Flights to Asia are about on - par (perhaps slightly more expensive) than you'd
find on other airlines.
Conclusion: United's EconomyPlus is not a real Premium Economy class like
you find on other airlines.
Since U.S. SkyTeam partner Delta doesn't allow first - class partner awards, there is much less competition for these seats than you would
find on other airlines.
First class service differs from what you might
find on other airlines.
Finally, don't forget about the great short - haul redemptions still found on British Airways and other discounted rates
found on other airlines.
These seats are similar to the business class seats
found on other airlines such as Air Canada and SWISS.
Not exact matches
If you've flown
on some of the new or newly retrofitted aircraft from Alaska, Delta, United and
other airlines, you might
find in - seat power and personal seatback video screens.
This is the reason that I sometimes fly
on other airlines — often, great ideas are sparked when you notice a problem that a competitor faces and try to
find a good solution yourself.
We have differentiated our product in all three classes of service as compared to
other domestic
airlines, leading to a travel experience that can only be
found on Virgin America.
You may even be surprised to
find out that you're willing to pay the annual fee
on more than one high - end card, as the signup bonuses,
airline credits, lounge memberships and
other travel benefits often pay for themselves!
If you've yet to claim, click
on our poll results below for an idea of how likely it is your
airline will pay up based
on what
other MoneySavers have
found.
On the face of it, the Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan offers you the same perks that you are likely to find in other airlines» frequent flyer programs such as earning miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer program's membershi
Airlines Mileage Plan offers you the same perks that you are likely to
find in
other airlines» frequent flyer programs such as earning miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer program's membershi
airlines» frequent flyer programs such as earning miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer program's membership tiers.
Qantas is sometimes a great site to use to
find award availability
on Qantas or
other partner
airlines, since the British Airways site does not always show partner award availability.
If you are not committed to flying with American
Airlines, you might
find better flexibility with
other travel credit card programs, where you can redeem miles
on any
airline you want.
But you're right,
airlines are really scrambling to
find ways to get people to spend their miles
on something
other than seats.
Even if you don't have flexibility,
finding the lowest price will at least tell you how much of a premium you'll be paying to fly
on your ideal date, and might lead you to investigate booking with
other airlines instead.
You could potentially
find deals for restaurants,
airlines, eBay or many
other categories where you may only earn 1 - 3x points
on another card.
Our take: If your goal is to achieve elite status
on Delta
Airlines, the Delta Platinum SkyMiles card is the card to get, though frequent Delta flyers will
find that the lower - priced Delta Gold card is equal in most
other aspects.
In comparison, we've
found other airlines» credit cards are not quite as valuable (depending
on which
airline you prefer).
WhichBudget: If you're traveling within a country or region abroad, this site will help you
find flights
on local budget
airlines that aren't listed
on other search engines.
Aeroplan (Air Canada) offers one of the more comprehensive and user - friendly tools for
finding award space
on other Star Alliance partners — everything in the left column of the table, and including Singapore
Airlines.
UK readers,
on the
other hand, are almost certainly Avios captives (they
find it hard to earn
other airline's points / miles outside of flying) so they're forced to use Avios for long - haul and really only have 2 -4-1 vouchers issued by Alex to help make the deal a little more palatable.
If these changes are in fact true, then I need to
find other airlines to fly
on.
A 2014 study ranked US Airways 24th out of 25
airlines worldwide for lowest - level award availability, and
found that award flights
on US Airways required more miles
on average than any
other major U.S. or Canadian
airline.
These weren't going to be token Premium Economy cabins like Main Cabin Extra is right now but, instead, would be full - blown Premium Economy cabins like we
find on British Airways, Singapore
Airlines and
others.
It's exactly the same amount of leg room that you'll
find on Air France, BA, Virgin Atlantic and American
Airlines (amongst others) but those airlines aren't offering flights that take over 1
Airlines (amongst
others) but those
airlines aren't offering flights that take over 1
airlines aren't offering flights that take over 16 hours.
