Flying Blue Tracker: Track Your Status, XP and miles
The official Flying Blue app shows you a balance and a status badge. It does not tell you whether you are on track to requalify, what your XP will look like at the cycle close, or which flights actually pulled their weight. If you have been tracking that in a spreadsheet, this guide walks you through a tool that does it for you. Import your activity statement once and read your whole account back as numbers you can act on.
What is SkyStatus?
SkyStatus is a free Flying Blue tracker that turns your activity statement into a clear view of your status. Import your PDF and, once it has been verified, see your XP progression, miles portfolio, rollover forecast, whether you are on track to requalify, and the days left in your qualification year. Every feature in this guide is available at no cost, with no ads and no premium tiers.
- 1. Getting Started: Import Your Data
- 2. The Overview
- 3. XP Tracking and Status Progression
- 4. Flights and Route Intelligence
- 5. Miles Balance
- 6. Mileage Run Planning
- 7. Flying Blue Extra Analyzer
- 8. Insights and Trends
- 9. Investment Analysis
- 10. Your Data and Data Checks
- 11. Your Profile and Lifetime Record
- 12. Privacy and Data Control
- 13. Frequently Asked Questions
- Related Guides
Top 3 Tracker Features, Ranked
- Real-time XP tracking toward Silver, Gold, or Platinum status
- Accurate projections for when you will reach your next status level
- Mileage run planning that prices any route in XP, UXP and cost per XP
1. Getting Started: Import Your Data
Every journey in SkyStatus begins with your Flying Blue activity statement. This PDF, downloadable from the Flying Blue website, contains your complete flight history, miles transactions, XP earnings, and status changes. It is the single source of truth for your loyalty account.
Most members never open their activity statement. It is a dense, multi-page document filled with transaction codes and dates. But buried inside is everything you need to understand your status trajectory: which flights earned the most XP, how your miles balance evolved, and whether you are on pace to requalify.
SkyStatus Feature: Quick update and Full import
The import on Your data sends your activity statement to Azure Document Intelligence (EU), which reads the text from the PDF. SkyStatus then imports it automatically, and it often appears within minutes with an email when it is ready. A complex statement gets a manual check. SkyStatus reads statements from any year and in any Flying Blue language, most accurately in English, French and Dutch. A statement in another language may take a little longer, so upload the PDF you have.
- Automatic extraction of flights, XP, miles, and UXP from raw PDF data
- Overlap detection prevents duplicate entries when importing multiple statements
- Result review shows what a Quick update will add before anything changes, with one Confirm and an Undo
- Qualification year setup reads your status, XP and cycle dates from a Full statement import
Once your import is live, your Overview fills in. Flights appear with cabin class, XP, and miles. Your status progression builds from the first flight forward. For a step-by-step walkthrough with screenshots, see our dedicated PDF Import Guide.
2. The Overview
The Overview is your home screen, designed to answer the question every Flying Blue member asks: "Am I on track?" In the official Flying Blue app, you see your current XP balance and status level, but nothing about trajectory, risk, or optimization. The Overview fills that gap.
Understanding Your Qualification Year
Flying Blue operates on a rolling 12-month qualification year that is unique to each member. Your year runs from the 1st of a month to the last day of the month before, one year later (for example, November 1 to October 31). When you level up, your qualification year resets to the 1st of the following month. What you earn from the day of the level-up already counts toward the new year. When you requalify at the same level, your dates stay the same. This is important because your XP balance and requalification deadline are tied to this cycle.
Many members are confused when their XP balance drops after a level-up. This is the XP deduction system: when you reach Silver, 100 XP is deducted. Reach Gold, 180 XP is deducted. Reach Platinum, 300 XP is deducted. You keep only the surplus. This means reaching Gold from Explorer costs 280 XP total (100 + 180), not just 180.
