Europeans and Brits will see better redemption rates, but North American travelers will likely see a devaluation in their miles resulting from the merger of what are three
very different award charts right now into one.
Asia Miles is a complex program with
many different award charts depending on which partners you are flying with, but if you're only looking for British Airways flights, then they are bookable online.
When you mix Iberia and a Oneworld partner airline (or mix 2 Oneworld partner airlines), there is an
entirely different award chart that is not subject to peak and off - peak dates (see here).
They may very well be disappearing once US Airways and American Airlines merge toward the start of 2015 as the combined airline may have a
very different award chart.
It has
different award charts for economy and business on Alitalia flights, a chart for SkyTeam members and a separate chart for each partner airline.
Iberia participates in the Avios frequent flyer program, but has a
slightly different award chart than its partner British Airways does with its Avios system.
While award space on these six partner airlines can be found online, keep in mind that they still fall under
a different award chart than flights on Japan Airlines.
Etihad has
a different award chart for each airline, but as long as you are redeeming for only American Airlines flights there are some great values to be found:
Similar to Virgin Atlantic, this program has
different award charts for each of its partner airlines.
Keep in mind that if you have to connect with their SkyTeam partner Delta, you will be required to book a SkyTeam award, which is governed by
a different award chart and requires round - trip bookings.
If you book business class on Japan Airlines with Asia Miles and your booking includes a connection on American Airlines (or another Oneworld carrier), the booking will fall under
a different award chart.
This is
a different award chart than the distance - based award chart they use for booking award flights with their partners.
While Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles are easy to get and theoretically easy to spend, the actual award redemption charts can be a bit difficult to decode in practice, since Alaska uses
a different award chart for each of its partner airlines.
As you may have gathered from
the different award charts, the main hitch when redeeming Mileage Plan miles is that you can only have one partner airline on each itinerary.
They also have
a different award chart for each partner airline.
Eastern Miles, the airline's frequent flyer program, has six
different award charts.
Under the new program, the best values are on specific routes, but since there are two
different award charts, they differ depending on whether you're flying on Asiana or a partner airline.
Also, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of those unique programs that has
a different award chart for each partner.
ANA operates two
different award charts, one for itineraries only utilizing ANA planes and another for partner airlines.
Award Charts: American Air offers three
different award charts.
SKYPASS award charts for SkyTeam partner flights are broken up by region, so you have
different award charts for flights departing from different areas.
For each partner, they use
a different award chart, and one of their best offerings is with Brussels Airlines.
But ANA actually has four
different award charts depending on the airline and your destination.
If you do this, your award booking is governed by
a different award chart.
There are four
different award charts used by ANA, of which two have seasonal variations, two are zone - based, and two are distance - based.
Unlike most airlines, Asia Miles redemptions are distanced - based and have
different award charts depending on the number and type of carriers you are flying on a single ticket.
It's got a number of sweet spots for business class redemptions and although it's a little tricky due to
its different award charts, exceptions, and lack of online booking, there's some great value to be had with the program.
Just like for airlines there are
different award charts and different award availability for each program.
It has three
different award charts: one for SriLankan Airlines flights, another for oneworld members and a third for Mihin Lanka, a subsidiary.
The program has five
different award charts, and several award levels for Malaysia Airlines flights, including saver, standard and peak for both economy and business class.
Etihad is one of those loyalty programs that for better or for worse has
different award charts for its various partners.