Air France-KLM Flying Blue selling miles with up to 80% bonus

Air France-KLM Flying Blue has launched a new flash sale, which offers up to an 80% bonus on miles purchases made by 1 June 2026.

This reduces the cost per mile to 1.69 US cents (2.17 cents), and is one of the largest bonuses in recent memory. However, it’s worth highlighting that you could buy Flying Blue miles for less with the ongoing Citi PayAll promotion, and HeyMax will soon be offering a 25% transfer bonus, so those are alternatives worth considering too.

While it’s less of a household name in Singapore than KrisFlyer or Asia Miles, Flying Blue can offer some good value redemptions, and I’ve recently started getting more invested in the programme.

Buy Flying Blue miles with 80% bonus

Flying Blue Sale

From now till 1 June 2026, 6.59 a.m SGT, Air France-KLM Flying Blue is offering up to an 80% bonus on miles purchases. 

Offers are targeted, and you’ll need to log in to your account to see how yours is structured. Here’s what I see on mine:

• 4,000 to 10,000 miles: 50% bonus (2.03 US ¢/mile)
• 12,000 to 22,000 miles: 60% bonus (1.91 US ¢/mile)
• 24,000+ miles: 80% bonus (1.69 US ¢/mile)

During the previous sale, the minimum purchase to trigger the 80% bonus was 50,000 miles, so this offers a much lower “entry point”.

Non-elite members (i.e. Explorer) can purchase a maximum of 100,000 miles per calendar year, pre-bonus, so during this sale they can receive a maximum of 180,000 miles total.

Elite members can purchase an unlimited number of miles, though there are still limits on how many bonus miles can be earned during a given promotion. For this promotion, it’s 240,000 bonus miles.

As an aside, Flying Blue’s status match programme now covers Singapore residents, offering instant upfront Silver, Gold or Platinum for 12 months. This is a paid programme, however, so you’ll need to do the math and decide if it makes sense in your circumstances. 

HeyMax transfer bonus coming

Get 200 Max Miles when you open an account and complete your first transaction

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HeyMax has announced that it will be running a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue soon, though the exact date has yet to be revealed.

Max Miles can be converted to Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio under normal conditions, so it might be worth waiting a little longer instead of paying out of pocket for miles. 

What can you do with Flying Blue miles?

The most important thing to know about Flying Blue is that they do not have published award charts. This means you need to be extra careful about buying or transferring miles speculatively, because there’s no guarantee that the prices you observe today will be the same a few months down the road.

You can search for awards even with a zero miles balance, so you can verify the space exists before buying miles and booking it.

Travel on Air France and KLM

Air France Business Class awards between Singapore and Europe cost just 85,000 miles each way, which is significantly less than the 108,500 miles that KrisFlyer would charge.

My recommendation is to use Seats.Aero for faster searching. I was able to pull up an entire year’s worth of award space in just seconds, which saves you the pain of doing guess and check. 

Another option from Singapore would be Bali, where a one-way Business Class award starts from 25,000 miles with KLM (or 21,500 miles with Garuda).

Also be on the lookout for the monthly Flying Blue promo rewards, which consist of discounted awards for travel over the next six months to and from Amsterdam and Paris.

Travel on partner airlines

Air France and KLM are part of the SkyTeam alliance, although they also have non-SkyTeam partners such as Malaysia Airlines and Qantas.

Award prices here are fixed, although again there’s no award chart to refer to; you’ll have to run searches and see what comes up.

Some suggestions include:

• China Airlines
  • Singapore – Taipei (Economy): 14,500 miles
  • Singapore – Taipei (Business): 28,500 miles
• Korean Air
  • Singapore – Seoul (Economy): 17,500 miles
  • Singapore – Seoul (Business): 44,000 miles

What else should you know about Flying Blue?

• Flying Blue awards can be changed or cancelled for a EUR 70 fee
• Fuel surcharges are not absorbed by the programme
• Flying Blue miles expire after 24 months of inactivity

With regards to expiry, performing selected accrual or redemption activities (such as crediting a flight to the programme or making a purchase with a co-brand card) will extend the entire balance for a further 24 months.

That said, because of the unpublished prices of Flying Blue awards, you should not be holding on to miles for so long that expiry becomes a concern.

