First, it can give you a complimentary upgrade to business class if you book a full
fare economy class ticket.
Special offers vary but usually you get a discount up to 30 % of the airfare price or free upgrade to business class in case if you bought a full
fare economy class ticket.
As with Delta's long - haul international Economy Comfort product, complimentary access to domestic and short - haul international seats will be available at booking to all SkyMiles Platinum and Diamond Medallion members and customers purchasing full -
fare Economy class tickets.
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.
Not exact matches
Overall, Upper
Class, full -
fare premium
economy, and full -
fare economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other
fare classes.
Saver
fares are the best, especially for
economy round - trip
tickets to Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and for first
class partner flights in Asia.
Revenue
fares for business
class tickets are usually many multiples of the
economy fare.
(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).
Overall, Upper
Class, full -
fare premium
economy, and full -
fare economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other
fare classes.
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.
You could also cover a roundtrip
economy ticket to Europe or a one - way business
class fare to Europe.
Buy a qualifying First, Business or select
Economy Class fare ticket on an American Airlines marketed flight
Full -
fare tickets require 100 percent of the miles required for an award
ticket to upgrade (i.e., if an
economy award between London and Bahrain is 24,000 miles one way, you'll need 24,000 miles to upgrade to the next
class), and discount
fares require 150 percent of the miles.
A one - way upgrade from
economy to business
class costs 50 percent of the price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard
fares.
Economy Class tickets booked into
fare code «U» will now earn miles equivalent to 75 % of the distance flown (compared to 100 %) and some of the cheaper
Economy Class fares (
fare codes T, E, N, G & R) will earn 5 % fewer miles from 1 November.
These
fares are great for Premium
Economy when normal
Economy Class tickets on other airlines can cost almost the same price.
V
fare class tickets are not upgradable to premium
economy or business
class with miles.
Just keep in mind that
tickets purchased in Basic
Economy (N
fare class) are not eligible for this promotion.
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.
We're talking
fares of $ 1,000 round - trip from the U.S, and that's an
economy class ticket.
Clearly if you're booking an
Economy Class ticket this isn't anything to get excited about but, if you're booking a Premium
Economy fare or higher, the earning s can be substantial.
These
fares are amazing for Premium
Economy Class when normal
Economy Class tickets on other airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
Delta first introduced Basic
Economy fares which offer reduced amenities and flexibility relative to standard economy class tickets back i
Economy fares which offer reduced amenities and flexibility relative to standard
economy class tickets back i
economy class tickets back in 2012.
... if you had booked a Premium
Economy (World Traveller Plus)
ticket, in
fare class W, you would be able to upgrade these flights to Business Class for 12,500 AAdvantage M
class W, you would be able to upgrade these flights to Business
Class for 12,500 AAdvantage M
Class for 12,500 AAdvantage Miles.
Economy class tickets (Y, M, M, K, and N
fare classes) will earn a 25 % bonus.
Qantas Points may not be earned on some
fare types and booking
classes including Classic Award flights and flights with a QF flight number on the
ticket operated by Jetstar or Jetstar Asia other than in
Economy classes of Y, B, H, K or L (earn in L
class is eligible only when travelling on a oneworld ®
fare product).
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.
When you purchase a Y or B
class full -
fare economy ticket you can receive instant upgrades to business / first.
You can do this is by purchasing an upgradeable seat
ticket or premium
economy fare and then use your accumulated points / miles to get into first
class / business
class.
For example, North America to Germany is 30K miles to upgrade (one way) if your
ticket was purchased in any of the discounted
economy class fares.
It is celebrating 50 years of flying to the Philippines and extends to February 29, so you have a little extra time to make a decision (all
tickets are round trip
economy, net fares): MNL - Dubai: $ 606 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Cape Town: $ 691 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Melbourne: $ 589 (all - in $ 680) MNL - San Francisco / Los Angeles: $ 840 (all - in $ 950) They also have Premium Economy and Business Class o
economy, net
fares): MNL - Dubai: $ 606 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Cape Town: $ 691 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Melbourne: $ 589 (all - in $ 680) MNL - San Francisco / Los Angeles: $ 840 (all - in $ 950) They also have Premium
Economy and Business Class o
Economy and Business
Class on Sale.
Instead of having a pretty straight forward distance based award chart with redemption rates by
fare class for
economy, Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium Economy and business class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4
economy,
Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium Economy and business class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4
Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium
Economy and business class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4
Economy and business
class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each
fare class: In addition to the Standard
Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4
Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4 awards.
Previously, you would earn significantly fewer miles if your cash
ticket was in a low
fare class, but Flying Club members now earn 100 percent miles on all
tickets, and all awards have fuel surcharges several hundred dollars lower on
economy class award
tickets.
Many
economy fare classes will earn fewer miles whereas business and first
class tickets on American Airlines will earn more.
This is a huge reduction in miles for
economy class fares, but it is only fair, as American Airlines also plans to award customer traveling on the cheapest
fare (discount
economy tickets fare) fewer miles as the
ticket is likly to be inexpensive.
Dynamic Reward
tickets in
Economy can be upgraded to either Business or First
Class using Business Reward Points so long as the Dynamic Reward Flight
ticket falls within the Flex Plus, Flex or Saver
fare brands.
First, Aegean offers mileage as low as 25 % of the distance flown for discounted
economy class tickets, although it can grant as much as 150 % for full
fare tickets.
Bear in mind that everyone booking an
economy class ticket will be sitting in the same cabin as will everyone who has booked a Business Class fare or a First Class far
class ticket will be sitting in the same cabin as will everyone who has booked a Business
Class fare or a First Class far
Class fare or a First
Class far
Class fare....
If you only are willing to pay
economy saver promo prices, that
fare is how much you should value your miles, no matter if you redeem a eco or business or first
class ticket.
Valid only with purchase of
economy ticket in certain
fare classes (not the cheapest).
It used to be possible to use this
fare for first
class tickets, and some were disappointed when it was restricted to
economy class, but it is still possible to use it for some significant savings.
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
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
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.
GuestSeat reward
tickets (
fare classes N, I and O), Multiflyer
tickets, and
Economy and Business Breaking Deals
tickets (
fare classes T, E and Z) are not eligible for upgrade to Business
Class or First
Class using miles.
This used to be a pretty lackluster perk since it was basically 2 - for - 1 companion deals on full -
fare premium
tickets, but Amex improved it dramatically in 2017 by changing it into a discount on premium
economy, business - and first -
class tickets.
If you booked a Breaking Deals
Economy or Business
Class ticket prior to 8 July 2015 (fare class E or Z), the number of Etihad Guest Miles you earn would be determined by the earning rate at the time of booking - 0.5 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on E (instead of 0.25), and 1.3 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on Z (instead of 1
Class ticket prior to 8 July 2015 (
fare class E or Z), the number of Etihad Guest Miles you earn would be determined by the earning rate at the time of booking - 0.5 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on E (instead of 0.25), and 1.3 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on Z (instead of 1
class E or Z), the number of Etihad Guest Miles you earn would be determined by the earning rate at the time of booking - 0.5 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on E (instead of 0.25), and 1.3 Etihad Guest Miles per mile flown on Z (instead of 1.15).
If you purchased a Breaking Deals
Economy or Business
Class ticket (fare class E or Z) prior to 8 July 2015, you will be eligible to upgrade to Business or First Class using miles, but only via the call ce
Class ticket (
fare class E or Z) prior to 8 July 2015, you will be eligible to upgrade to Business or First Class using miles, but only via the call ce
class E or Z) prior to 8 July 2015, you will be eligible to upgrade to Business or First
Class using miles, but only via the call ce
Class using miles, but only via the call center.
When that's the case, Medjet will pay for a travel companion's
economy ticket; the companion is responsible for the difference in
fares if they want to upgrade to business
class as well.
The exception: Some airline programs will let you upgrade for free if you've purchased a «full -
fare»
economy class ticket.