They've updated their award charts and lowered the percentage on the less
expensive ticket fares, as View From The Wing reported last week.
Not exact matches
Upgrade awards on Korean Air flights are limited to generally
expensive fare classes on paid
tickets, so your
ticket may not be eligible.
These fuel surcharges can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, making your «free»
ticket almost as
expensive as a regular
fare.
Normally you earn 50 percent of the miles flown for nonrefundable
tickets and 100 percent for the more
expensive refundable
fares.
These include a higher tier bonus for their top elite members (MVP Gold 75K), new and higher
fare class multipliers for some of their more
expensive tickets, and a modified earnings table that applies when flying on their partner, Delta Air Lines.
That's for two reasons: it can only be redeemed for
tickets in Lufthansa's most
expensive economy
fare classes (H, M, Y, and B), and it requires you to pay all the taxes and fees associated with a paid
ticket.
Most people reading this blog aren't going to be booking the more
expensive Business Class
fares where the amount of money paid means that mileage earning won't be too bad — most of us are buying Business Class
tickets where the
fare is $ 2,000 or less.
You can get a separate and more
expensive award
ticket rather than the cheaper saver
fares, but that may require you to pay standard rates or even buy two
tickets.
The issue with these is that these full
fare economy
tickets can be very
expensive, so it's just like you're paying for business class.
While this can be useful, it's worth noting that there are often
fare restrictions that require you to buy a more
expensive ticket first in order to get the second one at a discount.
- Reduced award mileage requirements can save you thousands of miles - Domestic companion
tickets can save you hundreds or thousands on
expensive fares.
But downsides include having to pay
expensive fuel surcharges and being unable to use the
ticket unless you buy one of the more
expensive coach
fares.