SkyStatus Feature: Overview KPIs
The Overview surfaces the metrics that matter most at a glance:
- Status card - recorded XP, the total with your bookings, the target and the days left
- Verdict - whether your target is secured, covered by your bookings, or still has a gap to close
- Miles Balance - total miles with portfolio valuation
- Your goals - next status level or requalification target
- Worth the journey - estimated value of your status benefits this year
- Your next journeys - upcoming or recently flown trips with the XP they bring
The verdict on the status card deserves special attention. It does not just check whether your XP is above or below a threshold. It compares your points, booked flights included, with how much of your qualification year has passed, and the XP from your rollover position already counts. A Platinum member with 200 XP and 3 months left gets a different verdict than one with 200 XP and 9 months left.
For deeper understanding of the status levels and what each threshold means, see our guides on Status Levels Compared, What is Flying Blue XP, and How XP Rollover Works.
3. XP Tracking and Status Progression
XP (Experience Points) is the currency that determines your Flying Blue status. Unlike miles, which you can earn from credit cards, shopping, or hotel stays, XP comes primarily from flying. The amount you earn depends on two factors: flight distance and cabin class. A domestic Economy flight earns 2 XP, while a long-haul Business flight can earn 24 XP or more per segment.
The XP system has several mechanics that are easy to miss:
- Deduction on level-up: When you reach a new status, the required XP is subtracted from your balance. You start the new cycle with only the surplus.
- Rollover cap: A maximum of 300 XP carries over when you requalify. Any surplus above 300 XP (after paying for status) is lost. This means strategic timing of flights near your qualification date matters.
- UXP as a separate track: Ultimate XP (UXP) is earned only on Air France and KLM marketed flights. You need 900 UXP on top of Platinum to reach Ultimate. UXP has its own rollover cap of 900.
- Soft landing: If you do not requalify, you only drop one level. A Platinum member who earns 0 XP drops to Gold, not to Silver or Explorer.
SkyStatus Feature: Status Progress
- Progress bar shows recorded XP, the total with your bookings and the target on one bar
- Rollover forecasting calculates how much XP will carry over to your next cycle, accounting for the 300 XP cap
- Multi-cycle view lets you step back through earlier qualification years, each with its own XP ledger
- UXP tracking runs parallel to XP, showing your progress toward Ultimate status separately
- Pace indicator tells you if you are ahead or behind the earning rate needed to requalify
The rollover forecast is particularly useful for members approaching their qualification date. If you are a Gold member with 250 XP and your year ends in March, you will requalify (180 XP needed) with 70 XP rolling over. But if you fly more before the deadline, you might push your surplus above the 300 XP cap and lose the excess. SkyStatus shows you exactly where that threshold sits.
For the full explanation of how XP works, including earning tables by cabin class and distance, see What is Flying Blue XP. For rollover strategies, see How XP Rollover Works. For the path to each status level, see our guides on Gold, Platinum, and Ultimate.
4. Flights and Route Intelligence
Your flights are the engine behind your status. Every segment you fly earns XP based on two variables: the distance band (domestic, medium-haul, long-haul) and the cabin class (Economy, Premium Economy, Business, First/La Premiere). A single trip can include multiple segments, and each segment earns XP independently. This is why connecting flights can be more XP-efficient than direct flights: two medium-haul segments earn 10 XP in Economy versus 8 XP for a single long-haul leg.
The marketing carrier on your ticket also matters. Only flights marketed by Air France (AF) or KLM (KL) earn UXP toward Ultimate status. A flight operated by KLM but sold under a Delta (DL) flight number earns XP but not UXP. SkyTeam partner airlines all earn XP when credited to Flying Blue, but each has its own nuances.
SkyStatus Feature: Flights
- Complete flight history with date, route, airline, cabin class, XP, UXP, and miles per flight
- Manual entry for flights not on your statement or future planned flights
- Upcoming tab to see how booked trips affect your qualification
- Smart route input with airport code autocomplete and automatic distance calculation
- Filters and sorting for award travel, mileage runs and missing prices, or by most XP and highest known cost
For XP earning rates by cabin class and distance, see What is Flying Blue XP. For partner airline specifics, see Flying Blue Partner Airlines. For strategies around connection routing, see What is a Mileage Run.
5. Miles Balance
Miles and XP are two separate currencies in Flying Blue, and confusing them is one of the most common mistakes members make. XP determines your status level (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Ultimate). miles are a redeemable currency you can spend on award flights, upgrades, and other rewards. You earn both from flying, but they serve entirely different purposes.
