Dubai £999, Japan £999, Mumbai £999 – stunning Air France KLM business sale
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Well, this is potentially the best sale offer that I have ever run on Head for Points. We had the British Airways £777 Club World tickets to Seoul, but was a one-off promotion to launch a new route, and for a limited period. This is different.
For four days only – you need to book by August 18th – Air France / KLM is selling business class tickets from London and other regional airports to the following destinations for £999 return:
Dubai
Osaka
Kyoto
Tokyo
Mumbai
£999 business class to Dubai is pretty impressive. You can get this over October half-term – seats are available at the time of writing. I am currently sitting on reward tickets with ‘taxes’ which come to 60% of the cost of buying these Air France KLM tickets outright ….
To Japan, though, £999 return in business class is crazy. This is a l-o-n-g flight. I remember paying £1700 for a BA Club World seat about nine years ago and thinking I had got a good deal.
Even if you don’t want to visit Japan, it would make sense to fly to Tokyo for £999 and pay for a connection onwards. Remember that Japan Airlines is an Avios partner so you could redeem for a connection.
Tickets will also earn miles in the Flying Blue scheme. This is not the most generous frequent flyer scheme out there, but it does have regular sales (for example this one) which can be good value.
You may end up flying either Air France or KLM depending on route and which flight you select. The new Air France business class seat is still rolling out. I ran a few pictures of it earlier in the year although there is no guarantee that you would get this on any particular flight. You would need to be on a Boeing 777 to even have a chance of getting it. If you fly on a KLM 747 then you should get the new flat seat – it may be more pot luck with a 777.
These discounted tickets must be booked by 18th August. You can travel at any point to 31st March 2015.
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How to earn Flying Blue miles from UK credit cards (March 2025)
Air France and KLM do not have a UK Flying Blue credit card. However, you can earn Flying Blue miles by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards.
These cards earn Membership Rewards points:
- American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 20,000 Flying Blue miles. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
- The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 50,000 Flying Blue miles
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.
- American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 10,000 Flying Blue miles. This card is FREE for life.
Membership Rewards points convert at 1:1 into Flying Blue miles which is an attractive rate. The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, which converts to 1 Flying Blue mile.
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card earns double points (2 per £1) on all flights you charge to it, not just with Air France and KLM but with any airline.
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