Sentences with phrase «haul routes»

Business and first class tickets on long haul routes typically cost between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.

With the new option, you'll be able to fly domestically on short - haul routes for as few as 7,500 miles one - way.

A cabin crew can really make or break your experience on a flight, especially on a long - haul route where you could be with them for 12 + hours!

There are several short haul routes with in Asia where you can get award flights starting at 4,500 Avios.

Qantas has struggled to remain profitable on its long - haul routes in recent years, prompting chief executive Alan Joyce to launch a radical overhaul of the carrier.

In this post, I want to re-emphasize that value by exploring some of the best options for using Avios to fly short - haul routes from many Oneworld hubs.

Medium - haul routes available for redemption with your Avios for good value aren't plentiful, but they do exist.

but there are a few short - haul routes out of London City Airport which show some promise.

A strong demand from holidaymakers and the solid performance of a number of Glasgow's long haul routes including Emirates» double daily Dubai service and United and US Airways» direct flights to America, contributed to a 3.7 % increase in international traffic.

You can still get some short - haul routes outside the U.S. for 4,500 Avios one - way, but flights that originate or terminate in the U.S. now cost 7,500 Avios.

By the 2018 summer season, Premium Economy class will be available on all of Iberia's long - haul routes operated by A340 - 600s, A330 - 300s and A350s.

Not for value on short - haul routes like Avios, but for other redemptions that are available on a regular basis?

Long - haul routes on Cathay Pacific are an example where booking a premium cabin still makes sense.

-- Qantas offers 32 ″ on their ultra long - haul route between Perth and London.

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.

But, this Cyber Monday sale seems to target short - haul routes with some good deals, and it could be worth taking advantage of since travel can take place any time between Dec. 12 and next summer save for a few blackout dates.

At Manchester, summer 2014 will bring new long haul route launches from US Airways with a departure to their hub in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA giving passengers wider access across their large American network.

This is a good tip, the only thing I would add is to make sure to check out the various low cost carriers (FlyBe, Easyjet, Ryanair, etc.) on some of these short haul routes as they can be even cheaper and more convenient.

The British Airways flights from London to Santiago began operation last month and became the airline's lengthiest long - haul route overtaking after its 13 hours 50 minutes service to Buenos Aires.

The new cabin will be available on all the carrier's long - haul routes beginning March 6, 2018.

Fortunately Cathay Pacific's fleet is more homogenous, so you can expect a good experience in first or business class on all its long - haul routes without worrying much about the aircraft used to operate them.

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.

Aeroplan offers a number of short - haul routes at a cost of only 15000 miles return in economy class.

Even on short - haul routes within the US (traditionally a good way to redeem Avios) you would probably have to be redeeming at short notice (when fares are very high) and on routes like New York — DC before it would make any sense.

Last summer when British Airways faced one of its customary strikes it wet - leased a number of Qatar Airways A320 aircraft to cover some of its short - haul routes while the strike was on.

Turkish Airlines: One of Europe's largest carriers, Turkish offers free internet access for business class passengers on its Boeing 777 aircraft, which fly long - haul routes across the ocean from the airline's Istanbul hub.

The A380 will replace some of BA's Boeing 747 - 400 planes that are being retired and fly on high demand long - haul routes such as London to Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

While the plane is new, the seats are what Japan Airlines calls «Shell Flat Neo,» an older angle - flat seat that was phased out on the carrier's long - haul routes aboard 777s in favor of the newer, more private and luxurious «Sky Suite» seats.

Beijing is one of several new long haul routes launched from Manchester Airport this year, which has a host of destinations not found anywhere else in the UK outside of London.

For example, British Airways charges huge fees for long - haul routes for its own flights.

Medium - haul routes available for redemption with your Avios for good value aren't plentiful, but they do exist.

Although there aren't many medium haul routes that offer great value when availed using Avios, there are still a few that do exist!

That's not good for maintaining anyone's excitement for a program but, if we're being honest, it's only really on short - haul routes where there has been value to be had for quite some time.

We know that there will be press conferences in Perth and London at either end of the inaugural flight on that route so both would be good opportunities for Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to announce further ultra long - haul routes out of Perth.

«The new short haul routes include easyJet to Paris, Olbia and Milan, plus Ryanair announced six new routes including Malta, Bratislava and Carcassonne.

British Airways is set to remove complementary hot meals from its longer short - haul routes in what is expected to be a precursor to the removal of free food in on the rest of its short - haul economy routes.

Transaero Airlines announced the addition of a first class cabin, Imperial class, on Boeing 737 - 800 aircraft operating on certain medium - haul routes from Moscow.

The growth has been driven by new routes and increased capacity to a very wide range of destinations, including the new route to Beijing with Hainan Airlines, one additional Emirates Airbus A380 per day flying to Dubai with Emirates, replacing a smaller Boeing 777 operation, coupled with increased capacity being filled on short haul routes to Spain (37.5 per cent more passengers year on year), France (up 28.5 per cent), Italy (up 30.1 per cent) and Poland (up 63.6 per cent).

You can still get some short - haul routes outside the U.S. for 4,500 Avios one - way, but flights that originate or terminate in the U.S. now cost 7,500 Avios.

By the summer season of 2018, Premium Economy class will be available on all Iberia's long - haul routes operating Airbus A340 / 600s and A330 / 300s, as well as the Airbus A350s that will join the Iberia fleet starting next year.

25,000 miles would probably be the standard redemption for Delta but they sometimes have specials (like right now in September 2016 where you can find cheaper redemptions for short - haul routes like the 11,000 miles I found for a roundtrip from Los Angeles (LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS) or even routes as low as 10,000 roundtrip if you're able to piece it together.

Cathay Pacific flies long - haul routes on the Airbus A350 and A330 and the Boeing 777 - 300ER.

United has stepped up the game on long - haul routes between the Houston (IAH)-- Sydney (SYD) with a product that seems to tick all the boxes for comfort and service — full story»

This usually involves booking flights on new aircraft while the airlines are testing them out on short - haul routes before letting them loose on the longer routes...

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.

I use systemwide upgrades on long - haul routes as I rarely fly short - haul with American Airlines any more and long - haul upgrades have always been hardest to clear.

Lufthansa, led by CEO Carsten Spohr, insists that despite a record profit in 2015, it has no choice but to cut costs to compete with leaner rivals such as Ryanair on short - haul routes and Emirates on long - haul flights.

More than 2,500 Unite members who crew long - and short - haul routes to dozens of destinations could walk out after Dec. 21, it said in a statement.