Meanwhile, Canaccord Genuity analyst David Tyerman estimated the bag fee will generate $ 46 million in additional revenue and $ 23 million in profits at Air Canada assuming no loss in the number of checked bags or change in
base ticket fares.
Not exact matches
Budget airline Norwegian Air has been promising that low trans - Atlantic
fare for awhile, but it was Iceland -
based WOW Air that delivered the goods first, releasing $ 69 one - way
tickets yesterday.
The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled flights operated by their code - share partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that carriers and
ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements on their websites on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing
based on carrier identity by carriers and
ticket agents in any electronic displays of the
fare, schedule or availability information of multiple carriers.
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):
Additionally, your EasyBiz company earns one mile for every dollar spent on the
base fare of
tickets purchased using the EasyBiz portal.
KrisFlyer is not a revenue -
based rewards program but earning KrisFlyer and Elite Miles is directly tied to the
fare class of your purchased
ticket and the distance flown.
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles are
based on the travel class and
fare for each
ticket.
The miles you redeem for your award
ticket will always cover the
base fare and will never cover the fees and taxes — you pay those.
The airline started a frequent flier program three years ago that allows customers to earn points
based on how much they spend on
tickets — or charge on their Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards cards — then redeem points
based on the price of the
fare.
The number of Rapid Rewards points needed for a
ticket on Southwest Airlines is
based on the «destination, time, travel date, demand,
fare class, and other factors.»
Once you have the info, you simply multiply by the
base fare of your
ticket.
These sites search for
tickets across many different airlines, and offer helpful tools like price prediction, price maps
based on destinations,
fare alerts by email, and more.
You can do that, but the number of
base miles you earn will depend on your
tickets fare class.
Most airline
tickets are now issued
based on special
fares.
If your flights are operated by United / United Express or your
tickets are issued by United (
ticket number starts with 016), then you will earn miles
based on the
fare.
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):
** Travel on partner airlines and certain
tickets where the
fare is not disclosed may earn miles
based on different criteria.
Base fare and carrier - imposed surcharges for travel marketed by Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 partner airlines and
ticketed through a Delta channel (featuring a
ticket number beginning with «006») will also be included in MQDs.
Mileage earning on American Airlines flights is now
based on
ticket price (
base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
*
Ticket price eligible for mileage accrual includes
base fare and carrier - imposed surcharges, but excludes government - imposed taxes and fees.
EQDs are
based on
ticket price (
base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees).
The MQDs you will earn when traveling on select partner marketed flights not
ticketed through Delta (i.e. the
ticket number does not start with «006») as well as when traveling on «exception
fares» (such as consolidator, cruise, vacation packages, inclusive tour and other
tickets) will be equal to one - fifth of the
base miles and Class Bonus miles (when applicable) earned on the itinerary.
Special cruise
fares are
based upon published full cruise
fares; cruise
fares do not include prepaid charges, optional facilities and service fees, and personal charges, as defined in the terms and conditions of the Passenger
Ticket Contract which may be viewed elsewhere on this website.
Pay with Miles
tickets eligible for mileage accrual will earn MQDs for the portion of the
base fare and carrier - imposed surcharges remaining and paid in currency after miles are applied to the
ticket total.
Otherwise, you should reference the «
Ticket number does not start with 016» section.Footer4 You'll earn miles
based on flight distance5 and the purchased
fare class and / or
fare class flown.2
For Economy Class flyers this will probably make little difference as the British Airways Executive Club already essentially factors in the cost of a
fare when it awards Avios — that's why the cheaper Economy Class
tickets only earn Avios
based on 25 % of the distance traveled.
The mileage you earn will be
based on the
fare class of the OPERATING carrier and not the MARKETING carrier of the
ticket.
Delta
tickets earn 25 to 200 percent of miles flown
based on
fare class.
