Economy class flights shorter than 800 miles (most of the intra-Oceania flights) require 8,000 reward miles one - way, while flights longer than 800 miles are 12,500 reward miles one - way.
Economy class flights shorter than 800 miles are 8,000 United miles while one - way flights longer than 800 miles are 15,000 United miles one - way.
Not exact matches
> Value: Domestic Saver
Economy Class round - trip rewards start at 25,000 miles (15,000 miles for some
short haul
flights on Air Canada).
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip
short - haul
flight in
economy class with a maximum ticket price of $ 350.
Economy class flights should also be considered, as
flights shorter than 800 miles only need 8,000 reward miles.
However, adding a
short - haul
economy flight to a long - haul business or first
class flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia Avios required for your award redemption.
This is similar to how United treats
short domestic
flights in the U.S. of less than 700 miles: they cost 10,000 miles for a one - way
economy class ticket.
Round - trip
flights that are 1,400 miles or
shorter cost 20,600 Flying Club miles in
economy and 37,000 in business
class.
That blows, but for a
flight this
short it still only comes to 18,000 Avios (remember, the first
class price is 4x the
economy price, which for this 496 - mile
flight would be only 4,500 Avios).
Short hops within North America start at 7,500 Avios for
flights of 1,500 miles or less in
economy class.
If you're looking to fly to one of the more expensive European destinations (in this example London would come into that category) and if you're not pressed for time, I'd consider flying to one of the cheaper destinations (Brussels) and catching a cheap
short - haul
economy class flight to your final destination — that could save a few hundred dollars.
Alaska Airlines miles are valuable for everything from
short - haul
economy flights to long - haul first -
class travel.
Buy on board food options are commonplace on most airlines»
short - haul routes all around the world but, when it comes to long - haul
flights, it's generally only the low - cost carriers like WOW and Norwegian that ask
Economy Class passengers to pay extra for their food.
Covering both long haul and
short haul routes flown by Iberia and its subsidiaries, passengers can save 40 % off the Avios cost of «Blue
Class» (cheapest
Economy Class) reward
flights.
Note: As part of this trip I took a British Airways
Economy Class flight from London Gatwick to Pisa but, as I have already reviewed BA's
short haul
Economy Class offering a few times, I'm not going to review that again here.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across seating in
Economy Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's
Economy Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its
short - haul
flights while, at the same time, giving up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in Business
Class.
Compared to 7,500 Avios in
economy, for example, 30,000 Avios for a
short American Airlines
flight in first
class is probably not worth it (this looks to be corrected to business
class pricing in 2017).
Just as I don't book long haul
Economy Class awards I don't consider
short haul Premium Cabin bookings to be a good use of my miles — I can handle an exit row in
Economy Class for a
short flight.
Despite this I always buy a regular
Economy Class fare rather than a «hand baggage only» fare (HBO fare) because I want to be able to select a seat in the exit row for what is a long
flight (for
short - haul).
Overall it was a perfectly acceptable experience for a
short - haul
Economy Class flight but there wasn't exactly anything to get overly excited about or anything to make me think that it's worth choosing American Airlines over any other airline in the future — and isn't that what an airline should be striving for?
That's a 66.67 % increase in the number of Avios required for
Economy Class on the
shorter (650 miles or less) US domestic
flights.
good crew Pros: food was good and overall good
economy class flight Cons: distance between rows seems
shorter than other airlines such as Emirates
Short - haul and ultra-
short flights in all fare
classes will get a boost to their earn rate while long - haul and ultra-long
flights in
economy class and premium
economy get a bump as well.
British Airways, for example, allows redemptions on
short - haul
flights in
economy class for as few as 4,500 points one - way.
For trips within the U.S. and Canada, you have the option of getting a 15,000 - mile
economy or 25,000 - mile business
class round - trip award for
short - haul
flights between a wide variety of U.S. and Canadian cities.
Both, their
short - and long - haul
flights will offer
economy and business
class cabins.
Alaska Airlines recently introduced discounted
economy class awards for
shorter flights.
You can find my detailed review of a
short - haul
economy class flight here!
One - way saver awards in
Economy class start at 7,500 miles for a
short - haul regional
flight and now go up to 154,000 miles for a long - haul, Suites
flight.