What credit card should I use to buy Flying Blue miles?

Flying Blue does not process miles purchases directly, so they won’t code as airline spend. Instead, miles purchases are processed through Points.com in USD under MCC 7399 (Business Services Not Elsewhere Classified).

Here are the best cards to maximise the miles earned on your purchase:

Card	Earn Rate	Remarks
Citi Rewards Card Apply	4 mpd	Max. S$1K per s. month
DCS Imperium Card Apply	4 mpd	Min. S$4K FCY spend per c. month, otherwise 2.4 mpd
Maybank XL Rewards Apply	4 mpd	Min. S$500 per c. month, max. S$1K per c. month
UOB Visa Signature Apply	4 mpd	Min. S$1K, max. S$1.2K FCY spend per s. month
StanChart Beyond Card Apply	3-4 mpd	3 mpd for regular, 3.5 mpd for PB, 4 mpd for PP. No cap
Maybank World Mastercard Apply	3.2 mpd	Min. S$4K per c. month, no cap. Earn 2.8 mpd with min. S$800 per c. month
Maybank Visa Infinite Apply	3.2 mpd	Min. S$4K per c. month, no cap, otherwise 2 mpd
StanChart Visa Infinite Apply	3 mpd	Min. S$2K per s. month, no cap, otherwise 1 mpd
BOC Elite Miles Card Apply	2.8 mpd	No min. spend, no cap
Maybank Horizon Visa Signature Apply	2.8 mpd	Min. S$800 per c. month, no cap, otherwise 1.2 mpd
S. Month= Statement Month | C. Month= Calendar Month

Remember, you can pair the Citi Rewards Card with Amaze to earn 4 mpd on Points.com purchases, while paying lower FCY fees than banks.

Do not use HSBC cards or the DBS Woman’s World Card for Points.com purchases, as MCC 7399 will not earn bonus points. Also avoid using the Chocolate Visa Card, as it classifies MCC 7399 as a bill payment, and caps customers at earning just 100 Max Miles per month. 

Citi PayAll alternative

From 17 April to 31 July 2026, Citi PayAll is offering eligible cardholders: 

• A 0.7% cash rebate for tax payments
• A 0.2% cash rebate for non-tax payments

Cardholders must charge at least S$6,000 to Citi PayAll (in any category, tax or non-tax) on a single eligible card, in one or more transactions.

If they charge at least S$8,000 to Citi PayAll, they will receive an extra S$80 eCapitaVoucher, on top of the cash rebate.

Citi PayAll’s regular admin fee is 2.6%, so here’s the cost per mile on the four eligible Citi cards, for non-tax payments (effective fee = 2.4%) and tax payments (effective fee = 1.9%).

Card	Earn Rate	Admin Fee	Cost Per Mile
Citi ULTIMA	1.6 mpd	2.4% 1.9%	1.50¢ 1.19¢
Citi Prestige	1.3 mpd	2.4% 1.9%	1.85¢ 1.46¢
Citi Premier Miles	1.2 mpd	2.4% 1.9%	2.00¢ 1.58¢
Citi Rewards	0.4 mpd	2.4% 1.9%	6.00¢ 4.75¢

Citi Miles and ThankYou points can be converted to Flying Blue miles, and assuming you stick to tax payments (and you should!), the cost per mile would range from 1.19 to 1.58 cents (ignoring the Citi Rewards, which is really not worth using here).

This is cheaper than the Flying Blue sale, but remember: cardholders must pay the regular 2.6% fee first. The rebate will be credited within 10 weeks from the end of the promotion period, i.e. 9 October 2026. If you cancel your Citi card during this period, you won’t get your rebate!

The full details of this offer can be found below.

Citi PayAll offering discounted 1.9% fee and S$80 eCapitaVoucher for tax payments

Conclusion

Flying Blue Sale

From now till 1 June 2026, Flying Blue is selling miles with up to an 80% bonus, which reduces the cost per mile to 1.69 US cents (2.17 cents). 

However, it’s cheaper to buy Flying Blue miles through Citi PayAll, and if you’re able to wait, the upcoming HeyMax transfer bonus could be a better deal.

Since Flying Blue pricing can change without notice, you should never buy miles speculatively. Only buy them if you already have a trip in mind, and have confirmed that award space is available.