Deal alert: Business class to Europe on Air France or KLM for just 60,000 miles
We have seen some absolutely incredible deals this spring for summer travel, even last-minute.
You can now add this one to the list: Thrifty Traveler was the first to flag that there is a ton of last-minute award availability to and from Europe in July and August for as few as 60,000 miles one-way right now.
You can visit Paris and Bordeaux, France, as well as many other European cities from various U.S. gateways on Air France or KLM using as few as 60,000 Air France-KLM Flying Blue miles each way.
We are finding saver-level availability from nearly all of Air France and KLM's U.S. cities, including Houston, Miami, New York City, Chicago and others. The best availability appears to be in the peak summer season during July and August.
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Award pricing for Air France business-class flights — which include priority boarding, lounge access, lie-flat seats, meals and amenity kits, among other perks — can cost more than 200,000 Air France-KLM Flying Blue miles. If you take advantage of this deal immediately, you can snag a seat for as few as 60,000 Flying Blue miles per person for a one-way, nonstop flight.
If you are having trouble finding dates that work, use this work-around for navigating the Flying Blue calendar search tool.
Deal basics
Airlines: Air France and KLM.
Routes: From Miami, New York City, Houston, Chicago and other U.S. cities to Paris and other European cities.
How to book: Browse Air France-KLM Flying Blue for available dates and pricing.
Travel dates: Availability varies based on route, but dates generally range from July through August.
Book by: As soon as possible.
Sample flights
A nonstop business-class flight from New York City to Paris can sometimes require as many as 260,000 miles (or more). However, thanks to this deal, award pricing is as low as 60,000 Flying Blue miles.
This flight between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Bordeaux Airport (BOD) with a stop at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) only costs 60,000 Flying Blue miles plus $260 in taxes and fees each way.
I found flights from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to CDG for the same 60,000 Flying Blue miles.
You can also fly from Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia to JFK for just 60,000 Flying Blue miles.
There is widespread availability here, but I don't expect it to last, so jump on it while you can. I had better luck with one-way searches than with round-trips, but it doesn't hurt to keep hunting.Should you need to top off your Flying Blue miles, you can transfer points and miles from several other programs:
- American Express Membership Rewards
- Bilt Rewards
- Capital One
- Chase Ultimate Rewards
- Citi ThankYou Rewards
Maximize your purchase
Don't forget to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases to cover your taxes and fees, such as:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): 2 points per dollar spent on travel
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel® (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees): 3 points per dollar spent on airfare
- Citi Strata Premier® Card (see rates and fees): 3 points per dollar spent on air travel
Bottom line
There is wide-open business-class availability from various U.S. cities to Paris and beyond right now. If you have flexible travel dates and want to use points or miles for your booking, now is a great time to find discounted rates.
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