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Air France-KLM Business Class from 36K Points |
| While we just recently sent out Flying Blue’s Promo Reward space out of Montreal earlier this month, Air France-KLM Flying Blue has (slowly) started to release a bit more saver level award space. It’s about time if you ask me!
With a Chase running a transfer bonus to Flying Blue and both Chase and Citi offering transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, this is a great time to book.
Now, let’s get into it! |
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| Straight To The Points Routes: To Amsterdam (AMS)
Austin (AUS), Boston (BOS), Cancun (CUN), Washington (IAD), Houston (IAH), New York (JFK), Mexico City (MEX), Miami (MIA), Chicago (ORD), Portland (PDX), Edmonton (YEG), Montreal (YUL), Calgary (YYC), Toronto (YYZ)
To Paris (CDG)
Boston (BOS), Cancun (CUN), Denver (DEN), Dallas (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Newark (EWR), Washington (IAD), Houston (IAH), New York (JFK), Orlando (MCO), Mexico City (MEX), Miami (MIA), Chicago (ORD), Raleigh (RDU), San Francisco (SFO), Ottawa (YOW), Quebec (YQB), Montreal (YUL), Vancouver (YVR), Toronto (YYZ)
Operating airline: Air France Class of service: Business class Dates: June 2025 - March 2026 Seats available: 2 (up to 9) Cabin layout: 1-2-1 Best way to book (per person, one-way):
Please note that Virgin Atlantic does not have access to all of the dates.
Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): From US: ~$236 From Canada: ~$257 From Mexico: ~$280 From AMS: To US: ~$372 To Canada: ~$331 To Mexico: ~$374
From CDG: To US: ~$476 To Canada: ~$436 To Mexico: ~$478
Bank transfer partners:
Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott 30% Citi transfer bonus 25% Chase transfer bonus
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses Best Card Offers
Let me know if you book! |
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| | AUS-AMS January: 19 AMS-AUS August: 28 Sep-Dec: N/A January: 15, 29 February: 5
AMS-BOS May: 30 July: 15 August: 1, 6, 13, 22 Sep-Nov: N/A December: 24 January: 28 February: 4
CUN-AMS October: 28, 30 November: 4 December: 16 January: 27 AMS-CUN October: 30 November: 4, 6, 8, 11, 20 December: 11
IAD-AMS July: 15 Aug-Jan: N/A February: 9, 16 AMS-IAD Jube: 25, 27 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 19
IAH-AMS August: 3, 10 Sep-Jan: N/A February: 9, 16 AMS-IAH December: 3, 5, 10 January: 16
AMS-JFK June: 4, 11, 23, 25 July: 30 August: 8 Sep-Nov: N/A December: 24, 31 January: 7 February: 20
MEX-AMS August: 18 October: 13, 21 November: N/A December: 9, 23 January: 19, 26 February: 9 AMS-MEX July: 9, 11 August: 20-22, 28, 29 September: 11, 17, 18
AMS-MIA February: 5, 12
ORD-AMS January: 5, 10, 12 ,19, 26 February: 2, 23 March: 2 AMS-ORD June: 6, 17 Jul-Dec: N/A January: 23 February: 20
PDX-AMS October: 26 Nov-Dec: N/A January: 19 February: 9, 18 AMS-PDX June: 16
YEG-AMS July: 26 Aug-Oct: N/A November: 10, 16, 17, 23 December: 8, 9, 28, 29 January: 6, 11, 13, 18-20, 22, 25-27 February: 2, 5, 8, 15, 17, 22 AMS-YEG December: 8, 15, 28, 29 January: 11, 12, 15, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 February: 1-3, 7, 9, 12, 15-17, 21, 26, 28
YUL-AMS **July: 7, 14, 17, 21 **August: 11 August: 3 Sep-Dec: N/A January: 7 AMS-YUL **May: 13 **June: 18, 22, 25, 26 **July: 3 **Augst: 20, 21, 22, 28 **September: 3 Oct-Nov: N/A December: 5, 8, 12, 17 January: N/A February: 4, 6, 11, 18, 20, 25 March: 4
YYC-AMS November: 11 December: 30 January: 12, 19-22, 27, 28 February: 2-5, 9, 17 March: 3 AMS-YYC January: 20-22 February: 5, 12
