In the screenshot below, you can see
that United business class flights from Chicago to Bangkok for an early July booking cost between $ 5,826 and $ 8,000.
A United business class flight from North America to the Caribbean is 60,000 miles round - trip.
And if you find
a United business class flight from a not - too - greedy airport in Europe, you will save on taxes and fuel surcharges.
The United business class flight deals to Asia are not that great (70K miles instead of regular 80K) an they are worse than regular American levels.
I remember this course from every international
United Business Class flight I've taken, and find it a cute signature to the meal.
Not exact matches
However, the
United award chart shows that
business class saver tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact
flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.
United is in the midst of a big shift with their
business class in -
flight and lounge offerings.
To try Air New Zealand's
business class, a one - way
flight is 80,000
United miles.
If you're looking for an easy way to get from the U.S. to Australia or New Zealand, you can book a one - way
business class flight with 80,000
United miles.
Unlike
United's old
business class product, all Polaris seats are lie - flat with direct aisle access to make your long
flight more comfortable.
You can book
business class flights on
United Airlines through their MileagePlus program.
While many
United's international
business class flights are now branded as Polaris, only a few planes have the new Polaris seat.
Scheduled
flight time: 17 hours, 30 minutes Flight number: UA 101 Aircraft: Boeing 787 - 9 Best business class redemption: 80k United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) Best first class redemption: 100k United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) You
flight time: 17 hours, 30 minutes
Flight number: UA 101 Aircraft: Boeing 787 - 9 Best business class redemption: 80k United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) Best first class redemption: 100k United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) You
Flight number: UA 101 Aircraft: Boeing 787 - 9 Best
business class redemption: 80k
United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) Best first
class redemption: 100k
United Miles, one - way (transfer from Chase) You could:
If you booked these same
flights with
United MileagePlus miles, you would need 45,000 miles for economy
class and 80,000 miles for
business class.
Fortunately,
United Airlines offers quite a few
flights with lie - flat
business class seats.
If you are looking for a more economical way to enjoy Lufthansa's First
Class, consider taking a
United Economy or
Business flight to Europe, and then fly First
Class while hopping between European countries.
Singapore Airlines has a handful of other sweet spots in their award chart, and
flights on
United within the U.S. in
business or first
class is one of them.
To gain access to a Polaris Lounge, you must be traveling on a
United flight in Polaris first
class or Polaris
business — this is different than
United first or
United business — or in first or
business class on an international Star Alliance
flight.
While we often talk about booking
United business class and first
class, this extra economy award space can be extremely useful when you need to book a
flight but ticket prices are sky high.
All
United flights from the North America region to Hawaii require the same number of points in either
business class or economy.
Compare that to the 57,500 miles required per
Business Class seat from the US to Europe, or the 65,000 miles
United would charge to go from Los Angeles to Fiji on a
flight of similar length, and it becomes clear that this is a tremendous bargain.
With
business class flights to the Caribbean and northern South America,
United's award regions allow you to book premium cabins in a variety of ways.
Business class flights to Europe on
United Airlines are 60,000 miles one - way, while you need 70,000 miles one - way for a Star Alliance partner such as Lufthansa.
United Airlines
flights between Chicago and Aruba (AUA), Houston and Grand Cayman (GCM), and Newark and Turks Caicos (PLS) will set you back 60,000 miles round - trip in
business class and 35,000 round - trip in economy
class.
Avianca and
United flights between New York (JFK) and Bogotá (BOG), Houston and Ecuador (UIO), and Newark and Peru (LIM) are 35,000 miles one - way in
business class and 40,000 miles round - trip in economy
class.
You can fly economy on
United or one of their partners for 30,000 miles, in
business class on their metal for 55,500 miles, or in
business class on one of their partners, like Lufthansa, for 70,000 miles each way (sometimes they will have sales on partner award
flights).
A
United round - trip ticket in
business class will only cost you 88,000 ANA award miles, or 55,000 award miles in economy, and ANA doesn't add fuel surcharges on
United flights.
While
United Airlines charges 35,000 MileagePlus miles one way for its first -
class tickets, and 25,000 MileagePlus miles one way for its
business class tickets, for
flights within the US, the same can be availed for 30,000 miles and 20,000 miles respectively if you book using your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles instead.
If you want to fly
Business or First
class on all your international
flights you might need to adjust that want downward to continue to use
United miles.
Flights within the
United States will cost 15,000 Turkish Airlines miles roundtrip for coach seats or 25,000 Turkish Airlines miles for
business class seats.
Another great way to use Turkish Airlines miles is for coach or
business class flights within the
United States on
United, a Star Alliance Partner.
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That means that with this signup bonus is enough for three
business class flights in the
United States.
While domestic economy ward
flights will cost you 25,000 miles round trip, you can get into
business class (domestic first
class) for just 35,000 round trip on
United.
If you are looking for a more economical way to enjoy Lufthansa's First
Class, consider taking a
United Economy or
Business flight to Europe, and then fly First
Class while hopping between European countries.
For example, on many long haul
flights and those served by the A380 it has been virtually impossible to use Star Alliance partners like
United or Aeroplan to book Singapore
business class or first
class seats.
While the card isn't that great for getting to Europe because of fuel surcharges, it is the best card for traveling domestically in premium cabins (17K miles one - way
Business Class on
United Premier Service
flights).
On the way back I'm flying
United from NRT - DEN - SNA, with the Trans - Pacific
flight on
United's 787
Business Class.
Booking
United flights with Singapore Airlines to get around the US in
business class is actually cheaper than
United and you'll be saving 10,000 miles per round trip ticket.
Now this was a surprise: We found
United heavily discounting first /
business class flights between San Francisco and Atlanta, Dallas or Chicago... as low as $ 627 roundtrip throughout the late summer fall.
I also thought that this would be a great time to park some SQ miles for use on
United's transcontinental
flights since a
business class EWR - LAX
flight is just 20,000 SQ miles compared to 32.500
United miles.
In many cases travel on
flights operated by
United Airlines
flights will require fewer miles, especially in
business or first
class.
Looks like
United's new Haneda
flight is popular with
business travelers already... only 5 biz
class seats left on Sunday's inaugural
flight last time we checked.
I wasn't able to pull up an all
business class United flight on ANA's website but the total fees for such a
flight shouldn't be unreasonable since there shouldn't be surcharges.
Typically, these are countries like Peru, Chile, Brazil, etc. 50,000 miles one way in
business class is actually one of the best rates you'll find and if you can book your
flight with
United you should expect minimal fees.
From a positive point of view those with foreign - based MileagePlus accounts (or at least those with UK MileagePlus accounts) can now buy enough miles for two roundtrip
Business Class awards between Europe and the US on
United operated
flights (115,000 miles each).
And one - way
business class award
flights on
United are only 45,000 miles!
Business class flights on
United metal are 57,500 each way, or 70,000 on one of their partners, like Lufthansa.
Members, those on one - time $ 50 day passes, Priority Pass cardholders (but not including «Select» members who get cards as a credit card bennie),
United MileagePlus Explorer Card holders, international first and
business class passengers, Star Alliance Gold members and BusinessFirst passengers flying on
United's p.s.
flights to New York - JFK.
I explained earlier that I can still see myself using my
United miles on international
business class flights on
United - operated planes.