The Air France KLM Flying Blue loyalty program is well-known for its monthly rotating series of Promo Rewards, which offer 25–50% discounts on short-haul and long-haul redemptions on Air France and KLM flights.
The program has just released its Promo Rewards for April 2024, and once again, the list is a bit shorter list than it has been. On the other hand, there are some great deals to destinations across North America, including in economy, premium economy, and business class.
If you’re looking for an affordable way to get to or from Europe between now and the end of September 2024, be sure to take a look at the Promo Rewards this month, especially since Flying Blue recently adjusted award pricing in a favourable manner.
What Are Flying Blue Promo Rewards?
Promo Rewards are a major perk to being a member of Air France KLM Flying Blue. Promo Rewards are released monthly and offer 25–50% off in select markets on Air France & KLM flights in various classes of service.
This month’s list of long-haul KLM Promo Rewards includes:
- 25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal (37,500 miles)
- 25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Beijing (30,000 miles)
- 25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Shanghai (18,750 miles)
- 25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Boston (15,000 miles)
- 25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington (15,000 miles)
This month’s long-haul Air France Promo Rewards include:
- 50% discount on Air France premium economy class awards between Europe and Quebec City (17,500 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Atlanta (15,000 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Chicago (15,000 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Fort de France (18,750 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Ottawa (15,000 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Pointe a Pitre (18,750 miles)
- 25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Santiago de Chile (18,750 miles)
In addition to the 12 long-haul Promo Rewards, there are 12 short-haul Promo Rewards available for intra-European travel.
Air France KLM Flying Blue recently harmonized standard award pricing, which means that the minimum price you’ll pay for flights from North America to Europe is the same whether you fly from Boston or Vancouver.
- Economy: starting at 20,000 miles (15,000 miles with a 25% Promo Reward)
- Premium economy: starting at 30,000 miles (26,250 miles with a 25% Promo Reward)
- Business class: starting at 50,000 miles (37,500 miles with a 25% Promo Reward)
If you’re based in Montreal, this is an outstanding opportunity to score a deal on business class flights to or from Europe, or even further abroad.
For example, you can fly from Montreal to Europe in business class for as little as 37,500 Flying Blue miles. It doesn’t get much cheaper than that for a transatlantic flight in business class, even with the taxes and fees taken into consideration.
It’s a similar story to fly between Quebec City and Europe in premium economy, which prices out at just 17,500 Flying Blue miles with a 50% discount.
Air France is the only airline to offer non-stop flights to Europe from Ottawa. This month, you can score excellent deals in economy, as flights between Europe and Ottawa price out at just 15,000 miles per person per direction.
Promo Reward tickets are available for one-way and round-trip flights, allowing for flexibility in your travel plans. Promo Reward discounts are only applicable on the lowest standard award pricing when available, and not on dynamically priced flight segments.
Keep in mind that Flying Blue Promo Rewards come with a booking deadline. You must book the April 2024 Promo Rewards during the month of April; however, the travel window extends all the way through September 30, 2024.
How to Earn Flying Blue Miles
You can earn Air France KLM Flying Blue miles by booking flight tickets on Air France, KLM, and its SkyTeam partners.
Additionally, in Canada, you can transfer Amex MR points at a 1:0.75 ratio, which can be earned via the entire suite of American Express Membership Rewards credit cards.
There’s also the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard by Brim Financial; however, it currently comes without a welcome bonus in the form of miles.
| Credit Card |
Best Offer |
Value |
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70,000 MR points
$250 annual fee
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70,000 MR points |
$1,676 |
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120,000 MR points
$799 annual fee
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120,000 MR points |
$1,574 |
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75,000 MR points
$199 annual fee
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75,000 MR points |
$1,561 |
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Up to 77,000 MR points
$99 annual fee
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Up to 77,000 MR points |
$1,419 |
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100,000 MR points
$799 annual fee
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100,000 MR points |
$1,361 |
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Up to 60,000 miles + 60 XP
$132 annual fee
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Up to 60,000 miles + 60 XP |
$768 |
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15,000 MR points
$156 annual fee
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15,000 MR points |
$372 |
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10,000 MR points
$0 annual fee
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10,000 MR points |
$242 |
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If you have access to US credit cards, you can also transfer Amex US MR points, Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Capital One Miles to Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio to pool your Canadian- and US-sourced Flying Blue miles in the same account.
Furthermore, you can apply for the Bank of America Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard, and earn a welcome bonus of 50,000 miles.
Lastly, when you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to Flying Blue, you’ll get a bonus of 5,000 miles on top of the usual 3:1 ratio, for a total of 25,000 Flying Blue miles.
Overall, Flying Blue is a program that is rapidly growing in prominence for points collectors, especially with regular Promo Rewards, credit card partnerships, and competitive award pricing.
