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Silver benefits
As a Flying Blue Silver member, you are recognised as a SkyTeam Elite customer by all Skyteam airlines which entitles you to save time throughout your entire journey. In addition, Silver membership makes you earn 50% more Flying Blue Award Miles when flying on SkyTeam airlines.
 50% Elite Bonus
 Exclusive reservation service
 Guaranteed seat with 7 days notice
 Priority reservation waitlist
 Preferred seating
 Priority check-in and transfers
 Priority airport standby
 Extra baggage allowance
 Priority boarding
 With our partners
50% Elite Bonus
Your Silver membership gains you a 50% Elite bonus* for each flight you take with AIR FRANCE, KLM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways or another SkyTeam airline.

For example for a round-trip Paris to Mexico City in Business Class, you earn :
  • 11 432 Miles according to distance flown
  • 5 716 Miles according to Business Class (50% of distance flown)
  • 5 716 Miles according to Silver Elite bonus (50% of distance flown)
  • 22 864 total Award Miles and 17 148 Level Miles
* Bonus calculated on base Miles (Award Miles before application of class of service bonus). Elite Bonus Miles do not count as Level Miles.
 
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Exclusive reservation service
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our dedicated team is on hand to care for your flight reservation.
Your exclusive reservation service phone number is printed on the back of your Flying Blue Elite Silver Card. This service can not handle Award tickets bookings.
 
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Guaranteed seat with 7 days notice
  • on AIR FRANCE, KLM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways long-distance flights.
  • with 7 days notice
When paying the full fare currently in effect, an economy class seat will be provided for all full-fare reservations on long-distance flights, except in the case of unforeseen operational circumstances. This offer does not apply to Award tickets and on aircraft with fewer than 100 seats.
 
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Priority reservation waitlist
If your desired class of service is not available when booking travel, you have priority status on the reservation waitlist (provided waitlists are accepted on the flight and/or in your desired class).
This offer does not apply to Award tickets.
 
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Preferred seating
You can reserve one of a number of select seats at the time of booking on long-distance flights.
Based on availability, we will make every effort to accommodate your seating preference.
 
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Priority check-in and transfers
Whatever your class of travel, you have access to AIR FRANCE, KLM, Air Europa and Kenya Airways Business Class check-in counters and Elite transfer desks.
  • Exclusive check-in counters. You can check in at priority positions at most airports simply by showing your Flying Blue Silver Elite Card. Priority check-in positions include:

    - Aeromexico - Clase Premier counters
    - Air France - Business Class counters
    - Alitalia - Magnifica / Prima Class counters
    - Continental Airlines - First Class / EliteAccess / OnePass Elite counters
    - CSA Czech Airlines - Business Class counters
    - Delta - First Class / Medallion counters
    - KLM – World Business Class SM / Europe Select counters
    - Korean Air - Morning Calm / Prestige counters
    - Northwest - First Class / World Business ClassSM counters

  • Elite Transfer desks at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.
 
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Priority airport standby
You receive priority status on your requested flight´s standby list*.

* Some SkyTeam Airlines apply specific conditions
 
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Extra baggage allowance
  • 5 kg extra baggage allowance on AIR FRANCE, KLM, Air Europa and Kenya Airways flights, in addition to your normal baggage allowance for the class of service *

* This supplementary baggage allowance does not apply on flight routes that employ the "Piece Concept" (baggage allowance determined by the number and dimension of items).
 
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Priority boarding
Simply present your Flying Blue Silver Elite Card to board at your convenience for more time to locate your seat and to store your carry-on luggage.

Air France offer this benefit on international flights only.
Aeromexico offers this benefit on all flights except between Mexico City and Monterrey as well as Mexico City and Guadalajara.
Delta does not offer this benefit on Delta Shuttle flights, Delta Connection flights and SONG flights.
 
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With our partners
  • Air Europa
- specific check-in counter
- priority boarding
- preferred seating
- priority airport standby
- waiting list priority
- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg
  • With China Southern

- specific check-in counter
- priority boarding
- preferred seating
- priority airport standby
- waiting list priority



  • With Comair

- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg
- specific check-in counter



  • With Jet Airways
- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg
- specific check-in counter
  • With Kingfisher
- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg

  • With Malev

- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg
- specific check-in counter



  • With Northwest

- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg only available on Amsterdam - Bombay route
- free upgrade on domestic flights depending on availability (with the exception of American and Mexican residents)



  • With Ukraine International Airlines

- additional baggage allowance of 5 kg
- specific check-in counter
- access to lounges



  • With Sofitel

- upgrade (depending on availability at booking)





  • With Hertz
    - up to 10% discount for the best published fares
    - 15% discount sur the Hertz Prestige Collection range
    - 100 Bonus Miles for online booking
  • With Avis

- special rates (on request when booking or collecting vehicle)
- up to 10% discount on all-inclusive rates for international leisure activities
- 100 bonus Miles when you book via Internet



  • With Europcar

- 10% discount when booking on the Europcar network (ask during booking)



  • With Sixt

- guaranteed business rates (ask at booking)
- 25 % discount (to be requested at booking – the promotional code 797579 must be given)
- 10% discount for Sixt holiday cars

Valid on discountable rates. Internet rates are not discountable
Upon availability



  • With Regus

- 25% reduction on annual subscription
- up to 3 months membership
- 3,000 Award Miles as a welcome gift







 
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