Not exact matches
Although it may be difficult to
find, there are first -
class tickets that cost the same or nearly as much as
economy class tickets.
In the past, you could not mix an
Economy Class seat into a First
Class award, and would have to
find your way to the gateway city on another
ticket.
If, on the other hand, you're in the unfortunate position of having to book
tickets last minute and having to book into
Economy Class this aircraft swap isn't going to be good news for you — with significantly fewer main Cabin Extra seats on the 787 - 9 you're likely to
find it harder to snag one of the less terrible
Economy Class seats on the aircraft.
It is fairly easy, for example, to
find a $ 500 domestic
ticket in
economy class that would cost only 25,000 miles — a value of two cents per point.
When award space is availble, it's not too difficult to
find an
economy class award
ticket for 25,000 miles instead of paying $ 500 (valuing miles at 2 cents each), or an international business
class award
ticket for 120,000 miles instead of $ 6,000 (valuing miles at 5 cents each).
If you really apply yourself to the accumulation of frequent flyer miles (and there are lots of ways to do it that are actually quite easy), you might
find yourself on a long - haul business
class flight, enjoying luxury in the sky — all for less than the price of an
economy ticket.
FYI, for new subscribers to the Alitalia newsletter, there is a special offer, which you can
find on the Alitalia home page: Register for our newsletter by December 31, 2014, and receive a 10 % e-coupon discount in
Economy Class valid for your next transatlantic
ticket purchase on Alitalia.com's US site for travel until March 27, 2015 on Alitalia operated flights originating in Boston, Miami, or New York (JFK *).
SWUs have long been the single best benefit of the AAdvantage program — paying for deeply discounted
economy class tickets and then finding yourself in Business Class across the Atlantic is a particularly nice experi
class tickets and then
finding yourself in Business
Class across the Atlantic is a particularly nice experi
Class across the Atlantic is a particularly nice experience.
For example, I take at least one trip to Prague in the Czech Republic each summer, and I can usually
find a
ticket in
economy class on Delta for $ 1,200 — $ 1,400.