Not exact matches
These rates increase to 30,000 / 60,000 miles for
awards booked in
premium economy, and 40,000 / 80,000 miles for business
class flights.
SWISS first
class awards are not bookable using KrisFlyer Miles and neither are
premium economy seats on Star Alliance partner airlines.
Effective April 28, British Airways has devalued their
award chart for
premium cabin
awards (
Premium Economy, Business and First
class awards)
Quick tip: if you are planning on using miles to upgrade, search for business
class award space prior to booking your
premium economy ticket.
Until our
premium economy seats are assigned a fare
class and loaded for sale, it's too soon to say what the upgrade policies will be or what rates will be applied for redemption
awards.
A huge caveat, however, is
award availability, which is much harder to find in
premium classes than an
economy seat.
Specifically, four different flights have
award space in first
class, business
class, or
premium economy.
Under this type of program, Cathay would only
award status - earning points to travellers who purchase
premium cabin seats or the most expensive
economy class seats (which are often just as expensive as the cheapest
premium cabin seats).
If American doesn't alter the cost of
Economy or Business
Class awards then, depending on how
Premium Economy is squeezed in, there could be some very good value redemptions to be had (
Premium Economy if the
premium over
Economy Class is low or Business
Class if the
premium over PE is low... it will be one or the other).
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.
AAdvantage miles offer the cheapest rates for
economy and
premium class award seats to Tasmania.
Effective April 28, British Airways has devalued their
award chart for
premium cabin
awards (
Premium Economy, Business and First
class awards) Only positive change in this devaluation is the introduction of off - peak
awards on British Airways
awards (not applicable for partner
awards like Cathay Pacific).
Known for its
award - winning customer service, JetBlue offers travelers a
premium experience that includes unlimited free snacks and drinks, plus the most legroom in
economy class (based on average fleet - wide seat pitch of U.S. airlines) and the first checked - in luggage for free (a), as well as the most free live entertainment of any U.S. airline.
British Airways displays
award space in only three cabins at a time, including
premium economy, so you'll also need to select «first
class» if this is your preference.
While many frequent flyers daydream about aspirational
premium class awards, there are plenty of international
economy options that will get you from A to B happily and at a fraction of the cost.
The
award charts are identical for
economy awards, but United charges a large
premium to fly its partners» Business and First
Class products versus its own.
So since Alaska lets you redeem for JAL
premium economy, you shouldn't have any trouble finding those seats when first & business
class awards aren't available.
Standard
awards under 2,000 miles will cost the same in
economy,
premium economy, and business
class, and British Airways will introduce off - peak pricing for certain
awards on its own metal.
For flights exclusively on Alitalia, you'll want to follow their specific charts for
economy and
premium economy, or business
class award travel.
You'll need more lead time for
premium awards, such as an international first -
class ticket, than you will for a domestic
economy flight.
From the U.S. to Japan,
award seats begin at 50,000 miles for round - trip in
economy, 65,000 for
premium economy, 100,000 for business
class and 140,000 for first
class.
Most days, the
award results look like this, with 10 flights on Dragonair and Cathay Pacific having
award space in
economy,
premium economy, and business
class.
Business and First
Class awards often cost less than double an
economy award, so miles are fantastic for people who want to fly
premium cabins.
All SkyMiles
Award Tickets will be booked into WestJet's
Economy class, and Members may purchase upgrades into WestJet's Plus (premium economy) class at chec
Economy class, and Members may purchase upgrades into WestJet's Plus (
premium economy) class at chec
economy)
class at check - in.