Just wanted to share this news from AF corporate site
from page http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/ne...ash=c15dc6f732

Bold done by me

At least a little information in this age of AFKL silence


Thursday 26 March 2009

Flying Blue
special offers and new rules

Members of Flying Blue, Air France and KLM’s frequent flyer programme, regularly benefit from special offers, both to earn and spend Miles in exchange for flights and even hotel stays. Starting on 1 April 2009, Flying Blue is offering Web Awards to almost 50 destinations, i.e. tickets at half the usual amount of Miles, such as a roundtrip flight to Dublin or Frankfurt from Paris-Charles de Gaulle for 10,000 Miles instead of 20,000, or to San Francisco for 25,000 Miles instead of 50,000.

The rules of the Flying Blue programme are also changing as from 1 April, so that the most frequent travellers are recognized and rewarded more generously.

Passengers can benefit from Flying Blue miles for life. To benefit from this, they just need to travel at least once every 20 months (instead of 36 before) on Air France or KLM, whatever the type of flight or fare, or on any SkyTeam alliance airline or on Aircalin.

Few airlines offer the benefit of unlimited Miles like Air France and KLM. On most airlines, Miles have a limited validity which cannot be extended. On other airlines, passengers have to travel frequently for their Miles to remain valid.

The new scales for earning Flying Blue Miles reflect the fare paid in a fairer way.

An example of earning Miles

The amount of Miles indicated in the table are the basic amounts.

To this amount, Bonus Miles must be added when the Flying Blue member is a Silver, Gold or Platinum cardholder:

Each time they travel, these passengers earn:

50% more Miles for Silver cardholders,
75% more Miles for Gold cardholders,
100% more Miles for Platinum cardholders.
An example of Award tickets

Benefits for all customers (Ivory status):

Possibility of earning Miles and exchanging them for awards on 18,000 daily Air France, KLM and other SkyTeam airline flights, to 900 destinations,
130 airline and non-airline partners (hotels, car rentals etc.),
Special offers online on award tickets, with 50% discount on the number of Miles needed,
Possibility of purchasing a one-way award ticket,
Possibility of using Miles for an upgrade from economy to business class,
Programme accessible to passengers travelling in a group,
Access to award tickets at peak times thanks to the “Flex” scale,
Awards can be passed on to someone else or to certain associations chosen by Air France and KLM,
Free enrolment for all, possible from the age of 2.
Additional benefits for Flying Blue Elite, Silver, Gold and Platinum passengers:

Flying Blue Gold and Platinum cardholders are guaranteed boarding, on certain long-haul Air France and KLM flights, in an economy seat with extra legroom (this service is at an extra cost for other passengers),
Access to airport lounges (Gold and Platinum cards),
Additional baggage allowance,
Dedicated reservation service, accessible 24 hours a day,
A guaranteed seat on long-haul flights (in economy class for full-fare tickets, subject to conditions),
Business class check-in desks,
Priority on wait list at the airport,
Priority channels at security checkpoints (at some airports),
Priority boarding.

Flying blue key figures
15 million members
115,000 new members each month
130 airline and non-airline partners