While it can be difficult to snag award seats to Hawaii
on other airlines, it's relatively easy to find availability on Hawaiian Airlines flights, especially if you book far in
airlines, it's relatively easy to
find availability
on Hawaiian
Airlines flights, especially if you book far in
Airlines flights, especially if you book far in advance.
If you can
find availability
on other airlines instead, you can save a significant amount of money when booking your awards.
If Premium Economy was to only be
found on international routes this seemed like a strange thing to say — you can't upgrade to First Class from any cabin
other than Business Class... and American
Airlines doesn't even have that many aircraft with International First class any more.
Because American
Airlines has more flights into the UK than any
other European country these are the routes
on which it's easier to
find awards.
If you can get a seat in the Main Cabin Extra section of an American
Airlines 777 - 300ER that only has 9 - across seating (in MCE) you'll have 18 ″ of seat width and that's more than you'll
find on most
other transatlantic carriers.
I loaded up the ITA Matrix search engine to see what
other airlines had
on offer and
found that, for the same dates, you could fly
on British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in Premium Economy for less!
The IFE screen
on the Malaysia
Airlines A330 is not significantly different in size to screens you'll
find in most
other Business Class cabins and it's perfectly ok for viewing the content provided:
It wasn't a coincidence that I
found myself
on the 767 — I selected this flight especially to try out the Business Class cabin and to see if it was in any way a reasonable substitute for the
other Business Class cabins American
Airlines offers across the Atlantic.
That matches my own personal experience, as I've been able to
find space
on Delta or its partners when the
other legacy
airlines didn't have any.
If you're looking for flights to Europe to book with AAdvantage miles, try to
find flights
on American
Airlines or any partner
other than British Airways.
If you can't
find a non-stop flight
on Austrian, there are many
other airlines that will fly you to Vienna with a layover:
You can also
find guides based
on other criteria whether it is lifestyle (The Best Domestic
Airlines for Families) or travel destination (TPG's Guide to Tokyo, Japan).
You may even be surprised to
find out that you're willing to pay the annual fee
on more than one high - end card, as the signup bonuses,
airline credits, lounge memberships and
other travel benefits often pay for themselves!
Not only will you struggle to
find their seats
on many
other websites, but Singapore
Airlines limits premium seats to partners when it comes to certain aircrafts.
The biggest knock is that its business class seats are not
on the same level of quality that you could get when you book with
other airlines to Scandinavia and most Icelandair routes
found on Alaskan depart from the west coast (Seattle).
For frequent flyers of American
Airlines, the AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard is the go - to card for Admirals Club access and a boost toward elite status; however,
other travelers may
find the rewards and the benefits
on the card lacking.
Established and experienced agencies can help their customers
find the best deals even
on Air India flights and flights operated by
other renowned
airlines.
I
find better award space
on United's partners to most parts of the world than I do
on any
other airline alliance.
We have differentiated our product in all three classes of service as compared to
other domestic
airlines, leading to a travel experience that can only be
found on Virgin America.
We don't have set arrival dates with the surf camp, but in general we
find that Saturday to Saturday trips work best as that ties in with people's
other commitments, plus the main
airlines (easyjet and ryanair) fly in
on these days.
But the problem is worse because AA.com is likely only going to show British Airways flights because the
other options aren't even available
on AA award searches (see the Master Chart of
Finding Airline Award Availability).
In TPG's post
on Starwood Preferred Guest
Airline Transfer Times, he
found that many points transfers (including those to Alaska, British Airways, Delta, Flying Blue, United and US Airways) occurred within 3 - 7 days, while
others (including those to Aeroplan, American, and Virgin Atlantic) took far longer.
The Alaska
Airlines Credit Card is among one of my favorite credit cards in my wallet due to unique perks that are not
found on other credit card products out there.
If you
find that an airport you want to fly to is not serviced by Asiana
Airlines, you may always fall back on flying through one of the other Star Alliance a
Airlines, you may always fall back
on flying through one of the
other Star Alliance
airlinesairlines.