A bonus for buying Flying Blue Miles has returned with the program for Air France KLM, which actually it’s a discount this time of up to 45% off the regular price. With past offers providing a 100% or 50% discount, this offering is weaker than those but if you are short some miles for a redemption (namely the AF KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards) it can make sense to buy them right now with this discount.
The up to 45% discount offer:
Receive up to a 45% discount when you buy Air France KLM Flying Blue Miles. Valid until Apr 30 25 Click here to learn more and to buy miles.
When does it make sense to buy miles?
Does it make sense to buy Air France KLM Flying Blue miles with a 45% discount when they have had better offers and most likely will have better ones in the future?
It can make sense if you need to top off your account for an imminent redemption or if you are searching availability and find a redemption where the value is at least 2.5 to 2.75 cents per mile (in C$). With a 45% discount the per mile cost is 1.68 cents in US$ or about 2.35 cents in C$. Then as Canadians we have to pay GST/HST on top of that as Points, who facilitates the purchase, is a Canadian company. That’s where we get the rough 2.5 to 2.75 cents per mile in redemption value to at least break even with this buy miles offer.
Now, it is very feasible to find redemptions with 3, 4 or even more cents per mile in value but I would find those rewards first and make sure you want to book those flights prior to purchasing miles as mileage purchases are non-refundable.
Originally posted on July 15, 2024 @ 12:10 pm