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Flying Blue is Air France and KLM's common FFP. There are currently (2005) around 10,000,000 members worldwide.
1. Earning miles with Air France
Air France, domestic flights:
250 miles per segment for G, U, W, E, A booking codes. 500 miles per segment for K, H, T, V, L, R, M, Q booking codes. 1,000 miles per segment for Y, S, B booking codes. N booking code earns no miles.
Air France, flights within Europe:
Mileage accrual is calculated on a basis of 750 miles, unless the route is longer than 750 miles (e.g. CDG-ATH). All* classes earn 100% of distance flown (min. 750 miles). Segments in Premium Economy (Tempo Challenge cabin) and Business Class (l'Espaces Affaires cabin) earn 200% of distance flown (min. 200% of 750 miles). *Exceptions: G and U booking codes earn 50% of distance flown (min. 50% of 750 miles), N earns 25% (min. 25% of 750 miles).
Air France, long-haul flights:
100% of distance flown in economy, 150% in Alizé (Premium Economy class of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network), 150% in l'Espace Affaires (business class), 300% in l'Espace Première (First). Exceptions: D, G and U booking codes earn 50%, L earns 25% only.
General exception: on all routes, A, O, W and X booking codes earn no miles, because these are award classes, but on caribbean flights A is for discount Alizé and earns 150%
2. Earning miles with other airlines
3. Status, level miles and qualifying flights
You can earn level miles on flight of KLM, Air France, Skyteam partners and Kenya Airways. Beside of that you can also earn level miles with spending on the French Air France-KLM American Express Gold Card (is also available for non-French citizens with a French bank account).
4. Spending miles
You can spend with all Sky-Team partners, Kenya Airways as well as many other partners. These currently are:
Air Alps Aviation - all flights except Vienna-Stuttgart, Innsbruck-Rome, Innsbruck-Parma
Air Europa - all UX flights
Airlinair
Aircalin
Avianca
Bangkok Airways
China Southern
City Jet - Malaga-Dublin
Comair (the South African regional airline operating under BA franchise)
CCM Airlines - all XK flights
Japan Airlines - most international flights
Jet Airways
Malaysia Airlines - most flights
Malév - Longhaul flight from Budapest
Middle East Airlines
TAAG - Paris-Luanda
Twin Jet
Ukraine International Airlines - Amsterdam-Kiev
With FlyingBlue, sometimes quite attractive flights are availalbe as WebAwards, usually at 50% less miles. These special awards can only be booked via a KLM or AirFrance website.
