Not exact matches
Until
now, only higher Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Medallion members were eligible for first
class upgrades when redeeming miles for an
award ticket.
During my recent airberlin insolvency debacle, I booked an SQ Business
Class award ticket as backup and was able to cancel it for a redeposit of my miles for only $ 30 —
now, it will be $ 75 or 240 %!
Flying Club members will
now have to pay 50 % the cost of an
award ticket to upgrade to the next cabin of service and pay 75 % of an
award ticket to upgrade from Economy to Upper
Class (Business
Class)
Again nothing like making miles
now points so that you get less off your
ticket, then raising business and first
class awards to the point that nobody can afford them.
Absolutely, right
now there are two credit offers that can help you get a business
class award ticket from India to USA.
Previously, you would earn significantly fewer miles if your cash
ticket was in a low fare
class, but Flying Club members
now earn 100 percent miles on all
tickets, and all
awards have fuel surcharges several hundred dollars lower on economy
class award tickets.
While the cost of a business
class award ticket between New York and Bali doubled, the cost of a business
class award ticket between Miami and Lima went from 80,000 miles to 50,000 miles, so is
now quite a good deal.
JAL International First
Class and Business
Class award tickets mileage requirements are changing, see the charts below for flights from Vancouver and other North American cities to Japan (not until Nov 1, 2015,
now that's advance notice!!).
If you do
now worry about the heft Fuel surcharge that British Airways charges on
Award tickets you can consider using you Avios and the companion
ticket to fly First
Class From North American to Europe.
Gary, are you suggesting that we should start redeeming miles
NOW, especially if we want long - haul business
class award tickets, or just suggesting that we should start to alter our accumulation with the likely change in mind?