Singapore Airlines is a member of Star Alliance,
meaning flights on partners like United are possible and can often offer good value.
Not exact matches
Also, you can redeem miles not only for Delta
flights, but also
flights on any of Delta's 19
partners in the SkyTeam alliance, which
means SkyMiles can take you practically anywhere you want to go.
This
means you can book award
flights to Europe
on partners like Air Canada or United Airlines.
Air Canada is also part of Star Alliance,
meaning you can use them to book
flights on European
partners like Lufthansa.
Copa Airlines is now a
partner of United, which
means that, as of March 2012,
flights on Copa can accrue (and be purchased with) miles
on United's MileagePlus program.
Also, you can redeem miles not only for Delta
flights, but also
flights on any of Delta's 19
partners in the SkyTeam alliance, which
means SkyMiles can take you practically anywhere you want to go.
That
means, starting
on Thursday, the number of KrisFlyer miles needed to redeem a
flight on a Star Alliance
partner such as ANA, EVA, Lufthansa and United will be increased.
That
means you can book award
flights on 20
partner airlines using Delta SkyMiles.
However, what this
means is that rather than being restricted to the award inventory you can see
on the American site, you can pretty much take your pick of award
flights available
on its
partners.
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.
By
partner awards, I
mean flights on other Star Alliance airlines that you can use your United mile for since they're in the same alliance.
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.
Whether it's an extreme last - minute trip (next - day or same - week travel) or just something relatively close but imperative during the holiday high season, the incredible interconnectedness of airline
partners and codeshares and credit card transfer programs
means that you can almost always find a great deal
on a
flight that meets your needs.
Korean Air SKYPASS, loyalty program of Korean Air, is a fantastic program that allows you to book Korean Air
flights, SkyTeam
flights and codeshare agreement (
meaning you would use your Korean Air SKYPASS miles to fly
on an Emirates
flight for example)
partner flights.
Iberia Plus, loyalty program of Iberia, is a program that allows you to book Iberia
flights, Oneworld
flights and codeshare agreement (
meaning you would use your Iberia Avios miles to fly
on a Royal Air Maroc
flight for example)
partner flights.
Iberia Avios Iberia Plus, loyalty program of Iberia, is a program that allows you to book Iberia
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means all Etihad Guest Miles earned by travel
on qualifying Etihad Airways
flights, qualifying
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Partners and by purchasing their products and services in accordance with and as specified in the most recent Etihad Guest communication issued.
Icelandair also
partners with Alaska Airlines
meaning that flyers can earn and redeem miles in Alaska's Mileage Plan program when flying
on its
flights.
For example, this
means that you can use British Airways Avios to book
flights on Oneworld
partners like American Airlines, Air Berlin, etc..
Second, most airlines open more award space to their own members than
partner airlines, which
means that a
flight available
on the United website might not be available to someone with Singapore or Thai miles (and vice versa).
Today I read
on Virgin Atlantic site this statement: «Transfer Miles is available for all members who have previously earned miles
on a Virgin Atlantic
flight, or with one of our Flying Club
Partners» Of course I have never flown
on this airline before, any idea what this
means for future transfers?
Unfortunately American does not prominently disclose that these
partners are missing during the process of searching for an award,
meaning many members pay more than they need to
on American's own
flights, thinking the website represents all available options.
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).
Subject to government approvals, Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch new 787 service next June between Addis Ababa and Los Angeles three times a week (via Dublin, Ireland, which
means you can now fly to Ireland
on Ethiopian Airlines)... Effective November 10, Delta's Skyteam
partner KLM will boost its Atlanta - Amsterdam schedule from seven
flights a week to 12... Air France will deploy an Airbus A380 super-jumbo
on its Paris - Miami route from December 1 through March 28... In March 2015, Philippine Airlines will begin new east coast service, flying from Manila to New York JFK via Vancouver four times a week, using a two - class A340 - 300.
In fact, I would think that United would welcome online changes as travel approaches, because usually people change to more direct
flights,
meaning that United theoretically saves
on money it must shell out to
partners for award seats.