The value of a Flying Blue mile depends on how you use it. A mile redeemed for a Business Class award flight can be worth 0.02 euros or more, while spending miles on merchandise or experiences often yields less than 0.01 euros per mile. This is where Cost Per Mile (CPM) becomes important: it tells you how much you paid to acquire each mile, so you can evaluate whether a redemption is worthwhile. For a deep dive, see Cost Per Mile Explained.
Miles come from multiple sources beyond flying. Credit card spending, partner promotions, buying miles directly, and mile subscriptions all contribute. Each source has a different cost efficiency. Status members also earn miles at a higher rate on AF/KLM flights: Explorer earns 4 miles per euro, Silver 6, Gold 7, Platinum 8 and Ultimate 9.
SkyStatus Feature: Miles Balance
- Portfolio overview with current balance, total earned, total redeemed, and estimated portfolio value
- CPM tracking shows your average cost per mile over time and by source
- Source efficiency compares miles earned from flights, credit cards, purchases, and promotions
- Miles ledger with every miles credit and debit, searchable and filtered by miles in, miles out or still to price
- Value created shows what your miles bought in flown and booked awards, and what the rest of your balance is worth at your own valuation
For more on miles valuation, see What Are Flying Blue miles Worth. For acquisition strategies, see Should You Buy miles and Flying Blue Mile Subscriptions.
6. Mileage Run Planning
A mileage run (or XP run in Flying Blue terms) is a flight taken primarily to earn status points rather than to reach a destination. If you need 60 more XP to reach Gold and your qualification year ends next month, you might book a round-trip to a medium-haul destination specifically for the XP. The key metric is cost per XP: how much you pay per experience point earned. The calculator and Plan a trip let you pick the fare family: Basic prices a flat 2 XP per segment, Flex adds 2 XP and 2 UXP on non-domestic routes.
Two strategies can dramatically improve your cost-per-XP. First, adding a connection: a direct AMS-Barcelona flight earns 5 XP in Economy, but routing via Paris (AMS-CDG-BCN) earns 10 XP because each segment earns independently. The price difference is often minimal. Second, cabin class: Premium Economy typically offers the best XP-per-euro ratio on medium-haul routes, while Business Class dominates on long-haul. For the full strategy guide, see What is a Mileage Run.
SkyStatus Feature: Plan a trip
- Your trip - enter any route with connections, select cabin class and fare type, and see XP, UXP and distance, plus miles and cost per XP once you add a price
- Compare options - put up to four options side by side by cost per XP or UXP
- Compare with Economy - see the XP a higher cabin adds and what each extra XP costs
- Your plans - save a trip as a plan and see it next to your earned and booked points in your status outlook
For route-finding strategies, see What is a Mileage Run. For the calculator with hub-specific examples, see Mileage Run Calculator.
7. Flying Blue Extra Analyzer
Flying Blue Extra is a paid add-on that boosts your XP and miles earnings. It comes in two tiers: Essential (currently EUR 379/year) and Extended (EUR 699/year). Essential adds XP bonuses per flight, while Extended includes additional perks like extra baggage and lounge access on certain routes. The question every member asks: is it worth it for my travel pattern?
The answer depends entirely on how many qualifying flights you take per year and which cabin class you fly. A member who takes 20 Economy flights within Europe gets a very different ROI than someone who takes 6 long-haul Business flights. The XP bonus from Flying Blue Extra can be the difference between reaching the next status level and falling short, making the calculation high-stakes for members near a threshold.
SkyStatus Feature: Flying Blue Extra ROI Calculator
- Personal ROI calculated from your actual flight data, not hypothetical scenarios
- Essential vs Extended comparison with breakeven analysis for each tier
- XP bonus impact sets the bonus XP against the XP you already buy through SAF or mileage runs
- Year comparison contrasts the rest of this XP year with the next
- Clear verdict with a recommendation based on your specific travel pattern
For the full breakdown of Flying Blue Extra benefits and pricing, see Flying Blue Extra: Is It Worth It? For subscription-based miles acquisition (a different product), see Flying Blue Mile Subscriptions.
