Air France Fare Class I

A comprehensive explanation of Air France fare class I including SkyMiles medallion earnings and upgrade eligibility information.

What is Air France Fare Class I?

Air France Fare Class I or more commonly known as Business Class (I) is a revenue fare/booking class of service on Air France. The I fare class is the second lowest (least expensive) fare classes in the Business Class Cabin and tickets are considered a good value for the benefits, especially SkyMiles medallion earnings on long-haul flights. This fare class is not eligible for complimentary upgrades for SkyMiles members who hold Medallion status.

Below is a human-readable explanation of this fare class and the expectations passengers should have when flying with a I fare class.

Information about Air France Fare Class I

Fare Class I booking information

Important information about Fare Class I on Air France.

  • Operated by: Air France (Core Parner)
  • Marketed as: Business
  • Cabin of service: Business
  • Ticket type: Revenue
  • Ticket stock: 057
  • Flight number begins with: AFxxxx

Fare Class I is marketed as business class, and is considered an low-tier fare class with 3 higher fare classes available for purchase. If you’re looking for flights and see Fare Class I showing as the lowest fare class available, it means the flight/route you are booking is fairly empty in the business class cabin.

Tickets purchased in Fare Class I will be cheap’ish. To book a cheaper fare class, you’ll need to adjust your routing or dates.

SkyMiles earnings on Air France Fare Class I

SkyMiles frequent flyer earnings

Explore what you'll earn as a SkyMiles member flying on Air France with a ticket in Fare Class I.

  • Medallion Bonus: yes
  • Minimum MQMs earned: 500

SkyMiles Member

150% MQM

Based on distance flown1. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


1:1 MQS

Based on number of flight segments flown. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


40% MQD earnings based on Distance Flown

Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


SkyMiles earnings

SkyMiles are earned based on a percentage of the distance flown.

100% SkyMiles base
+100% Class bonus

SkyMiles are earned and redeemed for travel, upgrades and other eligible purchases. SkyMiles never expire.

Silver Medallion

150% MQM

Based on distance flown1. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


1:1 MQS

Based on number of flight segments flown. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


40% MQD earnings based on Distance Flown

Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


SkyMiles earnings

SkyMiles are earned based on a percentage of the distance flown.

100% SkyMiles base
+100% Class bonus
+40% Silver Medallion bonus

SkyMiles are earned and redeemed for travel, upgrades and other eligible purchases. SkyMiles never expire.

Gold Medallion

150% MQM

Based on distance flown1. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


1:1 MQS

Based on number of flight segments flown. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


40% MQD earnings based on Distance Flown

Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


SkyMiles earnings

SkyMiles are earned based on a percentage of the distance flown.

100% SkyMiles base
+100% Class bonus
+60% Gold Medallion bonus

SkyMiles are earned and redeemed for travel, upgrades and other eligible purchases. SkyMiles never expire.

Platinum Medallion

150% MQM

Based on distance flown1. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


1:1 MQS

Based on number of flight segments flown. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


40% MQD earnings based on Distance Flown

Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


SkyMiles earnings

SkyMiles are earned based on a percentage of the distance flown.

100% SkyMiles base
+100% Class bonus
+80% Platinum Medallion bonus

SkyMiles are earned and redeemed for travel, upgrades and other eligible purchases. SkyMiles never expire.

Diamond Medallion

150% MQM

Based on distance flown1. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


1:1 MQS

Based on number of flight segments flown. Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


40% MQD earnings based on Distance Flown

Earns toward status and resets each calendar year.


SkyMiles earnings

SkyMiles are earned based on a percentage of the distance flown.

100% SkyMiles base
+100% Class bonus
+120% Diamond Medallion bonus

SkyMiles are earned and redeemed for travel, upgrades and other eligible purchases. SkyMiles never expire.

1 Distance calculations are at the sole discretion of Air France; however, calculations generally follow the great circle distance between airports.

Additional SkyMiles earning information on Air France fare class I

Long-haul international only

Air France Fare Class I

SkyMiles upgrades with Fare Class I ticket

Important upgrade eligibility and upgrade order information with a Fare Class I ticket on Air France.

  • Loyalty program linked to PNR: SkyMiles
  • Complimentary upgrade eligible:

COMPLIMENTARY UPGRADES ON AIR FRANCE

  • Complimentary upgrades from Air France Business Class to La Premiere are not offered or available.

USING GUC FLYING ON AIR FRANCE

  • SkyMiles GUC upgrade certificates are available for Diamond Medallion members; however, they cannot be used to upgrade from Air France Business Class to La Premiere.

BUY UP / MILEAGE UPGRADE AWARDS ON AIR FRANCE

  • Look for emails from Air France with upgrade offers on flights with the La Premiere cabin, they usually arrive within a few days before departure and are typically priced around €1599'ish depending on inventory availability.
    Air France La Premiere Upgrade offer
  • Upon check-in (only on the airfrance.com), you may be able to upgrade from Business Class to La Premiere for around €1599'ish depending on inventory availibility.
  • SkyMiles cannot be used as a payment method for buy ups.
  • Flying Blue members should be able to use miles as a payment method for buy ups (Unconfirmed).

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