It has some of the great features, like never charging a fuel surcharge and
allowing stopovers and open jaws, but also has one major drawback:
Singapore is one of a dwindling number of airlines that still
allow stopovers on awards.
(Other carriers that also permit stopovers include Alaska, which
allows stopovers even on one - way awards, and Lufthansa's Miles & More program.)
US Airways has extremely generous routing rules and
allows a stopover along the way, even on a different continent.
That is a big downside, but Alaska Airlines does
allow a stopover on one - way trips in select cities.
On the plus side, you are
allowed a stopover and can visit two cities on the same ticket.
Japan Airlines
allows stopovers, so you can see multiple destinations on your trip.
Based on this check, it looks like using the award flight to travel from Chicago to Istanbul, then from Antalya home through Luxembourg with the one
allowed stopover, is the best option.
Short haul flights do
allow stopovers, as long as all of the flights are covered under the short haul definition.
United Airlines, Air Canada, and ANA
each allow stopovers on round - trip award bookings, so you'll have plenty of options.
If you can book an award that
allows stopovers, I highly recommend it.
ANA Mileage Club requires round - trip bookings but offers some of the best redemption rates and
allows stopovers.
This routing is even better when you consider that Cathay Pacific
allows stopovers and open - jaws.
For example, US Airways does not
allow a stopover for travel within 1 region and only allows it in a hub city.
Alaska Airlines also
allows stopovers on award tickets — even on one - way bookings!
It is now a distance - based chart that
allows stopovers on the way to your destination.
Japan Airlines
allows stopovers, so you might be able to see multiple destinations if your stopover doesn't add too many flight miles.
United still
allows stopovers, but only on round - trip tickets.
When booked as a roundtrip, this flight is simply the result of
the allowed stopover.
But a one - way Cathay First ticket to Johannesburg, which
allows a stopover in Hong Kong also costs 70,000 miles.
Yes, Alaska Airlines
allows stopovers on award tickets, and it's surprisingly generous.
This beats United with a stick, especially after United replaced its free stopover with the Excursionist Perk, which only
allows a stopover within one geographical region.
Probably the best way to book Cathay Pacific award tickets, the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program has good redemption rates and
allows a stopover on one - way awards.
Remember, Alaska Airlines» award tickets
allow stopovers on one - way tickets, but you can only fly one partner per itinerary.
American doesn't
allow stopovers, and we don't recommend trying to get one, since it can complicate the booking process.
American has the strictest routing rules, which won't allow you to cross to the third region when you fly between the other two (for example, you can't fly to Asia via Europe), and it doesn't
allow stopovers.
When an airline
allows a stopover you can often make up for a higher redemption requirement by going with airline and utilizing a stopover.
However,
they allow stopovers and even open jaws on awards, so there's a lot of flexibility to be had with them.
Also, American Airlines does not
allow stopovers, so you lose some flexibility.
Also, although American Airlines does not
allow stopovers, the fees are very reasonable and for the roundtrip business class seats found above, you'd be paying about $ 73 in total fees!
Neither Delta nor American
allows a stopover, and open - jaws need to be worked in manually by booking separate one - way tickets.
American Airlines ONLY
allows stopovers from International gateways within the United States.
Most programs require a roundtrip booking in order to add a stopover into your itinerary and some award programs don't
allow stopovers at all.
The program does not
allow stopovers but an open - jaw is possible.
Japan Airlines
allows stopovers, so you might be able to see multiple destinations on your trip for no extra miles.
American Airlines does not
allow stopovers if you're booking an award flight with AAdvantage Miles and, unlike Singapore Airlines, there's no way to get around this by paying a small fee or by booking round - trip travel.
The promotion does require roundtrip travel, and does not
allow stopovers or open jaw tickets.
Adding even more value is the fact that Alaska Airlines
allows a stopover on a one - way ticket, giving you the opportunity to explore yet another city for no extra miles.
Instead of automatically
allowing a stopover anywhere during the itinerary, United will price each trip separately.
The second issue is that Singapore Airlines doesn't typically
allow stopovers on one - way saver awards.
Unfortunately, many airlines including American Airlines and Delta Air Lines no long
allow stopovers.
The Air France / KLM Flying Blue program no longer
allows stopovers, but they didn't let consumers know.
United Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA)
each allow a stopover on round - trip bookings, while Japan Airlines allows up to 3 stopovers on a roundtrip award ticket.
Still, you can get away with little to no surcharges when booking certain airlines with ANA and Aeroplan (which
both allow stopovers), so I think American Express offers more lucrative redemption possibilities for Star Alliance partners.
United MileagePlus (unlike American AAdvantage)
allows you a stopover on the way to and from your destination so you can stop in New Zealand for as long as you want on your way to or from Fiji.
American doesn't
allow stopovers, but you can simply book two one - way tickets for the same price as a roundtrip and take advantage of an open jaw.
Since United's the only airline to
allow stopovers for free, let's start there.
American Airlines does
allow stopovers (not to be confused with a layover) in one of their North American gateway cities on the way to or from your destination.
The airline
allows a stopover on award tickets even one - way awards!
Alaska even
allows stopovers if you're flying on a partner airline like American or Delta.