I've been on the look out for good fares since the beginning of August and, while American did post a somewhat tempting
Economy Class fare from London back in September, the Business Class fares out of Europe have come nowhere near what I'm prepared to pay....
I've ruled out a cheap American Airlines
Economy Class fare from Europe as the economics make it a poor option... especially when you also add in the hassle that I would have with my checked bags.
Not exact matches
By doing some calculations on random
fares, we found that Southwest points are valued anywhere
from $ 0.009 - $ 0.018 per point (
from business
class to
economy, respectively).
Virgin Australia's Velocity members traveling on a paid
fare can use points to upgrade
from economy to first
class.
Your lowest
fare from any major U.S. city to London one - way in
economy class is 35,000 SkyMiles, or 85,000 miles in Upper C
class is 35,000 SkyMiles, or 85,000 miles in Upper
ClassClass.
Premium
economy fares are about $ 3,000 round trip, and business
class roundtrips run
from about $ 8,000 to $ 10,000.
Includes a review of British Airways» A380
Economy Class product, a look at how the 3 US legacy airlines» Basic
Economy fares compare, an in - depth look at Marriott's hotel category changes, promotions
from IHG and Club Carlson, news of a new Qatar Airways QSuites route, an Alaska Mileage Plan sale and more.
For example, typically if you fly on Emirates
from San Francisco (SFO) to Dubai (DXB) round trip in
Economy Class on a Skywards Flex
fare, you would earn 6,483 Elevate points.
The idea that redeeming miles for an American Airlines transatlantic
economy class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give the
economy class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give them
class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes
from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value
from their miles and an
Economy Class redemption often doesn't give the
Economy Class redemption often doesn't give them
Class redemption often doesn't give them that.
While perusing Google Flights today I accidentally clicked on «premium
economy» while comparing
economy and business
class fares from JFK - PHX.
In celebration of the announcement, British Airways is offering a special roundtrip
fare from Los Angeles, starting at $ 830 in
economy class, and $ 1380 in premium
economy.
Includes details how to get up to 50 % off a second room with Hyatt, news of the new American Airlines 777 - 300ER cabin layout complete with Premium
Economy cabin, a British Airways sale with some very good First
Class fares, details of the new promotions
from Hilton, Marriott and Starwood, an Avios sale which could be very useful and more.
A one - way upgrade
from economy to business
class costs 50 percent of the price in miles for that ticket if you purchased it at a standard
fares.
Economy Class tickets booked into
fare code «U» will now earn miles equivalent to 75 % of the distance flown (compared to 100 %) and some of the cheaper
Economy Class fares (
fare codes T, E, N, G & R) will earn 5 % fewer miles
from 1 November.
You may occasionally find good Premium
Economy fares for departures
from Helsinki or Düsseldorf but, in my experience, those two cities are more likely to offer up good
Economy Class fares.
The airline is also offering
Economy Class fares to the US
from # 336 roundtrip....
All three US legacy carriers now offer some form of Basic
Economy fares, American has only just backed away
from the idea of introducing cabins with just 29 ″ of legroom, United got everyone excited with its Polaris Business
Class product up until the point we realised that it will be a gazillion years before it's fully rolled out and Delta has a long haul fleet that makes Mel Brooks look young.
Fares Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, or W are eligible for upgrades from economy class to business class and fares J, C, or D fare are eligible for upgrades from business class to first c
Fares Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, or W are eligible for upgrades
from economy class to business
class and
fares J, C, or D fare are eligible for upgrades from business class to first c
fares J, C, or D
fare are eligible for upgrades
from business
class to first
class.
> The lowest roundtrip
fares this summer are running in the $ 1,800 range in
economy, $ 2,000 in premium
economy and $ 3,028 in business
class (this summer business
class fare is a remarkably good deal
from the west coast!).
From now until February 25, 2018, you can score a super low
fare in premium
economy to Asia starting at $ 999 and business
class to Europe starting at $ 1,999!
If American's SWUs only allow upgrades
from Economy to Premium Economy it could be a lot cheaper to pay for a more expensive economy fare on United and upgrade from there into Business Class than to pay for Premium Economy on American and upgrade to Business from
Economy to Premium
Economy it could be a lot cheaper to pay for a more expensive economy fare on United and upgrade from there into Business Class than to pay for Premium Economy on American and upgrade to Business from
Economy it could be a lot cheaper to pay for a more expensive
economy fare on United and upgrade from there into Business Class than to pay for Premium Economy on American and upgrade to Business from
economy fare on United and upgrade
from there into Business
Class than to pay for Premium
Economy on American and upgrade to Business from
Economy on American and upgrade to Business
from there.
Award Chart devaluations, Partner award chart devaluations, slashed mileage earnings, and a reduction in the number of SWUs handed out have all been bitter pills to swallow in the past few weeks but, for me, losing the ability to upgrade into Business
Class from an
Economy fare would probably be the final straw.
Sample roundtrip
fares from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Auckland are $ 878 in
economy class, $ 2,529 in premium
economy or $ 4,099 in Business Premier.