YYZ-AMS July: 20 August: 5 Sep-Nov: N/A December: 29, 30 January: 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13-15, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27, 31 February: 2, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17 AMS-YYZ June: 19 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 11 October: 17 November: 11, 13, 18, 20, 27 December: 2, 4, 10-12, 16, 17, 24, 27, 30, 31 January: 8-10, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30 February: 3, 5, 7, 10, 17, 19, 21, 24, 25
BOS-CDG January: 7, 18, 25 February: 1, 4 CDG-BOS June: 4-6, 10, 12, 17, 18 July: N/A August: 4, 7, 21, 26, 28, 29 September: 11, October: N/A November: 24 December: 19, 24 January: 7, 9, 13, 30 February: 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 17, 24
CUN-CDG October: 13, 16 Nov-Dec: n/A January: 13 CDG-CUN June: 5, 7, 19 July: N/A August: 19, 26, 28, 30 September: 4 Oct-Dec: N/A January: 22 February: 12
DEN-CDG March: 4 CDG-DEN
October: 16 November: 7 December: 10, 28 January: 16, 18, 23, 28 February: 4
DFW-CDG January: 12, 13, 16, 20, 25, 28, 31 February: 4, 7, 9, 16 CDG-DFW August: 18, 24-26 September: 1 Oct-Nov: N/A December: 11, 25 January: 28 February: 12, 13, 25, 26, 28
DTW-CDG December: 30, 31 January: 6, 7, 12, 20, 24 February: 9, 16, 17 CDG-DTW June: 12 July: 24 Aug-Nov: N/A December: 5, 9, 10, 26, 31 January: 27-29 February: 3, 4, 12, 17-19 |
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| EWR-CDG July: 12, 27 Aug-Dec: N/A
January: 13, 19, 20, 26 February: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23 CDG-EWR June: 4, 13, 27 July: 23 August: 30 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 7, 13, 14, 24 December: 4, 9-11, 16, 17, 23, 24 January: 8, 15, 22, 28, 29 February: 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 March: 4
IAD-CDG February: 9, 16, 23, 24 CDG-IAD June: 5, 9, 12, 16 July: N/A August: 27, 28 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 27 December: 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 26 January: 15, 23, 29 February: 3, 10, 12, 17, 25, 26 March: 6
IAH-CDG August: 7 Sep-Dec: N/A January: 19 February: 8, 9, 15-17, 24 March: 2, 3 CDG-IAH June: 6, 8 July: 4 August: N/A September: 11 Oct-Nov: N/A December: 16, 23, 24 January: 27 February: 3, 5, 12
JFK-CDG July: 28 Aug-Dec: N/A January: 12, 19, 20, 26 February: 2-4, 9, 16, 17, 23, 24 March: 2 CDG-JFK June: 4, 6, 7, 9, 11-13, 16, 26 July: N/A August: 1, 4, 7, 11, 13-15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 September: N/A October: 11 November: 26 December: 9-11, 15-18, 22-24 January: 8, 13-15, 21, 23, 27-29 February: 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 23-28 March: 4, 5
MCO-CDG July: 14, 28 Aug-Dec: N/A January: 21, 26, 30, 31 February: 2, 4, 6, 23 CDG-MCO June: 4 Jul-Oct: 19, 21 December: N/A January: 16, 17, 26, 30 February: 2, 25
MEX-CDG July: 22, 26, 30 August: 2-4 September: 2, 15 October: 13, 19, 21, 28 CDG-MEX June: 4, 5, 12, 13, 18, 27 July: 10 August: 21, 27, 28, 30 September: 2-4, 6, 11, 12, 17, 20 October: N/A November: 12, 13, 20, 25-27 December: 9, 11 January: 11, 12, 18
MIA-CDG March: 4 CDG-MIA November: 21 December: N/A January: 22, 29 February: 6, 10, 12, 23, 26 March: 1, 3, 5
MSP-CDG July: 29 August: 4, 5
ORD-CDG December: 30 January: 6, 7, 12-14, 25, 26, 28 February: 1, 2, 4, 9, 15, 16, 21, 23, 28 CDG-ORD August: 30 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 21, 26 December: 13, 18, 23, 24 January: 12, 15, 22, 23, 26, 28-30 February: 4, 6, 10-12, 17, 19-21, 25-28
RDU-CDG November: 17 December: N/A January: 10, 12, 18, 19 February: 14 CDG-RDU December: 6, 27 January: 28 February: N/A March: 4
SFO-CDG January: 26 February: 17 CDG-SFO January: 22 February: 5
YOW-CDG July: 25 Aug-Oct: N/A November: 10, 17 December: 8, 15, 29 January: 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20 February: 1, 2, 4, 11 CDG-YOW June: 4, 10, 19, 20, 26 July: 9, 14, 25 August: 7, 28, 29 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 19, 20 December: 2, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 January: 2, 7, 13, 14, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-30 February: 1, 3-6, 11, 12, 20, 24, 25 March: 2-4
YQB-CDG July: 5, 7, 14, 21, 28 August: 4, 18, 25 CDG-YQB
June: 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 27 July: N/A August: 27, 29, 31 September: 24
YUL-CDG **July: 14, 15, 20, 23, 25, 28 **August: 4-8, 11, 12, 14 Sep-Nov: N/A December: 5, 13, 15, 16, 29-31 January: 6, 7, 11-14, 21, 26-28 February: 2, 9, 16, 24 CDG-YUL
**July: 14, 15, 20, 23, 25, 28 **August: 3-8, 11, 12, 14 Sep-Oct: N/A November: 12, 28 December: 3, 4, 10-13, 15, 17, 18, 22-25, 27, 29, 31 January: 13-16, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30 February: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 March: 3, 4
YVR-CDG January: 19, 20, 29 February: 3, 10 CDG-YVR January: 19, 20, 22, 27, 28 February: 3, 9, 12
YYZ-CDG July: 15, 27, 28 Aug-Sep: N/A October: 27 November: 17, 18, 24, 29 December: 1-3, 16, 23, 29, 31 January: 5, 6, 9-12, 14, 16-19, 21, 24-28, 31 February: 2-4, 9, 16, 23 CDG-YYZ June: 11, 18, 19 Jul-Aug: N/A September: 3, 4 October: N/A November: 4, 13, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28 December: 1, 3-5, 8-13, 15-17, 22-25, 27, 30, 31 January: 7-10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 27-29, 31 February: 3-7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 24 March: 3 |
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| Flight Experience
Air France
Most Air France aircraft have a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout in business class. Some Airbus A350s, have a staggered 1-2-1 layout similar to United Polaris.
If you fly an Airbus A350 with the reverse herringbone layout or one of the refurbished Boeing 777-300s with the new reverse herringbone seats, the bulkhead is one of the best business class seats in the sky.
You can typically expect quality inflight catering with a solid crew. However, service quality can vary from flight to flight.
KLM
Their newest business class product can be found on their Boeings 777s. It’s arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout and each seat has a privacy door.
Your next best option is on a Boeing 787 which has a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout, but without doors. With either layout, you’ll have a lie-flat seat with direct aisle access.
I would avoid their Airbus A330 if possible as it’s a 2-2-2 layout. While it provides a lie-flat seat, you don’t get much privacy and only the middle section has direct aisle access without your neighbor needing to step over you.
Generally speaking, I prefer KLM’s crews to Air France. However, the catering isn’t top of the line so you might prefer Air France for that reason. |
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| How To Search
Search with Air France: Select "Book with miles" Select "Log in" Sign into your account Enter your origin/destination Enter your travel date(s) Enter the number of passengers Enter the class of service Run the search Select your flights
You can call to hold award space or book a stopover. The US number is 800-375-8723. Transfers to Flying Blue are generally instant.
Virgin Atlantic will also let you hold award space - though transfers are generally instant. You can reach Virgin’s call center at 800-862-8621.
Happy booking!
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