Membership benefits

Every one of the four Flying Blue membership levels has its own unique advantages. Each level brings you different ways to get more from your journey. You´ll find that the benefits just get better with each membership level you reach. Read on to discover how it all works.

Membership thresholds
Ivory
Silver benefits
Gold benefits
Platinum benefits

As a Flying Blue Gold member, you can rely on the best in comfort, wherever you are. You can also enjoy exclusive preferential treatment and services offered by our SkyTeam partners, and by both our other airline and non-airline partners.

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Enjoy an automatic 75% Elite bonus

Your Gold membership gives you an Elite bonus* of 75% more Miles for each flight you take with AIR FRANCE, KLM, our partners Air Europa, Kenya Airways, Aircalin and TAROM as well as our other SkyTeam partners.
Check our Miles Finder to see how many extra Miles your next flight could bring you.

* The bonus is calculated from your Award Miles without any Service Class bonus. Elite Bonus Miles do not count as Level Miles.

More award ticket flights

As a Flying Blue Gold member, you qualify for award tickets that are exclusively reserved for Elite members.

Elite Award
The Elite Award is exclusively available on certain AIR FRANCE long haul flights.*
This award ticket is available for 115% of the Miles usually required for a Classic Award in the same cabin class.

* Reservations for award tickets can be made based on the availability of specially allocated seats. Please bear in mind that airport and security taxes and carrier imposed international surcharges on long-haul flights are not covered by your Miles and must be paid separately.

Flex Award
In Business Class and La Première / First, Flex Awards are only available to Elite members like you. This means even if there is no award seat available you can book an award ticket* for an amount of Miles higher than those required for the Classic Award on flights with AIR FRANCE, KLM and our partners Air Europa, Kenya Airways, and TAROM.**

* Booking Flex Awards is based on the availability of seats on the chosen flight. Only Flying Blue Elite members can use Flex Awards to fly in La Première / First or Business Class. You cannot use Flex Awards for upgrades and Round-the-World awards or for award tickets on franchised or code-share flights. Flex Award tickets can be exchanged or re-credited free of charge.

** Please bear in mind that airport and security taxes and carrier imposed international surcharges on long-haul flights are not covered by your Miles and must be paid separately.

Discover how to spend Miles with AIR FRANCE and KLM

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SkyPriority makes it easier to find your way

You will now automatically benefit from SkyTeam´s first alliance-wide service: SkyPriority. Discover the smoothest way to pass through airport checkpoints when flying with SkyTeam airlines. Simply follow the signs with the special label and enjoy all the priority services:

priority check-in
priority baggage drop-off and handling
priority at immigration and security
priority service at the ticket office and transfer desk
priority boarding

The SkyPriority label will also be displayed on your boarding pass, ensuring you receive the SkyPriority service throughout your journey.

Preferred treatment

Preferred waitlist status
If your desired flight and/or cabin class is not available when booking your travel, you will have preferred status on the reservation waitlist (provided waitlists are accepted on the flight and/or in your desired class of travel).* Please note this service does not apply to award tickets.

* Some SkyTeam airlines apply special conditions.

Preferred standby status
As a Flying Blue Gold member, you have preferred status on your flight´s standby list.*

* Some SkyTeam airlines apply special conditions.

Preferred seat

Preferred seating for an even more relaxed travelling experience

Opt for greater luxury when you fly in Economy Class. KLM offers a variety of different seats with extra comfort:

Seats at the window or along the aisle, just behind the Economy Comfort zone
Seats in a row of 2

As a Flying Blue Gold member, you can book your preferred seat online with 50% discount, or use your Miles to buy your preferred seat.

Find out more about KLM preferred seating

Enjoy more comfort with KLM Economy Comfort and AIR FRANCE Seat Plus

Choose more comfort on KLM flights
Choose a seat in the Economy Comfort zone on intercontinental flights to enjoy extra legroom and double the seat recline. Flying Blue Gold members benefit from a 50% discount on the price of a seat in the Economy Comfort zone.

Find out more about KLM Economy Comfort

Stretch your legs with Seat Plus on AIR FRANCE flights
Guarantee yourself extra legroom when you travel in the Voyageur cabin on intercontinental and European flights* by reserving a seat with additional space in advance. This service is free for Flying Blue Gold members.

