Flying Blue, the loyalty program for Air France and KLM, unlocks a vast network of destinations across the globe. But with a tricky dynamic award chart and prices changing often, finding the best ways to use your miles can feel overwhelming. Fear not, traveler!

In this guide, we show you how to maximize your Flying Blue miles with AwardFares, sharing our favorite insider tips on searching for and booking award flights that deliver the most value. Let’s get started!

Key Takeaways

  • Dynamic Pricing: Flying Blue uses a dynamic award chart, meaning the number of miles needed for a flight changes frequently.
  • Promo Rewards: Take advantage of monthly Promo Rewards for up to 50% off the standard mileage cost on select routes.
  • Easy Search with AwardFares: Use AwardFares to quickly search for real-time availability across multiple dates and routes without complex manual searches on Air France or KLM.
  • Sort and Filter: Easily sort results by price to find the cheapest award seats in any cabin class.
  • Direct Booking: AwardFares redirects you to the Air France or KLM website with your search pre-populated to complete the booking.

In This Guide

What is Flying Blue?

Flying Blue is the loyalty program of Air France-KLM, one of the world’s largest airline groups, including several other airline partners. Launched in June 2005 and born from the merger of Air France’s and KLM’s previous loyalty schemes, Flying Blue offers features like earning miles based on the amount spent on tickets, a wide range of redemption options, and periodic Promo Rewards (or Promo Awards). Members of Flying Blue can redeem their accumulated miles for flight tickets, upgrades, extra baggage allowance, and other services. The program features different membership tiers, starting from Explorer and moving up to Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Ultimate, each offering progressively more benefits, including priority boarding, lounge access, and increased mileage accrual.

Understanding Pricing & Promo Rewards

Flying Blue Promo Rewards are discounted award flights on Air France and KLM that Flying Blue releases every month. These discounted tickets can offer up to 50% off the regular miles cost. AwardFares will show you the already discounted prices for the Promo Rewards.

Quickly Find Promo Rewards

How To Find Flying Blue Award Flights (Step-by-Step)

1. Go to AwardFares

Creating an account is optional, but it’s also free, and it gives you access to more features. Make sure to sign up for one here.

2. Select the Frequent Flyer Program

In the Frequent Flyer Program picker, select Flying Blue.

Select Flying Blue in AwardFares Frequent Flyer Program Picker.

3. Add a Route(s)

In the From and To fields, enter your departure and arrival airports. In the example below, we search for flights between Paris (CDG) and Montreal (YUL).

Select the origin and destination city in AwardFares.

4. Explore Travel Dates

If you have a particular date in mind, add it by tapping on the Calendar field. AwardFares will search for available flights on that day, showing the results in a list below.

Search results for award flights on AwardFares (List View).

Alternatively, use the Timeline View to explore the availability for multiple days simultaneously. This visual calendar is perfect if you don’t have a set travel date. The bars show different classes in different colors.

Explore Flying Blue availability with the Timeline View, which works like a rewards map.

5. Sort by Price and Filter Results

A great advantage of AwardFares is that it lets you easily sort and filter results. On the result list, tap on the different header columns to sort the results by price. Use the Eco, Prem, Biz, and First class tags to find cheap awards across multiple dates, itineraries, and airlines. You can also filter by number of stops, aircraft, and more.

Sort Flying Blue Promo Rewards by price with AwardFares.

Pro Tip

Use the Max Price pill to set a maximum number of miles for the reward flights you are searching.

6. Book with Air France or KLM

Once you find your desired flight, click the Book button. AwardFares will redirect you to Air France’s website to complete your booking without the need to re-enter your search criteria, as it will be pre-populated. Note that Flying Blue does not have a centralized booking portal, so you’ll need to book through either Air France or KLM website.

AwardFares redirects you to Air France website to book Flying Blue award flights.

Why Use AwardFares for Flying Blue?

AwardFares is the world’s fastest search engine for award flights, and it works across different frequent flyer programs, routes, and dates at once. It makes it incredibly easy to find award flights in seconds, without having to do manual searches on Air France or KLM’s booking portal.

Advantages of using AwardFares:

  • It is free. You can use AwardFares to search for award availability without having to create an account or pay a fee. You can upgrade to get more features.
  • Easy to use. Our interface is modern and simple, it makes it easy to find award availability and understand the results.
  • Use it on-the-go. It works perfectly on the phone, letting you find new flights, plan journeys and set up alerts while you are on the road.
  • Real-time results. AwardFares finds real-time availability, showing you the latest and most up-to-date results.
  • Alerts. Couldn’t find the seat you were looking for? Set up an alert and AwardFares will notify you via email or push notification as soon as seats become available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your Questions Answered

How do I search for Flying Blue award availability?

The easiest way is to use a tool like AwardFares. You select “Flying Blue” as the program, enter your route and dates, and use the Timeline View to see availability across an entire month. Then you can sort by price to find the cheapest options and book directly on the Air France or KLM website.

What is the Flying Blue award chart like?

Flying Blue uses a tricky dynamic award chart, which means that prices change often. There is no fixed chart with a set number of miles for a specific route. The cost depends on demand, time of booking, and other factors.

What are Flying Blue Promo Rewards?

Promo Rewards are monthly-released discounted award flights on Air France and KLM. They can offer up to 50% off the regular miles cost for specific routes and travel periods. AwardFares automatically shows these discounted prices in its search results.

Where do I book Air France reward flights?

Once you find availability, you need to book on the airline’s website. Flying Blue does not have a centralized booking portal, so you must complete your booking through either the Air France or KLM website. AwardFares will redirect you to the correct page with your flight details already filled in.

Become a Flying Blue Expert

With AwardFares, finding Flying Blue reward flights takes just seconds. Try it for free and see how easy it is! For access to even more powerful features like unlimited daily searches, alerts, seat maps, and flight schedules, explore our Gold and Diamond membership tiers.

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