Air France KLM news: £150 Amex cashback deal, Air France launches Kilimanjaro

Air France KLM news in brief:

Save £150 via American Express with Air France and KLM

A new American Express deal has appeared. You will receive £150 cashback when you spend £1,000 with Air France or KLM.

This is a more generous version of the offer which ran earlier in 2024, which required a £1,500 spend to receive £150 back.

There are TWO versions of the deal. One is branded Air France, one is branded KLM. The version you register for is the airline website you need to use.

Irrespective of which version you have, the Air France and KLM websites are identical and carry each others flights. They also carry Virgin Atlantic transatlantic flights under AF/KLM flight numbers which means that this is effectively a Virgin Atlantic cashback deal too. You will earn your standard Virgin Points and tier points if you put your Virgin Flying Club number into the booking.

All flights need to depart from UK airports.

You must book by 5th August. You can fly at any point.

Don’t waste your time trying to find this offer on the Amex website or in the app under your British Airways American Express card! It’s always good to have a second American Express card if you want to benefit from the regular ‘non British Airways’ airline cashback deals.

The Air France website is here. The KLM website is here.

Air France launches flights to Kilimanjaro

If you’re looking for a good excuse to earn your £150 American Express cashback, Air France has announced a new route to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

It will operate as a tag to the existing Paris to Zanzibar service, with the first flight on 18th November.

Flights wil leave Paris on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will be a 10.10 departure from France, landing in Zanzibar at 21.10 and then in Kilimanjaro at 23.55.

Connecting flights will be available from London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

The existing tag from Zanzibar to Dar Es Salam will be dropped, but KLM will continue to offer the route. KLM also has an existing route to Kilimanjaro which will continue.

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How to earn Flying Blue miles from UK credit cards (April 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.