Building on their existing relationship, which includes codesharing and the ability to earn frequent flyer points when flying on each other’s flights, WestJet and Air France-KLM have announced that members of Air France-KLM’s Flying Blue programme can now redeem miles for travel on WestJet flights and WestJet dollars can now be redeemed for flights within the Air France and KLM global network.

"We are very proud to be partnered with airlines of the caliber of Air France-KLM," said Ed Sims, WestJet executive vice-president commercial. "This is a fantastic step for our WestJet Rewards members and reflects our commitment to expand WestJet's network reach and offer Canadians the world. We also look forward to continuing to welcome Flying Blue members on board to experience the growing WestJet network and caring guest experience."

"We are thrilled to have come full circle reciprocity-wise with the Flying Blue and WestJet Rewards programs, which now jointly offer our members the possibility to earn and redeem tickets on our combined networks worldwide," said Jean-Noël Rault, vice-president and general manager of Air France-KLM Canada. "It's a new milestone in our relationship with our Canadian partner, providing direct benefits for our customers and guests."

Members of Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program can now redeem their Flying Blue Miles on WestJet flights throughout Canada, the US, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Conversely, WestJet Rewards members can now redeem WestJet dollars for flights throughout Air France-KLM’s extensive global network, including Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As of this writing, however, it was not possible to search on the WestJet Rewards website for flights originating outside of the WestJet network. So guests cannot currently redeem WestJet dollars online for a flight from Paris to Nairobi, for example.

In addition, regional flights operated by HOP!, or Air France-KLM’s low cost carrier, Transavia, are not currently showing on the WestJet Rewards website. So it must be assumed that these are either being worked on, or customers wishing to redeem for routes not found online, need to call to redeem.

More information on WestJet Rewards, including new Member Exclusive fares, can be found on the WestJet Rewards section of westjet.com. Flying Blue members are invited to visit flyingblue.com for information redeeming Flying Blue Miles.

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