These are the two best cards for domestic
economy flights since they can be used for the cheapest or most convenient itinerary without having to search for award space AND you get all the perks of a paid ticket like earning miles and status.
• Best for short nonstop
economy flights since charged per distance and segment flown.
In my example I'll use
an Economy flight since it's easier.
Not exact matches
The drop in satisfaction may not be a surprise
since airplanes are more crowded than ever as a healthy
economy and relatively low airfares have convinced many to take more
flights.
However, paying the annual fee to receive 10,000 bonus miles isn't that economical compared to getting the waiver,
since the value of those miles is roughly S$ 100 for most consumers who redeem it for
economy class
flights.
-- You can use Singapore Krisflyer miles to fly United
since they are in the same Star Alliance, and round - trip
economy flights from the landlocked states to Hawaii are 35,000 miles.
Since flights can be quite expensive within Australia, it's possible to get great value out of your miles even for
economy class
flights.
Airline: Singapore Airlines Aircraft: Boeing 777
Flight #: SQ 227 Route: (SGN >) * SIN > MEL Date: October 15, 2017 Duration: 7 hr 25 min Cabin & Layout: Business Class, 12 seats, 1 -2-1, lie - flat Seats: 11D, 11F Miles Used: 46,750 Singapore KrisFlyer Miles per person (including SGN > SIN *
since this was 1 booking) Taxes & Fees Paid: $ 212 USD per person Typical Retail Cost: $ 1,425 USD per person (SGN > SIN > MEL) Typical
Economy Cost: ~ $ 580 USD per person
Airline: Singapore Airlines Aircraft: A330
Flight #: SQ177 Route: SGN > SIN (> MEL *) Date: October 14, 2017 Duration: 2 hr Cabin & Layout: Business Class, 30 seats, 2 -2-2, angled Seats: 12H, 12K Miles Used: 46,750 Singapore KrisFlyer Miles per person (including > MEL * portion
since this was 1 booking) Taxes & Fees Paid: $ 212 USD per person Typical Retail Cost: $ 1,425 USD per person (SGN > SIN > MEL) Typical
Economy Cost: ~ $ 580 USD per person
Or, he can extend the value of his points if he decides to fly internationally,
since a typical one - way
flight to Europe costs 30,000 points for
economy class.
A lot of people have really been loving the American Express Business Platinum card
since it was updated last year to include a 50 % points rebate on all business class
flights (and one chosen airline for
economy flights) when booked with points through the Amex portal.
Flyers can use Avios points (at one cent per point) to pay for things, but this represents a rather poor value
since a short - haul
flight costs only 4,500 points in
economy.
Unfortunately
since most American
flights are only two classes (
economy and business), British Airways will price American business class awards at the first class price.
Economy Comfort has been available on Delta's long - haul international
flights served by Boeing 747, 777, 767 and Airbus A330 aircraft
since June 2011.
American didn't have good availability at all in their
economy seats bad schedules and 60,000 - mile round - trip
flights since only their more expensive AAnytime fares were all that was available on the dates I needed.
Alaska Mileage Plan miles are valuable for exploring the United States
since short - haul
economy flights start at only 5,000 miles.
My best guess, though, is that American will be the go - to choice among the traditional carriers
since it will offer the most
flights overall and has the cheapest saver
economy tickets.
Since Alitalia groups Israel into the Europe 3 and Near East Zone,
flights cost only 50,000 miles in
economy and 80,000 miles in business.
Thus, unless you're booking an
economy flight to South Africa with Delta, I don't really recommend Flying Blue
since there are much cheaper options.
This often gets you great value with
economy flights and
since you're booking through the portal, you're not subject to black - out dates / award inventory.
Although I don't normally review my
economy class
flights, I thought this one would be interesting (to me anyway)
since it was my first time flying Hawaiian Airlines.
The Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard ® is a great card for families that travel in
economy,
since Arrival miles can be used to book any
flight on any airline with no blackouts.
• Make sure you're clear about the exact price of the product for your SPECIFIC
flight,
since some airlines» fees can vary widely for premium
economy.
We considered booking an
economy flight but
since business wasn't too many more miles, we went for the splurge.
And
since we only fly
Economy, we're getting
flights for ~ 6000 miles a
flight.
Since they were short
economy flights on AA I just used AVIOS for those, but would have rather not.
Since last year, Delta has offered free wine, beer and booze to all passengers flying in its Comfort + cabin (premium
economy) on
flights over 250 miles regardless of elite status.