Flying to the Caribbean in business for less than 35k points
In the past few days we have talked about the August offerings of the FlyingBlue program, today we pick up the topic because there has been a [...]
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In recent days we have talked about the August offerings from the FlyingBlue program, today we pick up the thread because there has been an update with the addition of three new long-haul destinations: two in the Caribbean and one in the Indian Ocean.
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The new destinations are Fort de France and Pointe a Pitre, two destinations in French overseas territories, and Saint-Denis in la Reunion, a neighboring island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
All of these destinations are discounted 50% for business class tickets to fly from now until next January 31.
These offers are not red herrings or impossible to find, there are plenty of dates with even 6 places available for Fly from Italy to the Caribbean in business class for less than 35 thousand FB points, even less than what the FlyingBlue website advertises.
Did you get your flight cancelled, miss your connection, land late?
You could get up to 600€ compensation per person
The beauty of this destination is that, being French territory, it is possible to fly here Without the need for a passport.
How to find these tickets
Booking an award ticket with FlyingBlue is super easy. Just create an account and log in, then simply select from the search that you want to book using points and you're done.
These prices are valid for departures from all over Italy, or at least from all Italian airports where Air France flies.
Example. On October 12 there are as many as 5 seats available to fly to the Caribbean in business for less than 35k FB points and 220€ tax. Here I chose the combination that allows a "free" night in Paris since the flight from Italy arrives in the evening and you leave the next morning. It is not a stop over, but almost.
Making a comparison, flying the same route in economy costs half as much in terms of taxes but only 7 thousand fewer FB points.
How to accumulate FB points in Italy
Obviously excluding flying with AirFrance/KLM and the other Skyteam carriers and commercial partners, it is possible to accumulate FB points with business expenses thanks to the Mooncard Credit Card. Or even simpler you can Transfer Membership Rewards points into FlyingBlue points in just a few steps.
Bonus of 100% on FB points purchased
Don't you have enough points? You can take advantage of The promotion that gives away 100% of bonus points if you buy FB points
Through Thursday, August 18, 2022, Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program offers up to 100% in bonuses On the miles purchased. The more miles you buy, the higher the bonus:
- Buy up to 10,000 miles, get a 50% bonus.
- Buy 12,000 to 22,000 miles, get a bonus of 70%.
- Buy from 24,000 to 100,000 miles, get a bonus of 100%.
In this case you may not even have FB points in your pocket or Membership Rewards points to convert just know that you can Buy 35k points and get as many for free then detach a round-trip ticket for 990€ plus taxes, almost half of what you would spend paying for the same ticket cash.
