Tip # 2: If you don't have enough miles for that (or you would prefer to take more flights with the miles you have), consider using your United miles on international
economy class flights on routes that have expensive cash tickets.
If you're planning to book
an economy class flight on Delta, you can use 100,000 Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles.
Not exact matches
For example, here's how many miles you would earn
on a
flight from Dubai to JFK if you flew in
economy class, business
class, or first
class.
«The official Opposition will call
on the ethics commissioner to investigate a possible conflict of interest... after a document released to the media indicated Air Canada's CEO and executive vice-president Duncan Dee apparently upgraded Raitt's
flight from
economy to business
class — almost a $ 550 value — for free
on Sept. 25....
The airline plans to reinstate free meals for
economy class passengers
on some long domestic US
flights.
To identify the best and worst airlines, we surveyed more than 55,000 members last summer, who reported
on nearly 98,000 domestic
economy flights and 8,700 first -
class and business -
class flights.
About 40 % of the respondents said the CEOs should have flown
economy class on a commercial
flight, while 30 % said business
class.
WestJet charges between $ 20 and $ 23 for a second bag
on most routes, while Air Canada charges
economy -
class flyers $ 20 for a second bag within Canada and $ 25 for a single piece of checked luggage
on flights to the U.S. Not surprisingly, the aisles of many
flights now resemble a war zone as frantic passengers search for an overhead bin into which they stuff their bulging carry -
ons, slowing down boarding times.
If you're looking to fly in
economy class, United only charges 40,000 miles round trip for
flights on United or any of its Star Alliance partners.
All passengers — including those in
economy class —
on all
flights can partake in Japan Airlines» generous selection of free booze, including beer, spirits, umeshu and Yvon Mau wines.
Finland's biggest airline has announced that it will introduce vegetarian meals to its
economy class flights from next month, after it asked for suggestions
on how it could improve its service.
United Airlines to Offer Free Beer and Wine Aboard International
Flights Starting this summer, economy passengers will get the first class experience on United Airlines as they unveil a new in - flight food and beverage program that gives passengers generous meals with free beer and wine on long - haul fli
Flights Starting this summer,
economy passengers will get the first
class experience
on United Airlines as they unveil a new in -
flight food and beverage program that gives passengers generous meals with free beer and wine
on long - haul
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The risk of developing DVT
on a long - haul
flight is very slim (about one in 4,500), but the chance of experiencing muscle stiffness in cramped
economy class conditions is almost guaranteed.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off - peak
economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip
on flights operated by American Airlines.
While a round - trip
economy class award
on a
flight operated by American Airlines will include about $ 180 in taxes and fees, an
economy award
on British Airways will require about $ 520 thanks to carrier - imposed surcharges.
One great benefit of the Enhanced Business Platinum Amex card is a 35 - percent point rebate that's applied whenever points are redeemed for
economy flights on the cardholder's annually selected airline, or for any premium -
class flights on any airline via American Express Travel.
You'll also find
economy class fares
on less popular
flights have a more favorable value than Mint first
class seats
on peak
flights.
> Value: Domestic Saver
Economy Class round - trip rewards start at 25,000 miles (15,000 miles for some short haul
flights on Air Canada).
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid way to book business
class awards
on Delta
flights.
Based
on our research, we estimate the value of a Delta SkyMile to be worth 1.3 cents for an
economy class round - trip
flight.
At time of this publication all reward
flights and travel together tickets are subject to taxes, fees and carrier charges of approximately $ 682 - $ 1,250 per adult in
economy or $ 1,250 in business
class based
on travel from Seattle to London.
With this certificate you can take a friend or family member with you for free
on a domestic round - trip
flight in either
economy or first
class.
At time of publication, all Reward
Flights and Companion Tickets are subject to taxes, fees, & carrier charges of approximately $ 600 per person based
on return travel from Vancouver to London in
economy class and approximately $ 1,000 per person based
on business
class travel.
At time of publication all reward
flights and travel together tickets are subject to fuel surcharges, taxes & fees of approximately $ 650 per person in
economy or $ 1,100 in business
class based
on travel from New York to London.
