By Vamsi, RewardsGuru.club. Published October 30, 2026.
This offer ended on October 31, 2026. Flying Blue's October 2026 Promo Rewards, and the Amex 25% and Rove 40% transfer bonuses, ended October 31, 2026. Flying Blue releases new Promo Rewards on the first day of each month; the division rule in this article applies to any month's list.
Read October 30, 2026 on Flying Blue's own Promo Rewards page (signed out), Rove's bonus announcement, and Google Flights for the cash fares. The Amex bonus is as Flying Blue's partner page listed it on October 15, 2026. Facts are as of October 30, 2026.
Flying Blue's October Promo Rewards, the monthly list of Air France and KLM award seats at 25% off, can be booked through Saturday, October 31, for travel until March 31, 2027. Two transfer bonuses into Flying Blue end the same day: Amex's 25% and Rove's 40%. Most people skip the list because the headline rows are Paris to Oslo for 6,000 miles. The list also has seven North American cities to Europe at 18,750 miles one way in economy, and with the Amex bonus that seat costs 15,000 points.
The short version:
- The deadline is Saturday, October 31. Flying Blue's page says "Book in October and pick your travel date until 31 March 2027." New Promo Rewards are released on the first day of each month, so November's list lands on Sunday. We'll update this article when it does.
- The North American rows, one way, starting from: economy 18,750 miles from Boston, Houston, Raleigh/Durham, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary; Premium 30,000 from Miami, Chicago and Las Vegas; Business 45,000 from Seattle and Mexico City. Two partner routes price from the US side: New York to Mauritius 30,000 in economy and Atlanta to Beijing 30,000 in economy.
- The stack: Amex transfers at 1:1 with a 25% bonus through October 31, so 18,750 Flying Blue miles cost 15,000 Membership Rewards points. Rove's 40% bonus makes it about 13,400 Rove Miles. Chase, Capital One, Bilt and Wells Fargo transfer at 1:1 with no bonus.
- Worth it depends on the date, not the discount. Air France's Boston to Paris nonstop was $1,084 one way on Google Flights for Saturday, December 19, and $310 for Tuesday, January 19. The same 18,750-mile award is worth about 5 cents a mile on the first date and loses to cash on the second.
- The catch is the fare. Since September 2026 the Promo price is the Light fare: no checked bag in economy or Premium, no changes, no refund. Taxes and carrier surcharges are extra, and the miles prices are "starting from," subject to availability.
What's on the October list
Flying Blue's page, read October 30, shows every row at -25%. The long-haul rows are priced for flights to or from Europe on Air France and KLM, including a connection within Europe through Paris or Amsterdam.
| Route (one way) | Cabin | Starting from |
|---|---|---|
| Boston, Houston, Raleigh/Durham to Europe | Economy | 18,750 miles |
| Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary to Europe | Economy | 18,750 miles |
| Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas to Europe | Premium | 30,000 miles |
| Seattle, Mexico City to Europe | Business | 45,000 miles |
| New York to Mauritius | Economy | 30,000 miles |
| Atlanta to Beijing | Economy | 30,000 miles |
| Houston to Beijing, New York to Nairobi | Premium | 48,750 miles |
| Chicago to Shanghai | Business | 86,250 miles |
Flying Blue Extra subscribers see more rows marked "Extra Exclusive," including Vancouver at 18,750 in economy, New York at 30,000 in Premium, and Orlando and Cancun at 45,000 in Business. The rest of the list is Europe to Asia, Africa and South America, and short flights from Paris and Amsterdam at 6,000 miles in economy and 15,000 in Business.
The math: 18,750 miles against two cash fares
We value Flying Blue miles at 1.4 cents, so an 18,750-mile award is worth $262.50 of miles before taxes. The award beats cash only when the cash fare for the same seat, minus the award's taxes and surcharges, is above that. The test is one division: cash fare minus award taxes, divided by miles. Above 1.4 cents, use the miles. Below it, pay cash and keep the miles.
