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Finding the best way to use your Flying Blue miles can feel like a moving target. Air France and KLM’s shared loyalty program uses dynamic pricing, meaning the number of miles you’ll need can fluctuate widely based on demand and travel dates.
That’s where the Flying Blue award calendar comes in handy. Instead of searching one day at a time, you can quickly view a month (or more) of results and spot the cheapest dates to redeem miles — potentially saving tens of thousands of points in the process.
Even better, you can now use the calendar to check fares on partner airlines, including Delta Air Lines. Here’s exactly how to access the Flying Blue award calendar — and how to use it to find some of the best mileage deals out there.
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How to Access the Flying Blue Award Calendar
Accessing the Flying Blue open dates award calendar is quite straightforward. On the award search screen on either Air France's or KLM's website, you need to do (or not do) two things:
- Do not select a date, regardless of whether you're booking one-way or round-trip.
- Search for only one passenger. Searching for multiple passengers prompts Flying Blue to require a travel date or dates, which negates the first requirement.
Following these two steps should yield a calendar view of results.
Using the Flying Blue award calendar, travelers can easily view the lowest award prices for their itinerary of choice for more than half a year at a time. If you look at the calendar above, you will notice that the 1st, 2nd, 15th, and 23rd are green — highlighting those dates as ones with the cheapest awards that month.
Along the top, it will show you other months with the lowest award prices for each of those months as well.
Previously, the award calendar trick only worked for KLM and Air France flights, not flights on partner airlines. However, now you can use the calendar to find and book a Delta flight for fewer miles than you could with Delta SkyMiles. Follow the exact same steps as above to see Delta availability.
For example, here's January 2026 award availability for Delta flights in economy between Minneapolis (MSP) and Salt Lake City (SLC):
This is undoubtedly an easy way to look for Delta awards that are available through partner programs.
Why Does This Matter?
Flexible travel dates allow travelers the best chance to score the best flights using points and miles. It also helps travelers take advantage of promotional pricing, such as the monthly Flying Blue Promo Rewards.
Accessing a calendar view of dates — including easily checking several months in a matter of seconds — makes the award search process that much more efficient. This is so much better than seeing just one day or week at a time.
Even better, using the award calendar to find Delta flights at lower mileage rates allows you to book even domestic trips for significantly fewer miles than Delta usually charges.
Need More Flying Blue Miles?
If you've found the cheap Flying Blue award you want, but you're short the miles you need, there are several ways to top off your account. Here are some of the top options:
- Purchase Flying Blue miles when they're on sale with a bonus or discount.
- Credit paid SkyTeam partner flights to Flying Blue.
- Transfer credit card or rewards program points to Flying Blue. In the table below, you can find all the Flying Blue transfer partners.
As you can see in the table above, Flying Blue partners with lots of different rewards programs. This means you can earn Amex Membership Rewards points, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, and more — and then kick them over to Flying Blue.
(Terms apply)
- 4X Membership Rewards® Points at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S. (on up to $50,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 4X Membership Rewards® points at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com
- 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotels and other eligible travel booked on amextravel.com
- 1X on other eligible purchases
- 10X miles per $1 on hotels and rental cars booked via Capital One Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on purchases through Capital One Entertainment (through 12/31/2025)
- 5X miles per $1 on flights when booking via Capital One Travel
- 5X miles per $1 on vacation rentals booked via Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per $1 on all other eligible purchases
- 5X points on Lyft rides through September 2027
- 5X points on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3X points on dining at restaurants worldwide
- 3X points on eligible streaming services
- 3X points on online grocery purchases (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs)
- 2X points on all other travel
- 1X point per dollar spent on all other purchases
Our Take
Flying Blue’s award calendar is one of the simplest tools for travelers who value flexibility — and one of the easiest ways to stretch your miles further. Whether you’re hunting for discounted long-hauls on Air France or KLM, or trying to snag a cheaper Delta flight using Flying Blue miles, seeing an entire month of pricing at once gives you a huge advantage.
Combine this calendar trick with Flying Blue Promo Rewards or a transfer bonus from Amex, Chase, or Citi, and you could unlock serious value from your miles.
In short: if you collect Flying Blue miles, make the award calendar your first stop. It’s the fastest way to turn unpredictable dynamic pricing into an opportunity to fly farther for fewer miles.
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: American Express® Gold Card (Rates & Fees), and Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (Rates & Fees)
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