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Flying Blue is running a new mileage sale in which its offering a discount (not a bonus) of up to 45% on purchases made by mid-September.
It should be noted that Flying Blue miles can also be generated by transfers from all four big US credit card programs (Membership Rewards, Ultimate Rewards, Capital One, and Citi’s ThankYou program), so make sure you consider that option before diving into a purchase.
Key info
- Sale runs through 23:59 CET+1 on 17 September 2025
- A maximum discount of 45% is on offer
- Elite members may purchase an unlimited number of Miles
- Non-elites can purchase or receive up to 100,000 Miles in any calendar year, unless a promotion is active in which case it is possible to either purchase or receive Bonus Miles on top of the 100,000 Miles.
Full terms and conditions can be found on the sale page.
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The sale
This is what I’m seeing in my account:
- Buy 2,000 miles and get no discount
- Buy 4,000 – 10,000 miles and get a 35% discount
- Buy 12,000 – 22,000 miles and get a 40% discount
- Buy 24,000+ miles and get a 45% discount
Link to sale page.
The math
As has been the case for a few years, Flying Blue prices its mileage sales in the currency of the country in which a member’s account is registered and there doesn’t appear to be a way to change this.
Fortunately, the days when US accounts were asked to pay considerably more in these sales than accounts based in Europe seem to be behind us, so the rip-off factor isn’t really there anymore.
Moving on…
Apart from discount that’s on offer, there’s one other good aspect of this sale – you can buy miles at the same cost/mile regardless of whether you’re buying 24,000 miles (the smallest amount that triggers the 45% discount) or if you’re buying 100,000 miles (the highest amount non-elites can buy).
If you have an account registered in the US, you are likely to be offered the chance to buy up to 100,000 miles for a total cost of $1,678. This would see you paying ~1.68 cents per mile.
If, like me*, you have your account based in the UK, you should be offered the chance to buy up to 100,000 miles for a total cost of £1,226.50 which would see you paying ~1.23 pence (~1.66 cents) per mile.
*As I have an address in the UK, that’s where I register all my European loyalty program accounts in case the days of US accounts being overcharges come back.
Is this a good deal?
As always, no one should be buying miles without a plan for how they’re going to be used in the near to medium term, but, if you can find the awards that work for you, this sale may be useful.
Also, some people value some of the transferable currencies that can be converted to Flying Blue Miles (e.g. Amex Membership Rewards Points) at more than what Flying Blue Miles are being sold for in this sale so, if you’re one of those people and you were considering a points transfer to Flying Blue, it may be a good idea to think again.
Keep in mind that Flying Blue employs dynamic award pricing (which can work in a traveler’s favor when cash prices are low) and it loves to add surcharges to its awards which have to be taken into account.
If you’re looking to travel now (or soon) and can see that awards are available to book for cabins and dates that suit you, do the math (don’t forget to include any surcharges) and, if the math works in your favor, buy as many miles as you need, but don’t pull the trigger on a purchase before doing your research.
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Use the right credit card
Flying Blue mileage sales are processed by Points.com so that eliminates the scope to earn a travel/flight/airline bonus by using a credit card that offers bonus points for shopping in one of those categories (e.g. the Platinum Card® from American Express).
With that option closed off, this makes this sale a good opportunity to use a credit card on which you’re working towards a big welcome bonus.
If you’re not working towards a card’s welcome bonus, the Citi® Double Cash Card which offers 2% cash back on all purchases would be one of the better options to use.
Bottom line
Do your due diligence and you won’t go far wrong in this sale.
- Check that awards are actually available on the route you’d like to fly and on dates you can fly.
- Check how many miles you need
- Check what taxes and surcharges Flying Blue will impose on the award booking
- Work out the actual full cost of buying miles and booking the award.
Only if the deal still looks good after all of the above should you buy Flying Blue Miles in this sale … otherwise just move on.
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