Award upgrades to First Class are only possible for Elite members with a ticket in booking classes J, C or D.
Not exact matches
Typical
awards include a free ticket or a free
upgrade from coach
to first class.
Furthermore, the
first two benefits mentioned — the companion coupon and one -
class upgrade — will be
awarded to cardholders in good standing, each account anniversary.
Besides redeeming miles for
award travel, you can redeem miles for
upgrades (e.g.,
upgrading from Main Cabin, aka Economy,
to Delta One,
First or Business
Class).
You can redeem SkyMiles for a Mileage
Upgrade Award from the main cabin
to Delta One,
first class, or business
class.
That means
upgrading from Economy
to Business
Class for half of this
award would cost 20,000 additional miles per person, while an
upgrade to First Class would require 37,500 more than an Economy
award.
You can also
upgrade your flight
to the
First Class Saver
award if you call reservations at least 26 hours before your flight departure.
With a Mileage
Upgrade Award, you can go from the main cabin or Delta Comfort +
to a seat in
first class, the new Delta Premium Select, or Delta One.
You can
upgrade award tickets
to a Big Front Seat for cash, which is equivalent in size
to standard domestic
first class on most airlines.
Platinum: Additional unlimited complimentary round - trip
upgrades (transferable
to Award Nominees) on Thai Airways upon each accumulation of 50,000 miles for flights on Thai Airways in Royal
First Class or Royal Silk
Class.
Besides redeeming miles for
award travel, you can redeem miles for
upgrades (e.g.,
upgrading from Main Cabin, aka Economy,
to Delta One,
First or Business
Class).
From 10 October 2016 Silver Medallion Members are eligible for Complimentary
Upgrades to First Class on
Award Travel, 24 hours prior
to departure.
Second, non-refundable economy
class awards (which are cheaper but have restrictions) are eligible for complimentary
upgrades to first class.
Benefits of this status include complimentary
upgrades to first class, when available, from most fares including
award tickets but excluding ultra discounted E fares and Pay With Miles tickets.
On the negative side the aircraft swap will see the route go from having 53 premium cabin seats (16
First Class and 37 Business
Class)
to just 30 Business
Class seats — not good news for
upgrades or
awards.
Since Virgin uses two cabin planes and doesn't count its main cabin select as an intermediary
class, it's possible
to upgrade award tickets directly from the main cabin
to first class.
Award seats can be cheaply
upgraded for cash
to Exit Seats (like comfort economy) or Big Front Seats (like domestic
first class)
For example, it costs 100,000 Qatar frequent flyer miles
to upgrade to first on a flight from New York
to Doha, versus 105,000 miles for a
first class award.
High level airline elite status comes with many valuable perks such as free domestic
first class upgrades (when available), elite security lines, waived fees (such as free checked bags, and free changes
to award bookings), improved availability of
award seats, and more.
Get the new card and spend $ 1,000 in the
first three months and you'll receive 16
award credits and two
upgrades to AirTran's business
class.
Class - of - service bonus miles, if any, will be credited according
to the fare paid, not the cabin flown (i.e., members do not earn bonus miles when using complimentary
First Class Upgrades or mileage award up
Upgrades or mileage
award upgradesupgrades).
Starting January 6, 2017, SkyMiles Members can now use miles for a one -
class upgrade from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ® * to First Class or Delta One ® with Mileage Upgrade Aw
class upgrade from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ® * to First Class or Delta One ® with Mileage Upgrade
upgrade from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ® *
to First Class or Delta One ® with Mileage Upgrade Aw
Class or Delta One ® with Mileage
Upgrade Upgrade Awards.
Mileage
Upgrade Awards let you use your miles to upgrade a ticket you have already purchased from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ®, to First Class or Del
Upgrade Awards let you use your miles
to upgrade a ticket you have already purchased from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ®, to First Class or Del
upgrade a ticket you have already purchased from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ®,
to First Class or Delta One.