Passengers on airlines with just one class of travel, even on all -
business class airlines like Silverjet and Eos, pay the lower rate, while those travelling in Premium Economy on two - cabin charter flights pay the higher rate.
Not exact matches
Delta Air Lines has just announced that they plan to be the first carrier to offer a
business class section completely made up of suites —
airline seats with doors that slide shut,
like a mini-hotel room in the sky.
Its international expansion is such that no reputable restaurant will be found without one of the Group's products on its menu and top
airlines like Cathay Pacific offer them to their
Business Class passengers.
Not only is United revamping their
business class product to compete with
airlines like Delta and American on international routes, but they're stepping up their lounge game as well.
You get special access on golf outings, discounts on first and
business class airfare with participating
airlines, and special invites to exclusive events in big cities,
like NYC.
Design the perfect getaway: Using the Ultimate Rewards site, you can transfer points to
airline and hotel partners to book an exciting vacation,
like a one - way
business -
class flight on Japan
Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo for 75,000 British Airways Avios!
Option # 7:
Like most
airline awards, your highest value per point will be for
business or first
class international.
In addition, Southwest doesn't have
business class, and unlike most
airlines, it offers perks
like free checked baggage and free cancellation to all, and not just elite customers.
I normally fly American
Airlines business class, it's nice, but not
like this.
With long - haul routes to cities
like London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Sydney, you can visit some amazing cities by flying American
Airlines»
business class product.
If you're looking for an adventure to a place
like Buenos Aires, Argentina or Santiago, Chile, you can use 50,000 Alaska frequent flyer program miles to fly
business class on American
Airlines.
Do note that Flying Blue's best award redemptions tend to be in economy
class vs
business and offer low rates to places
like Hawaii, Central and South America, and even Europe at costs less than many of their partner
airlines included Alaska or Delta.
Like all Star Alliance members, ANA will not be able to book long - haul
business class and first
class awards on Singapore
Airlines (See more under Air Canada Aeroplan).
Option # 7:
Like most
airline awards, your highest value per point will be for
business or first
class international.
Singapore
Airlines is the only company to have held the No. 1 spot in any World's Best category for all 22 years, with readers giving the
airline high scores thanks to offerings
like its Premium Economy cabins, which they said are similar to
business -
class services on other carriers.
Meanwhile, other
airlines like Qatar are focusing on improving their
business class product and some speculate these new and improved
business class cabins will eventually replace first
class.
KLM flys its 787 - 9 Dreamliner between Amsterdam and Dubai and, just
like its sister
airline, it too offers a new all - aisle - access
Business Class cabin.
Much
like the recent introduction of Premium Economy
classes by the
likes of Lufthansa and Singapore
Airlines, the idea is to offer a more luxurious experience at a price - point more affordable than
Business Class.
Deals
like Europe to the Middle East for $ 1,538.50 and the US to Tokyo for $ 2,172 are exceptionally good value when booked on
airlines of the caliber of Etihad and JAL (even after you factor in taxes and fees) and even some of the American Airlines redemptions don't look too bad considering the good Business Class seats the airline
airlines of the caliber of Etihad and JAL (even after you factor in taxes and fees) and even some of the American
Airlines redemptions don't look too bad considering the good Business Class seats the airline
Airlines redemptions don't look too bad considering the good
Business Class seats the
airline offers.
Since
business travel plummets during holiday weeks,
airlines often make first -
class awards available at the saver award level even when economy seats are selling
like hotcakes.
The First
Class lounge shares showers with the
Business Class lounge (a lot of
airline lounges do this) but there was a long line waiting to use them so I didn't get a chance to take a look and see what they're
like.
Some programs
like Japan
Airlines (JAL) and Asiana
Airlines (OZ) offer unbelievable redemption rates in
business class and you can fly to places
like Europe and South America at insanely cheap rates.
While I'd
like to try the new United Polaris
Business Class sometime in the near future across the pond and the new American
Airlines planes look quite nice as well, I actively avoid British Airways
Business Class as well as the old style United planes that can cram as many as four across in
Business Class -LRB-!).
These Singapore
Airlines Business Class seats are not perfect by any means but I personally
like them.
Aeroplan is great because you can book one way awards, avoid fuel surcharges on
airlines like United and Singapore Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates for business class are pretty rea
airlines like United and Singapore
Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates for business class are pretty rea
Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates for
business class are pretty reasonable.