We ran Boston to Paris, which is on the list at 18,750 miles, on Google Flights for one adult, one way, economy, prices as shown on October 30:
| Date | Air France nonstop, cash | 18,750-mile award clears 1.4 cents if its taxes are under | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, December 19, 2026 | $1,084 | $821 | Use the miles, if a promo seat is open |
| Tuesday, January 19, 2027 | $310 | $47.50 | Pay cash |
Flying Blue adds airport taxes and carrier surcharges to every award, and it shows them only when you price the seat signed in. On a transatlantic Air France award they are not $47. So the January seat is a cash seat, and the December seat is where the promo earns its name. Peak dates, school holidays and the weeks before Christmas are where a 25% discount on miles meets a cash fare that has doubled or tripled.
The two bonuses that end the same day
Amex Membership Rewards, 25%. Flying Blue's partner page, read October 15, listed a 25% bonus for eligible US card members on points transferred October 1 to 31, 2026. At 1:1 plus 25%, 15,000 points become 18,750 miles, the exact price of the economy rows above. At our 1.4-cent Flying Blue value, 1,000 Amex points sent now are worth $17.50 there, against $16.50 if the same 1,000 points went to Qatar Airways at 1:1 with no bonus, the strongest everyday alternative on our chart. Our October 15 roundup priced this bonus against the others running that week. Amex shows the bonus on your own transfer page; check it there before you move points.
Rove Miles, 40%. Rove's announcement says the bonus runs "From October 1, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT through October 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT," and "every 1,000 Rove Miles you transfer becomes 1,400 Flying Blue miles." That makes the 18,750-mile seat about 13,400 Rove Miles. Rove is a transfer program, not a card: you earn Rove Miles by booking travel through it, and we have a referral link that may pay us a bonus if you join through it.
No bonus, 1:1: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Capital One, Bilt and Wells Fargo. Citi ThankYou also transfers to Flying Blue. Marriott Bonvoy transfers at 3:1, which is 0.47 cents of Flying Blue value per Marriott point and never the right move for this list.
The catches
- Light fare only. Flying Blue's page: "From September 2026, the Promo price is the price of the Light fare. Light does not include checked baggage in Economy and Premium and cannot be changed or refunded. Platinum and Ultimate members can change and refund Light free of charge." A checked bag on Air France's site costs extra, so price it if you need one.
- "Starting from," subject to availability. The miles figure is the lowest price on the route in the window. Your date may price higher or show no promo seat at all. Price before you transfer; transfers to Flying Blue are not reversible.
- Taxes and surcharges are extra, paid in cash, and only visible when you're signed in to Flying Blue or to Air France's "Use your Miles" search.
- No time zone on the deadline. Flying Blue says "Book in October." It doesn't print an hour, so treat Saturday evening, Paris time, as the limit. Rove prints 11:59 p.m. EDT.
- The list changes Sunday. November's Promo Rewards replace October's on November 1. A route on this list may not be on the next one, and a route missing today may appear.
How to do it
- Price the cash fare for your exact date first, one way, one adult, on Google Flights or Air France's site, and write it down.
- Sign in to Flying Blue and price the award, with its taxes, on Air France's "Use your Miles" tab or KLM's booking tool. If the route isn't at the promo price on your date, stop. Our own economy award to Paris walks through a booking step by step.
- Divide: cash fare minus taxes, divided by miles. Above 1.4 cents, continue. Below it, pay cash.
- Transfer only what you need, then book. Amex's 25% and Rove's 40% both end October 31. If you already hold Flying Blue miles, skip the transfer and book.
- Check again on November 1 for the new list. We'll post the November rows and what changed in this article.
Sources: Flying Blue's Promo Rewards page (flyingblue.com/en/spend/flights/rewards), read October 30, 2026; Flying Blue's American Express partner page, read October 15, 2026; Rove's post "Rove Launches 40% Transfer Bonus to Flying Blue," read October 30, 2026; Google Flights, Boston to Paris one way, read October 30, 2026. Our Flying Blue value of 1.4 cents was last verified July 7, 2026. Cover image: AI-generated.
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