The Offer
- Every month Flying Blue (AirFrance & KLM) offer discounted award flights. This month they are also offering these special edition promo rewards. Fly anywhere in Europe and:
- New York for 14,000 miles one way
- San Francisco 17,000 miles one way
The Fine Print
- Book on November 14th, 15th & 16th
- Fly between January 1 and March 31st, 2019
Our Verdict
I was expecting better, sometimes they offer 50% off and that drops prices to 11,000 miles one way. The issue with these flights is always the taxes and fees that are $200+ round trip.
You can transfer points into the Flying Blue program from:
- Chase Ultimate Rewards
- American Express Membership Rewards
- Barclays Arrival Premier
- SPG Points
- Citi ThankYou Points
- Diners Club
Hat tip to reader Shahriyar
The fees are killing this.
Random SFO – Europe round trip is 34 000 Miles + 177.09 EUR, lowest fees I could find. Same flight goes for $658, earning ~2330 miles (4x / EUR). That’s a petty 1.26 cent / mile value.
Yup, Flying Blue would be great without all those fees.