When Air France/KLM Flying Blue award seats become bookable
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Air France/KLM Flying Blue lists a published booking window of about 359 days (about 12 months) before departure, so a date's award space usually appears around then. The furthest open departure AwardTool observed in the last 30 days was Oct 13, 2027, 360 days after Oct 18, 2026.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Observations last changed . The booking window is published by the program; the open departures are observed.
Flying Blue booking window at a glance
- Published booking window
- 359 days (about 12 months)
- Source
- AwardTool's transfer partner data
- Window last reviewed
- Aug 27, 2026
- Release time of day
- Not published; release times vary by program and are not in this data
- Furthest open departure observed
- Oct 13, 2027, 360 days after Oct 18, 2026
When upcoming departure dates become bookable
Under Flying Blue's published window of 359 days (about 12 months), a departure becomes searchable about that many days before it. These dates are computed from the window, not observed.
| Departure date | Becomes bookable around |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2027 | Within the booking window now |
| Sep 1, 2027 | Within the booking window now |
| Oct 1, 2027 | Within the booking window now |
| Nov 1, 2027 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2027 | Dec 7, 2026 |
| Jan 1, 2028 | Jan 7, 2027 |
| Feb 1, 2028 | Feb 7, 2027 |
| Mar 1, 2028 | Mar 8, 2027 |
| Apr 1, 2028 | Apr 8, 2027 |
| May 1, 2028 | May 8, 2027 |
| Jun 1, 2028 | Jun 8, 2027 |
| Jul 1, 2028 | Jul 8, 2027 |
Computed as the departure date minus the published window, from Oct 18, 2026. It is the earliest the published rule would open a date; actual release can run earlier or later, and a date shown as open now may have sold its seats. AwardTool's observations in the last 30 days are below.
Flying Blue awards vs the airline that flies you
Flying Blue is the program you book with; the award itinerary is flown by Flying Blue's own airlines or its partners, who release seats on their own schedules. Below, the furthest open departure AwardTool observed in the last 30 days on Flying Blue award results that showed a single airline.
| Airline (marketing carrier) | Furthest open departure observed | Single-airline results |
|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | Oct 13, 2027360 days out | 409 |
| KLM (KL) | Oct 11, 2027358 days out | 292 |
| Malaysia Airlines (MH) | Oct 11, 2027358 days out | 27 |
| Vietnam Airlines (VN) | Oct 10, 2027357 days out | 76 |
| Japan Airlines (JL) | Oct 6, 2027353 days out | 38 |
| China Eastern (MU) | Oct 1, 2027348 days out | 138 |
| Air Europa (UX) | Sep 30, 2027347 days out | 10 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) | Sep 29, 2027346 days out | 42 |
The airline is the marketing carrier, the one that sells the seat; another airline may operate the flight. Partner airlines often release award space later than the program's own flights.
Initial release and later availability
Many programs load an initial batch of award seats when their booking window opens, then add or remove space as departure nears. So a Flying Blue date that shows nothing the day it opens can gain award space later, and space seen today can disappear.
Business- and first-class award space, and partner-airline space, often appear later and in smaller amounts than economy on the program's own flights.
What AwardTool has observed for Flying Blue
On Oct 18, 2026, the furthest open Flying Blue departure AwardTool had observed in the last 30 days was Oct 13, 2027, 360 days out, across 13,758 routes. That is within two weeks of the 359 days published window. AwardTool scans departures up to 365 days ahead, so a window longer than that cannot be observed in full.
Questions about Flying Blue award release dates
When do Flying Blue award seats become bookable?
Air France/KLM Flying Blue publishes a booking window of about 359 days (about 12 months) before departure, so award space for a date usually appears around then and is added or removed as the date nears. For a departure on Nov 1, 2027, that points to around Nov 7, 2026.
How far ahead has AwardTool seen open Flying Blue award space?
In the last 30 days, the furthest open Flying Blue departure AwardTool observed was Oct 13, 2027, 360 days out, across 13,758 routes with award space on two or more dates.
Can I book partner airlines with Flying Blue?
Flying Blue award results AwardTool observed showed single airlines including Air France, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Japan Airlines, China Eastern, Air Europa, Saudi Arabian Airlines. Each releases award space on its own schedule, and partner space often opens later than the program's own flights, so the furthest bookable date differs by airline.