Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue loyalty programme is currently offering a paid status match promotion. Although this promotion has been available for some time, it has been geographically limited. There’s now an update, as this offer has been extended to customers in various new geographies, including India, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Flying Blue’s status match promotion
statusmatch.com has partnered with Air France-KLM Flying Blue to offer a status match, allowing you to earn Silver, Gold, or Platinum status. The promotional offer is available to residents of over 10 countries, with the price point varying by country. Here are the countries where the status match is available:
- India
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Lebanon
- Egypt
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Canada
- China (Platinum not offered)
- Hong Kong (Platinum not offered)
- Taiwan (Platinum not offered)
- Italy (Only Miles & More status members)
The status match request should take just a minute to complete, but it may take up to five business days to be approved.
The matched status is valid for 12 months after the match is approved. This promotion has yet to publish an end date, though the company handling the match says only limited supplies of the status are available. The top-tier status is mapped to Flying Blue Platinum, the entry-level status to Flying Blue Silver, and so on.
The cost of the Status Match in India and most markets is:
- Silver: USD 99
- Gold: USD 299
- Platinum: USD 399
What programmes can you match the status from?
Flying Blue matches the status from the following 23 programmes:
For residents of Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air India
- American Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- China Southern
- EVA Air
- Egyptair
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad
- Finnair
- Gulf Air
- Hainan Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Oman Air
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
For residents of Italy only
- Austrian
- Brussels Airlines
- Lufthansa
- SWISS
- LOT
For residents of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air India
- American Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- China Southern
- EVA Air
- Egyptair
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad
- Finnair
- Gulf Air
- Hainan Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Oman Air
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
Status gets valuable with Flying Blue Gold and Platinum if you are flying on a SkyTeam member airline.
- Flying Blue Silver offers:
- Earn 6 Miles for each Euro spent
- Priority access for check-in and baggage drop-off
- Free selection of standard seats
- Free seat options 24 hours before departure
- One free extra checked baggage item on Sky Team flights
- Flying Blue Gold offers:
- Earn 7 Miles for each Euro spent
- Free access to SkyTeam lounges worldwide with a guest (conditions apply)
- SkyPriority: priority access throughout the airport
- Free seat options 72 hours before departure
- Free selection of standard seats
- One free extra checked baggage item on SkyTeam flights
- Flying Blue Platinum offers:
- Earn 8 Miles for each Euro spent
- Redeem Flying Blue miles for Air France first class (La Première)
- Free access to SkyTeam lounges worldwide with a guest (conditions apply)
- SkyPriority: priority access throughout the airport
- Free premium seat options at the time of booking
- Free selection of standard seats
- One free extra checked baggage item on SkyTeam flights
- Waived change & cancellation fees on Flying Blue awards
In general, this status match opportunity is an easy way to unlock SkyTeam Elite Plus perks, regardless of which airline you fly. On top of that, for those eligible for a Flying Blue Platinum status match, it could be worth it to have the ability to redeem miles for Air France first class.
Bottomline
Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue programme is currently offering a paid status match, where you can upgrade to Flying Blue Platinum status for 12 months. If you value SkyTeam Elite Plus status, this Status Match could be well worth it.
Would you like to take advantage of this Flying Blue status match opportunity?
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Air France does elite status soft-landings. So if you suspect you won’t re-qualify for any status but want status benefits longer, then paying up for Platinum will get you Platinum status for one membership year, Gold for one membership year and Silver for one membership year if FlyingBlue keeps with this policy of soft-landings.
This offer is NOT available for USA residents.
@Gene, only the Platinum status is not available to the US Residents.
No, no offer is available for UK or US, if you try it it just results in an offer expired page
Yes, the offer seems to have expired in October.
I did it last round, and will maintain the gold status if not go for platinum. It’s definitely well worth it for me since I travel to Europe multiple times per year.