Delta Premium, with fares costing between
basic economy and business class, will feature a variety of amenities on a select group of its international flights.
Not exact matches
Includes news that British Airways is rolling out
Basic Economy fares worldwide, details of Emirates» new 777 - 200LR
Business Class cabin, a look at how I booked my trip to Bangkok
and how much I paid, details of Virgin Atlantic's new
Basic Economy fares, details of the changes to the Club Carlson loyalty program, yet another a new Qatar Airways Qsuite route
and a lot more.
All three US legacy carriers now offer some form of
Basic Economy fares, American has only just backed away from the idea of introducing cabins with just 29 ″ of legroom, United got everyone excited with its Polaris
Business Class product up until the point we realised that it will be a gazillion years before it's fully rolled out
and Delta has a long haul fleet that makes Mel Brooks look young.
For example, you can see the price of a
basic economy / coach fare,
economy / coach, premium
economy,
business class and first
class.
Premium
economy on BA flight to Hong Kong, 61A was a very good seat because - extra legroom in front - nobody reclining in front of you - quieter cabin with
business class in front, no toilet queues or gallery noise - good standard of food even though
basic - entertainment wasn't brilliant choice - seat itself was comfy - little tight (I'm 6» 2») but ample room to stretch
and sleep - certainly worth the difference from
economy - they looked really packed in.
Booking awards: Miles & More
basics are laid out in this post, but the key things to keep in mind are that you can only have two stopovers
and two open jaws on round - trip awards, that you can score deals like 30,000 - mile
economy awards between select cities in the US
and Europe,
and that its award chart is not the best deal overall, but there are some interesting redemptions like North America to Hawaii for 40,000 miles round - trip in
economy, domestic
business -
and first -
class awards for 35,000 / 50,000 miles respectively,
and business class to Central
and Southeast Asia as well as Australia / New Zealand for 135,000 miles.