[Update: Dead, Points Can Be Reversed If Your Ticket Was Canceled!] SMOKING HOT! PRICE MISTAKE! Air France: Canada To Paris In Business Class For Just 1,500 Miles Each Way!

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Update, 12/20: Flying Blue Director Ben Lipsey now writes that you can have your points transfer reversed back to the original bank!

You can call Air France or email Flying Blue (good luck with the case sensitive captchas) to request that reversal. You may want to wait a few days for agents to learn about the process, as reversals like this are pretty much unprecedented. Reversals will not be instant.

Kudos to Air France/Flying Blue for allowing a points reversal.

Update, 12/18: Flying Blue Director Ben Lipsey writes that all of these tickets have already been or will soon be canceled, except for Flying Blue Gold and higher elites who purchased 13.5K awards. It’s an interesting strategy, but there is logic to not angering your most valuable members.

He notes that the Flying Blue Promo Awards site shows a published price of 37.5K for business class from Canada to Europe, which is why they won’t be honoring the fare for most people. Whether your average consumer knows that in an era of dynamically priced award tickets is another question. That website is also not referenced on AirFrance.com at any point during the booking process. At any rate, the miles and taxes paid for canceled flights will be refunded over the coming days.

As these tickets don’t touch the US, they are not under DOT jurisdiction, but you can file a complaint with the CTA should you feel like doing so. At the very least, I’d certainly ask for Flying Blue to figure out a way to reverse any mileage transfers made so that customers are made whole. It’s funny how Flying Blue would charge 50 Euros for passengers to cancel an award ticket 3 days later, but the airline can do so without penalty.

You win some and you lose some in this game, but you always lose the shots you don’t take!

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Update: You can fly between Canada and Lille, France for just 1,500 miles. This consists of a nonstop flight to Paris and then a train to Lille, so you can always just claim your bags and skip the train. Make sure you book one-way travel.

Air France/KLM Flying Blue have been improving their program, but I didn’t expect to see it this improved. 😀

Flying Blue has incredibly cheap business class award prices between cities like Montreal, Ottawa, or Toronto and European cities like Antwerp, Athens, Bologna, Florence, Zagreb, and more. Post what other valid cities you find!

The Antwerp flights are nonstop flights to Amsterdam and then a Eurostar train to Antwerp, so you can always just claim your bags and skip the train. Make sure you book one-way travel.

Act fast if you want to take advantage of awards that start at just 13.5K miles each way for business class travel! Fuel surcharges do apply, though they’re not as onerous as with other European mileage programs.

You can book award travel at www.airfrance.us.

You can get the flexible award calendar by searching for a mileage ticket with an account on airfrance.us just leaving the date blank when searching for an award ticket.

Sample award calendars:

You can transfer AMEX, Capital One, Chase, or Citi points instantly to Flying Blue.

If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:

• Chase Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card® Card has a 60K signup bonus, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.3 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
• Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
• Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card  earns 3 points per dollar on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($95 annual fee). Read more here.

Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:

• Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a limited time 90K signup bonus and earns 5 points per dollar on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, office supply stores, and gift cards from office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
• Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a limited time 90K signup bonus and earns 1.5 points per dollar everywhere ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
• Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
• Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a 20K signup bonus, at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.

If you or a friend has one of the following Citi cards, you can transfer points into miles:

• Citi Premier® Card offers 60,000 points for spending $4,000 in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, travel agents, groceries, gas, and dining. $95 annual fee. Read more here.

Citi no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require a Citi Premier® Card for points transfers include:

• The Citi Double Cash® Card offers 2% cash back or 2 ThankYou points per dollar spent everywhere. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
• The Citi Custom Cash® Card offers 5 points per dollar on up to $500 in purchases in your top eligible spending category each billing cycle. This is marketed as 5% cash back, but will actually come in the form of 5 ThankYou points per dollar spent! Eligible categories include Restaurants, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Select Travel, Select Transit, Select Streaming Services, Drugstores, Home Improvement Stores, Fitness Clubs, and Live Entertainment. You will also get 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. No annual fee. Read more here.
• The Citi Rewards+® Card offering 25,000 points for spending $1,500 in 3 months. This card can’t transfer points on its own, but can transfer points if you have one of the Citi cards above. This card automatically rounds up rewards earned on every purchase to the nearest 10 points, meaning you earn 10 points on a $0.50 Amazon balance reload. Earn 2 points on $6K in annual spending at supermarkets, and a 10% points rebate when you redeem points, up to a 10K points rebate per year. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles and get a 10% points rebate on transferred or redeemed miles. No annual fee. Read more here.

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HT: tmendy226, via DDF and Gary Leff