Not exact matches
Several months after that meeting, Peter Diamandis, a space - travel fanatic in St. Louis, announced a new competition, the X-Prize (later named the Ansari X-Prize), for the first manned, non-government-funded
flight to reach an altitude of 100 kilometers, or 62
miles, and then repeat the feat with the same vehicle
within two weeks.
In addition to offering good pricing for
flights within the U.S., Singapore Airlines offers a relatively low price to get to Europe in Economy — book travel for only 27,500
miles each direction.
Most people do not fly 370,000
miles (equal to 150
flights from Los Angeles to New York)
within their lifetimes.
Lamb and his colleagues calculated that hitting an intercontinental ballistic missile during its boost phase requires defensive weapons
within 250 to 600
miles of the
flight path.
A total of $ 650,000 must be paid
within 30 days, and up to $ 250,000 can be credited for refunds, vouchers, and frequent flyer
mile awards provided to the passengers on the 15
flights on May 29, as well as to passengers on future
flights that experience lengthy tarmac delays of less than three hours.
Flights to Hawaii from the West Coast are between 2,001 - 3,000
miles and fall
within Zone 4 on the Executive Club award chart.
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.
Don't be surprised if Delta requires more
miles if you need a connecting
flight within the United States.
Combined with the fact that the average value of air
miles in any rewards program increases when booking longer
flights, the mobility of points
within air alliances means that in booking for an international destination, you should compare not only United and British Airways with each other, but also with their air alliance partners.
Virgin Atlantic charges fuel surcharges for award
flights, and there is a very stiff penalty (25 % of the
miles if cancelled outside of 7 days of departure or 100 % of the award
miles if cancelled
within 7 days of departure) for cancelling award bookings.
You can redeem
miles for award
flights with American Airlines, with airfare starting at 12,500
miles for a one - way MileSAAver
flight within the United States.
Round - trip
flights at the saver level
within the lower 48 cost 25,000 United
miles in economy.
Domestic one - way
flights within the continental U.S. can be as low as 10,000
miles.
On top of the
miles your credit card charges earn, there's a huge bump of 60,000
miles for those who spend at least $ 3,000 on the card
within the first 3 months - that's good for a domestic roundtrip
flight and then some.
Especially for short haul
flights within the U.S. I recently got two round trip tickets to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines, booked through American Airlines, using BA
miles.
Many airlines also offer thousands of
miles or a free
flight just for signing up for a co-branded credit card or spending a certain amount
within the introductory period.
Domestic U.S.
flights cost the same 25,000
miles per round trip in both programs, but unlike Delta, there are no close - in fees for Flying Blue if you must travel
within the next three weeks.
You can earn your way to a free
flight within your first 90 days by meeting the spending requirement for the signup bonus, which will award you with a nice chunk of
miles.
Flights within Africa and the Middle East only cost 30,000
miles round - trip in economy class when you fly Star Alliance partners like South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and Egypt Air.
Flights within Africa can be very expensive, but with ANA you have a pretty great option to use
miles instead.
Unfortunately, British Airways no longer offers the 4,500 Avios price point for
flights within the U.S., but any
flight up to 1,150
miles within the U.S. or abroad will only cost you 7,500 Avios in economy class.
All the redemptions above can actually be booked with Korean Air SKYPASS
miles for a bit cheaper: 10,000
miles for
flights within Korea, 30,000
miles within Asia (China and Japan, for example), and 70,000
miles from Seoul to Honolulu — all in economy class.
These rates are much less than those of traditional zone - based rewards programs, where you would likely pay 12,500
miles for any
flight within the U.S.
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.
Travelers will spend 18,000 HawaiianMiles on a round - trip
flight that is fewer than 600
miles from Tokyo Haneda Airport
within Japan, and 22,500 HawaiianMiles on a round - trip
flight longer than 600
miles.
Since
flights can be quite expensive
within Australia, it's possible to get great value out of your
miles even for economy class
flights.
On
flights within Australia, upgrades start at 4,900 points for Freedom fares traveling a distance of 600
miles or less.
Business class
flights within the Central and Southern Africa region require 30,000
miles one - way.
If your
flights are more than 650
miles, you can still find some great value with British Airways Avios when flying
within Asia and Europe, as they often have some of the better redemption rates for both economy class and business class.
If you have to cancel an award
flight, the airline is supposed to return unused
miles to your account and refund any taxes on the
flight, as long as you cancel
within 24 hours of making the reservations.
Flights within the US and Canada require just 12,500
miles each way.
For
flights that would normally cost over $ 600 roundtrip, as is the case with many cross country
flights within Canada, this would be a good use of 25K
miles.
I have also found there can be good value in using your Aeroplan
miles for Long Haul
flights within Canada and the US.
I added a
flight that departed
within 24 hours of the arrival into Johannesburg, and was quoted no additional
miles + $ 113 extra taxes.
Flights that are 500
miles or less
within the U.S. have special pricing with American Airlines.
That being said, booking with American
miles can make connecting
within the U.S. to your Cathay Pacific
flight much easier.
Flights within Australia and New Zealand can be quite expensive and present a good redemption option for your American Airlines
miles.
And new
flights from the charter airline Snowjet from London Stansted to Sion airport, about 19
miles from the resort, are making it easier to be on the slopes
within an hour of stepping off the plane.
To keep the matched Premier status for the remainder of the 2018 program year, you will need to earn a certain number of Premier qualifying
miles (PQM) or Premier qualifying segments (PQS) on
flights operated by United or United Express ®
within a 90 - day Offer Period.
While United Airlines charges 35,000 MileagePlus
miles one way for its first - class tickets, and 25,000 MileagePlus
miles one way for its business class tickets, for
flights within the US, the same can be availed for 30,000
miles and 20,000
miles respectively if you book using your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
Miles instead.
To earn Pulani Gold status, you need 20,000
flight miles or 30 segments
within a year.
In a nutshell, as long as you have
miles within an airline alliance, you can call and have them book you award travel in available space on any alliance member's
flights!
Flights within the United States will cost 15,000 Turkish Airlines
miles roundtrip for coach seats or 25,000 Turkish Airlines
miles for business class seats.
Pulani Platinum requires 40,000
flight miles or 60 segments
within a year.
Domestic U.S.
flights cost the same 25,000
miles per round trip in both programs, but unlike Delta, there are no close - in fees for Flying Blue if you must travel
within the next three weeks.
Another great way to use Turkish Airlines
miles is for coach or business class
flights within the United States on United, a Star Alliance Partner.
In general, the best use of Club Premier
miles is offseason tickets from the U.S. to Central America and the Caribbean, as well as
flights within Mexico.
Miles & More has reduced
flight awards called Mileage Bargain awards which offer ~ 50 % the price in
miles when you book and travel
within specific dates and destinations.
To book
flights using
miles any other airlines
within Star Alliance you will need to call into the
Miles & More call center at +49 69 — 209 777 777 to book the award.
The table below shows the
miles you can earn for Air Canada
flights within Canada, as well as between Canada and the U.S. Find charts for other destinations here.