Introduction – September 2023 Flying Blue Promo Awards
Flying Blue is the loyalty and flight award program for Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Every month, Flying Blue offers new promotional rewards in which you can book award tickets at a discount. September 2023’s Flying Blue Promo Awards offer up to a 25% discount on certain routings. If you have been planning a trip to Europe or somewhere else in the Air France and KLM network, Flying Blue’s September 2023 promo awards can significantly maximize your miles and points.
Even if you are not a frequent flyer of Air France or KLM, Flying Blue is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt, Capital One, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Marriott Bonvoy – so there’s a lot of opportunity to redeem with the program.
Often, the above miles and points programs offer a 10-30% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, so you could save even more if you redeem for a Flying Blue September 2023 promo award on top of using a transfer bonus. For example, American Express Membership Rewards is currently offering a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue.
Lets take a closer look at the Flying Blue promo awards for September 2023.
Flying Blue September 2023 Promo Award Destinations
Below are the Flying Blue Promo Award destinations and routes for September 2023. To take advantage of September’s promo awards, book your ticket between September 1st – September 30th, 2023. Flying Blue September 2023 promo award pricing is valid for flights from September 1st, 2023 – March 31st, 2024, making this a good opportunity for upcoming fall or winter travel plans.
Short and Medium Hall Economy Class Flying Blue Promo Awards (September 2023)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Berlin (KLM, Starting at 3,750 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and London (KLM, Starting at 3,750 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Manchester (KLM, Starting at 3,750 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Munich (KLM, Starting at 4,875 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Paris and Lyon (Air France, Starting at 4,875 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Paris and Marseille (Air France, Starting at 5,250 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Frankfurt (KLM, Starting at 5,625 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Vienna (KLM, Starting at 6,000 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Stockholm (KLM, Starting at 7,125 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Paris and Milan (Air France, Starting at 7,125 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Paris and Oslo (Air France, Starting at 7,875 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Amsterdam and Oslo (KLM, Starting at 8,625 miles)
Short and Medium Hall Business Class Flying Blue Promo Awards (September 2023)
- Business Class Flights between Paris and Prague (Air France, Starting at 15,000 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Amsterdam and Prague (KLM, Starting at 15,375 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Paris and Toulouse (Air France, Starting at 15,750 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Paris and Nice (Air France, Starting at 16,125 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Paris and Budapest (Air France, Starting at 22,125 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Paris and Bucharest (Air France, Starting at 25,125 miles)
Long Haul Economy Class Flying Blue Promo Awards (September 2023)
- Economy Class Flights between New York and Europe (Air France, Starting at 11,250 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Boston and Europe (Air France, Starting at 12,750 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Miami and Europe (Air France, Starting at 12,750 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Ottowa and Europe (Air France, Starting at 15,000 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Los Angeles and Europe (Air France, Starting at 18,000 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Austin and Europe (KLM, Starting at 18,375 miles)
- Economy Class Flights between Abu Dhabi and Europe (Air France, Starting at 29,625 miles)
- Premium Economy Class Flights between Cancun and Europe (Air France, Starting at 30,000 miles)
Long Haul Business Class Flying Blue Promo Awards (September 2023)
- Business Class Flights between Tel Aviv and Europe (Air France, Starting at 37,500 miles)
- Business Class Flights between Mexico City and Europe (Air France, Starting at 60,000 miles)
Flying Blue September 2023 Promo Award Examples
When searching for Flying Blue’s promo awards for September, it’s important to note that the program has dynamic award pricing. This means that award costs vary by day. Generally, you will get the best deal when the cost of your award ticket would have priced out at the lowest levels before the promo discount was applied.
For example, let’s take a look at the economy class promotion between New York and Europe starting at 11,250 miles. You’ll see a block of dates when searching on either Air France’s or KLM’s award search site. Below, you’ll see the 11,250 mileage cost is available on October 2nd – October 4th, but the surrounding days cost more.
As of writing, the above flight on Air France from New York to Paris costs $800, which you could instead get for 11,250 miles plus $64.60 in fees. If you transfer from American Express Membership Rewards this month, you get a 25% bonus on transferred miles, meaning you could transfer just 9,000 miles to book this promo award – a fantastic value (about 8 cents of value per mile).
You can get even more value per dollar by booking long-haul flights in business class. Let’s look at Flying Blue’s September 2023 promo between Mexico City and Europe. The below flight between Mexico City and Prague costs only 48,750 miles. Per the promotion terms above, flying between Mexico City and Europe should cost 60,000 miles in business class. I believe because Prague and Mexico City are both promo cities for September, the overall ticket cost is less than 60,000 miles.
The above flight costs $3,895. Suppose you transfer from Amex Membership Rewards with a 25% discount. In that case, this flight will only be 39,000 miles for an even better 9 cents of value per mile (after subtracting the $286.35 in fees), in addition to the added comfort of traveling in business class.
Flying Blue September 2023 Promo Awards – Pilot Debrief
Flying Blue has announced its September 2023 Promo Award Destinations. The promo awards for September 2023 offer up to a 25% discount on award tickets, and taking advantage of this offer is a great way to maximize the value of your miles and points.
My favorite promo award this month is flying business class between Mexico City and Europe, which, along with the 25% transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards, can bring the cost of your ticket down to 39,000 miles.
Are you taking advantage of one of Flying Blue’s September 2023 promo awards? Let us know in the comments below.