The devaluation basically did away with the first zone and made it so that the cheapest
short - haul
flight in
economy would require 7,500 miles, and business and first
class were changed to Zone 2's requirements as well.
Velocity points can be used to upgrade a Saver or Flexi fare to business
class on domestic
flights, but only Flexi fares can be upgraded to premium
economy or business on
short - haul international
flights.
Normally I wouldn't use my miles for First
Class on such a short flight, but flying from Anchorage to Seattle would have either cost us $ 600 / each, 35,000 miles / each for economy class or 45,000... Read More&r
Class on such a
short flight, but flying from Anchorage to Seattle would have either cost us $ 600 / each, 35,000 miles / each for
economy class or 45,000... Read More&r
class or 45,000... Read More»
On the redemption side, the program offers very cheap
short - haul awards (as low as 4,500 miles in
economy or 9,000 in business
class), thus perfect for domestic
flights within Japan (with no taxes!)
Roundtrip
economy class ClassicFlight awards within Canada and the U.S. are 15,000 miles for selected
short - haul
flights, and 25,000 miles for long - haul
flights.
British Airways and Iberia Avios are good for
short economy flights on oneworld partners... and they even offer the occasional Business
Class sweetspot.
Ø As per Aeroplan's current reward chart, 15,000 Aeroplan Miles are enough for a
short - haul roundtrip Fixed Mileage
Flight Reward in
economy class within Canada, or to the continental US (plus applicable fees and taxes).
Unlike
short intra-European business
class flights, on which the middle seat of a standard
economy row is blocked off and a better meal is provided, Virgin Australia provides a «true» business
class cabin for its intra-Australian
flights, even
flights as
short as MEL - SYD.
I had a good experience on two recent
flights — they offer a solid
Economy class product for
short flights around Europe!
Finnair offers Business
Class and Economy Class on its longhaul international flights, and a single - class service on shorter domestic fli
Class and
Economy Class on its longhaul international flights, and a single - class service on shorter domestic fli
Class on its longhaul international
flights, and a single -
class service on shorter domestic fli
class service on
shorter domestic
flights.
Your best bet is to accept
economy class for
short flights and go for business
class on the long haul
flights.
Anytime I search for a
flight it is always mixed cabin with 80 % of the
flight being in
economy and the
shortest leg being in first
class.
24.2.1 In each Benefit Period, Platinum Members are entitled to redeem a
flight upgrade from Economy Class to Business Class on four Virgin Australia Domestic or Virgin Australia International Short Haul Flight Sectors (UpgradeMe Platinum Member Offer) when a Freedom Fare is purc
flight upgrade from
Economy Class to Business
Class on four Virgin Australia Domestic or Virgin Australia International
Short Haul
Flight Sectors (UpgradeMe Platinum Member Offer) when a Freedom Fare is purc
Flight Sectors (UpgradeMe Platinum Member Offer) when a Freedom Fare is purchased.
Collect American Airlines miles for international First
Class; Avios for
short, direct,
economy awards; and Arrival miles for low - cost carriers and super-cheap cash
flights.
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip
short - haul
flight in
economy class with a maximum ticket price of $ 350.
24.1.1 In the event there are no available seats in the
Economy Class cabin on a Virgin Australia International
Short Haul, Virgin Australia International Long Haul or Virgin Australia Domestic
flight, Platinum Members are entitled to call the Membership Contact Centre to book and purchase up to a maximum of two Freedom Fare seats on that
flight (Priority
Economy Seat Purchase).
The option to request a special meal is no longer available when travelling in our
short haul
economy class on
flights to and from London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
● $ 6,000 living allowance ● $ 2,000 materials stipend (prorated for residencies
shorter than three months) ● Furnished one - bedroom condominium with Wi - Fi ● Private workspace (230 — 819 square feet) with Wi - Fi ● Participation in a group exhibition on the second or third floor of McColl Center ● Photo and video documentation ● Technical and administrative services ● Reimbursement for one round - trip
economy -
class flight ● Opportunities to engage with McColl Center audiences via public programs
There are often slight variations on internal amenities such as seat width and legroom depending also if that specific type of aircraft operates
short or long
flights, and has mostly
economy, first or business
class seats.