Save On Air France-KLM Flights With Amex Offers (Targeted)

The Amex Offers program has just rolled out a great new targeted offer for the purchase of Air France-KLM flights, which could be worth considering for anyone planning travel. We saw this offer in the spring, and it’s nice to see it return.

Spend $1,000+ with Air France-KLM, earn 20K points

With a new targeted Amex Offers deal, you can earn 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend $1,000 or more with Air France-KLM by December 31, 2024. It’s possible that there’s also a version of the offer for a $200 statement credit rather than 20,000 bonus points, though I’d consider the points version of the offer to be the better deal, by far (since I value Amex points at 1.7 cents each).

There are some terms to be aware of:

• The flight needs to be booked directly through the Air France or KLM website or app
• The flight needs to originate in the United States and be charged in USD
• While you need to book travel by December 31, 2024, it’s okay if you travel on subsequent dates
• With Air France, the offer excludes Air France Music, Air France Saphir, Air France Shopping, convention, conference, and seminar services, baggage drop off, group reservations, La Boutique Air France, parking, Stress Free Flying workshop, flight crew training, and the Flying Blue Store
• With KLM, the offer excludes KLM Package Deals, City Pass Amsterdam, hotel bookings, car rentals, ground transportation, tours, airport transfers, equipment services, Shop@KLM, purchases of miles, lounge access fees, KLM Jet Center, and KLM Wanna Gives

For what it’s worth, earlier in the year I purchased sustainable aviation fuel with Air France in order to earn XP (the metric by which you qualify for status), and that triggered an Amex Offers deal. So at least anecdotally, that seems to work.

Ideally you’ll see this offer on the Amex Platinum

This offer is targeted, though it’s possible you’ll see it on multiple of your Amex cards. If so, I’d highly recommend registering your Amex Platinum Card for this offer. That’s because the Amex Platinum offers 5x points on airfare purchased directly with airlines.

I value Membership Rewards points at 1.7 cents each, so to me those points alone are worth an incremental 8.5% return. On top of that, the Amex Platinum offers valuable travel protection, should you experience irregular operations.

In other words, if you took advantage of this offer with the Amex Platinum for a $1,000 ticket, you’d receive a total of 25,000 points. By my valuation, that’s a return of $425 on $1,000 of spending with Air France-KLM, which is excellent.

Bottom line

There’s a new targeted Amex Offers deal for 20,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend $1,000+ on an Air France-KLM ticket. If you’re planning travel on Air France or KLM, this has the potential to be a solid deal. Ideally you’ll see this offer on the Amex Platinum, so that you can really maximize your points.

Were you targeted for this Amex Offers deal, and if so, do you plan on taking advantage of it?