Book North America – Europe Business Class for 37,500 miles + $269 (one-way)

Other links to products and travel providers on this website will earn Traveling For Miles a commission that helps contribute to the running of the site. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities. Terms apply to all credit card welcome offers, earning rates and benefits and some credit card benefits will require enrollment. For more details please see the disclosures found at the bottom of every page.

Flying Blue has released its Promo Awards for September which cover travel through 28 February 2025 and as usual, you can now book select Air France and KLM awards with a 25% discount.

This month, the choices are, again, unspectacular, although we do finally have an interesting Business Class promo award for North America on which to report.

This month, 22 of the 26 Promo Awards valid only on Economy Class bookings, one is valid for Premium Economy bookings and three are valid for Business Class bookings.

The Promo awards

Short-haul and medium-haul

Amsterdam to/from:

• Bologna – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Prague – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Stockholm – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)

Paris to/from:

• Barcelona – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Bastia – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Bordeaux – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Milan – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Montpelier – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Munich – from 5,625 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)

Long-haul

Europe to/from:

• Beijing – from 18,750 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Cayenne – from 18,750 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Dammam/Dhahran – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Hong Kong – from 18,750 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Las Vegas – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Mauritius – from 18,750 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• New York – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Phoenix – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Rihadh – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Shanghai – from 18,750 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)
• Washington D.C. – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)

• Montreal – from 26,250 miles + surcharges (Premium Economy)
• Bogota – from 52,500 miles + surcharges (Business Class)
• Cairo – from 37,500 miles + surcharges (Business Class)
• Ottawa – from 37,500 miles + surcharges (Business Class)

New York to/from:

• Algiers – from 15,000 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)

Washington D.C. to/from:

• Nairobi – from 26,500 miles + surcharges (Economy Class)

Link to the Promo Awards page

Ottawa – Europe Business Class

One way Business Class awards between Ottawa and Europe can now be booked starting from 37,500 miles + ~$269 in surcharges.

There is no shortage of destinations to which you can fly for 37,500 miles + surcharges …

… and there are a reasonable number of dates on which these awards can be booked (at least on the outbound from Ottawa), but be aware that a long layover or even a night in Paris may be required. Make sure you factor the cost of any hotels into your calculations when deciding if an award is worth booking.

At the time of writing, there isn’t a Flying Blue mileage sale in progress (although we may get one before the end of the month), but an account can be topped up from Amex, Chase, Citi, and Capital One, so anyone with a reasonable balance of one or more convertible currencies should be able to lock in the deal.

Promo Awards key terms

• Book by 30 September 2024
• Travel by 28 February 2025
• Promo reward tickets must be booked via airfrance.com or klm.com or on the respective airline apps (except for bookings for minors travelling alone or when travelling with an infant under the age of 2, in these cases bookings must be made by calling customer service).
• Changes (flight and/or date) are possible before flight departure (check-in closure) for a €70 fee plus possible fare difference. Miles and tax/surcharges paid for the changed segment(s) will be reaccredited to the account holder and a new booking for the adjusted flight/date will be made (including re-payment for the tax/surcharges).
• Refunds are possible before flight departure (check-in closure) for a €70 fee. Miles will be reaccredited to the account holder in case of a cancellation.
• Promo reward tickets are subject to the operating airline’s general conditions of carriage.
• Promo reward tickets are available for one-way, round-trip, multi-city, and open-jaw tickets but open-jaw and multicity Reward tickets must be booked via the Customer Service center.

Full terms and conditions can be found on the Promo Awards page

Bottom line

Flying Blue has now released details of its September Promo Awards which cover travel through 28 February 2025 and which must be booked by 30 September 2024.

The month’s awards are, again, mostly disappointing with just four premium cabin deals (one Premium Economy deal and three Business Class deals).

A slight positive may be found in that we finally have a Business Class deal for North America (Ottawa), and there are a number of Economy Class deals for travel to/from the United States, but with Flying Blue adding surcharges to award bookings, these will mostly only be of value at a time where cash fares are high.