When traveling on flights marketed by American, you'll earn miles
based on the price paid for your
ticket (
base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding any government - imposed taxes and fees), multiplied by five (5) for AAdvantage ® members.
The catch is that cash
ticket prices are
based on four
fare levels, but award
ticket prices are
based on one.
Since the cost of award
tickets are
based on the price of the Value
fare, you'll get the same 2.89 cents per point for any route unless the cheapest Saver level
fare is available.
Please reference the
Ticket number starts with 016 section below.3 Otherwise, you should reference the
Ticket number does not start with 016 section.4 You'll earn miles
based on flight distance5 and the purchased
fare class and / or
fare class flown.6
In addition, Pay with Miles
tickets will earn mileage and MQDs for the portion of the
base fare and carrier - imposed surcharges remaining that is paid in currency after miles are applied to the
ticket total.
The rules vary among airlines and are
based on the
fare code of your
ticket, specific routes, the market price of airfares, and whether you booked directly with the airline.
The price displayed when purchasing a
ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5 % U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the
base amount of the
fare on itineraries wholly within the United States.
All Pay with Miles
tickets will earn mileage, and will earn Medallion Qualification Dollars, for the portion of the
base fare and carrier - imposed surcharges remaining that is paid in currency after miles are applied to the
ticket total.
If your
ticket was purchased directly from united.com, by calling the United Customer Contact Center (including a United specialty desk, such as United Groups, United Meetings or the Premier Priority Desk), from a United representative at the airport, or through a United
ticket office, you'll earn miles
based on the
fare Footnote 1,2 and your MileagePlus status.
Additionally, your EasyBiz company earns one mile for every dollar spent on the
base fare of
tickets purchased using the EasyBiz portal.
Members will earn award miles
based on the flight distance2 and the purchased
fare class for the following
tickets and flights, with some exclusions as listed at the bottom of this page.
Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a
ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5 % U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the
base amount of the
fare on itineraries wholly within the United States.
While this is a great option for those that might need to top up their account, keep in mind that JetBlue's redemption program is
based upon the cost of a
ticket so you might
fare better just using your Citi ThankYou points to book the
ticket directly, since it would be eligible to earn TrueBlue points with JetBlue (instead of transferring them).
Under the new system for award miles, flights on partner carriers not issued on 016
ticket stock — meaning they don't earn PQDs — will earn award miles
based on distance flown and
fare class as under the current system.
Tickets issued by United but operated on Star Alliance or MileagePlus partners will earn mileage via the new system, but tickets issued by those airlines directly will earn award miles based on distance flown and the purchased fare
Tickets issued by United but operated on Star Alliance or MileagePlus partners will earn mileage via the new system, but
tickets issued by those airlines directly will earn award miles based on distance flown and the purchased fare
tickets issued by those airlines directly will earn award miles
based on distance flown and the purchased
fare class.
Air Canada offers two types of award
tickets: ClassicFlight, which adhers to the standard, zone -
based award chart pricing, and Market
Fare, which is pegged to the cost of cash
tickets and priced
based on demand.
Ticket price (
base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding any government - imposed taxes and fees) on American - marketed flights — basically using the same methodology as used for the calculation of award miles earned.
Of the two types of miles earnings - award miles and premier qualifying miles - award miles have been an after thought since United, along with the other big 2 U.S. airlines, went revenue -
based, meaning miles accrue not by distance traveled, but rather determined by
fare type and cost of
ticket.
MQDs are earned
based on the
base fare of a Delta
ticket plus any carrier surcharges (not taxes or fees).
In the second half of 2016, award miles for travel on American marketed flights will be calculated
based on what you pay for your
ticket (
base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding any government - imposed taxes and fees) and your elite status; the higher your status, the more you'll earn.
For American marketed flights, where we are awarding miles according to the
base fare of your
ticket.
Use 10,000 Alaska miles for $ 100 off the
base fare of an Alaska or Virgin America airline
ticket or 20,000 miles for $ 200 off.