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Flying Blue has a number of great sweet spots in economy class but unfortunately isn't the most lucrative reward program for business class flights because many of these flights are on the higher side of redemptions and many redemptions also come with high fees.

Many rewards travelers shopping for bargain flights are only looking at economy - class flights because they want to maximize their points and stretch their rewards to take as many free trips as possible.

Not exact matches

«To start with, I don't know many flight attendants who view premium - class passengers any differently because of financial status.

On a Delta flight from New York City to Los Angeles, fashion blogger Arielle Noa Charnas of Something Navy says she was asked to leave her first - class seat because her nine - month - old was crying.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has broken months of silence about his frequent premium - class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers.

If you're planning a trip to Asia, I highly suggest flying All Nippon Airways (disclaimer: All Nippon Airways flew me out to the Philippines and Japan but the opinions expressed here are my own) because not only do they have the most attentive flight attendants but the food they serve in business class is bomb dot com.

The oldest boy in the class chimes in, explaining that the Egyptians in Jersey City must have had to leave their country because they «did bad things,» he says, as he searches for the precise words to explain power, discrimination, flight, and exile.

Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off - peak economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on flights operated by American Airlines.

Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount for domestic and international flights in economy and business class, you'll always get the same value no matter how you use your miles.

We'll waste 12,500 extra miles because the first flight is in First class, but the second and third are sold out and only in Business.

I wasn't sure if I could ever rack up enough miles to do it, especially because I wanted to book flights for four people in business class.

Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount for domestic and international flights in economy and business class, you'll always get the same value no matter how you use your miles.

For some people, paying a fuel surcharge is the only way to fly Lufthansa first class because they need to plan their flights in advance and can't wait to the last minute to book.

This is because round - trip flights operated by Delta and originating in the U.S. do not incur fuel surcharges, thus keeping your out of pocket expenses below $ 200 for both economy and business class award tickets.

I'll search for a business class award between Los Angeles (LAX) and Hong Kong (HKG) because these two cities have four flights a day; there's a good chance that business class award space will be available.

Unfortunately for me, not all of the actual flight mileage was credited to my Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer account because the operating carrier's fare class (United K fare class but ANA V fare class) only earned 50 % mileage when credited to KrisFlyer.

While the card isn't that great for getting to Europe because of fuel surcharges, it is the best card for traveling domestically in premium cabins (17K miles one - way Business Class on United Premier Service flights).

I would rather have a Southwest seat with happy friendly flight attendants than a Delta First Class seat where the flight attendant is forcing her smile because you have the miles and the food is simply inedible.

So as you can see, JetBlue may charge more points to redeem for that coveted business class flight from LAX — JFK but in reality, it comes out as the clear winner because you can actually redeem your points for seats.

Unfortunately because we were connecting to a Star Alliance business class flight on Thai Airways, and not a first class flight, we did not have access to Asiana's First Class Loclass flight on Thai Airways, and not a first class flight, we did not have access to Asiana's First Class Loclass flight, we did not have access to Asiana's First Class LoClass Lounge.

I chose the later of the two remaining British Airways flights because it offered an Airbus A380 and, thanks to some research on Flyertalk, I knew that the A380 Economy Class cabin is more comfortable than the 787 - 9 Economy Class cabin (which was the other option).

When I was planning this trip, Singapore was the best option because of its 18 - hour all - business - class nonstop flight from Newark to Singapore.

You may notice that the business class flight does not decrease by the entire amount of the U.K. Air Passenger Duty — this is because there are 2 flights on British Airways with this award, so there are added carrier - imposed surcharges.

My JAL 787 Business Class flight was scheduled to depart from gate D5 at Frankfurt airport's terminal 2 and because of where the JAL lounges are positioned I had to pass through security to get to the gate.

I happen to know what taxes are due when departing the US in Business Class because I've booked dozens of Business Class American Airlines award flights in my time.

Business class requires 7,750 Avios on off - peak dates and 9,000 Avios on peak dates, but because the flight is rather quick, I recommend saving your miles and flying in economy.

Because it's not that rare to find Business Class flights between the US and London coming in at under $ 2,000 and, on top of that, if you're booking an award you still have the issue of finding availability... and that hasn't been easy in recent years.

Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off - peak economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on flights operated by American Airlines.

Business class was our focus because we wanted to kick back on our transatlantic flight.

With some cities you need to be a bit careful because, while you'll connect just fine to the trans - Atlantic First Class flight, it can be hard to find First Class availability on the domestic portion of the trip:

Despite this I always buy a regular Economy Class fare rather than a «hand baggage only» fare (HBO fare) because I want to be able to select a seat in the exit row for what is a long flight (for short - haul).

In particular I know that I'll have trouble using the systemwide upgrades that come with higher status because they are restricted to certain fare classes on international flights.

Whenever we do these long flights we try to get First Class tickets because not only are they a better value, but it's much easier to fly all day in First Class.

For some travelers, it might make more sense to credit a United flight to another airline — I credited an ANA business class trip to Asiana late last year because it earned more useful miles for me.

Note that I received access even though my next flight was in Business Class because the flight I got off of was Suites Class.

For example, if you redeem 12,500 United miles for a flight between Boston and San Diego via Chicago, you won't earn miles in any program because your booking class (X — Economy award) is not eligible.

Asiana does edge out its partners on flights to Asia though, because it offers excellent premium products such as Business Smartium and First Suite Class.

The best award to snag is Singapore Airlines» first class suites, regarded as one of the best flight experiences in the world, because of the amenities and the superior service the airline is known for.

Because I knew that flights in business class would cost hundreds of thousands of points, I opted to buy many of the points I needed through a lucrative share miles promotion from US Airways.

Worth in first class would earn 3,320 Mileage Plan miles after August 1, compared with 2,490 miles before that date; but a member flying O class in economy on the same flight would only earn 415 Mileage Plan miles after August 1 (actually 500 miles, because the program has a 500 - mile minimum earning provision), vs. 1,660 miles prior to August 1.

Even though my flight from Honolulu to home was in Economy class, I was able to use the American Airlines / JAL Sakura lounge because of my American Express Platinum Card.

This is especially interesting because Condor operates a Business Class cabin on flights to North America, making it a potentially lucrative redemption for your orphaned topbonus miles.

I love using Avios because it's only 4,500 points for a one - way economy class ticket for a flight within 650 miles.

This makes sense for anyone that would either book a Business Class ticket anyway or who might need to book British Airways flights to London using Avios because of the huge fuel surcharges.

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.

I put the word «saved» in quotes because in all reality, we would not have purchased many of those first class flights when it's possible to use miles.

Because US Airways has so many short flights on regional jets, the bulk of which offer a first class cabin, Suzanne tells me that 34 % of the flights on the combined route network are under 500 miles and offer a first class cabin.

Frankly, this is far from the best Business Class in the world because you'll be getting United flight attendants and not every seat has direct aisle access.

If I can get a first class award on United, even without first class seats for US to Australia (perhaps using a three - cabin first class flight domestically, or because first class was available in one direction) then I can waitlist for the segments I don't have in first.

However, because of the wide - open availability (especially for more than one first - class seat on the same flights) and relative ease of the points - transfer process, Ultimate Rewards / Korean SkyPass were my programs of choice this time around.