Flying Blue is the popular frequent flyer program operated and managed by the Air France-KLM group.
Although there’s plenty 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, one much-loved feature of Flying Blue was suspended during the pandemic — Flying Blue Promo Rewards.
As of November 2021, however, Flying Blue has reinstated its beloved Promo Rewards, 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 refreshed regularly — before the pandemic, it was refreshed monthly.
Let’s walk through what Promo Rewards are from beginning to end!
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 points in each direction!
It gets even better 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 within a certain 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 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 transfer partnerships with all of the major flexible rewards currencies out there.
To be specific, it is 1:1 transfer partners with Amex Membership 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 crediting your flight to Flying Blue — that means you can earn Flying Blue miles when flying Delta and Korean Air, among other airlines!
Flying Blue Promo Rewards for January 2021
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Flying Blue’s current Promo Rewards cover a booking timeframe of January 1-31, 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 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.
At the moment, you can book your flights for departure dates between January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, which is a noticeably larger travel window than it has traditionally been pre-pandemic.
Here are all of the long-haul Promo Rewards:
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Cancún (CUN) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Chicago (ORD) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Houston (IAH) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Montréal (YUL) and Europe
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Toronto (YYZ) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Cancún (CUN) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Houston (IAH) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Mexico City (MEX) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Montréal (YUL) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between San Francisco (SFO) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Toronto (YYZ) and Europe
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Europe
Here are all of the short-haul and medium-haul Promo Rewards:
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Lille (LIL) and Lyon (LYS)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Lille (LIL) and Marseille (MRS)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Amsterdam (AMS)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Frankfurt (FRA)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Madrid (MAD)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Nice (NCE)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (CDG) and Prague (PRA)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (ORY) and Ajaccio (AJA)
- 25% off Air France economy award flights between Paris (ORY) and Toulouse (TLS)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Barcelona (BCE)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Bordeaux (BOR)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Geneva (GVA)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Lisbon (LIS)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Lyon (LYS)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Montpellier (MPL)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Nice (NCE)
- 25% off KLM economy award flights between Amsterdam (AMS) and Toulouse (TLS)
As you can see, there are 17 short-haul or medium-haul routes, along with 13 long-haul routes eligible for Promo Rewards.
Lastly, Promo Rewards are offered regardless of which direction you’re going. So if you see a Promo Reward for a route between the U.S. 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 marvelous benefit. With SkyTeam flights, it’s possible to achieve this thanks to Flying Blue’s Promo Rewards.
Remember that most Promo Rewards will be for short-haul and medium-haul flights — but a U.S. long-haul flight being eligible for Promo Rewards would be a sight for sore eyes!
Best of all, earning lots of Flying Blue miles is easy, thanks to a number of transfer partnerships from some of the biggest flexible rewards programs in the entire world.
