{"id":153491,"date":"2024-02-29T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=153491"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:53:52","slug":"free-flying-blue-gold-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/bilt-rewards\/free-flying-blue-gold-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Bilt Rewards Platinum Status? Get Flying Blue Gold Status for 12 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/bilt-rewards\/bilt-elite-status-changes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards' hierarchy of elite status tiers<\/a>, Platinum is the highest. And if you've happened to bag enough Bilt points or spent $50,000 on non-rent purchases to reach it, you can get Flying Blue Gold status for free.<\/p>\n<p>If you're a Bilt Platinum elite member, read on for how to activate 12 months of Flying Blue Gold status.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Get_Flying_Blue_Gold_Status_for_12_Months_With_Bilt_Platinum_Status\">Get Flying Blue Gold Status for 12 Months With Bilt Platinum Status<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For its highest-spending members, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards<\/a> is out with a complimentary perk to thank you for your loyalty. Starting today, you can activate 12 months of Flying Blue Gold status if you hold Bilt's highest tier of status: Platinum.<\/p>\n<p>You won't just stumble upon Platinum. To get it, you'll have to earn 200,000 Bilt points or spend $50,000 on non-rent purchases with <a data-ccid=\"5048346\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/bilt-credit-card\/\" target=_blank>The Bilt Mastercard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> or another credit card linked to your Bilt wallet. For most, that's no easy task.<\/p>\n<p>But if you have Platinum status, open your Bilt app, navigate to the elite status tab, and tap &#8220;Elite status match.&#8221; You'll see an offer to activate Flying Blue Gold status. To kick it off, initiate a one-time 10,000-point transfer to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/best-award-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Air France\u2013KLM Flying Blue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Within three days, you'll receive confirmation of your newfound status and a run-down of associated benefits. It's good for 12 months after successful activation. Plus, you can re-up your Flying Blue status next year, too, by re-qualifying for Bilt Platinum in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151235 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Air France Wide body jet taking off\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Featured-Air-France-Wide-body-jet-taking-off-daniel-eledut-unsplash-325x260.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Daniel Eledut\/Unsplash<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"Flying_Blue_Gold_status_benefits\">Flying Blue Gold status benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Gold status is the middle child of Flying Blue's elite ranks. However, it's chock-full of benefits that'll make travel on Air France, KLM, and the rest of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/airline-alliances-and-partnerships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyTeam carriers<\/a>, such as Delta, more rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>Here's a snapshot of the benefits available to Flying Blue Gold elites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn 7 Flying Blue miles per euro spent.<\/li>\n<li>Access SkyTeam lounges and bring one guest.<\/li>\n<li>SkyPriority airport access.<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary seat selection three days before departure.<\/li>\n<li>Free standard seats.<\/li>\n<li>Check an extra bag for free on SkyTeam flights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Possibly, the best benefit of having FlyingBlue Gold status is the complimentary lounge access. You can access SkyTeam partner lounges, such as Delta Sky Clubs, when flying a SkyTeam airline internationally \u2014 even when you're flying economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/flying-blue\/do-flying-blue-miles-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Flying Blue Miles Expire?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you've got Bilt Platinum elite status, you can pick up Flying Blue Gold status. All it takes is initiating a 10,000-point transfer to Flying Blue. It's that easy. Even better, it's good for a year, which means bonus miles on flights, lounge access on international itineraries, and more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Get_Flying_Blue_Gold_Status_for_12_Months_With_Bilt_Platinum_Status\">Get Flying Blue Gold Status for 12 Months With Bilt Platinum Status<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Flying_Blue_Gold_status_benefits\">Flying Blue Gold status benefits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Bilt Rewards&#8217; hierarchy of elite status tiers, Platinum is the highest. And if you&#8217;ve happened to bag enough Bilt points or spent $50,000 on non-rent purchases to reach it, you can get Flying Blue Gold status for free. If you&#8217;re a Bilt Platinum elite member, read on for how to activate 12 months of Flying Blue Gold status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":153493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12777,36370,12622],"coauthors":[36432],"class_list":["post-153491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-air-france-flying-blue","tag-bilt-rewards","tag-elite-status"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153491"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256191,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153491\/revisions\/256191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153491"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=153491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}