The Air France / KLM Flying Blue The loyalty program is well known for its monthly rotation series Publicity award, Which offers 25-50% discount on short-haul and long-haul redemption on Air France and KLM flights.
The program has just announced its promotional awards for June 2022. Let’s take a look at the opportunities offered.
What is the Flying Blue Promotion Award?
The promotional award is a big advantage for being a member of Air France / KLM Flying Blue. Promotional prizes are published on a monthly basis and offers 25-50% discount on selected markets for Air France and KLM flights Among the different classes of services.
This month’s long-running promotional awards include:
- 25% discount Air France Economy Class Awards between Europe and Dallas
- 25% discount Air France Economy Class Awards between Europe and Denver
- 25% discount In the KLM Economy Class Awards between Europe and Austin
- 25% discount At the KLM Economy Class Awards between Europe and Salt Lake City
- 25% discount Air France and KLM Economy Class Awards between Europe and Mexico City
This month, all long-distance destinations are in North America, making it possible for Canadians (especially in central Canada) to reach Europe this summer.
Promotional prize tickets are available for one-way and round-trip flights, allowing flexibility in your travel plans. Promotional Rewards Discounts are available only when the lowest value applies to the prize price, and not to the dynamic price flight category.
Remember that the Flying Blue Promo Award comes with a booking deadline. You must Books 2022 Promotional Awards in June; However Travel The window extends to November 30, 2022. This is a more convenient timeline than the small booking window at Promo Rewards in the past.
It is important to remember that promo prize tickets are not usually modified, canceled or refunded; However, under Air France / KLM’s flexible COVID-19 rebooking policy, promo reward tickets can be changed for free until June 30, 2022.
Business class secret promotion award!
Over the past few months, I have noticed that Air France / KLM Flying Blue will apply discounts such as promo prizes for selecting business class markets. Although no such offer has been explicitly disclosed.
We seem to be seeing the same thing this month, although the availability of this “secret” business class promo reward seems to be more limited than the previous month.
For example, you can book for Mexico City-Paris 48750 miles 25% discount from normal rate of 65,000 miles.
However, I do not see any hidden business class discount fares in Salt Lake City or Austin this time around, as these were available in the last few months at Air France’s US destinations.
Taxes and fees are a bit higher in the business class, but the overall price point still offers great value compared to the rent in the paid business class.
While previous “Secret” Flying Blue Promo Awards have been running throughout the month, I can’t wait to see how long these deals will last, so I’d recommend snatching up the surprise discount rates as soon as you’re interested.
Mexico City, in particular, may still be effective for a very ambitious use.
The back door of Air France La PremiereIsAgain?
Taking Mexico City’s example one step further, there’s an interesting way to fly Air France’s first-class product, La Premier, by upgrading the payout on prize redemption. It requires some confidential work, but is worth the effort if you are able to connect the dots.
You need to find a route that has La Premier. For example, the route from Paris to Mexico City offers this, as shown in ExpertFlyer:
Once your reservation is made, you will need to inspect the first class cabin for availability. An easy way to do this would be to create alerts with ExpertFlyer.
There are only four seats in the cabin, so if you book them, you won’t be able to pay for the next step upgrade.
Within 30 hours of departure, check-in for an Air France flight opens when you log in to your booking on the Air France website. Here, you should pay a cash rental of around € 1,000 or so to upgrade to La Premier $ 1,390 (CAD).
So, if it works, you’ll be out 48,750 flying blue miles and about $ 1,770 (CAD) For 13 hours and 45 minutes of exclusive first class products in the world.
Also keep an eye out for the often-featured monthly promotional awards in Dubai, another sweet spot for upgrading to La Premier Paid from Business Class.
How To Earn Flying Blue Miles
You can earn Air France / KLM Flying Blue Mile by booking flight tickets from Air France, KLM and its SkyTeam partners.
In addition, in Canada, you can transfer Amex MR points in a 1: 0.75 ratio, which can be achieved through a complete suite of American Express Membership Rewards credit cards.
| Credit card | The best opportunity | The value | |
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90,000 MR points 99 499 annual fee |
90,000 MR points | 1,646 |
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75,000 MR points $ 199 annual fee |
75,000 MR points | 1,561 |
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Up to 67,000 MR points $ 99 annual fee |
Up to 67,000 MR points | 1,221 |
Apply now |
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85,000 MR points 99 699 annual fee |
85,000 MR points | $ 1,063 |
Apply now |
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55,000 MR points $ 250 annual fee |
55,000 MR points | 906 |
Apply now |
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30,000 MR points $ 156 annual fee |
30,000 MR points | $ 636 |
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10,000 MR points $ 0 annual fee |
10,000 MR points | 220 |
Apply now |
If you have US credit card access, you can transfer your Canadian- and US-derived Flying Blue Pool to Amex US MR Points, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Capital One Points Flying Blue in a 1: 1 ratio. Miles in the same account.
Finally, when you transfer 60,000 Marriott Forest Fear points to Flying Blue, you’ll receive a 5,000 mile bonus above the usual 3: 1 ratio for a total of 25,000 Flying Blue miles.
Overall, Flying Blue is a program that is growing rapidly for Canadian point collectors, especially with their regular promotional rewards and occasional confidential discount rates or two.
Previous promotion
Whether you decide this promotion is a good opportunity to meet your travel goals, look back at Air France / KLM’s past promotional awards here:
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Conclusion
With a 25-50% discount on its route network, Air France / KLM Flying Blue’s monthly promotional awards can be a great way to save miles if you’re planning a trip to, from or through Europe.
If you’re looking for business class or even high-end redemption, you’ll want to keep your eyes open for some attractive discounted premium rentals as part of the promo rewards, whether they’re published or not.
And if you live in other Canadian cities that are served by Air France and KLM such as Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton or Quebec City, hopefully it won’t be long before we see some promotional awards for your city in the future. Months