8. Insights and Trends
Raw numbers only tell half the story. What matters for requalification is your earning pace: how quickly you accumulate XP relative to your remaining time. A member with 150 XP and 6 months left is in a very different position than one with 150 XP and 2 months left. Seasonal travel patterns also play a role. Many members fly more during summer and December, creating an uneven earning curve that can be misleading if you only look at cumulative totals.
SkyStatus Feature: Multi-dimensional Insights
- XP charts with your running total against the target and a monthly breakdown by source
- Miles Balance showing earning vs. redemption patterns over time
- Redemption tracking with value-per-mile analysis for each award booking
- All insights combining XP, miles, and flights into a single performance picture
- Snapshot and Outlook to look back to any month of your qualification year, or ahead to where your bookings take you
For understanding what drives your status qualification, see Flying Blue Status Levels. For cost optimization, see Cost Per Mile Explained.
9. Investment Analysis
Flying Blue status is not free. Between the flights you take, the Flying Blue Extra subscription you might buy, and the mileage runs you plan, there is a real cost to maintaining Gold, Platinum, or Ultimate. The question is: does the value of the benefits exceed what you spend to earn them?
Status benefits include lounge access (Gold and above), extra baggage, priority boarding, upgrade eligibility (Platinum), and higher miles earning rates. A Platinum member earns 8 miles per euro on AF/KLM flights, against 4 for an Explorer. Over a year of regular flying, that adds up to thousands of extra miles worth hundreds of euros. But quantifying the exact value depends on how you use these benefits.
SkyStatus Feature: Investment
- Cost vs. value breakdown showing what you spent to earn status versus the estimated benefit value
- Cost per XP trend tracking your effective cost to earn each XP over time
- Break-even marker showing the month your travel value passed what you invested, once every price is in
- Status savings estimating what lounges, extra baggage, seats, priority services and upgrade vouchers saved you
For strategies to earn status efficiently, see our guides on Gold Status, Platinum Status, and Flying Blue Extra.
10. Your Data and Data Checks
Frequent flyers often have gaps in their data. A partner airline flight that was not properly credited, a PDF import that missed a page, or a manual entry with a typo can all skew your tracking. These small errors compound: a missing flight might mean your rollover forecast is off, or your XP pace projection is too pessimistic.
SkyStatus Feature: Data checks on Your data
Your data runs 14+ automated checks on your records. It puts the most useful fix first, shows how complete your prices, costs and award values are, and lists every open check under Review all your data. The checks include:
- Past flights without XP recorded (potential crediting issues)
- Months missing between your imported statements
- XP totals that do not match your status progression
- Imported cabin classes to confirm, and flights whose cabin and XP do not match
- Possible duplicate flights with matching dates and routes
- Qualification period mismatches
- A miles balance that does not match your last statement
Missing partner airline credits are especially common. If a SkyTeam flight does not appear on your statement, it may not have been credited to Flying Blue. See Partner Airlines for how to claim retroactive credits. For rollover-specific issues, see XP Rollover.
11. Your Profile and Lifetime Record
Beyond the day-to-day tracking, SkyStatus builds a profile of your lifetime Flying Blue journey. How many flights have you taken across all qualification years? What is your all-time cabin class mix? How close are you to Platinum for Life?
Platinum for Life is Flying Blue's ultimate loyalty reward. Members who hold Platinum or Ultimate for ten consecutive years keep Platinum for good, regardless of annual flying. Flying Blue confirms the official count, so tracking your own qualifying years helps you gauge your standing.
SkyStatus Feature: Your profile
- Lifetime stats - flights taken, XP and miles recorded across the history you have in SkyStatus
- Moments in your records - flights on file, years in Flying Blue, airports and distance flown, with no badges to chase
- Cabin class mix - visual breakdown of your Economy, Premium, Business, and First flights
- Platinum for Life estimate - your qualifying years out of ten, counted from the month you first reached Platinum
- Status milestones - the month you first reached each status level
For the specific requirements and benefits of the top tiers, see Platinum Status and Ultimate Status.
12. Privacy and Data Control
Travel data is sensitive. Your flight history reveals where you go, when you travel, and how much you spend on air travel. SkyStatus takes a privacy-first approach that is uncommon in loyalty tracking tools.