Previous Promotions
As you decide whether this promotion is a good opportunity for you to meet your travel goals, here’s a look back at Air France KLM’s past Promo Rewards:
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Beijing
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Shanghai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington -
50% discount on Air France premium economy class awards between Europe and Quebec City -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Atlanta -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Chicago -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Fort de France -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Ottawa -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Pointe a Pitre -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Santiago de Chile |
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25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Antananarivo -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Nairobi
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Amsterdam and Dubai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Guayaquil, Ecuador -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Detroit
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25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Delhi -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Havana -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Mauritius -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Accra -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Nairobi |
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25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Mexico City -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Paramaribo, Suriname
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Curaçao -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Beirut -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Fort de France -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Hong Kong -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Johannesburg -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Los Angeles -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and San Francisco |
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Ottawa -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Dammam/Dhahran -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Riyadh -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Shanghai -
25% discount on Air France business class and economy class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on Air France economy class awards between Europe and Toronto
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25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Beijing -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Saint-Denis (Réunion) -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Seoul |
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Toronto -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Beijing -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Mexico City -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Osaka -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington DC -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Cayenne
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25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Chennai/Madras -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Ottawa -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Cairo -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Osaka -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Vancouver |
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25% discount on KLM economy and business class awards between Europe and Edmonton -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Dubai -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Nairobi -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Los Angeles -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Miami -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Antananarivo -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Raleigh/Durham -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Abidjan -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Dallas -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Lima -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Panama City -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and San Jose |
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25% discount on KLM economy and business class awards between Europe and Montreal
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Chicago -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and San Francisco -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Paramiribo -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Curaçao -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Mexico City -
25% discount on Air France economy, premium economy, and business class awards between Europe and Ottawa
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25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Beijing -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Bogota -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Cancun -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Johannesburg -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Mauritius -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Shanghai |
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25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Mexico City -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Tel Aviv -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Cancun -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Abu Dhabi -
25% discount on Air France and KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Los Angeles -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Miami -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and New York -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Ottawa |
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Beijing -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Minneapolis -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Shanghai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington, DC -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Austin
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25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Chicago -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Denver -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Detroit -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and New York -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Quebec City |
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Calgary -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Curaçao
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Boston
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Chicago
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Mumbai 25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Ottawa
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Quebec City
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Cancun 25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Mexico City 25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Boston
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Chicago
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Denver
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Fort-de-France, Martinique
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Mumbai
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Toronto -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Tel Aviv -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Dubai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Minneapolis -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and St Martin -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Cancun -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Atlanta -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Dallas -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Detroit -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Fort-de-France, Martinique -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Havana -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Miami -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and New York (JFK) |
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25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Bangkok -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Cape Town -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Curaçao -
25% discount on KLM premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Mexico City -
25% discount on KLM business class awards between Europe and Montreal -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Panama City -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Chicago -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Los Angeles -
25% discount on KLM premium economy awards between Europe and Quito -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington DC -
25% discount on Air France economy and business class awards between Europe and Atlanta -
25% discount on Air France premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Buenos Aires -
25% discount on Air France economy and business class awards between Europe and Dallas -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Fortaleza, Brazil -
25% discount on Air France premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Newark -
25% discount on Air France premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Rio de Janeiro -
25% discount on Air France premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Sao Pãulo -
25% discount on Air France economy, premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Washington DC -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Cayenne, French Guiana -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Havana -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and St Martin -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Fort-de-France, Martinique -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Lagos -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Miami -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Johannesburg |
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50% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Montreal -
50% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Atlanta -
50% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Libreville, Gabon -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Bogota -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Dhammam / Dhahran -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Kuwait -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Minneapolis -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Mumbai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Panama City -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Salt Lake City -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Washington DC -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Detroit -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Delhi -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Denver -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Djibouti -
25% discount on Air France economy & premium economy awards between Europe and Dubai -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Fort de France, Martinique -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Saint-Denis, Réunion -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and San Jose, Costa Rica |
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50% discount on Air France premium economy and business class awards between Europe and Antananarivo -
50% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Bogota -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Tel Aviv -
25% discount on Air France business class awards between Europe and Mumbai -
25% discount on Air France premium economy awards between Europe and Douala, Cameroon -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Cayenne, French Guiana
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25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Lagos -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Libreville -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Malé
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25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Miami -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Johannesburg -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Panama City -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Bangalore -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Cape Town -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Dubai -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Kuwait |
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25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Aruba -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Austin -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Bamako, Mali -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Bogota -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Cape Town -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Chicago -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and Houston -
25% discount on KLM economy awards between Europe and San Francisco -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Boston -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Cayenne, French Guiana -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Lagos -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Johannesburg -
25% discount on Air France economy awards between Europe and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
Conclusion
With rotating 25–50% discounts across its route network, Air France KLM Flying Blue’s monthly Promo Rewards can be a great way to save miles if you’re planning a trip to, from, or through Europe.
This month, there are fewer deals than what we’ve seen in previous months; however, you can fly in economy, premium economy, and business class to Europe from three Canadian cities at a nice discount.
If you’re based in Canadian cities served by Air France and KLM, such as Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto, then hopefully it won’t be long until we see some Promo Rewards to these cities again.
Unfortunately, the announced discount on business flights between Toronto and Europe are nowhere to be found. The lowest available for Toronto and any European destination is 50000 instead of the announced 37500.
The pricing has been updated now, and you should be able to find flights for 37,500 points throughout the schedule.
Thank you, T.J.!
I was just going to post an update! It took me a few emails of back and forth to explain to our friends at Flying Blue that there actually was an issue. I don’t know if it was these emails that made the difference, but I am glad to see that the prices have been updated!
Thanks again!
Be ready to pay your BRIM/Flying Blue card off each month with manual bill pay. Currently no facility for pre-authorized monthly payment.