However, it's now 140,000 United miles to fly
business class on a partner
airline,
like Lufthansa, to Europe.
The A350 is a fantastic piece of engineering into which
airlines like Qatar Airways and Finnair have managed to incorporate great
Business Class cabins that will be in vogue for quite a few years to come
Booking deals
like this through American
Airlines vacations has long been a good way to save quite a bit on
Business Class fares and now British Airways has a promotion that looks good too.
Travelers used to be able to get some very nice redemptions on partner
airlines (
like Cathay Pacific First
Class to Asia for just 62,500 miles or Etihad
Business Class from Europe to the Middle East for just 30,000 miles) but those all went away when American overtly devalued the AAdvantage program in March this year (announced this time last year).
These are the images the
airline has released and, to my eyes, the new product looks a lot
like the
Business Class seat found on the American
Airlines Dreamliner.
If Premium Economy was to only be found on international routes this seemed
like a strange thing to say — you can't upgrade to First
Class from any cabin other than Business Class... and American Airlines doesn't even have that many aircraft with International First class any
Class from any cabin other than
Business Class... and American Airlines doesn't even have that many aircraft with International First class any
Class... and American
Airlines doesn't even have that many aircraft with International First
class any
class any more.
If you manage to fins the unicorn that is an international long - haul
Business Class saver award on American
Airlines this us what the costs look
like:
As things stand, Silver tier members enjoy a few perks that passengers with a similar status on other
airlines do not get,
like access to Cathay's
Business Class lounges.
Not only is United revamping their
business class product to compete with
airlines like Delta and American on international routes, but they're stepping up their lounge game as well.
I
like that Alaska isn't a part of an
airline alliance, but rather that they have a long list of
airline partners that offer incredible
business and first
class products.
If you have American
Airlines miles or upgrade instruments you'd
like to use to move from Economy to
Business Class then you'll need to book through American
Airlines.
When you consider that the
Business Class layout and seats look very similar to what Etihad has on its 777 - 300ER aircraft and that even the Economy
Class seats come with foot rests, USB sockets, power outlets and large screen entertainment systems, then this doesn't look
like an out - of - date
airline at all.
12 First
Class seats is overkill in a market where competitors
like Cathay Pacific have just 6 and Singapore
Airlines probably realises that its
Business Class product is more than enough for most.
That's really good to know from someone who's tried the
airline out first hand — it will be interesting to what
Business Class prices look
like when the route is up and running.
TravelSkills: SAS currently has «angled lie flat»
business class seats compared to other
airlines like United with true lie - flat seats — are there any plans to change this?
The Austrian
Airlines 777 - 200 offers an all - aisle - access
Business Class cabin which, on the seat plan, looks a lot
like the SWISS
Business Class cabin:
There will still be some major routes that Singapore
Airlines flys that don't have a Premium Economy cabin —
like Singapore to Sydney (SQ241) on a non ER version of the Boeing 777 - 300 — so, on those routes and aircraft, an Economy to
Business Class upgrade will still be possible.
Getting from the West Coast to Hawaii in
business class with Avios is still somewhat of a sweet spot compared to other major
airlines, although you can do better by going with
airlines like Korean Air, ANA, Singapore, etc..
If you're patient enough and were able to get the
business version of the Aviator Red when it comes out and also snag the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select cards, you might be able stockpile over 200,000 AAdvantage miles over the next 3 to 6 months and have enough miles to book a roundtrip long - haul first
class flight on some of the top
airlines like Etihad.
156,000 for
business class is not exactly on the cheap side although it's on par with major US
airlines like United and American.
Hawaiian
Airlines is making some positive, big changes
like adding flat - bed seats in its
business class cabin on widebody planes and introducing new amenity kits for premium cabin passengers.
And after competitors
like American
Airlines raised their redemption prices for
business and first
class awards (just one example), Alaska's program looks
like a relative bargain.
The
airline's 787 - 8s are equipped with 20 pod -
like seats in
business class, 21 seats in premium economy, and 210 seats in economy.
This lounge is also accessed by
business class passengers of several
airlines including Etihad, Qatar, Swiss, Finnair etc and credit card holders from several banks
like Citibank, HSBC, Standard Charted.
The Citibank Prestige is great if you are a frequent (
business) traveler (you earn 3 points / $ spend), don't have status with an
airline you are flying (lounge access via PriorityPass) and want to redeem for for international travel on world
class airlines (great transfer partners
like Singapore, Cathay or Virgin America)!