Your own data lives in a free account, so it is there on every device you sign in on. You do not need an account to look around: the free tools, every guide and the sample account work without one, and what you enter in an anonymous tool stays in that browser only.
For your account, SkyStatus uses EU-based data processing with row-level security on every database table. This means even in the unlikely event of a data breach, users can only access their own records. There are no ads, no tracking pixels from third parties, and no data sharing agreements.
You can export all your data at any time as a complete backup. You can also delete everything: Start over wipes every flight, mile and setting but keeps your account, and Delete your account removes the account and all its data for good. There is no retention period and no "we keep your data for 30 days after deletion" policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SkyStatus?
SkyStatus is a free Flying Blue tracker that helps members monitor their XP, miles, status progression, and qualification cycles. It imports your Flying Blue activity statement and provides an overview, insights, rollover forecasting, mileage run planning, and data checks. See The Overview for a feature overview.
Is SkyStatus free?
Yes, completely free. There are no premium tiers, no ads, and no hidden costs. All features including PDF import, insights, Plan a trip, and the Flying Blue Extra analyzer are available to every user.
How do I track my Flying Blue XP?
Download your Flying Blue activity statement PDF from the Flying Blue website, then import it into SkyStatus. The import on Your data uses Azure Document Intelligence (EU) to read the text from your statement and extract all flights, XP, miles, and transactions. SkyStatus imports it automatically and it often appears within minutes, with an email when it is ready.
Does SkyStatus work with partner airlines?
Yes. SkyStatus tracks XP and miles earned on all SkyTeam partner airlines (Delta, Korean Air, etc.) as long as the flights are credited to your Flying Blue account and appear on your activity statement.
Does SkyStatus tell me if I am on track?
Yes. The status card on the Overview compares your points, booked flights included, with how much of your qualification year has passed, and the XP from your rollover position already counts. It tells you whether your target is secured, covered by your bookings or still has a gap, and how many points you still need after your booked flights. See The Overview.
Can I simulate mileage runs?
Yes. Plan a trip shows the XP and UXP of any route you enter, and its cost per XP once you add a price. You can compare up to four options side by side and save a trip as a plan to see its combined effect on your status. See Mileage Run Planning and our guides on What is a Mileage Run and the Calculator.
How does the PDF import work?
The import on Your data sends your Flying Blue activity statement to Azure Document Intelligence (EU), which reads the text from the PDF. SkyStatus then imports it automatically and it often appears within minutes, with an email when it is ready. A complex statement gets a manual check. SkyStatus reads statements in any Flying Blue language, most accurately in English, French and Dutch. A statement in another language may take a little longer, so upload the PDF you have. The import also detects overlapping data from previous imports. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see How to Import Your Flying Blue PDF.
Is my data safe?
Yes. Your data lives in your own free account (see Privacy and Data Control). It is processed in the EU with row-level security, encryption at rest, and no third-party data sharing. You can export or delete all your data at any time.
Can SkyStatus help with Flying Blue Extra?
Yes. The Flying Blue Extra Analyzer calculates your personal ROI based on your actual flight data. It compares Essential vs Extended plans, shows the XP bonus impact, and shows the yearly Air France and KLM ticket spend at which each plan pays for itself. For the full breakdown, see Flying Blue Extra: Is It Worth It?
How accurate is XP tracking?
SkyStatus imports data directly from your official Flying Blue activity statement, so the data is as accurate as what Flying Blue provides. The app also runs 14+ automated data checks to detect anomalies like missing statement months, mismatched totals, or crediting issues.
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Start Tracking FreeOfficial References
- Flying Blue Status & XP - XP thresholds, earning rates
- KLM Membership Levels - Status benefits, soft landing rules
- Air France Flying Blue Levels - XP deduction rules
- Flying Blue Ultimate - UXP requirements
- SkyTeam Alliance - Partner airline network
- Flying Blue Terms & Conditions (PDF) - Full program rules
This guide is based on official Flying Blue program rules. Status requirements and benefits may change. Always verify current terms on the official Flying Blue website. Last verified: 19 February 2026. SkyStatus is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Air France-KLM or Flying Blue.