Sentences with phrase «flight miles flown»

Mileage earned is based on a percentage of actual flight miles flown.

Actual miles flown = 1 mile per flight mile flown.

Not exact matches

The Alaska Mileage Plan charges 90,000 miles to fly first - class one way on Emirates flights between the US and the Middle East or India.

For example, here's how many miles you would earn on a flight from Dubai to JFK if you flew in economy class, business class, or first class.

SpaceShipOne itself suffered several such problems in its three space flights, including the loss of its navigation system, a sudden lurch that carried the ship some 30 miles off course, the buckling of the aircraft's skin from the rocket motor's heat, and an uncontrolled wobble that spun the craft around at high speed some 20 times before pilot Melvill — he flew the first prize - winning flight, Binnie the second — stilled it, possibly just in time to prevent a fatal tumble.

In March 2014, the same month the plane disappeared during its flight, Reuters reported that military radar data suggested the plane was purposely flown hundreds of miles off the planned flight path.

From there, the drone flew to the home based on a pre-programmed flight path, dropped off the package held inside a small cage, and then flew off to rendezvous back with the van — which had since been driven to a spot miles away.

Due to strict regulations, «every single drone that's flown right now has to have a pilot and a visual observer with their hands on some sort of remote control,» which limits the drone's flight to about a mile.

The missile flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed in the sea east of Japan, but it crested at a remarkable 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) above the Earth's surface, making it the highest and longest - lasting flight North Korea has completed to date.

That said, while this isn't the best promo Flying Blue has ever offered it's still more than 10,000 miles cheaper either way than American or United, both of which charge 57,500 miles for an equivalent one - way flight to Europe.

They have several partners that fly to Europe, and the number of airline miles required for a flight is quite reasonable.

With a companion pass, a designated person can fly with you for free on any Southwest flight that you book, either paid or with miles, while only paying the taxes for the flight.

If you're looking to fly in economy class, United only charges 40,000 miles round trip for flights on United or any of its Star Alliance partners.

Flights to Australia and New Zealand cost a few more United miles than flying to Oceania, but can still be a great deal.

LAST idea — British Airways have a little travel log book for little ones where the captain registers your child's flight number, miles flown and total, with little pages for stickers and awards for miles flown.

The State Police even maintain a special air fleet for the governor, and its two King Airs can fly up to 1,400 miles — well beyond the 471 - mile range of Pataki's Virginia flight.

Most people do not fly 370,000 miles (equal to 150 flights from Los Angeles to New York) within their lifetimes.

In a short but historic flight, one of the company's Boeing 747 - 400s flew more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from London Heathrow Airport to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, reaching a peak altitude of 25,000 feet (7,600 meters) during the 40 - minute flight, with one of its four engines burning a blend of 20 percent coconut and babassu oils mixed with regular petroleum - based jet fuel.

Florida - based Green Flight International plans to fly the old jet — chosen because it has fuel - line heaters to keep the biodiesel from gelling — more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) from Reno to Orlando, Fla., later this year, pending U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval.

$ 1.35 million Name: Green Flight Challenge Goal: Build an aircraft that can fly 200 miles on a gallon of gasoline per passenger.

In a final test Farman flew from one end of the field to the other, and skirted along the fortifications at this point in a large circle, covering in all more than 2 kilometers (1 1/4 miles) in a flight which lasted for nearly three minutes.

Therefore the American inventors, by constructing a slightly larger machine and fitting it with an up - to - date, light - weight, aeronautical motor, should readily be able to carry two men and sufficient fuel for a flight of 125 miles, which are among the requirements specified by the War Department for a heavier - than - air flying machine.

As MissTravel.com states, «attractive people fly free» and get a chance to meet generous travelers who will pay for their travel, or collect frequent flyer miles so that they can redeem for free flights or hotel.

Between the sign - up bonus, extra miles on several kinds of purchases and cardholder perks, the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ® offers good value if you frequently fly American for domestic flights.

The more you fly a particular airline, the more able you are to rack up enough miles for a free flight or seat upgrade and use those rewards for a flight you want.

Flying Club miles are redeemable for flights, cabin upgrades and more.

Flights on Cathay Pacific or Iberia will allow flyers to accumulate 100 % of the base miles flown for economy fares.

American Airlines is part of the oneworld alliance, so if you're going somewhere American doesn't fly, you can use your AA miles to book flights on any of its partners.

You can use Flying Blue miles to book nonstop flights on Delta from several airports in the United States.

That means you can book the following flights for the same number of miles when flying United:

For instance, just because you fly 1,504 miles from San Francisco to Austin doesn't mean that you have now earned enough miles for another trip; rather, the 1,500 - odd miles you just flew have earned you a mere fraction of what you'll need to book an award flight.

For instance, Alaska Airlines doesn't fly to Paris either, but you can redeem its miles for award flights on several of its partners that offer overseas service.

Partnerships such as OneWorld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam typically allow you to earn miles when you fly on one airline, and redeem those miles you earn for flights on a carrier within the same network.

For example, a general credit card rewards program might charge 80,000 or 90,000 miles for an international economy flight, but you could choose to fly on any airline.

As you build up miles, you can use them to purchase longer flights or upgrade out of economy while flying.

Economy redemptions cost just 30,000 Flying Blue miles for a round - trip flight operated by a SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.

Yes, you get 1 extra flight point for every mile you fly by purchasing an air ticket with this card, however, you can not turn flight points to thank you points unless you have equal amount of ordinary purchase points.

One major change is that earned miles can not be used for Virgin America flights, leaving Delta as the only partner to fly U.S. domestic flights.

Booking flights with Virgin Atlantic is another way to increase your Flying Club miles balance quickly.

As you can see, Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the same redemption rate for award flights on Alaska Airlines.

This means that assuming each Thank You Point = $ 0.01, your maximum rebate is 2 % (ie, if your ordinary purchase point is 20,000 per year, no matter how many miles you fly, only 20,000 flight points can be converted into redeemable Thank you points, you can only turn 20,000 purchase points + 20,000 flight points = 40,000 Thank you points eligible for redemption).

What he's talking about is that with American Airlines» mile program 50,000 miles lets him fly anywhere in the U.S. on any of their flights.

Yes, there are «no hassle» cards out there that promise to avoid the rules and traps of airline miles, but you'll often pay more in points if you use those cards, especially if you're flying on expensive international flights.

While that might work for some folks, we're going to check out some of the best ways to fly to Australia with miles and points that don't require you to take long connecting flights.

The exact number of miles needed for a free flight will depend on the airline you fly with, the destination, and your cabin type.

For example, some fare classes on United flights can fetch 300 % of miles flown as PQMs while the percentage is generally capped at 150 % for the same fare class on a partner.

When you book flights with British Airways in the lowest economy fare class, the number of Avios you earn is equal to 25 % of the miles you fly.

We flew coach to save our miles, and because most of the flights were shorter.

Travelers who prefer economical options when they fly, can not only get affordable flights with Frontier Airlines, but as a new cardmember, you can also earn 40,000 bonus miles after making just $ 500 in purchases in the first 90 days of account opening.

I do not fly much personally (a lot more for business) and I am terrible about redeeming miles on future personal flights.