The problem is it's really hard to find in - bound flight with
Saver Award seats make most of the time.
Not exact matches
It's also due to the fact that Delta simply
makes fewer
Saver award seats available than its peers.
The initial
award cost isn't surprising given that it's the first flight with a new product, but we hope Delta will start to release some
saver level
award seats to
make redeeming SkyMiles worth it.
Since business travel plummets during holiday weeks, airlines often
make first - class
awards available at the
saver award level even when economy
seats are selling like hotcakes.
Among 25 airlines, only two — Southwest and AirBerlin —
made less - expensive «
saver award seats» available on 100 % of flights, according to a 2015 study of 7,640 booking queries from the loyalty platform Switchfly, conducted by research firm IdeaWorksCompany.
Unfortunately, you can't
make any changes or get your miles redeposited if you redeem an
award seat at a
saver rate.
Besides keeping fixed prices in place for domestic
Saver awards, United said it will also
make more
seats available at those prices.