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 Class.
Just like Malaysia Airlines, the cheapest
Economy Class fares on Royal Jordanian don't earn any EQD at all.
American is still only selling First, Business and
Economy Class fares on this flight (and all the other 777 - 300ER flights) but I have little reason not to believe that what we're seeing here is the new layout for the American Airlines 777 - 300ER.....
You'll also find
economy class fares on less popular flights have a more favorable value than Mint first class seats on peak flights.
The total cost of
an economy class fare on this route can be as low as $ 490.50 with today's sale.
The key feature for the card is the Companion Ticket offering that gives you an additional ticket on
an economy class fare on any flight beginning in the United States and traveling to Europe, the Middle East, Africa or the Far East.
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).
6 Global Premier Upgrade (GPU) certificates per year (subject to
fare class restrictions
on international routes — cheapest
economy fares not eligible)
Complimentary standard and forward zone seat assignments at time of booking, when traveling
on Singapore Airlines / SilkAir
economy class «Lite»
fares.
Virgin Australia's Velocity members traveling
on a paid
fare can use points to upgrade from
economy to first
class.
Complimentary standard seat assignments at time of booking, when traveling
on Singapore Airlines / SilkAir
economy class «Lite»
fares.
Additionally, while you can pay more for a little extra leg room, there are no traditional premium
economy, business
class, or first
class fares on Spirit Airlines.
«Same day» confirmed changes at the airport are permitted to either an earlier or later flight
on the same itinerary for $ 75 CAD per passenger holding either a confirmed
economy, premium
economy, or business
class Aeroplan Fixed Mileage Flight Reward, or Market
Fare Flight Reward
on Air Canada, Air Canada express, or Air Canada rouge.
One of their answers was with the American Express Business Platinum Card and its 50 % rebate
on points used for paid
fares in
economy class on your selected airline, or business / first
class fares on any airline.
9.5.1 A Cabin
Class Bonus may apply for travel on an Eligible Flight in Premium Economy, Business or First class, Jetstar Business Max fares, and, in the case of British Airways, in World Traveller Plus for travel until 31 July 2015, as specified in the Airline Earning Ta
Class Bonus may apply for travel
on an Eligible Flight in Premium
Economy, Business or First
class, Jetstar Business Max fares, and, in the case of British Airways, in World Traveller Plus for travel until 31 July 2015, as specified in the Airline Earning Ta
class, Jetstar Business Max
fares, and, in the case of British Airways, in World Traveller Plus for travel until 31 July 2015, as specified in the Airline Earning Tables.
(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).
6 Global Premier Upgrade (GPU) certificates per year (subject to
fare class restrictions
on international routes — cheapest
economy fares not eligible)
This does not apply to the Light
fare in
Economy Class on European flights.
American's customers will get base miles for the distance flown, an initial bonus of 25 - 100 % for elite status, a second bonus of 25 - 50 % for
fare class (e.g., first
class or full -
fare economy), and a third bonus based
on a combination of distance and
fare class.
Earn 30,000 bonus miles
on First or Business
Class fares, 15,000 bonus miles
on Premium or Full -
fare Economy fares (Y, B or H) and 5,000 bonus miles
on other
Economy fares.
Keep your eyes peeled for the
fare classes when it comes to basic
economy: B» for American, «E»
on Delta, and «N»
class on United.
The people really affected will be families traveling
on vacation who will now find themselves having to pay more if they want to take their suitcases with them (either in extra bag fees or by paying for regular
Economy Class fares which will now cost more).
I searched through months
on Delta and Alaska's website and only found a seat here and there for business
class (mixed -
fare) and
economy wasn't much better.
These
fares are great for premium
economy class when normal
economy class tickets
on other airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
For
Economy Class flyers this will probably make little difference as the British Airways Executive Club already essentially factors in the cost of a
fare when it awards Avios — that's why the cheaper
Economy Class tickets only earn Avios based
on 25 % of the distance traveled.
I did find some open seats
on ANA's website but they were mixed -
class fares with
economy being the long leg.
Delta Premium, with
fares costing between basic
economy and business
class, will feature a variety of amenities
on a select group of its international flights.
Its trailblazing premium
economy class offers roomy leather seats with a 38 - inch pitch (the distance between the back of your seat and the fellow in front of you) a welcome glass of champagne, and traditional British
fare served
on china with stainless steel cutlery.
Buy a qualifying First, Business or select
Economy Class fare ticket
on an American Airlines marketed flight
You have to call to see if your
fare qualifies, but if it does, the rate is comparable to the difference between
economy and upper
class seats
on the general award chart.
$ 858 is less than is often quoted for a roundtrip
Economy Class fare between London and LA, the flights didn't require us to position into Europe, and we had lie - flat seats
on the return leg — essentially we booked what we set out to book.
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.
Considering
economy is going for over $ 700
on many of these dates this is an awesome
fare for business
class.
While perusing Google Flights today I accidentally clicked
on «premium
economy» while comparing
economy and business
class fares from JFK - PHX.
You'll see
economy and business
class fares on the next page regardless, but each day shows the cheapest award
on that date.
Passengers booking
Economy Class seats
on Air new Zealand get the following included in the
fare:
Includes First
Class fares booked in F or A; Business
Class fares booked in J, R, D or I; Select
Economy Class fares booked in Y, H, K, M, L, W, V, G, Q, N, O or S
on American marketed flights.
As a rule I'm not big
on booking Premium
Economy fares — I either want to travel as cheaply as possible or I'm prepared to wait for a great Business
Class fares to appear out of Europe....
British Airways isn't as generous as American Airlines for upgrades
on its own flights — not all
economy class fares can be upgraded to the next cabin of service.
MileagePlus members flying
on United and United Express will earn Premier qualifying credits toward Premier status based
on the flight distance2 and purchased
fare class, with bonuses for paid United PolarisSM first
class, United First ®, United Polaris business
class, United Business ® or full -
fare United
Economy ® tickets5.
In these cases, earning is based
on the first letter of the
fare basis code, which may correspond to an
economy cabin
fare class including Y, B, M, H, Q, U, V, W, S, T, L, K, or G.
On the negative side of things the fee increases are brutal, the drop in mileage earnings for semi-flexible
Economy Class fares seems a little harsh and the cheapest Premium
Economy Class fares will now earn 10 % fewer miles than before.
The Main Cabin is for travelers flying
on most
economy class fares.
It's not particularly surprising to see the same changes being made to
Economy Class fares taken
on KLM as we're seeing with
Economy Class fares taken with Air France (the two are essentially the same airline)....
Flights are already
on sale for the Boston — Las Vegas route with roundtrip
fares starting at around $ 257 for Basic
Economy, $ 287 for regular
Economy Class and $ 447 for Delta Comfort +
These
fares are great for Premium
Economy when normal
Economy Class tickets
on other airlines can cost almost the same price.
Among the changes: The number of Avios earned (that's Executive Club's «currency») will basically be increased for passengers in business and first
class — especially in the higher
fare classes — and decreased for those flying
on the lowest
economy fares.
Biz Bed (Business
Class)
fares booked in J, R, C, D, or I; Prem Plus
fares booked in W, E, T; Full -
fare Economy Class fares booked in Y or B; other
Economy Class fares booked in H, K, L, M, V, G, Q, N, O or S
on OpenSkies operated as British Airways flights.
The
Economy Class fare is
on offer through American Airlines and I will have 4 American Airlines «Systemwide Upgrades» to use at some point next year.
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....