Not exact matches
If you
need to connect on American
Airlines (or another partner
airline) to get to your flight on Japan
Airlines, you will
need to use the partner
award chart to determine the number of miles required.
Most
airlines publish
award charts, but JetBlue bases the amount of points
needed for redemption on the fare and other factors.
However, you will
need to become familiar with the Alaska
Airlines award chart to recognize which flights are available when redeeming Avios.
You either have an
award chart that lists the number of miles you
need for flights between particular regions —
airlines like United, American, and Alaska use this system.
For example, if you fly from Philadelphia (PHL) on American
Airlines to Chicago (ORD) to catch a Japan
Airlines flight to Tokyo Narita (NRT), you will
need to look at the partner
award chart to determine how many miles will be required.
If your booking involves a connection on a partner of Japan
Airlines (such as American
Airlines), your booking will fall under their partner
award chart, and you will
need to call to complete the booking.
It was more popular before they devalued their
award chart in early 2016, but it's still very useful if you
need to connect to an airport in the U.S. where Japan
Airlines operates.
Unfortunately American
Airlines did devalue it's
award chart from when I booked my flight, so we'll
need to get 230,000 miles to replicate my flight from Abu Dhabi to LAX for two people in First Class.
But Iberia Plus still has a separate
award chart for American
Airlines, which can save you Amex points should you
need a domestic short - haul ticket.
In order to find out what the price in miles will be to Africa when using Alaska Miles, you
need see the Alaska
Award Chart and know which
airline you're flying.
Most
airlines publish an
awards chart detailing the maximum number of points or miles you'll
need for a given flight.
If you
need to go to Japan or elsewhere in Asia that JAL flies, you can get great deals using the JAL
award chart, which offers round - trip
award seats at redemptions more akin to one - way
awards on many
airlines.
British Airways also has a distance - based
award chart, and like with Asia Miles, the number of rewards you
need to redeem varies depending on the
airlines and specific routes you're flying.