Find out more about AIR FRANCE Seat Plus

* Subject to conditions.

Guaranteed seat in Economy Class

You will have a guaranteed seat in Economy Class for full-fare reservations on long-haul flights with AIR FRANCE, KLM or any other SkyTeam airline partner made at least 24 hours in advance. This service does not apply to award tickets or for aircraft with fewer than 100 seats.

Exclusive Elite reservation service

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we have a dedicated reservations team on hand to take care of your paid ticket reservation. Your exclusive Elite reservation service phone number is printed on the back of your Flying Blue Gold Elite card. Please note this service is not for award ticket bookings.

Lounge access

Take time to relax at the airport! Throughout the world, you and your guest enjoy free access to any of our airport lounges*. You are also allowed to access the Ukraine International lounges and the Copa Club in Panama** and you can invite extra guests to join you in the lounges on certain international stopovers. Depending on the stopover and lounge availability, the entrance fee per guest (excluding your first guest) varies.*** For more information, please visit the Airport Lounges section of our website.

* When travelling on or connecting to/from an international SkyTeam-operated flight on the same day.
** Including one guest (Copa only).
*** Subject to conditions.

Direct access from Privium Parking P2 at Amsterdam Schiphol

Save time and get from your car to the gate in just 5 minutes! At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, you can bypass the Departure Hall using the footbridge between Privium Parking P2 and the B and C piers. You only go through the security check. This time-saving option is only available for Flying Blue Elite members travelling in First or Business Class and if you:

are travelling to a Schengen country
are travelling with hand baggage only
have checked in online

Check-in and transfer benefits

Exclusive check-in counters
You can check in at priority counters at most SkyTeam airports and for Copa flights simply by showing your Flying Blue Gold card.
Elite transfer desks
You can find exclusive Elite transfer desks at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol airports.

Extra baggage allowance

You are allowed an additional item of baggage on any SkyTeam flight, with the exception of Korean Air. This item is limited to a maximum weight of:

23 kg* when travelling in Economy or Premium Economy

32 kg* when travelling in Business or La Première / First

* Except for flights from/to Corsica, on which you benefit from an extra baggage allowance of 5 kg.

For European Economy Class flights booked on or after 14 May 2013, KLM will charge a fee for checking in your first baggage item. However, as a Flying Blue member, you can still check in this first baggage item free of charge.

Weight concept destinations

If you travel on a flight using the weight concept you are allowed an additional 20 kg of baggage instead. This additional 20 kg baggage allowance is also applicable on Korean Air flights with the weight concept.

If you travel on a Copa flight using the weight concept you are allowed an additional 5 kg of baggage.

Find out more about your baggage allowance

Purchase additional baggage allowance

Carried over Level Miles

Get your year off to a flying start – make your Level Miles go further by carrying them over to next year.* Instead of resetting your Miles balance to zero, Flying Blue Gold members can now start the year with a positive account, as Level Miles earned above your level threshold will be saved after your Annual Level Check. This makes it easier for you to retain your current membership and achieve enough Level Miles for an upgrade!

* You must have made at least one Qualifying flight during the year.

Avis

special rates (on request when booking or collecting the vehicle)
up to 10% discount on all-inclusive rates for international leisure activities
100 Bonus Miles when you book online

Europcar

15% discount when you book on the Europcar network

Hertz

up to 10% discount on the best published fares
15% discount on the Hertz Prestige Collection range

M Gallery

opportunity to keep one´s room until 4 pm on departure day

Pullman

Show your Le Club Accorhotels membership card and you can take advantage of Pullman's Late Checkout service.

Regus

15% discount on a businessworld Gold, Platinum or Platinum Plus membership
4,000 Award Miles for a businessworld Gold membership
8,000 Award Miles for a businessworld Platinum or Platinum Plus membership

Sixt

Get up to 10% discount on all Sixt car and truck rentals* – just mention promotion code 9812073.
Get 20% discount when you rent a Sixt limousine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and 10% discount in all other countries.
Call us up to 48 hours before your rental, and we´ll make sure there´s a car ready for you.

* On all offline and internet private customer rates valid at time and place of rental. Subject to availability. Not to be combined with specials.

Sofitel

one-class room upgrade (subject to availability upon arrival at hotel)
opportunity to keep your room until 4pm on day of departure