Sentences with phrase «flight distances shorter»

Although American added a 7,500 - mile redemption level back in 2016, it's for flight distances shorter than 500 miles (versus 650 miles for Avios).

Not exact matches

It will add new flights within the U.S. and to Cuba, and will schedule more short - distance flights.

Films of the flights were played and replayed in slow and slower motion: The car spins, slides a short distance, and suddenly it rises, two feet, five feet, 10 feet off the ground, lifting gracefully and twisting in the air, like a leaf from the sidewalk on an autumn afternoon.

we've done a few short plane trips in the US to visit family, but this will by far be the longest flight and furthest distance traveled.

The crew capsule will require some upgrades for the deep - space flight, but Musk said those would be limited mainly to a communications system built for much longer distances, rather than the relatively short trips to the space station.

Limitations of the study include the small number of flights over short distances in good weather.

Regional flights are cheap if you're short on time or traveling a farther distance, but buses and trains are also easily accessible and less expensive.

A baby can make a short flight as early as one week of age, and at 3 - 4 weeks, it can make a medium or long distance flight.

Cadillac has teamed up with BLADE, the first digitally powered short distance aviation company that provides quick flights to the most in - demand...

Avios are the shared mileage currency of British Airways and Iberian Airlines — but you can use them for far more than travel on these two European carriers, and you can take advantage of their distance award chart for short flights.

The cost of rewards flights are based on the distance you fly, with off - peak, short - distance trips (650 miles or less) starting at 4,000 Avios miles.

Logically, we're drawn to think of using British Airways points from Britain, but these short distance award rules also apply to partner flights and are great redemption for other parts of the world.

This can present incredible value in areas of the world where distances are short but flights are expensive, like Japan.

Flights within Australia can be booked for 20,000 miles in economy if they're 1,000 miles or shorter, and 40,000 miles in economy for distances longer than 1,000 miles.

That's because the distance of this route falls just a few miles short of what typical transatlantic flights take and slides the trip down to a rate of just 12,500 Avios each way in Economy.

The distance - based award chart can be great for short - haul flights and sweet - spot redemptions on partner airlines.

• British Airways Avios can be used on American and US Airways and are extremely powerful for short - distance, high - cost flights.

Or take a short flight from London to another European city (the luxury tax is distance - based).

I wanted to write about this to get readers in smaller cities thinking more about ANA miles, and knowing that they have an option besides avios for short / mid distance flights.

BA will also impose higher fuel surcharges on most longer flights, but you can avoid those with shorter distance flights.

British Airways Avios has a distance - based award chart, so short distance flights can offer a good value.

As you can see, the trip now requires 9,000 Avios: 4,500 from Orlando to Miami and 4,500 more from Miami to Grand Cayman, since each of these flights are short distance.

Since British Airways Executive Club is a distance - based program, try to redeem Avios on short - and medium - haul nonstop flights for the best value.

Because Avios awards are distance - based, the short flight from Miami to Orlando costs just 4,500 Avios one - way per person.

The Asia Miles award chart is distance - based and has some competitive values for short and long - haul flights.

Contrary to how standard zone based award charts fall apart in short distances (like the LAX - LAS example above), distance based programs excel in short - medium range flights.

Book a short - distance business class award flight on British Airways to gain Galleries access.

For relatively short domestic flights, this distance - based award chart can save you a lot of redeemable miles.

That means short flights — or flights that are just under one of the program's higher distance thresholds — can often be a very good value using Avios.

That means long - distance redemptions can often be a poor value, but short, expensive flights can offer tremendous value.

While flights are convenient for covering huge distances in a short time, nothing can replace the excitement and satisfaction of travelling overland using a country's local transport.

This 2 part series outlines how to exploit the distance based ANA Award Flights to combine many short trips into a single award redemption, by taking the stopovers «at home».

This can present incredible value in areas of the world where distances are short but flights are expensive, like Japan.

A short twenty minute flight from the international airport brings one to the San Pedro airport, which is walking distance to town.

Avios is a program best utilized for short coach flights because it is distance based.

It is a distance - based program and offers the best value if your flight to the Bahamas is nonstop and short (Miami, Dallas, or Charlotte).

The new chart is distance based with flights shorter than 700 miles starting at only 5,000 miles each way.

BA has a distance = based chart, so short flights are a darn good deal.

A great card for those who fly OneWorld, since British Airways» Avios Miles are distance based, making short - distanced award flights a great redemption value.

Distance: While the polar route Air India usually follows on this flight covers 7,707 miles, the airline sometimes takes advantage of strong tailwinds to fly via the Pacific instead, covering a distance of 9,507 miles in less time than the shorter flight path.

Round - trip flights that are shorter than 500 miles in distance qualify for a 1,000 - mile discount, and one - way flights receive a 500 - mile discount.

For those who don't know, British Airways Avios points are an excellent option to use for shorter American flights as British Airways has a distance based award chart.

American is adding a shorter - flight MileSAAver awards because «a much greater percentage» of its flights are at shorter distances, Rubin said.

Their award chart is distance - based, which makes for some awesome deals on short - haul flights.

Short flights on Alaska Airlines, however, start at 5,000 miles for flights under 700 miles in distance — perfect for hopping between Alaskan cities.

Travelers with elite status who purchase Y or B fares can receive complimentary upgrades on domestic routes and select international flights that travel shorter distances.

The award chart for flights on Vietnam Airlines is distance - based and has some good redemptions for short - and medium - haul flights.

They can be used for U.S. domestic flights and selected short - distance international flights.

Other times a simple round - trip flight over a shorter distance, like East Coast to Europe, would be better paid for with cash.

The distance part is divided into «long flights» of 3,000 miles or more as well as non-stop options between SFO / LAX and JFK, and «short flights» under 3,000 miles.