Not exact matches
Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest
Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated
Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified
above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major
partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest
Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated
Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major
partners for whom SkyWest's operating
airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated
airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and
airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.
For
above - average rewards, a slew of
airline transfer
partners and plenty of rewards redemption options, the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express is hard to beat.
As we discussed
above, you must have at least 1 premium Ultimate Rewards card to convert the cash - back you earn from cards with no annual fee to points that can be transferred to
airline and hotel
partners.
As mentioned
above, the best way to redeem Membership Rewards points is by transferring to one of Amex's
airline partners.
As we mentioned
above, transferring your points to
airline partners is how you can get the most value out of your points.
As mentioned
above, Hawaiian
Airlines is not part of an alliance, but does have a number of
airline partners.
Check out the list of the oneworld
partner airlines above.
As mentioned
above, the best way to redeem Membership Rewards points is by transferring to one of Amex's
airline partners.
As you can see
above, flights on Delta, Emirates, and China Eastern are the only three
partnering airlines that will earn you bonus Starpoints.
As we discussed
above, you must have at least 1 premium Ultimate Rewards card to convert the cash - back you earn from cards with no annual fee to points that can be transferred to
airline and hotel
partners.
Keep in mind that to keep prices as low as possible, Orbitz often books flights through the operating
airline's
partners — for example, in the
above search for a flight from ORD to LHR, Orbitz is showing a flight operated by American
Airlines but booking it through British Airways.
Transferring to
airline and hotel
partners (as we discussed
above) is still the best way to get the most value out of your points, but using the travel portal can be a good option for many cardholders.
If you never fly American
Airlines or its Oneworld alliance
partners, or if your hometown airport is a hub for a different
airline, then the
above card wouldn't be a good choice for you since the rewards you're earning can only be used to book on American or a
partner airline (Japan
Airlines, for example).
One Star Alliance
partner that you don't see on the list
above is Asiana, an
airline that offers a lot of availability.
The damage done to First Class awards on
partner airlines mirrors that done to the Business Class awards discussed
above.
For SkyTeam
partner airlines, the booking process is pretty much identical as
above.
American
Airlines has a table for each
partner airline showing what percentages should be used in the formula
above.
You'll have to call American
Airlines to book your flight, since you can't search for the
above partners on American's website.
As you may have noticed
above, if you are using miles on an
airline that adds a fuel surcharge you may be able to get around it by redeeming on a
partner airline.
Note: Awards utilizing two or more
partner airlines cost significantly more miles than what is in the chart
above.
The way you earn Qantas Points on
partner airline flights will transition to the same regional framework as the table
above.
Use these miles: You can use miles from any of the
above airlines or their
partners.
We already discuss
above the pitfalls of booking with British Airways, luckily American
Airlines has other European
partners that have reward space on their flights to Europe and will impose less expensive surcharges.
Please note: Special meal requests on British Airways flights operated by our
partner airlines may differ from
above.
-- Double - dipping with an
airline partner that doesn't participate in the «Variable Miles» style: Be sure to check the link
above to make sure you don't lose out by choosing an
airline partner who doesn't participate in the Variable Miles option, since Hilton will NOT retroactively credit points or miles if you have the wrong earning style selected.
Taking a page from United's Award Chart Devaluation, AAdvantage awards on American
Airlines flights will be cheaper than the
above partner awards, because let's be honest — who really wants to fly American
Airlines First Class, if they could fly in a Etihad First Class Apartment on the A380, Cathay Pacific First Class or JAL First Class instead?
(View list of
airline partners) If a member is rerouted on another carrier due to an Alaska
Airlines or
partner carrier flight cancellation for operational reasons that occurred on the day of travel, the member may earn mileage credit for the original itinerary by mailing or faxing the original passenger receipt and boarding pass, along with a brief explanation, to the Mileage Plan program at the address
above.
For
above - average rewards, a slew of
airline transfer
partners and plenty of rewards redemption options, the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express is hard to beat.
As I mention
above, the Membership Rewards program has 17 unique
airline transfer
partners covering all three major alliances and several non-alliance carriers.
Tell the agent the
partner airline you want to fly, and feed them the date, flight number, and cabin of the award space you found using one of the sites
above.