long-haul routes eligible for Promo Rewards.
Finally, Promo Rewards are offered regardless of which direction you’re going. So if you see a Promo Reward for a route between any city and Europe, you should be able to book a Promo Reward in either direction.
Final Thoughts
Being able to book long-haul flights with a 25% discount is a fantastic benefit provided by Flying Blue’s Promo Rewards.
Remember that most Promo Rewards will be for short- and medium-haul flights. However, 4 out of the 6 long-haul routes are to and from the U.S. this month, which is the cherry on top of the Promo cake.
Best of all, you can easily acquire the miles needed to book these awards thanks to a number of transfer partnerships from some of the biggest flexible rewards programs in the world.
