A premium economy ticket has the same validity for upgrades as the cheapest economy ticket thats eligible.
I considered the cost of
my premium economy ticket to India a good deal, but that was within the relative confines of the larger airline pricing models, and it assumed that first class products could be worth several times the cost of a seat in the rear.
This means that if I bought a one - way
premium economy ticket, I could upgrade for an additional 12,500 Avios.
Quick tip: if you are planning on using miles to upgrade, search for business class award space prior to booking
your premium economy ticket.
I recently took advantage of a similar deal and booked
a premium economy ticket from Los Angeles to Phuket with my friends.
A premium economy ticket will set you back 55,000 miles for the same trip but is still a great choice to think about.
International Airline Program provides discounts on first, business and
premium economy tickets
For example, I priced
premium economy tickets from AMS to HKG and they came out to over $ 300.
Two round trip
premium economy tickets on Singapore Airlines B777 - 300 nonstop between San Francisco International and Hong Kong!
International Airline Program provides discounts on first, business and
premium economy tickets
Not exact matches
Overall, Upper Class, full - fare
premium economy, and full - fare
economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other fare classes.
For
premium economy class
tickets, you will earn the following KrisFlyer and Elite Miles and receive the following benefits.
Tickets are already available and start at $ 2,270 (# 1,680) return in
economy, $ 4,250 (# 3,147) for
premium economy, and $ 9,725 (# 7,203) for business class.
Economy tickets can upgrade to premium economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business class
Economy tickets can upgrade to
premium economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business class
economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business class
ticket.
JetBlue elite flyers, known as Mosaic Members, can redeem their TrueBlue points for an upgrade from a purchased
economy ticket to a
premium economy seat with extra legroom.
Overall, Upper Class, full - fare
premium economy, and full - fare
economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other fare classes.
However, I would recommend buying a
premium economy class
ticket and then using miles to upgrade to business class.
These fares are great for
premium economy class when normal
economy class
tickets on other airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
A round - trip
ticket will require 20,000 miles for
economy, 30,000 miles for
premium economy, and 65,000 miles for upper class seats.
This previously applied only to
economy tickets but can now be used for JetBlue's
premium Mint cabin, as well.
Award
tickets to / from London will see a cut of around 12 % for
economy awards (a saving of approximately $ 70 return) and a smaller, 6 % ($ 50 return) saving for
premium economy awards.
However, until April 1, we have an excellent opportunity to fly internationally in a
premium economy seat while paying for an
economy ticket.
You can use miles to upgrade cash
tickets from
economy to
premium economy or business class, depending on the route.
As reported earlier in The
TICKET, Delta is reportedly introducing a new
premium economy product on its international aircraft.
V fare class
tickets are not upgradable to
premium economy or business class with miles.
Because the fees are high for
economy, many people turn to
premium cabins to get the best value for the Travel Together
Ticket.
Here's the current discounts: Save $ 65 on World Traveller (
economy) Save $ 130 on World Traveller Plus (
premium economy) Save $ 200 on Club World (business class) and First Class
tickets Increased...
You do not need to worry if you plan to redeem for
Economy tickets, but long haul
premium wards will be more expensive
On routes between Asia and Europe, TK frequently undercuts their competitors business and even
premium economy products with prices as low as $ 1,500 for a round - trip business class
ticket.
To clarify, I mean if you're paying cash (by cash I mean hopefully using a credit card that gets travel awards) for your
economy ticket, you may be able pay a similar amount of cash to buy points / miles and then use those points / miles to book
premium cabin travel.
Condor cheapest
tickets will earn 50 % of miles flown, whereas
premium economy will earn 125 % miles.
Delta's new «
Premium Select» international
premium economy cabin will start to appear as the airline deploys new Airbus A350s in 2017, and the airline confirmed that SkyMiles members can use miles to upgrade to those seats after they buy a Main Cabin
ticket.
You can upgrade cash
tickets from
economy to
premium economy or business, from
premium economy to business and from business to first.
Henceforth, SPG Platinum - level elites traveling on Delta flights will be eligible for complimentary day - of - departure upgrades to Delta Comfort +, the airline's
premium economy light section, on paid
tickets.
Last year Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your
tickets, the more bonus miles you get (
premium economy, business, and first class
tickets will earn more miles than discount
economy).
On the other hand, folk paying for standard revenue
tickets (at least for
economy or
premium economy), will see no overall price difference.
This was a significant upcharge from
economy class
tickets, which were going for $ 675, but I wanted to try out the
premium economy seat and put it to the test.
You can do this is by purchasing an upgradeable seat
ticket or
premium economy fare and then use your accumulated points / miles to get into first class / business class.
The proposed tax for
premium economy, business, and first class
tickets, will be double this amount.
When programs have high fuel surcharges it can be a better value to purchase a
ticket (especially on carriers that have
premium economy) and then upgrade.
You'll need more lead time for
premium awards, such as an international first - class
ticket, than you will for a domestic
economy flight.
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.
This used to be a pretty lackluster perk since it was basically 2 - for - 1 companion deals on full - fare
premium tickets, but Amex improved it dramatically in 2017 by changing it into a discount on
premium economy, business - and first - class
tickets.
The carrier will also be selling
tickets on its new international service to São Paulo and Madrid as two cabins until 2017, so it should also be possible for American elites to get the
premium economy experience at the regular
economy price, at least until next year.