Flying on WestJet is a necessary part of travel for many Canadians, particularly those in the West. With certain routes only offered by WestJet, I’ve had to turn to them for several trips out of necessity, even when I might prefer to fly on other carriers.
The normal and most straightforward avenue for redemption would be to use WestJet points via the WestJet Rewards program to save money on these flights. While this works, WestJet has a partnership with a few different loyalty programs that present perhaps even greater value than their own rewards program. One of these partners is Air France KLM Flying Blue.
Let’s dig into the finer details of how you can book WestJet flights with Flying Blue miles and the potential savings that you can look forward to.
The WestJet & Flying Blue Relationship
While WestJet isn’t a member of SkyTeam, they do have close ties to several SkyTeam member airlines, including Air France and KLM. This partnership, similar to the partnership between Delta and WestJet, allows Flying Blue members to earn miles on and redeem their miles towards WestJet flights.
This presents a unique opportunity for high-value redemptions. When booking WestJet flights with WestJet points via the WestJet Rewards program, your points are worth 1 cent per point towards a flight. On the other hand, when booking WestJet flights with Flying Blue miles, the flights have a much more reasonable mileage cost, plus taxes and fees. Depending on the cash fare for your desired flight, this can result in significant cash savings versus booking with the WestJet Rewards program.
If you are booking WestJet with Flying Blue miles, you will be booked into the Econo fare class (see our article on WestJet fare classes for more details), meaning you will receive a free personal item, free carry-on item, and seat selection at check-in. Cancellations or changes will incur a fee of 70 EUR (~$110 CAD), so I wouldn’t recommend booking any flights with this avenue if you aren’t certain you will actually fly it.
The Value of Booking WestJet Flights with Flying Blue Miles
To showcase the value of booking WestJet flights with Flying Blue miles, I’ve pulled three examples, comparing the mileage cost against the cash rate. These examples run the gamut when it comes to the value received, which I think is important to showcase that some redemptions make absolute sense, whereas others are more of a personal decision if you want to use your points that way.
Starting out, let’s look at a direct flight from Calgary (YYC) to Tokyo Narita (NRT):
- Booking with Flying Blue miles costs 39,000 miles plus $76.42 in taxes and fees
- Paying cash costs $501 in base fare plus $76.42 in taxes and fees
Thus, if you were to redeem Flying Blue miles for this flight, you would receive 1.28 cents per point. It’s ok value, but I personally wouldn’t be rushing to make this redemption. We can do better.
Now, let’s look at a direct flight from Calgary (YYC) to Rome (FCO):
- Booking with Flying Blue Miles costs 41,000 miles plus $76.42 in taxes and fees
- Paying cash costs $801 in base fare and $76.42 in taxes and fees
Redeeming flying blue miles for this flight would net you 1.95 cents per point. We are improving, and this seems like a reasonable-ish redemption based on cents per point alone (and not considering what is available in other loyalty programs).
Finally, let’s look at a transborder Calgary (YYC) to Las Vegas (LAS) flight:
- Booking with Flying Blue Miles costs 10,500 miles plus $121.30 in taxes and fees
- Paying cash costs $375 in base fare and $134.95 in taxes and fees
This redemption tops the charts of what we have looked at so far, as you would receive 3.57 cents per point of value, which is excellent. While it isn’t the most exciting redemption, if you were looking to head to Vegas for a weekend, this is a great avenue to do so on a budget.
These are just a few examples, but you can see that with the right route and cash fare, there is value and excellent WestJet redemptions to be had when using Flying Blue miles. Ultimately, you’re going to have to do some digging and check out the routes that you are interested in to see if they are worth booking with Flying Blue miles, because the value you can find is situational.
How to Book WestJet Flights with Flying Blue Miles
Finding award availability and booking WestJet flights with Flying Blue Miles is super simple.
First, log in to your Flying Blue account on the KLM website and populate the search bar with your desired route and number of passengers. You should check in advance as to where WestJet flies to and on what schedule before searching; FlightConnections is a great tool for exactly that.
Pro tip: If you leave the departure date field blank in the search bar, it will pull up entire months of availability.
Once you search, you will be greeted with a monthly calendar of award availability (provided you left the departure date field blank). Here, you can select the date you want by clicking on it.
From there, all available flight options are pulled up.
The rest of the process is no different than completing a flight booking on any other platform.
The Best Way to Earn Flying Blue Miles in Canada
Full stop, the best way to accrue Flying Blue Miles in Canada is by earning Membership Rewards points and transferring them at a rate of 1:1 to Flying Blue.
The best card for earning is the American Express Cobalt Card, as its 5x points on restaurants, food delivery, and grocery store purchases (up to $2,500 monthly) means you are effectively earning 5x Flying Blue Miles on these purchases when you transfer your points.
The American Express Cobalt Card gives cardholders the opportunity to earn 5x Membership Rewards on eligible restaurant, food delivery, and grocery store purchases.
Check out our American Express Cobalt card review for more details.
15,000 Membership Rewards points
$9,000
$300+
$191.88
Yes
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There are many American Express cards in Canada that earn Membership Rewards points, including several with excellent welcome bonuses. We’ve captured the other cards available in this table:
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120,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $2,400 |
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100,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $2,000 |
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70,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $1,400 |
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60,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $1,200 |
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15,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $300 |
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10,000 Membership Rewards points Estimated value: $200 |
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While far less impactful than transferring Membership Rewards points, there is one co-branded Flying Blue credit card in Canada: the Brim Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard.
The Brim Financial Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard offers Flying Blue Miles on purchases that can be used for flights around the world, along with a way to increase your status with Flying Blue.
Check out our Brim Financial Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard review for more details.
0 Flying Blue Miles
$0
$0+
$132
Yes
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While you would think that a co-branded card is a great way to accrue Flying Blue Miles, it is ok at best. It doesn’t offer a welcome bonus a lot of the time. The earning rates on spend are worse than many of the Membership Rewards cards listed above, so you are better off adding an American Express card to your wallet and transferring those points.
For those who hold US credit cards, many of the popular bank currencies can be transferred to Air France KLM Flying Blue. Check out our miles and points partner transfer tool to see all available transfer partners.
Conclusion
Booking WestJet flights with Flying Blue miles is an excellent avenue for those travelers who find themselves needing to fly with WestJet, whether due to geography or routing needs. While the value is undeniably there, you’ll need to check the mileage cost against the cash price and do some quick math to determine if making a redemption like this makes sense for your travel plans.
Josh Bandura
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