You'll get the worst value from LATAM Pass kilometers when you combine flights on LATAM with
flights on partner carriers.
In another announcement last year, United said it would begin charging many more miles for award
flights on its partner carriers, such as Lufthansa, Thai, and Singapore.
Under the new system for award miles,
flights on partner carriers not issued on 016 ticket stock — meaning they don't earn PQDs — will earn award miles based on distance flown and fare class as under the current system.
Not exact matches
American said
on Tuesday that U.S.
carriers themselves operate
flights between New York and Milan, distinguishing that route from those they do not serve where U.S. employees have no choice but to fly
on foreign
partners.
The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting
carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting
carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled
flights operated by their code - share
partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that
carriers and ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements
on their websites
on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing based
on carrier identity by
carriers and ticket agents in any electronic displays of the fare, schedule or availability information of multiple
carriers.
ANA Mileage Club does pass
on carrier - imposed surcharges when booking award tickets with many
partners, but not
on flights with United Airlines, so you won't have to worry about that when flying to London.
Mileage earning
on United Airlines and select
partner flights is now based
on ticket price (base fare plus
carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
The flag
carrier of Mexico is not a very popular airline for North American frequent flyer aficionados because it usually adds fuel surcharges to its
partners» rewards
flights, and because finding Aeroméxico availability, especially for premium
flights on partners, can be a daunting task.
Taxes, fees, and
carrier charges apply
on British Airways and its oneworld
partner airlines redemption
flights and upgrades.
You can search for award tickets
on Delta.com and can easily redeem SkyMiles
on flights with Delta Air Lines and
partner carriers when using their search engine.
Avios
partners with Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, making it easy to redeem your Avios points
on any of these
carriers for
flights in North America without paying fuel surcharges.
Mileage earning
on United Airlines and select
partner flights is now based
on ticket price (base fare plus
carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
As you can see, the lack of major U.S.
partners doesn't mean you can't book an award
flight on a U.S.
carrier if they offer the best route to your destination.
If you're planning
on booking a number of international
flights, check out which airlines
partner with the
carrier you choose.
If you want to in book an AAdvantage or Dividend Miles award
flight, but can not find availability
on these two
carriers, look to their oneworld
partner, Air Berlin.
You can use any British Airways
partner for short
flights in Europe, and you can even use
carrier itself, as it doesn't tack
on fuel surcharges for its European
flights.
Clients expressly authorise TAP, the administrator, TAP's selected Victoria Programme
carrier partners and Victoria Programme providers to use any of the personal data provided by the client regarding the Programme,
flights on partner airlines and / or for other marketing activities.
As domestic
carriers like United Airlines and American Airlines raise the cost of their award
flights — particularly when
partners are priced much higher than the domestic
carrier — I've been focusing
on earning more miles with foreign airline loyalty programs.
Flying Club miles are best redeemed for
flights with the
carrier's 19
partner airlines because surcharges will be far less than
on Virgin Atlantic.
ANA Mileage Club does pass
on carrier - imposed surcharges when booking award tickets with many
partners, but not
on flights with United Airlines, so you won't have to worry about that when flying to London.
If you change your
flight date, route,
flight, or
carrier on partner redemptions you will owe $ 50 instead of the previous $ 20.
You have to redeem through the
carrier's frequent flyer program, but you can book
flights on partner airlines.
In yet another surprising twist in the sage that is the insolvency of airberlin, the
carrier's topbonus rewards program announced today, that award tickets issued
on 745 - ticket stock are valid and have already been paid AND, topbonus shop is reopening to earn miles
on Etihad
flights and with ground
partners and to redeem miles for vouchers and merchandise.
Your best value with No Hassle Rewards will be for
flights, hotels and other travel expenses that you would never be able to get for free through another program, like non-chain hotels you got for a great deal
on hotels.com, or
flights with a regional airline overseas that don't
partner with any major
carriers and probably wouldn't be worth the miles even if they did.
Since we have more than 1,200
partners, you might be able to find a cheaper
flight on a different
carrier.
The
carrier has reduced the mileage cost of many reward
flights, has increased earning levels
on some
partner airlines, and now allows free upgrades for elite members
on award
flights when they book economy cabin tickets.
For
flights to Europe, you might only find availability
on a
partner airline that adds huge
carrier surcharges (fees charged
on top of the base fare), such as British Airways.
Alaska Airlines allows you to make a free stopover
on one - way award
flights, even if they're booked
on one of the
carrier's
partners.
You can look at the first chart of the 118 Starwood transfer
partners by operating
carrier, and realize that
flights on all six of these
carriers can be booked with Starpoints via
partners.
I have redeemed Starpoints for miles with
carriers that I have never flown, which I used for award
flights on their
partner airlines that I had yet to travel
on.
When I added up all of the
carriers you could transfer points to, and all of their
partners that you can book award
flights on, I came up with 118 unique
carriers ranging from Adria Airways to Xiamen Air.
A lot of companies can
partner with another airline and your
flight may actually be
on one of their
flights, not your original
carrier.
Lesson 7: If your dream trip is to Europe, focus
on Star Alliance
carriers Because American charges fuel surcharges
on BA and Iberia
flights to Europe, their miles are less valuable for
flights to Europe than United miles, as they do not charge fuel surcharges
on any of their
partners to Europe.
But, it's hard to imagine any sensible model for pricing itineraries entirely
on a
partner carrier, or even more complex — one that involves both, e.g., a DL
flight connecting to KE.
The flag
carrier of Mexico is not a very popular airline for North American frequent flyer aficionados because it usually adds fuel surcharges to its
partners» rewards
flights, and because finding Aeroméxico availability, especially for premium
flights on partners, can be a daunting task.
You do need to earn a few extra miles when you credit miles from
partner carriers (25,000 with
partners for MVP vs. 20,000 for travel
on Alaska only), but the option to include
flights with more than one airline is a big help.
Considering the fact that United does not pass
on carrier imposed fuel surcharges for award tickets even
on partners, some people prefer to book
partners such as Lufthansa with United miles to avoid these charges, even though 70,000 miles is higher than other programs would charge for that
flight in business class.
(View list of airline
partners) If a member is rerouted
on another
carrier due to an Alaska Airlines or
partner carrier flight cancellation for operational reasons that occurred
on the day of travel, the member may earn mileage credit for the original itinerary by mailing or faxing the original passenger receipt and boarding pass, along with a brief explanation, to the Mileage Plan program at the address above.
Carriage and use of medical equipment
on flights operated by Virgin Australia's airline
partners will be subject to that
carrier's policies and procedures.
Mileage will not be credited if a voluntary
flight change is made
on another non-
partner carrier due to a delay by Alaska Airlines or an airline
partner.
A Medallion Member and one traveling companion may both enjoy a Complimentary Upgrade when traveling
on Delta and Delta Connection
carriers, as long as that companion is a General SkyMiles Member, Medallion Member, or
partner airline elite member *, and traveling
on the same
flight in the same or in linked reservations.
Mileage Plan miles can be redeemed for award
flights on Alaska Airlines and its
partner carriers and provide eligibility for frequent flyer elite status.
The first Star Alliance
carrier on the list is All Nippon Airways and its Mileage Club program, which offers separate award charts for
flights on ANA metal and
flights on partner airlines.
The accelerate program offers benefits
on Virgin Australia
flights including codeshare
flights operated by our international accelerate
partner carriers Air New Zealand, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines.