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Air France Loyalty Program — Earning, Tiers & Redemptions
Air France Loyalty Program — Earning, Tiers & Redemptions — Summary
How the Air France frequent flyer program works: how miles are earned, elite tiers, redemption value, expiry rules and which credit cards help.
Key Travel Facts & Insights
- The program: Air France operates Flying Blue.
- How you earn: Miles earn on spend.
- Elite tiers: Tiers run: Explorer → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Ultimate..
- Redeeming: Flying Blue runs monthly Promo Rewards with discounts of 25–50% on selected routes, which are among the best-value redemptions available from the US to Europe.
The program
Air France operates Flying Blue. The currency is Flying Blue Miles.
How you earn
Miles earn on spend. Status runs on Experience Points (XP).
Elite tiers
Tiers run: Explorer → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Ultimate.
Redeeming
Flying Blue runs monthly Promo Rewards with discounts of 25–50% on selected routes, which are among the best-value redemptions available from the US to Europe. Award pricing is otherwise dynamic.
Do the miles expire?
Miles expire after 24 months of inactivity; any earning activity resets it.
Credit cards and transfers
The Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard is available in the US and confers XP toward status.
Baggage benefits from status
Additional bags for Flying Blue Silver, Gold and Platinum members and SkyTeam Elite Plus.
Air France loyalty program — common questions
Do Air France miles expire?
Miles expire after 24 months of inactivity; any earning activity resets it.
What are the Flying Blue elite tiers?
Explorer, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Ultimate. Miles earn on spend. Status runs on Experience Points (XP).
What is the best way to redeem Flying Blue Miles?
Flying Blue runs monthly Promo Rewards with discounts of 25–50% on selected routes, which are among the best-value redemptions available from the US to Europe. Award pricing is otherwise dynamic.
More Air France help
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