Note:
the United flight prices are rough averages based on samples of different rates - their web page at the time was cagey on actual ticket prices.
Not exact matches
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price of its workhorse Atlas 5 rocket
flights by about one - third in response to mounting competition from rival SpaceX and others, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Flight Search, the search giant acquired ITA Software, the company behind the search and
pricing technology used by Orbitz, Kayak, American Airlines,
United, and several others.
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United have thrown down the gauntlet to other clubs - who can offer the cheapest season ticket
prices in the top -
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The Department's Aviation Enforcement Office found that for a period of time, consumers searching Thai Airways» U.S. website for international round - trip
flights originating in
United States were not provided with information that would allow them to determine the full
price to be paid at the first point fares were displayed during the booking process.
The 50,000 miles sign - up bonus is enough for a round - trip
flight from the
United States to Europe, but you have to depart from the U.S. for the special
pricing to apply.
> Value: Asiana miles are useful for
United and other Star Alliance partner
flights, with good mileage
prices.
Mileage earning on
United Airlines and select partner
flights is now based on ticket
price (base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
United charges a pretty reasonable
price for
flights within Oceania.
My advice to you is to do the same analysis with the
United and Delta programs using
prices for the kinds of
flights you mostly expect to take (coach from NYC to Europe, for example).
For example, a roundtrip
flight between New York City and Los Angeles through
United is regularly
priced at $ 999.
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.
United is arguably the most popular Chase airline transfer partner, and transferring Ultimate Rewards points to
United often makes sense when the
price in points on the Ultimate Rewards website is too high compare to what you could pay for the
flight using alternative currencies — frequent flyer miles.
If economy class is more your style,
United prices round - trip
flights from North America to the Caribbean at 35,000 miles.
However, these award
prices are largely in line with what
United and Delta charge for award
flights.
Clicking through to select the same
United flights we identified above gives us a final
price of 22,000 ANA miles:
I've been dreaming of visiting Colombia, but
flight prices are not always ideal from the
United States, so I'm always looking for South America contests to enter.
Not only does Singapore Airlines offers excellent
pricing on its
flights within the
United States, it also offers very competitive
pricing if you wish to travel to Europe (from US) in economy class.
We wouldn't be surprised to see Everyday Award redemption levels pegged to the
price of a particular
flight in the future, though we hope
United will resist the urge to destroy their program by going to revenue - based redemptions.
United charges a pretty reasonable
price for
flights within Oceania.
By searching on Kayak, you find that
United has a decent
price on a
flight to Berlin (TXL) from LaGuardia (LGA).
Large carriers such as American Airlines or
United Airlines have a fixed
price award system, where taking an award
flight will cost the same amount no matter the cash value of the ticket.
Mileage earning on
United Airlines and select partner
flights is now based on ticket
price (base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
When traveling domestically,
United has the same redemption rates as other major U.S. carriers (25,000 miles for the lowest -
priced round - trip
flight), so their MileagePlus miles are only of special value if you are trying to go somewhere that is primarily served only by Untied.
On a
United award ticket, you can visit two cities in Europe or two cities on different continents for the
price of a round - trip
flight.
If you try to
price the same or similar
flight in miles on the
United website, you'll get a much better picture (if you have enough miles in your account, you'll only pay $ 126.56 for taxes and fees).
As domestic carriers like
United Airlines and American Airlines raise the cost of their award
flights — particularly when partners are
priced much higher than the domestic carrier — I've been... [Read more...] about How You Can Fly to Europe with One Credit Card Bonus
United also increased award
prices for Star Alliance partner
flights, though the devaluation was not as widespread here.
As domestic carriers like
United Airlines and American Airlines raise the cost of their award
flights — particularly when partners are
priced much higher than the domestic carrier — I've been focusing on earning more miles with foreign airline loyalty programs.
I tried this with other
flights with the
United agent, and in only one instance was she able to find a
flight where the regular economy fare was the same
price as
United's website.
For example, domestic
flights wholly within Argentina, Australia, Brazil, mainland Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Jordan, Peru, Russia, Spain, and
United Kingdom
price out at a discounted mileage amount from what other awards within those regions would typically cost.
United Airlines
prices United and Star Alliance round - trip economy
flights to Northern South America at 40,000 miles.
United Airlines
prices round - trip Star Alliance economy
flights within Central & Southern Africa at 16,000 miles for
flights less than 800 miles and 35,000 miles for
flights greater than 800 miles.
United Airlines
prices United and Star Alliance round - trip economy
flights to Europe at 60,000 miles.
United Airlines
prices round - trip
United and Star Alliance economy
flights to Australia & New Zealand at 80,000 miles.
United's threshold is 700 miles; any
flights of 700 miles or less
price out at 10K miles each way for Saver awards.
United has different
prices for its own
flights and its partners».
On 2 February 2016, we'll be making some changes to the Executive Club
pricing structure for reward
flights originating or terminating in the
United States of America.
Flight Centre is able to offer our customers the best
prices on
flights and airfares from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the
United States, the UK, and South Africa.
The
prices are similar to Google
Flights and we can find the same flights from Delta, Virgin, American, and
Flights and we can find the same
flights from Delta, Virgin, American, and
flights from Delta, Virgin, American, and
United.
The new programs at American, Delta and
United give miles on the
price of the
flight, multiplied by a figure between five (no elite status) and 11 (highest elite status).
Per
Flight Deal, there is a
price war going on right now between AA and
United.
Many Saver
prices for
flights that do not originate in the
United States are increasing as well, but there are too many to list.
Apparently, devaluing stopovers wasn't enough, and
United has now decided that if you wish to actually pay the
prices they publish on their award chart, you can only select from the
flight options they display for you — no longer are you able to piece together your own itinerary using multi-city search without paying extra.
Any mileage programs marked with a * show
pricing that is only available if your award does not include any alliance partners (i.e. you only fly American Airlines
flights if using American AAdvantage or
United Airlines
flights if using
United MileagePlus).
For example, a roundtrip
flight between New York City and Los Angeles through
United is regularly
priced at $ 999.
With a few exceptions which we'll deal with later,
United flights booked through the airline's website will earn award miles based on the
price of the ticket and your elite status.
United —
United p.s. cabin
flights are
pricing out at $ 1560 in most cases, including one operated by a 777.
United Airlines as off - peak
prices that keep them ahead of the curve for certain
flights at certain times of the year.
The number of points required to purchase a ticket is tied to the selling
price, so while you don't want to book at the absolute last minute when rates usually jump, you can still find late summer and early fall round trip
flights from the
United States to Mexico and the Caribbean starting at about 10,000 Rapid Reward points per person, plus taxes and fees.