You can find my detailed review of a short -
haul economy class flight here!
Overall it was a perfectly acceptable experience for a short -
haul Economy Class flight but there wasn't exactly anything to get overly excited about or anything to make me think that it's worth choosing American Airlines over any other airline in the future — and isn't that what an airline should be striving for?
If you're looking to fly to one of the more expensive European destinations (in this example London would come into that category) and if you're not pressed for time, I'd consider flying to one of the cheaper destinations (Brussels) and catching a cheap short -
haul economy class flight to your final destination — that could save a few hundred dollars.
Not exact matches
United Airlines to Offer Free Beer and Wine Aboard International
Flights Starting this summer, economy passengers will get the first class experience on United Airlines as they unveil a new in - flight food and beverage program that gives passengers generous meals with free beer and wine on long - haul fli
Flights Starting this summer,
economy passengers will get the first
class experience on United Airlines as they unveil a new in -
flight food and beverage program that gives passengers generous meals with free beer and wine on long -
haul flightsflights...
The risk of developing DVT on a long -
haul flight is very slim (about one in 4,500), but the chance of experiencing muscle stiffness in cramped
economy class conditions is almost guaranteed.
Premium cabin long -
haul flights will increase by # 6 (~ $ 10) and
economy class long -
haul flights will increase # 3 (~ $ 5).
> Value: Domestic Saver
Economy Class round - trip rewards start at 25,000 miles (15,000 miles for some short
haul flights on Air Canada).
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip short -
haul flight in
economy class with a maximum ticket price of $ 350.
In fact, most of my long -
haul flights are in business
class, and for less (all in) than the cost of an equivalent
economy ticket.
However, adding a short -
haul economy flight to a long -
haul business or first
class flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia Avios required for your award redemption.
How to Use Frequent Flyer Miles Effectively (All my long -
haul flights are in business
class, for less than the price of an equivalent
economy ticket)
Often times, our travelers upgrade to business
class for long -
haul flights, and stick to
economy for less than 4 hour
flights.
Qantas is also discoutning prices on premium
economy and business
class seats, meaning you can enjoy the long -
haul flight in comfort starting at $ 2,149 round - trip.
In this article we would like to talk about the Cathay Pacific lounges which we enjoyed a lot and premium
economy class of travel on their long
haul flights, a new service from Mumbai.
In December, American Airlines announced that it plans to start installing a dedicated premium
economy class of service on its long -
haul international
flights.
Alaska Airlines miles are valuable for everything from short -
haul economy flights to long -
haul first -
class travel.
Buy on board food options are commonplace on most airlines» short -
haul routes all around the world but, when it comes to long -
haul flights, it's generally only the low - cost carriers like WOW and Norwegian that ask
Economy Class passengers to pay extra for their food.
A review of the British Airways A380
Economy Class (World Traveller) product on a long -
haul daytime
flight between London Heathrow and Los Angeles.
Unlike their true premium
economy seats on long
haul international
flights, these Main Cabin Extra seats are not a separate
class of service.
In
economy class, inches matter tons, especially on long -
haul flights.
Furthermore, you're missing out that long -
haul * one way *
economy class flights originating outside the UK are great.
While I'm ok flying in an
Economy Class seat on long -
haul daytime
flights (as long as I'm in an exit row) I have no real interest in subjecting myself to long -
haul night
flights in
Economy Class more often than I absolutely have to....
Covering both long
haul and short
haul routes flown by Iberia and its subsidiaries, passengers can save 40 % off the Avios cost of «Blue
Class» (cheapest
Economy Class) reward
flights.
Note: As part of this trip I took a British Airways
Economy Class flight from London Gatwick to Pisa but, as I have already reviewed BA's short
haul Economy Class offering a few times, I'm not going to review that again here.
LOT Premium
Class passengers on long - haul flights will be automatically upgraded to LOT Economy Plus class in Europe and LOT frequent flyers will earn increased miles on every LOT Economy Plus fl
Class passengers on long -
haul flights will be automatically upgraded to LOT
Economy Plus
class in Europe and LOT frequent flyers will earn increased miles on every LOT Economy Plus fl
class in Europe and LOT frequent flyers will earn increased miles on every LOT
Economy Plus
flight.
