Flying Blue Promo Reward: Air France Biz Class from Chicago
Flying Blue announced this month's Promo Rewards and a few US cities with business class discounts. With Bilt's 100% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, you can get a 62.5% discount off the usual saver award rate.
You can use these to fly non-stop to Paris and Amsterdam or connect to a bunch of cities such as Dublin, London, Madrid, Berlin, Rome, and plenty more.
Please note that availability isn't widespread. Book quickly!
Now, let's get into the details.
|
|
Air France Business Class - Image courtesy of Air France
|
|
|
Straight To The Points:
Routes: ATL/EWR/DFW/IAD/IAH-CDG, IAH-AMS
Operating airline: Air France, KLM
Class of service: Business class
Dates: May - October 2023
Seats available: 2+
Cabin layout: Varies
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Flying Blue: From 55,000 miles
- With Promo Rewards 25% Discount: 41,250 miles
- With 100% transfer bonus: 21,000 Bilt points
- With 25% transfer bonus: 33,000 Amex/Chase points
Taxes/fees (per person):
- One-way: ~$190-200
- Round-trip: ~$450-550
Bank transfer partners:
- Flying Blue: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- 25% Amex transfer bonus
- 100% Bilt transfer bonus
- Transfer bonus only available on May 1
- 25% Chase transfer bonus
Let me know if you book!
|
|
Flight Experience
A quick glance at these routes shows a few different aircraft types.
On KLM's 787 and Air France's 777, you'll find a business class cabin arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout. Each seat will be lie-flat, have direct aisle access, and be angled away from the aisle.
On Air France's A350, you'll find a layout similar to United Polaris' 1-2-1 layout. Even numbered rows are ideal for maximum privacy in window seats and if you want to sit close to your travel companion in the middle section.
Personally, I love the fun/quirky KLM experience - esp. the Blue Delft houses.
|
|
|
This one-way award is usually 80,000 miles per person.
|
|
Available Dates
Please note that cancellations/refunds are not permitted. You can check the full terms and conditions here.
Air France
ATL-CDG
July: 22
CDG-ATL
May: 2, 4, 9, 10, 17, 24
August: 21, 22, 29
EWR-CDG
July: 23
August: 8, 14
October: 9, 11, 21
CDG-EWR
May: 3, 4, 5, 19, 20, 29
June: 2, 6, 13, 14
September: 7
DFW-CDG
July: 23
CDG-DFW
May, 2, 4,
August: 30
September: 22
IAD-CDG
July: 25
AugustL 12, 21
CDG-IAD
May: 2, 5, 9, 11, 24
June: 14
August: 23, 25, 30
September: 2, 6, 7
October: 25, 26
IAH-CDG
July: 30
August: 7
CDG-IAH
May: 17–19, 24, 26, 27
August: 22-25, 28, 29
September: 7, 13
KLM
IAH-AMS
July: 8, 10
August: 13, 20, 21
October: 9, 30
AMS-IAH
May: 4,10, 11 16-19
August: 18, 22, 23, 24
September: 8, 9, 20, 21
October: 24, 25
|
|
|
The Gardens of Versailles
|
|
Final Thoughts
The taxes/fees on these awards aren't the cheapest but for so few points/miles, I think Promo Rewards are at least worth it for a one-way ticket when booking a business class trip to Europe. If you can take advantage of the Bilt 100% transfer bonus, it's really a screaming deal.
If you book I'd love to hear where you decide to visit!
Happy Booking!
|
|
|
|
