The best news here is that you can earn 100 % of mileage flown, even on
discounted economy tickets.
Rewards: Similar to other Asian carriers, Thai Airways limits the number of miles you earn in their Royal Orchid Rewards Program on
discounted economy tickets to 25 % and you don't earn any miles on the cheapest tickets, eliminating one of the differentiators to low - cost carriers.
If you book
a discounted economy ticket in fare buckets K, L, M, N, S or V, you'll only get 50 percent of the miles.
The same goes for
a discount economy ticket on ANA and economy on Singapore Airlines.
For example,
a discount economy ticket from Sydney to Adelaide, reduced from 15 status credits to 10.
If you buy
a discounted economy ticket, though, youll end up paying nearly the same amount of miles to upgrade as you would to buy a first class ticket in the first place.
This is a huge reduction in miles for economy class fares, but it is only fair, as American Airlines also plans to award customer traveling on the cheapest fare (
discount economy tickets fare) fewer miles as the ticket is likly to be inexpensive.
Not exact matches
Special offers vary but usually you get a
discount up to 30 % of the airfare price or free upgrade to business class in case if you bought a full fare
economy class
ticket.
International Airline Program provides
discounts on first, business and premium
economy tickets
If you are a traveler that often books the cheapest
economy class
ticket, then there can also be strong value in redeeming points through the ThankYou program's travel portal thanks to the 25 percent
discount offered by this card.
It does have a restriction on
economy class awards, so that could be as much as 20,000 LifeMiles
discount on a roundtrip
economy class
ticket to Colombia, or 18,000 miles to Central America.
Every month Air France releases Promo Awards that allow travelers to book both business and
economy class award
tickets at a 25 % -50 %
discount.
You will generally receive a 25 - 50 %
discount on
economy and business class award
tickets from Europe to specific cities.
(a) Classic Upgrade Rewards can not be used in conjunction with an open dated
ticket, fares ineligible to earn Points, a travel industry reduced fare
ticket, a prize
ticket or any other promotional offer; (b) Classic Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a
ticket; (c) Classic Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows: (i)
Discount Economy,
Economy or Flexible
Economy to Premium
Economy class or Classic Flight Reward
Economy to Premium
Economy (where available), (ii)
Discount Economy,
Economy or Flexible
Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward
Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium
Economy (where available).
At the beginning of each month, FlyingBlue releases Promo Awards that
discount economy and business class
tickets 25 % to 50 % for flights between Europe and North America.
Singapore Airlines is offering a 50 %
discount on the number of Krisflyer points required for selected
Economy Saver award
tickets.
The one positive of this card is that it comes with the Visa Infinite flight benefit of $ 100
discounts on purchases of two or more round - trip domestic
economy tickets, which most other Visa Infinite cards do not offer.
To receive
discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium
Economy Class
ticket / s on a participating airline must be made over the phone through American Express Travel (Platinum Travel Service, Business Platinum Travel, or Centurion Travel Service) and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member's or U.S. Centurion ® Member's name.
Full - fare
tickets require 100 percent of the miles required for an award
ticket to upgrade (i.e., if an
economy award between London and Bahrain is 24,000 miles one way, you'll need 24,000 miles to upgrade to the next class), and
discount fares require 150 percent of the miles.
Discounted economy - class
tickets will earn one point per qualifying mile and «deep
discount»
economy tickets will earn one - half point per qualifying mile.
Passengers flying on
discounted economy class
tickets would be shifted across to a revamped version of Asia Miles where members can earn miles that are redeemed for future travel but do not earn any sort of tier status with an airline.
Here's the current
discounts: Save $ 65 on World Traveller (
economy) Save $ 130 on World Traveller Plus (premium
economy) Save $ 200 on Club World (business class) and First Class
tickets Increased...
$ 100 airline
discount on the total cost of two to five round - trip, domestic
economy tickets on the same itinerary
Discount can only be redeemed for
Economy or Premium
Economy class award
tickets only.
It requires that members purchase a domestic
economy revenue
ticket in order to get a companions fare
discounted to $ 99 (or about $ 118 with taxes).
Taking advantage of some of the
discounts on award
tickets mentioned below, you could fly within the U.S. in
economy class for 15,000 miles (~ $ 234 in miles) or from the U.S. to Europe in business class for 105,000 miles (~ $ 1,638 in miles).
You can get 50 %
discount on miles, when you redeem your KrisFlyer miles for an
Economy Saver award
ticket on singaporeair.com and when you book and travel before July 10, 2015 to selected destinations.
Discount applies to
Economy and Business Class return
tickets.
Generally, you can not use miles to upgrade a deeply
discounted coach
ticket, such as a basic
economy ticket.
Last year Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your
tickets, the more bonus miles you get (premium
economy, business, and first class
tickets will earn more miles than
discount economy).
For award
tickets, you can receive a 50 %
discount on first class bookings and a 30 %
discount on business class or
economy class bookings.
Emirates is also offering a 10 percent
discount on first and business class
tickets, and a 5 percent
discount on
economy class
tickets from U.S. cities to Dubai and onward, when purchased at www.emirates.com/AS using the promotion code USALK14.
For example, North America to Germany is 30K miles to upgrade (one way) if your
ticket was purchased in any of the
discounted economy class fares.
FYI, for new subscribers to the Alitalia newsletter, there is a special offer, which you can find on the Alitalia home page: Register for our newsletter by December 31, 2014, and receive a 10 % e-coupon
discount in
Economy Class valid for your next transatlantic
ticket purchase on Alitalia.com's US site for travel until March 27, 2015 on Alitalia operated flights originating in Boston, Miami, or New York (JFK *).
Crediting
discount United
economy tickets to Lifemiles will earn you 50 % of the miles flown, for example.
SWUs have long been the single best benefit of the AAdvantage program — paying for deeply
discounted economy class
tickets and then finding yourself in Business Class across the Atlantic is a particularly nice experience.
First, Aegean offers mileage as low as 25 % of the distance flown for
discounted economy class
tickets, although it can grant as much as 150 % for full fare
tickets.
Using the AARP
discount on British Airways's site, you can snag a round - trip
economy ticket on the inaugural flight from Dallas to Madrid for $ 997.
This used to be a pretty lackluster perk since it was basically 2 - for - 1 companion deals on full - fare premium
tickets, but Amex improved it dramatically in 2017 by changing it into a
discount on premium
economy, business - and first - class
tickets.
Basic
Economy fares are not eligible for paid or complimentary upgrades, paid, complimentary or
discounted Delta Comfort +, paid or complimentary Preferred Seats and are not eligible to make
ticket changes including Same - Day Confirmed or Same - Day Standby travel changes, regardless of Medallion or other elite status.
When a customer chooses to book a flight or a flight segment that is only available in a lower cabin class than the desired cabin class (for example downgrading from First to Business class, Business to
Economy class or Premium
Economy to
Economy) no
discounts or refunds will be applied to the total price of the
ticket.
International Airline Program provides
discounts on first, business and premium
economy tickets
Indiana traffic school, also known as defensive driving, is taken to dismiss
Economy Indiana traffic
tickets or reduce fines and also for auto insurance
discounts.