Air New Zealand does not have capacity controls on award flights because you can use your Airpoints Dollars to
buy any seat on any flight.
Not exact matches
Never mind the general public... Some examples: 1) the passenger in front of us
on our first
flight, whom when my daughter was crying while we waited to take off and I said something aloud such as «I'll nurse her once we take off and then she'll be quiet», had to tell everyone around us that she was a nurse and that I was essentially a bad mom to not nurse my baby during takeoff (sorry lady, but the reason I
bought her a
seat was for her to be in her car
seat during takeoff as it's much safer than in my arms nursing).
Families should not be stuck paying hidden fees, or
buying «premium»
seats, simply because they wish to be
seated together
on crowded
flights.
If he wants to save his Avios, or he can't find enough
seats on the same plane then I suggest he be flexible
on his dates and
buy up
flights around his dates.
In some cases even
buying a cheap
flight with this deal plus a Big Front
Seat will be cheaper than a standard economy ticket
on other airlines.
Premium class award
seats on Asiana
flights and some Star Alliance partner
flights are notably cheaper when
bought with Asiana miles rather than United MileagePlus miles.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across
seating in Economy Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's Economy Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «
buy on board» meals
on its short - haul
flights while, at the same time, giving up
on the idea of offering «dine
on demand» in Business Class.
In total, you'll have the potential to earn a whopping 11 TrueBlue points per dollar spent
on JetBlue
flights (5 points per dollar for Blue Flex
seats + 3 points per dollar
on flights bought at JetBlue.com + 3 points per dollar for your Mosaic badge).
The good news is that there are no blackout dates; if there's a
seat on the
flight, you can
buy it with points.
Wan na Get Away Fare Redemptions: Although I often talk of the value of transferable points thanks to the flexibility they give you to top up accounts and book premium international tickets
on a whim, Rapid Rewards represents the flip side of award tickets where you know you are getting a great (semi) fixed value
on award tickets of about 1.8 - 2 cents each
on Wan na Get Away (leisure) fares and you can redeem them for any open
seat on a
flight, just as if you were
buying it.
I
bought a
flight in business class one time
on Aeromexico because it was cheaper than the economy
seats.
If no
seats are available or if the
flight isn't until the next day, consider
buying a one - way ticket back home
on another airline.
In the publication made
on Nikkei
on Thursday, Tony describes the system as something that will allow customers to
buy seats,
buy in -
flight meals, upgrade
seats and other services by use of BigCoin.
Airtran will let you upgrade to business class from any fare at the airport
on a first - come, first - served basis for $ 69 and up per
flight segment (that's one take off and one landing), or from higher economy fares in advance; Spirit's Airbuses have one row of four extra-wide
seats at the front of the plane with more legroom for sale at $ 12 to $ 199 if
bought in advance or $ 25 to $ 75 for onboard upgrades, depending
on flight length.