United's current business
class award redemption rate is 57,500 miles (though this is changing in November with MileagePlus» most recent devaluation), and will usually be through either Amsterdam or Brussels.
Not exact matches
Except for Melbourne, the
redemption rates for economy, business, and first
class awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the same number of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles.
While the
redemption rates with Air France / KLM Flying Blue might not be as competitive as Korean Air or Delta when booking a Korean Air business
class award, there are many more options to earn Flying Blue miles.
United Airlines MileagePlus might not have the most competitive business
class redemption rates, but it does provide some different avenues to earn points for
award travel.
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.
For example, Delta recently changed its partner
redemption rates so that a one - way business
class award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France,... read more
Until our premium economy seats are assigned a fare
class and loaded for sale, it's too soon to say what the upgrade policies will be or what
rates will be applied for
redemption awards.
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 reasonable.
And that 100,000
award in business
class is also one of the best
redemption rates to get to Europe in business
class — it beats out all of the
rates from major US airlines and competes with some of the best available
redemptions (fees may be around $ 250).
For example, Delta recently changed its partner
redemption rates so that a one - way business
class award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM, or Alitalia costs 85,000 SkyMiles.
While the
redemption rates with Air France / KLM Flying Blue might not be as competitive as Korean Air or Delta when booking a Korean Air business
class award, there are many more options to earn Flying Blue miles.
Though Miles & More
awards carry high fuel surcharges, their
redemption rates are relatively comparable to the main domestic airlines, though occasionally with a bit of a discount, such as 50,000 miles for round - trip flights between the U.S. and Europe in economy
class.
Singapore Airlines Business, First
Class and Suites are some of the most highly
rated onboard experiences and coveted
award redemptions!
On that date, the number of points needed for
award travel on some routes «will vary based on destination, time, day of travel, demand, fare
class, and other factors,» the airline said, adding that «many flights... will stay at the current
redemption rate.»
Instead of having a pretty straight forward distance based
award chart with
redemption rates by fare
class for economy, Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium Economy and business
class tickets, PAL introduced multiple
award levels for each fare
class: In addition to the Standard Economy
awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4
awards.
Meanwhile below is a comparison of AAdvantage first
class partner
redemption rates under the old and new program, along with a side - by - side comparison of United partner first
class redemption rates (Delta doesn't allow
award redemptions for international first
class).
If it's any consolation, Delta doesn't allow
redemptions for international first
class, while American's partner
award rates are still slightly more lucrative than United's partner
award rates.