On flights from the East Coast, you should be able to fly in
economy class for 60,000 points round - trip, or first
class for 115,000 points round - trip.
Flying ANA in
economy class will only cost you 40,000 miles in low season, while
flights on partners will always cost 50,000 miles.
Even one - way
flights in
economy class tend to be quite expensive, but you can experience first
class on this route for only 22,500 Avios.
A round - trip
on a
flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town, South Africa would cost you only 65,000 miles in
economy class.
In September 2015, Emirates had a Mileage Plan bonus offer of 3x miles when flying first
class and 2x miles when flying business or
economy class on Emirates
flights between certain cities.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid way to book business
class awards
on Delta
flights.
Virgin America's
economy class cabin features leather seats with 32» pitch, in -
flight entertainment and USB port in every seat,
on - demand food and drinks, and in -
flight Wifi for purchase.
Based
on a recent search, the fuel surcharges will be ~ $ 230 for both
economy and business
class round - trip
flights
The Premium
Economy class will be available starting in May
on flights to Chicago, New York, and Bogota.
Just like the next two stopovers (Koh Samui and Phuket) it was a
flight on Bangkok Air, which has the best
economy class of all airlines I've ever flown.
The Enhanced Business Platinum ® Card from American Express OPEN has another major change coming to one of its best travel reward benefits: the 50 % bonus earned when using Membership Rewards ® Pay with Points
on American Express Travel for
flights with your registered airline in
economy class, or for any airline in business or first
class.
This results in an interesting opportunity: assuming the Buenos Aires stop
on the way back and
Economy flights from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires and from Buenos Aires to San Diego, perhaps flying First
Class from San Diego to Rio is worth investigating.
There are four total
classes of service
on a British Airways international
flight:
economy, premium
economy, business, and first.
Thanks to Korean Air's SkyTeam partner, you can book an award
flight on Air France in
economy class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tahiti (PPT) for 60,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles.
If you are going to use the points
on a British Airways
flight, know that you will be paying high fuel surcharges: $ 650 - $ 1250 for
economy and $ 1250 for business
class.
A round - trip
flight between San Francisco and Dubai costs just 50,000 Elevate points in
economy and 115,000 points in business
class on Emirates.
Head to Paris: Book a one - way
flight in business
class on Air France for 85,000 SkyMiles or fly
economy class round - trip for just 30,000 SkyMiles each way!
You can fly
economy on United or one of their partners for 30,000 miles, in business
class on their metal for 55,500 miles, or in business
class on one of their partners, like Lufthansa, for 70,000 miles each way (sometimes they will have sales
on partner award
flights).
One Grand Prize Winner will win a trip for two, which includes two round - trip airfare tickets in
Economy class on flights operated by LAN or LATAM Airlines from Miami (MIA), FL to Cartagena (CTG), Colombia.
If you're someone who's comfortable travelling
economy class, you'll need to shell out only 40,000 MileagePlus miles for booking a round - trip
flight to and from Northern part of South America
on United or
on any of United's Star Alliance partner airlines such as Copa Airlines etc..
Not only does Singapore Airlines offers excellent pricing
on its
flights within the United States, it also offers very competitive pricing if you wish to travel to Europe (from US) in
economy class.
On the other hand, round - trip
economy class flight bookings to Alaska cost only 35,000 MileagePlus miles.
A United round - trip ticket in business
class will only cost you 88,000 ANA award miles, or 55,000 award miles in
economy, and ANA doesn't add fuel surcharges
on United
flights.
The key thing to note is that sometimes all of the
economy saver awards sell out before all of the business saver awards do — and the price of the
economy award tickets are then actually higher than a business
class award seat
on the same
flight.
Recently he found another award
flight on that same route for 42,500 points when the
economy class was booking at 70,000!
Business
class seats
on international
flights are often 3 - 5x more expensive (or even more) than
economy class seats, and first -
class seats
on the fancy
flights that have three
classes of service are often another 3 - 5x more expensive than the business -
class seats.