Quick Tips: Use Flying Blue’s calendar search feature to discover lower-priced award tickets

Air France-KLM Flying Blue is often regarded as having a challenging award booking interface. Luckily, the European loyalty program has improved by and adding free stopovers to one-way award tickets (when booked by phone).

You can now easily view the Flying Blue award calendars with a simple trick on the Air France or KLM websites, as originally highlighted by Reddit users.

How to access the Flying Blue award calendar

Award calendars are invaluable for travelers with flexibility or those aiming to snag a great deal on an award flight. Since many frequent flyer programs utilize dynamic pricing, being able to quickly identify the most affordable prices for an entire month is beneficial. This allows you to see which days offer the lowest award rates and plan your travel accordingly.

Consider a one-way business-class ticket from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

Once you've logged into your Flying Blue account, choose "Book with Miles." Input your travel criteria, scroll to the end of the calendar, and select the most distant date for your journey.

On the following page, a calendar will display the lowest award prices for each of the previous months, with those prices greyed out in the banner above.

Although prices during the peak summer season are typically high, you can find availability at the lowest rate of 50,000 miles in February.

By utilizing the flexible calendar search, you can swiftly identify which months offer the lowest award prices and compare them to other months.

Spending 50,000 miles for a direct business-class flight from the West Coast to Europe is a fantastic deal compared to other loyalty programs. Thus, it's a prime way to use your Flying Blue miles.

Additionally, with Flying Blue's free stopover program, you can opt to book a layover in Paris and enjoy a few days there before heading to Amsterdam. This essentially provides you with two flights for the price of one.

Bottom line

When searching, make sure to select the latest available date on the Air France and KLM websites; you'll be able to view an award calendar for the next 11 months, which is invaluable for planning, especially if you aim for the lowest price and have some flexibility.

Keep in mind that you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points, Bilt Rewards points, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards points, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, Wells Fargo Rewards points, and Marriott Bonvoy points to Flying Blue.

This accessibility makes Flying Blue miles among the easiest to earn and redeem.