In addition, cardholders receive greater access to
economy class award space, which can be a huge plus.
Not exact matches
For those who book
economy class award tickets, you'll love the fact that you will also receive access to extra
economy award space.
We'll also take a look at an easy way to gain access to more
economy class saver level
award space with United.
While we often talk about booking United business
class and first
class, this extra
economy award space can be extremely useful when you need to book a flight but ticket prices are sky high.
Examining the calendar, there is
award space available in
economy class on every day, business
class on most days, and first
class on just one day.
Quick tip: if you are planning on using miles to upgrade, search for business
class award space prior to booking your premium
economy ticket.
Specifically, four different flights have
award space in first
class, business
class, or premium
economy.
For those who book
economy class award tickets, you'll love the fact that you will also receive access to extra
economy award space.
Quick tip: if you are planning on using your miles to upgrade, search for Business
Class award space prior to booking your Premium
Economy ticket.
British Airways displays
award space in only three cabins at a time, including premium
economy, so you'll also need to select «first
class» if this is your preference.
When
award space is availble, it's not too difficult to find an
economy class award ticket for 25,000 miles instead of paying $ 500 (valuing miles at 2 cents each), or an international business
class award ticket for 120,000 miles instead of $ 6,000 (valuing miles at 5 cents each).
As you might expect, as the
economy has recovered, Cathay Pacific has tightened up somewhat on first
class award space.
For $ 25 per flight (on select, but most, airlines I'll monitor the
award space in either
economy, business or first
class, or a specific seat assignment or fare code.
While
economy award space on American Airlines is still pretty good for many different routes, there has been a lot of grief lately over business
class availability at the SAAver level.
Most days, the
award results look like this, with 10 flights on Dragonair and Cathay Pacific having
award space in
economy, premium
economy, and business
class.
The first leg was in United
economy as there was no domestic First
Class award seat available (I monitored award space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an Award p
award seat available (I monitored
award space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an Award p
award space but it never opened up — more on that in the Anatomy of an
Award p
Award post).