These fares are great for premium economy class when normal
economy class tickets on other airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
The only time the fare class / code comes in to play is in the case of full
fare Economy Class tickets which take priority within each status group.
Although it may be difficult to find, there are first - class tickets that cost the same or nearly as much
as economy class tickets.
The ticket basically gives you an
additional economy class ticket on one itinerary that you book each year, essentially a two - for - one deal on one trip.
Another factor is that
most economy class tickets on partners did not increase either so again majority will still have a good chance of picking them up as well.
The ticket basically gives you an additional
economy class ticket on one itinerary that you book each year, essentially a two - for - one deal on one trip.
Booking a round -
trip economy class ticket from US to New Zealand or Australia can set you back by around 80,000 MileagePlus miles.
Malaysia Airlines also sees the cheapest Business Class fares earn EQD at 20 % (as opposed to 25 % for most other major American partners) and is only one of three OneWorld partners whose cheapest
Economy Class tickets earn zero EQD.
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.
Singapore Airlines
Premium Economy Class tickets (P fare class) earn 100 % mileage when credited to United MileagePlus and 110 % when credited to Singapore Airlines SilverKris.
United offers more Global Upgrades, a lower qualification requirement, instant upgrades on some full -
priced economy class tickets, and an impressive new business class cabin (admittedly, it faces significant delays).
There are no award charts that allow for Premium Economy seats to be solely booked using points or miles yet but you can use Lufthansa Miles and More miles to upgrade to Premium Economy from a
paid Economy Class ticket.
For the time being American's SWUs still
upgrade Economy Class tickets to Business Class so they give elites a little bit of hope that they can get out of the cramped conditions at the back of the plane without actually paying for a better seat....
PPS Club, KrisFlyer Elite Gold and Elite Silver members enjoy a 25 % tier bonus on the actual miles flown (not applicable to
Economy Class tickets in G, K, N, Q, V or L booking classes).
In fact, the last time was a fabulous flight in first class on Emirates A380, so I was as pleased as punch when I got a great deal on Vietnam
Airlines economy class tickets on flight VN772 from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Star Alliance upgrades on partner airlines can be used to upgrade a Y or
B economy class ticket to business or a C or D business - class ticket to first class, but you can only request an upgrade for a maximum of two flight segments.
Airlines compete fiercely and you can often purchase a business class ticket at a great price, rather than buying
overpriced economy class tickets with «your airline» in the hopes of a «free» business class ticket down the road.
The very cheapest economy seats (booked in classes S, N Q & O) do not earn miles or count towards the sectors needed to move up the club's tiers, but there are still seven
economy class ticket rates that do.
The grand prize, two
economy class tickets anywhere that KLM flies, is chosen from each of the monthly winners, which will be featured in Holland Herald magazine and rewarded with other gifts.
Special Fares for Thai community in Japan Thais in Japan wanting to travel from Narita or Haneda to Bangkok may purchase one - way,
economy class ticket starting from THB 13,000 each; ticket price does not include fuel surcharge, airport tax or insurance.
Most of the time I
find economy class tickets with Delta at 25,000 — 32,500 SkyMiles and First Class from 50,000 — 62,500 SkyMiles.
American Airlines Miles: 60,000 for two one - way
economy class tickets LAX - DUS - TXL on Air Berlin (consider upgrading to business class for no change fee +20,000 per person)
Based on researching cash fares for the routes above, on
average economy class tickets reflect a value of about 1 US cent / mile and business class tickets 2.5 cents / mile.