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Flying Blue — the award program shared between Air France, KLM, Aircalin, Transavia, and TAROM — offers members the ability to “multiply your miles.” This offer lets members multiply their recent earnings by up to 12x. However, there are numerous restrictions to navigate on what miles you can multiply and who is eligible.
Not everyone can participate, but Flying Blue fans should check their eligibility and see what offers are available. You may be able to stock up on Flying Blue miles at a cheap rate. Here are the details of this current offer to multiply your Flying Blue miles.
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Flying Blue “Multiply Your Miles” Details
I received an email from Flying Blue telling me about the “Multiply Your Miles” offer. However, you can access this offer even if you didn't receive an email. First, log into your Flying Blue account, then click on the section titled “Accelerate Miles.”
My offer states that I can multiply my recently-earned miles from last month by 2X, 4X, 6X, or 12X. However, it applies only to miles earned in the previous calendar month.
Key terms
- Flying Blue buy/gift points terms apply.
- No end date is listed.
- Your offer may vary. Access the Multiply Your Miles space within your Flying Blue account via this link.
- Prices include all applicable fees. GST/HST/QST is charged to Canadian residents.
- Limits exist. Those without elite status can receive up to 100,000 miles across accelerate and buy miles promotions.
- Those with elite status can receive up to 300,000 bonus miles per transaction and up to 999,999,999 bonus miles annually from buying or multiplying miles.
- Options are to multiply miles by 2x, 4x, 6x, or 12x.
- Bonus miles don't count toward elite status.
- Miles are sold by points.com.
- Miles will be deposited within 72 hours.
- You have the right to cancel your purchase of miles within 14 days.
- Miles available for multiplying are only those within the previous calendar month, and you can only accelerate your miles once per month.
My earnings last month
My earnings last month came from two flights: Porto (OPO) to Málaga (AGP) via Madrid (MAD) and then Madrid to Reykjavik (KEF) via Amsterdam (AMS). I earned 17 XP and 1,056 Flying Blue miles.
In the past, Flying Blue has surprised me with eligibility to multiply miles on other occasions. Previous iterations have allowed me to multiply the anniversary bonus from holding the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard® and miles transferred to my account from Chase Ultimate Rewards, as well as multiplying miles earned from paying for a preferred seat on an award redemption.
Pricing
Options to multiply Flying Blue miles include 2x, 4x, 6x, and 12x on my 1,056 miles earned last month. Multiplying at 2x would cost roughly 1.96¢ per mile. That's not good.
Multiplying at 12x provides the same price: 1.96¢ per mile.
Previous offers to multiply my recent Flying Blue earnings provided bonuses or discounts when I chose higher multipliers. That's not the case right now, so it's worth monitoring your offers. Paying 1.96¢ per mile isn't great. Offers may vary, however, so it's worth checking your account to see what's available, how many miles you can multiply, and what price Flying Blue will charge you for it.
If you want to check whether you're eligible for this offer, you can go to this link or find the option for “Accelerate Miles” under the “Manage My Miles” section of your Flying Blue account. Unfortunately, other AwardWallet writers received a “not eligible” error message when trying to check their eligibility.
Is This a Good Deal?
We don't recommend buying miles speculatively, so let's start by saying “It's a good deal only if you have a plan for using these miles.” Second, it's a good deal if you can buy miles cheaply and redeem them at high values. You can find some good ideas in our list of Air France–KLM Flying Blue sweet spots.
In general, though, this isn't that great of a deal. Why? There are the limitations and the fact we've seen better prices in the past. You can routinely buy Flying Blue miles with a bonus at a cheaper price.
If you're a little bit short on miles for an upcoming award redemption, this can be a good deal; you could buy in small increments. Conversely, if you were considering buying a ticket with cash, this can be a good deal if you'll spend less money buying the miles for an award than you'd pay for a ticket in cash. It also could be a good option if you've exhausted other sources for Flying Blue miles and know you'll redeem them at a higher value than what you pay here.
Related: Current Promotions To Buy Points and Miles With a Discount
Other Ways to Get Flying Blue Miles
If you're a little bit short on miles, you should also remember that Flying Blue has a ton of transfer partners:
Many of these process immediately, with transfer times based on AwardWallet user data.
Another option for earning Flying Blue miles comes from daily spending or a sign-up bonus on the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard®, issued by Bank of America in the U.S. Earn 70,000 bonus miles and 40 XP after you make $3,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of your account opening, plus 60 XP upon approval.
Our Take
We've seen several airlines offering new and varied promotions in recent years, and the ability to multiply your Flying Blue miles with a bonus is just one such offer.
On the surface, it looks interesting. The concept seems compelling, but the math isn't great. There are other ways to get Flying Blue miles; some of those are cheaper. However, this promotion can make sense in certain situations. Make sure to do the math before you buy — especially if your offer is only for the lower tiers or high cost per mile.
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