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across seating in
Economy Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's
Economy Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its short -
haul flights while, at the same time, giving up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in Business
Class.
There will not be another increase to
economy class long -
haul flights.
And most of my long -
haul flights are in business
class (for less than the price of an
economy ticket).
Premium cabin long -
haul flights will increase by # 6 (~ $ 10) and
economy class long -
haul flights will increase # 3 (~ $ 5).
If you have a connecting
flight, American's search results will often show a domestic first
class segment paired with an
economy class long -
haul segment which would be a nasty surprised.
As
Economy Class flights go this wasn't bad at all and it's actually gone a long way to reassuring me that I'm right not to dread long -
haul flights at the back of the plane... as long as they're in the daytime.
Yes, I've been seated in long -
haul Economy Class a few times in the past few years but not on an overnight
flight which is when it really counts.
If your main source of Avios is from flying on discount Premium
Economy fares or
Economy Class fares and you like to use your Avios to book long -
haul premium cabin
flights, then there's an excellent chance you should be collecting AAdvantage Miles instead.
Back in July last year I started to notice some very good
Economy Class fares between Europe and the US and I decided that I had to see just how practical it was to purchase a cheap
flight from the UK to a European city and to then start my long -
haul journey from there.
Just as I don't book long
haul Economy Class awards I don't consider short
haul Premium Cabin bookings to be a good use of my miles — I can handle an exit row in
Economy Class for a short
flight.
This combo would be over 2,600 miles of flying and would result in a savings of 20,000 United miles in a high - end
economy seat or 40,000 miles in a very solid business
class product for a medium -
haul flight.
Despite this I always buy a regular
Economy Class fare rather than a «hand baggage only» fare (HBO fare) because I want to be able to select a seat in the exit row for what is a long
flight (for short -
haul).
I mainly book long -
haul flights and, up until now, I've had a very simple tactic: Book
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business C
class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from
Economy Class into Business
Economy Class into Business C
Class into Business
ClassClass.
charges ridiculously high surcharges on reward
flights (so much so that most long -
haul Economy Class redemptions are terrible value for money).
Short -
haul and ultra-short
flights in all fare
classes will get a boost to their earn rate while long -
haul and ultra-long
flights in
economy class and premium
economy get a bump as well.
British Airways, for example, allows redemptions on short -
haul flights in
economy class for as few as 4,500 points one - way.
For trips within the U.S. and Canada, you have the option of getting a 15,000 - mile
economy or 25,000 - mile business
class round - trip award for short -
haul flights between a wide variety of U.S. and Canadian cities.
Both, their short - and long -
haul flights will offer
economy and business
class cabins.
Business
Class offers the typical (European) economy class with empty middle seat on single - aisle planes and fully flat seats on long - haul flights, competitive with other network carriers, premium meals that you can pre order and even lounges at their key airp
Class offers the typical (European)
economy class with empty middle seat on single - aisle planes and fully flat seats on long - haul flights, competitive with other network carriers, premium meals that you can pre order and even lounges at their key airp
class with empty middle seat on single - aisle planes and fully flat seats on long -
haul flights, competitive with other network carriers, premium meals that you can pre order and even lounges at their key airports.
That's great when you can't use other points or miles to get that much value out of what you have spent on your credit card, but not so great for very expensive travel like first
class flights, or even long -
haul flights in
economy.
One - way saver awards in
Economy class start at 7,500 miles for a short -
haul regional
flight and now go up to 154,000 miles for a long -
haul, Suites
flight.
The devaluation basically did away with the first zone and made it so that the cheapest short -
haul flight in
economy would require 7,500 miles, and business and first
class were changed to Zone 2's requirements as well.
Velocity points can be used to upgrade a Saver or Flexi fare to business
class on domestic
flights, but only Flexi fares can be upgraded to premium
economy or business on short -
haul international
flights.
On the redemption side, the program offers very cheap short -
haul awards (as low as 4,500 miles in
economy or 9,000 in business
class), thus perfect for domestic
flights within Japan (with no taxes!)
So when it came to plan out the next year of travel, my frequent flyer miles came in quite handy; my $ 1,200 purchase resulted in two long -
haul business
class flights (between New Zealand and Europe), as well as one return
economy flight between New Zealand and Australia.