British Airways has
a distance based award chart which means that certain flights could cost as little as 4,500 miles each way on American Airlines.
Alaska Airlines» has a new
distance based award chart.
Aer Lingus uses
a distance based award chart.
Or Japanese airline ANA and
their distance based award chart.
If you remember from the creditwalk.ca Double Down posts ANA has
a distance based award chart (similar to the way British Airways prices awards):
Like Avios, Qantas has
a distance based award chart.
Since many of the programs we'll discuss use
a distance based award chart we'll need to get a feel for which cities Aer Lingus flies to, and the distance of those flights from Ireland.
Cathay Pacific has
a distance based award chart.
Qantas operates
a distance based award chart and their points upgrades follow the same methodology.
This is because British Airways has
a distance based award chart.
For those who don't know, British Airways Avios points are an excellent option to use for shorter American flights as British Airways has
a distance based award chart.
Here is the new
distance based award chart from Air India.
The Iberia Plus award chart is
a distance based award chart and each segment is a new award level.
Both airlines have
distance based award charts.
British Airways — British Airways has
a distance based award chart that is essentially useless for long haul awards, but has excellent values for short distance flights.
British Airways uses
a distance based award chart and adds fuel surcharges.
British Airways uses
distance based award chart, so the number of miles needed from New York to India would be less than the miles needed from Los Angeles to India.
Partners awards can be expensive due to
distance based award chart.
Instead of having a pretty straight forward
distance based award chart with redemption rates by fare class for economy, Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium Economy and business class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4 awards.
The Avios program has
a distance based award chart, so you pay less for your award trip to Costa Rica the further south you live.
EY, OTOH, is an AA partner, but not a one - world partner, so can't be used on
a distance based award.
All Nippon Airways has
a distance based award chart that can be great for a lot of domestic travel in the United States as long as you can add it to an international journey (Canada is considered international.)
Well, ANA has
a distance based award chart, and New York to Abu Dhabi roundtrip in first class costs a total of 140,000 miles.
British Airways has
a distance based award chart which is extremely lucrative for shorthaul travel, as awards outside North America start at just 4,500 Avios one - way.
Obviously, you can't do an around the world itinerary that is less than 2,000 miles so what is that part of the chart for (is there still a way to do
a distance based award)?
A few frequent flyer programs operate
a distance based award chart (with British Airways being the most notable).
Not exact matches
With a
distance -
based award chart, you also need to remember that any connecting flights will add to the total flight
distance used to calculate the number of miles required for your
award ticket.
Just remember that British Airways Avios utilize a
distance -
based award chart, so connecting flights could increase the number of Avios needed to book your
award ticket.
Etihad has many partner airlines, each with its own
award chart; some are zone -
based and some
distance -
based.
Unlike the other options we have discussed, British Airways Executive Club uses a
distance -
based award chart, so the total number of Avios required to book an
award flight will be determined by the
distance you fly.
With a
distance -
based award chart, it's particularly important to find
award flights that are nonstop so you don't have to use more miles and points.
JAL uses a
distance -
based award chart and is not only part of Oneworld; it also partners with Emirates (and hasn't devalued first - class redemptions like Alaska, another SPG transfer partner).
Most flights have a fixed
awards cost
based on
distance and typically don't adjust too much
based on when you book.
American AAdvantage and Alaska Mileage Plan give you a couple simple options to book both American Airlines and Qantas flights to Australia from anywhere in the U.S.. However, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Japan Airlines Mileage Bank both have
distance -
based award charts that can provide some interesting options.
Virgin America Elevate partner flight
awards use the more traditional
distance -
based award chart method.
Via Travel Codex, Alaska Airlines has switched to a
distance -
based award chart.
In general,
distance -
based and fare -
based awards are better for short
distance travel.
However, if you can find
award space on partners like American Airlines, you can get a lot of value from their
distance -
based award chart.
The two previous Etihad redemptions are route specific redemptions, but their
award chart for Royal Air Maroc is
distance -
based.
The British Airways Visa Signature Card (for example) allows you to maximize the carrier's
distance -
based award program, while the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card opens up many luxurious redemptions.
With the Avios
distance -
based award chart you don't have to.
Asia Miles has a
distanced -
based award chart, so the number of miles depends on the length of the flight (s).
Since the
award chart is zone -
based, you would get more value as you fly a longer
distance (for example, if you go from British Columbia to Florida).
Etihad Guest has a
distance -
based award chart for Virgin Australia.
Because Etihad's ANA
award chart is
distance -
based, San Francisco or Los Angeles to Tokyo is more: 63,000 miles in business class or 37,000 miles in economy.
When redeeming Etihad miles for flights on Royal Air Maroc, you'll be looking at a
distance -
based award chart.
ANA used to have an awesome
distance -
based award chart allowing 3 stopovers for no additional cost.
Royal Air Maroc has a
distance -
based award chart.
A lot of airline programs have gotten rid of their Around the World
award charts, but ANA basically turned their old
distance -
based program into an Around the World chart when they made their program changes.
Etihad's Gol
award chart is
distance -
based.