What happend to FB partner awards??
In the past couple of days I've been looking through the KLM app for good ways to spend my miles on an upcoming holiday. I found decent redemption rates in Asia (see list below), and I was about to book something. However, since a couple of hours, all these rates seem to have increased to a flat rate of 50.000 miles in Economy, or 120.000 in Business.
- Seoul - Delhi: 17.500 (Economy) or 45.000 (Business) on KE
- Seoul - Jakarta: 17.500 (Economy) or 45.000 (Business) on KE
- Taipei - Singapore: 15.000 (Economy) on CI
- Colombo - Shanghai: 22.000 (Economy) or 43.500 (Business) on MU
- Colombo - Ho Chi Minh: 11.000 (Economy) on VN
- And many more
Even domestic flights which were 3.000 miles seem to have increased to 50.000.
I saw the news about the introduction of Light, Standard and Flex fares on KL and AF branded flights, but partner flights would not be affected. That's why I made no hurry to book yesterday. This seems like a total butchering of partner redemption value. Is this just a glitch in the KLM app or is this the actual new pricing?
Posted Sep 8, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC