And if I had elected to fly first
class instead the prices increase exponentially to anywhere from $ 9,000 - $ 11,000 per round trip ticket making my
redemption even more valuable.
That award chart is particularly valuable for premium cabin
redemptions, since business
class and first
class awards cost 2 and 3 times the cost of economy, respectively,
instead of the 3 and 4 times charged on the standard Executive Club award chart.
Instead of having a pretty straight forward distance based award chart with
redemption rates by fare
class for economy, Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium Economy and business
class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare
class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4 awards.