The Flying Blue programme is divided into four tiers ; Ivory , Silver ( SkyTeam Elite ) , Gold ( SkyTeam Elite Plus ) and Platinum ( SkyTeam Elite Plus ) . Then , you have the special tiers , such as Platinum For Life , ultimate platinum , ultimate platinum skipper , club2000 skipper ( for those who did something special for KLM , can not be requested but will be distributed by KLM ) . The membership tier depends on the number of Level Miles earned and is recalculated each calendar year . Flying Blue privileges are additive by membership tier ; higher tiers include all benefits listed for prior tiers . There is an additional fifth tier , Platinum for Life , which can be obtained after 10 consecutive years of Platinum membership . After the Platinum for Life status is obtained , re-qualification is not required . Level Miles can be earned with Air France , KLM , Air Europa , Kenya Airways , TAROM , and other SkyTeam partners . Qualification levels and general benefits with SkyTeam airline partners of the Flying Blue tiers are : The most notable accident involving a KLM aircraft was the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster , which led to 583 fatalities
Tenerife airport disaster
Tenerife airport disaster
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