Amex Offers 25% Bonus on Flying Blue Transfers

How the promotion works

From October 1 through October 31, 2026, members can move Amex Membership Rewards points into Air France-KLM Flying Blue and receive 25% additional miles. The offer originates with Amex in the United States, rather than being applied later by Flying Blue. Its enhanced rate is built directly into the transfer process, so members should be able to see the promotional ratio while completing a transaction.

The promotion may be used repeatedly during the offer period. Each individual transaction is capped at 999,999 Membership Rewards points, although that ceiling is unlikely to affect most members. Transfers into Flying Blue generally complete immediately, which can be useful when someone has found an available award and wants to secure it without waiting long for the required miles to arrive.

A 25% incentive sits at the top end of the bonuses historically offered between these programs. Such deals generally appear once or twice in a year, and the previous promotion at this level took place in June 2026. That frequency gives members some context when deciding whether the current opportunity is unusually valuable or likely to return eventually.

Where Flying Blue helps

Flying Blue is a SkyTeam frequent flyer program with appealing redemption prices for flights operated by Air France and KLM. It can provide particularly useful options for crossing the Atlantic, making the transfer offer most relevant to members considering transatlantic trips in the coming months. However, the lowest-priced saver awards may be difficult to find, so a bonus alone does not guarantee an attractive booking.

The program also gives its own members access to more Air France and KLM award seats than those airlines release through partner loyalty programs. Consequently, booking with Flying Blue can still be worthwhile when its mileage price is not the absolute lowest. Availability itself may be the deciding advantage, especially when a desired flight cannot be booked through another program.

Flying Blue Platinum members receive access to additional award space. That benefit can improve the practical value of transferred points for eligible members because it expands the selection of bookable seats beyond what other customers may see. The combination of extra miles from the promotion and broader award access can therefore be especially useful for someone who already holds that status.

Pricing has recently changed

Members should weigh the bonus against Flying Blue’s September 2026 devaluation. Awards now use a tiered pricing model, with the least expensive options classified as Light fares. Anyone seeking the inclusions that awards previously provided must instead select a Standard fare, which requires more miles.

That change makes it important to evaluate the full cost and fare type of a specific redemption before moving points. Receiving 25% more miles improves the transfer outcome, but the destination program’s newer award structure determines how many miles a booking ultimately consumes and what is included. The promotion is most compelling when the member has already checked a suitable itinerary and understands which award tier meets the trip’s needs.

Transfer now or wait

The central tradeoff is between gaining more Flying Blue miles today and preserving the flexibility of Membership Rewards points. Keeping points with Amex allows a member to choose among transfer partners after identifying a particular redemption. That flexibility can also reduce exposure to a loyalty program changing its prices before the miles are used.

Moving points during the promotion can stretch an Amex balance further when Flying Blue is already the intended booking program. A speculative transfer is less straightforward. Every major transferable-points currency partners with Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and bonuses appear with some regularity, so members may have other opportunities or other point balances they would prefer to use.

The strongest case is a planned Flying Blue redemption with suitable award space, an acceptable mileage price and travel expected in the coming months. Members without a specific use must decide whether the 25% increase outweighs surrendering the ability to direct those Amex points elsewhere later.