What happened
- United States: Silver and Gold
- United Kingdom: Silver, Gold, and Platinum
- Eurozone: Silver, Gold, and Platinum
- India, Singapore, Thailand: Silver, Gold, and Platinum
- Argentina, Chile: Silver, Gold, and Platinum
- China, Hong Kong, Taiwan: Silver and Gold For Canadian applicants, the offer remains unchanged from the April relaunch, offering Silver and Gold tiers (Platinum is not available). Eligible source airlines and their corresponding Flying Blue tier mappings are provided, with British Airways Club returning to the eligible list in April
Flying Blue has continued its expansion of the paid status match program throughout spring 2026. After reopening on April 8, the offer has rolled out eligibility in waves, with the latest additions on May 26 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile) and May 27 (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan). The offer allows travelers holding active elite status with eligible partner programs (including Aeroplan, AAdvantage, British Airways Executive Club, Cathay, Emirates Skywards, Lufthansa Miles & More, Qatar Privilege Club, Singapore KrisFlyer, Turkish Miles&Smiles, and United MileagePlus) to pay a one-time fee to receive Flying Blue elite status for 12 months. Eligibility and tiers vary by region:
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- LoyaltyLobby: Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue has made additional changes to its paid status match, which now includes Argentina, Chile, and Brazil
- LoyaltyLobby: Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue has made additional changes to its paid status match, which now again includes members in China, Hong Kong & Taiwan