In addition to fare sales, you may find that you'll earn airline bonus
miles on certain flights.
While it's hard to predict if airline carriers will continue to do so, some carriers have been known to offer double
miles on certain flights to help fill seats.
There's no doubt that availability will dry up as more people are able to redeem miles on a new route, so being one of the first to burn
miles on a certain flight can really help get the dates you want.
Not exact matches
If you use frequent flyer
miles to book
certain round - trip domestic MileSAAver award
flights, you can get a discount, a 7,500 -
mile discount
on longer destinations and 2,000 -
mile discount
on shorter ones.
British Airways has a distance based award chart which means that
certain flights could cost as little as 4,500
miles each way
on American Airlines.
On the other hand,
certain British Airways
flights could cost more than 12,500
miles, so do the math for yourself to see if collecting British Airways points makes sense.
You'll also get perks like 1 free checked bag for yourself and up to 8 traveling companions, bonus
miles for Delta purchases, discounts
on certain in -
flight purchases, and more!
On every
flight, there are only a
certain number of seats allocated for those redeeming with
miles.
In September 2015, Emirates had a Mileage Plan bonus offer of 3x
miles when flying first class and 2x
miles when flying business or economy class
on Emirates
flights between
certain cities.
The KrisFlyer status is earned by flying and collecting status
miles, while the PPS Club membership is earned by spending a
certain amount of money
on flights in premium classes.
To keep the matched Premier status for the remainder of the 2018 program year, you will need to earn a
certain number of Premier qualifying
miles (PQM) or Premier qualifying segments (PQS)
on flights operated by United or United Express ® within a 90 - day Offer Period.
TrueBlue Mosaic Status Members that have TrueBlue Mosaic status will receive
certain additional benefits in connection with the Program: 1) Complimentary access to Even More Speed at airports where Even More Speed is available and open; 2) The ability to redeem Points for Even More Space seats (the amount of Points required for redemption will vary by
flight); 3) Early boarding of JetBlue
flights (i.e.,
flights operated by JetBlue); 4) Their first and second checked bag free
on JetBlue
flights (subject to weight and size restrictions and exceptions for itineraries including
flights marketed or operated by other carriers); 5) Complimentary alcoholic beverages onboard (not available
on flights operating with express or no inflight service [
flights under 340
miles] or where prohibited by law.
They usually offer bonus
miles when you hit a
certain threshold of spending per year and double
miles on flights booked with the credit card.
This made a
certain amount of sense because fuel prices were at an all - time high and airlines don't make any money
on you as a customer when you redeem
miles for a free
flight.
We don't even know, for
certain, if
flights booked before the revenue - based program comes into effect (but that are flown after the change) will earn
miles based
on the old rules or the new ones.
Plus, it netted me a total of almost 7,500
miles... more than enough for a free
flight on certain discounted routes (for example, earlier this fall I flew to San Jose, CA for 5,000
miles each way).
You should be able to lower the fees by booking
flights on American Airlines, but keep in mind that the milage requirement will go up since Iberia charges more
miles for
certain partners and you can't book one - way awards
on American Airlines with Iberia.
Once you get to
certain destinations and want to fly domestically, round - trip
flights can range from 15,000 to 20,000
miles on Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, South African Airways, and All Nippon Airways.
The loophole that allowed Flying Club members to pay fewer
miles for Delta One
flights (
on certain routes) than were required for Virgin Atlantic Upper Class has been closed.
Certain premium cabin
flight segments may earn different award
miles and Premier qualifying credits than those defined for your ticketed fare class in the chart above (your fare class for each
flight segment is displayed during booking and when viewing a ticketed itinerary
on united.com).
Before you book a
flight with an expectation of receiving a
certain benefit (
miles, status etc...) you should always carefully check the published rules
on the relevant airline's webpage.
You earn points or
miles for
certain activities, including charging money
on a credit card, and you redeem those
miles or points for other activities, such as cash back,
flights or hotel stays.
When you transfer Starwood points to Singapore Airlines, you can book
certain award
flights on United Airlines for fewer
miles!
The most valuable category of airline
flight / bonus promos includes all airline promotions that don't have a third party, like bonuses for buying or gifting
miles, flying in premium cabins and booking tickets
on certain routes.
The Saver Award is more easy
on the air -
miles pocketbook, but is capacity - controlled and may not be available
on certain flights where demand is high.
As I've mentioned before, there are many reasons why British Airways Avios can be great, including the fact that they are distance - based meaning shorter
flights require fewer
miles — even if fares
on certain routes can be as expensive, if not more so, than
on long - haul routes; and that you can use them for one - way travel as well.
For example, as of this writing, United only allows you to book
certain flights using MileagePlus
miles, whereas Southwest has no restrictions
on which
flights can be booked with Rapid Rewards points.
Of course you'll want to keep these fees to a minimum to save money
on award
flights, but in either case when you are using
miles for a free
flight you sometimes just have to bite the bullet and pay
certain fees (such as phone booking) to get the
flights you want.
By taking advantage of it, you could save 7,500
miles on certain domestic
flights, with eligible destinations changing every month.
Cardholders may qualify for 7,500 -
mile discounts
on certain round trip
flights of more than 500
miles, and 2,000 -
mile discounts
on certain round trip
flights of 500
miles or fewer.