By doing some calculations on random
fares, we found that Southwest points are valued anywhere
from $ 0.009 - $ 0.018 per point (
from business
class to
economy, respectively).
We're talking
fares of $ 1,000 round - trip
from the U.S, and that's an
economy class ticket.
If your main source of Avios is
from flying on discount Premium
Economy fares or
Economy Class fares and you like to use your Avios to book long - haul premium cabin flights, then there's an excellent chance you should be collecting AAdvantage Miles instead.
So,
from the above, you can see that BAEC members flying on the lower
economy class fare codes earn up to 75 % fewer miles than their AAdvantage counterparts.
Back in July last year I started to notice some very good
Economy Class fares between Europe and the US and I decided that I had to see just how practical it was to purchase a cheap flight
from the UK to a European city and to then start my long - haul journey
from there.
There may also be additional taxes and fees to pay (on top of those that are already included in your original
fare) if you're moving up
from Economy Class to a premium cabin — flights out of the UK are a very good example of this.
With only 4 systemwide upgrades available per year,
from 2017 onwards, buying discount
Economy Class fares with the idea of upgrading them to Business
Class won't work for someone who travels as much as I do — especially if I'm traveling with Joanna — so I need to come up with a way to get around this issue.
I mainly book long - haul flights and, up until now, I've had a very simple tactic: Book
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business C
class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move
from Economy Class into Business
Economy Class into Business C
Class into Business
ClassClass.
On Virgin Australia's longer flights to Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi (although not the return Abu Dhabi - Sydney leg), Gold and Platinum members can waitlist for a premium
economy upgrade only on Flexi
economy fares, and for business
class from Premium, Premium Saver and
economy Flexi
fares.
Level will offer 6
fare classes: Basic
Economy offers a flight
from A to B with 1 piece of handluggage and you'll pay extra for seat assignment, food and checked luggage, but do earn (some) Avios award miles.
In the above example you would need 45,000 Asia miles to upgrade
from high
fare economy to Premium Economy and per the Asia Miles representative I have talked to, there is no fee to upgrade from Economy to Premium Economy as long as it is booked in the Y, B, H, K and M booking c
economy to Premium
Economy and per the Asia Miles representative I have talked to, there is no fee to upgrade from Economy to Premium Economy as long as it is booked in the Y, B, H, K and M booking c
Economy and per the Asia Miles representative I have talked to, there is no fee to upgrade
from Economy to Premium Economy as long as it is booked in the Y, B, H, K and M booking c
Economy to Premium
Economy as long as it is booked in the Y, B, H, K and M booking c
Economy as long as it is booked in the Y, B, H, K and M booking
classes.
Use your Delta points to book Virgin Atlantic
from across the U.S. and you'll find award
fares for 30,000 SkyMiles in
economy class each way or 62,500 SkyMiles for business class — or «Upper Class» as the Virgins like to cal
class each way or 62,500 SkyMiles for business
class — or «Upper Class» as the Virgins like to cal
class — or «Upper
Class» as the Virgins like to cal
Class» as the Virgins like to call it.
The earning is based on distance flown,
fare class and partner airline, with earning ranging from 0 % on deeply discounted economy fares to 200 % on First C
class and partner airline, with earning ranging
from 0 % on deeply discounted
economy fares to 200 % on First
ClassClass.
Budget
economy fares now earn at least 50 % of distance flown, up
from 10 % before and all the way up to 200 % of distance flown in Suites
class (down
from 300 %).
While everyone booking an
Economy Class fare will end up sitting in the same cabin on the aircraft we can see (
from the table above) that not everyone will earn the same redeemable miles, EQM or EQD.
Even for the more expensive upgrade, you can only upgrade
from the three most expensive of the 13 different basic
economy fare classes.
DEAL ALERT: It is currently showing advance purchase
economy fares starting as low as $ 999 roundtrip, while Premium Economy is priced from $ 2,999 and Business Class from $
economy fares starting as low as $ 999 roundtrip, while Premium
Economy is priced from $ 2,999 and Business Class from $
Economy is priced
from $ 2,999 and Business
Class from $ 4,999.
Currently,
fares from both SFO and SJC to Frankfurt appear to be identical: about $ 5,200 round trip in business
class, $ 2,700 in premium
economy, and about $ 1,300 for
economy.
24.2.1 In each Benefit Period, Platinum Members are entitled to redeem a flight upgrade
from Economy Class to Business
Class on four Virgin Australia Domestic or Virgin Australia International Short Haul Flight Sectors (UpgradeMe Platinum Member Offer) when a Freedom
Fare is purchased.
Our
economy class cabins are a good budget option when travelling
from Europe to London, with a range of wallet - friendly
fares:
Airtran will let you upgrade to business
class from any
fare at the airport on a first - come, first - served basis for $ 69 and up per flight segment (that's one take off and one landing), or
from higher
economy fares in advance; Spirit's Airbuses have one row of four extra-wide seats at the front of the plane with more legroom for sale at $ 12 to $ 199 if bought in advance or $ 25 to $ 75 for onboard upgrades, depending on flight length.