There is no saver
level award availability on American on the four days preceding the game, or the three days following the game for the return flight.
This part was easy, since there was low -
level award availability on American Airlines through Chicago, so I booked 2 tickets for 12,000 British Airways Avios and $ 5 each.
Not exact matches
At some point we'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based
on award availability, fees,
award levels and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based
on a combination of how much TPG would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get from redeeming them.
First, by carrying a Chase United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more saver
level domestic Economy
award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly points out the
availability extends to international flights
on United metal) I haven't found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.
A 2014 study ranked US Airways 24th out of 25 airlines worldwide for lowest -
level award availability, and found that
award flights
on US Airways required more miles
on average than any other major U.S. or Canadian airline.
In the entire month of October, I found one day with
availability on the LAX — JFK non-stop flight at the saver
award level.
So the results of a recent study by consulting firm IdeaWorks, which ranks airlines by
award availability should come as no surprise — it shows that Delta ranked last (23rd out of 23) with the fewest low -
level award seats available based
on the nearly 7,000 queries it conducted.
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book
award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel
on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday
Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award level, including
award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin
on such flight.
At some point we'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based
on award availability, fees,
award levels and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based
on a combination of how much TPG would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get from redeeming them.
Reduced the
availability of premium SAAver
Award availability on its own aircraft to levels where most travelers are having trouble finding a single award seat on routes they tr
Award availability on its own aircraft to
levels where most travelers are having trouble finding a single
award seat on routes they tr
award seat
on routes they travel.
After locating non-stops
award flights at the lowest point
level that met our schedule, I went to koreanair.com to confirm the
availability I found
on delta.com.
There's also a special
award chart for
award flights
on Delta, as long as there's low -
level availability.
If I'm thinking about using Avios, I will search first
on American's site to see if there is
award availability at the lowest
level, called «MileSAAver.»
While there's no hard data
on award availability, the general consensus is that low -
level Delta
awards are more plentiful than they used to be.
But here's the very important thing to know: Not all partners will show up
on an airline's online
award booking — and the Big Three have some of the worst
availability of Saver (low)
level awards of any airlines.
For years, fliers have complained about stingy
award availability on Delta flights at the lowest redemption
levels.
Since British Airways has a distance - based
award chart and American Airlines is a Oneworld partner, you can use Avios to book any AA flight with saver
level award availability and have the price based
on the Avios chart.
Award availability can be searched on a calendar view in five week increments, and when you select a day with a particular mileage level, you actually see award flights that can be booked for that p
Award availability can be searched
on a calendar view in five week increments, and when you select a day with a particular mileage
level, you actually see
award flights that can be booked for that p
award flights that can be booked for that price.
Since American Airlines has clamped down
on low -
level award availability during the holidays (I was very fortunate to score a Christmas - New Year's sAAver - ish fare last time around), our next trip to Nicaragua will be well after the holidays.
Please Note: This is an extremely popular route for
award flights, and there is limited
availability on each flight at the «saver»
level where you can book for 25,000 Avios.
And Korean Air has access to Air France
award seats
on the same
level as other partners, without blocking, which in my experience means better
availability than you can get using Delta SkyMiles.
Overall, this partnership is good news because Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, so there are now more options to book Delta flights without having SkyMiles (though partners like Virgin Atlantic only get access to low -
level awards, meaning
availability can be slim
on certain routes).
Award availability on Alaska matches what you'll see
on Alaska's own website (for redemptions at the low / saver
level).
Availability is unfortunately always going to be an issue with
award seats — that's the constraint in the system I try to preach flexibility above all else, so you usually can come by the Saver
Level seats needed to book the 35k Singapore miles
on United flights.
Use Delta or KLM / AirFrance to find saver
level award ticket
availability, then book the ticket
on Korean Air's website.
While economy
award space
on American Airlines is still pretty good for many different routes, there has been a lot of grief lately over business class
availability at the SAAver
level.
* You can also use Delta's website to search for
availability but keep in mind that in order to book a Delta flight with either of the Ultimate Rewards Skyteam partners, there must be
award space available at the saver
level on Delta.
If you use United MileagePlus as your primary airline rewards program, it can even be worth signing up for one of their co-branded credit cards just for access to last - seat «Standard» -
level award availability, even if you never spend a dollar
on the card, since access to those Standard
awards can increase the value of Ultimate Rewards points transferred in from Chase.
At some point I'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based
on award availability, fees,
award levels, and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based
on a combination of how much I would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get from redeeming them.
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