Air France – KLM Flying Blue Ultimate Enhancements: La Premiere Upgrades & Free Same Day Changes

Air France – KLM Flying Blue has changed its Ultimate member benefits to include La Première Upgrades and free same-day changes. Flying Blue members can qualify for Ultimate status based only on UXP (Ultimate Experience Points) that can be collected on Air France and KLM-marketed […]

May 23, 2025 - 21:45

Air France – KLM Flying Blue has changed its Ultimate member benefits to include La Première Upgrades and free same-day changes.

Flying Blue members can qualify for Ultimate status based only on UXP (Ultimate Experience Points) that can be collected on Air France and KLM-marketed flights (partner-marketed flights don’t qualify). You need 900 UXPs in a calendar year to be eligible for Ultimate.

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Your Flying Blue Ultimate experience is enriched with exclusive benefits that will make your travels even more exceptional.
What’s changing
Flexible flights up to the day of departure
Change your flight directly online, free of charge, subject to availability, up to 14 hours before or after the scheduled departure time.
Your upgrades to La Première
Use your free upgrade vouchers to experience Air France’s La Première. Find the conditions by clicking on the link below.

Ultimate La Première Upgrades

Ultimate members can upgrade to La Première using two upgrade vouchers (Ultimate members earn 4).

The upgrade cannot occur before check-in opens, and for it to clear, at least two seats must be available in La Première at that time.

The upgrade can be cleared later if at least one seat is still available four hours before the scheduled departure time.

Note that Air France often offers paid upgrades to La Première during the online check-in.

Ultimate Free Rebookings

Flying Blue Ultimate members can take advantage of same-day free rebookings, but the city pairs and marketing carriers must be the same.

Conclusion

These La Première Upgrades are theoretically really nice and can be very valuable, but they are only available after the check-in has opened, and also paid upgrades to La Première are offered at this time.

There cannot be that many Ultimate members because you only earn UXP points on Air France and KLM flights, and who want to “torture” themselves only flying these two airlines IF they have a choice. I certainly don’t.

The same day, free changes can work for Ultimate members’ favors, especially on frequent short-haul flights.

Overall, positive changes, at least for once.

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