25+ years building digital platforms at scale. Flying Blue Platinum since 2005.
I've spent 25+ years in Dutch digital media, building products that scale. In 2004, I founded Zoom.nl, which grew into the Netherlands' largest photography community with 120,000 users. I also built two e-learning platforms: Zoom Academy (80,000 paying students) and Tech Academy (40,000 paying students).
I launched ID.nl, Reshift Digital's most successful website launch. Currently, I'm Director of Content at Reshift Digital, where I lead the Photography, Tech, Games, and Publishing divisions.
Before Reshift, I was Managing Director at Focus (2010-2014) and Editor-in-Chief at IDG Netherlands (1999-2010). That's three decades of turning ideas into digital products people actually use. The same data-driven approach to platform building is behind SkyStatus.
For years, I tracked my Flying Blue progress in spreadsheets. XP earned per flight. Miles from credit cards. Rollover calculations. Cost-per-mile analysis. It worked, but it was tedious, and I knew I wasn't the only one doing this.
The official Flying Blue app shows your current balance, but it doesn't answer the questions I actually cared about:
SkyStatus answers all of these. I built the tool I always wanted, and now it's available for everyone who's serious about optimizing their Flying Blue journey.
I've been a Flying Blue member since 2005, the year the program launched from the merger of KLM's Flying Dutchman and Air France's Frequence Plus. Over two decades, I've held every status level from Silver to Platinum as travel patterns shifted between business trips and family holidays.
That's not a weakness. It means I understand the program from every angle: the first-timer figuring out how XP works, the Silver member wondering if Gold is worth it, and the Platinum holder optimizing rollover. I've done 15+ mileage runs and visited 50+ countries in the process.
SkyStatus is built on that hands-on experience combined with a complete analytical model of the Flying Blue program, reconstructed from official rules and real-world data.
Created by a 20-year Flying Blue member who uses it for his own status tracking.
Calculations follow Flying Blue's published earning and qualification rules.
I tell you when calculations are estimates and always recommend verification.
Independent tool. No commercial relationship with Air France-KLM or Flying Blue.
How XP works, how it's earned, and why it matters for your status.
Silver, Gold, Platinum, Ultimate: what each level unlocks.
Strategies to reach your next status level faster.
The best-value award tickets you can book with miles.
Calculate whether a mileage run makes financial sense.
Import your Flying Blue PDF and see your XP, miles, and status projections in seconds.
Start tracking freeQuestions, feedback, or bug reports? I read everything.
Use the bug report button in the app to report issues.