Not exact matches
Based on the
best available data, this chart shows the
saver level cost of Delta One
award flights to and from the U.S.
Saver level economy
award tickets for domestic flights can offer
good value for your miles, but they may be difficult to find.
United
saver level award availability from SFO is the
best we've seen so far in our research.
I do think Hawaiian has
good service if you've never tried them before, but
awards from North America to Hawaii are 20,000 miles one - way at the SuperSaver
level, and you're more likely to find them at the 30,000
Saver level.
By earning miles with these loyalty programs I have access to more
award space on their flights, as
well as the same
saver -
level award space that exists on United and other Star Alliance partners.
Aside from the sign - up bonus, the
best benefit of this card is access to Reduced Mileage
Awards that let you save miles when booking
saver -
level flights to select destinations.
These can be as low as 20,000 miles each way for a Super
Saver award, but you will find much
better availability at the
Saver level for 30,000 miles.
~ 13,000 points for two tickets is a much
better deal than 50,000 miles for
award seats on United (which didn't have any
saver -
level award space, that day or the next).
Miles earned on your Platinum Delta SkyMiles card can be redeemed for a variety of
awards, but the
best value is realized on
saver level award tickets.
None of the changes to
award fees can be classified as
good news for travelers, especially if you're booking
saver level awards — why would you do anything else?!
Wish Delta would do something this simple... I spent
better part of a week finding what I thought were
saver level awards to / from US to Hawaii @ 65k each way that I could feed to Korean Air or Air France agent.
That was pretty unfortunate, given that Virgin Australia is the airline which releases the most premium cabin
saver level award space between the US and Australia, making it one of the
best uses of SkyMiles.