We see lots
of economy class awards at the Saver level, but all the first class awards are at the Standard level.
United did not touch the cost
of an economy class award redemption in the U.S., which remains at 25,000 miles, and it continues to offer one - way award redemptions, unlike some other majors.
American Airlines has to come up with a mileage cost for its international Premium Economy cabin and, obviously, that cost has to fall somewhere between the cost
of an Economy Class award and a Business Class award.
American Airlines puts many
of its economy class award redemptions on sale for travel during off - peak times of year when demand slows.
Not exact matches
Awards: * 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick * 2012 KBB.com Total Cost
of Ownership
Awards Reviews: * Top - notch interior craftsmanship;
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2016 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ graphite silver metallic FWD 6 - Speed Automatic ECOTEC 1.4 L I4 SMPI DOHC Turbocharged VVT 37/27 Highway / City MPG
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economy than the base engine, cabin is relatively spacious for this
class, generous number
of standard and available features, ride quality is better than most competitors, fun to drive.
27/18 Highway / City MPG
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economy; excellent results in government and IIHS crash tests; rides comfortably and quietly on the highway; giant trunk is one
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class; available all - wheel drive for enhanced wet - weather traction.
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Awarded Brands Reviews: * Lots
of appealing features at a reasonable price, engaging handling for the
class, attractive interior that's fitted with upscale materials, high fuel
economy Source: Edmunds
The CR - V was
awarded Most Innovative SUV thanks to its unique combination
of exceptional ride quality, affordable advanced safety features, and
class - leading fuel
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Awards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) * 2017 KBB.com 10 Coolest New Cars Under $ 18,000 * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most
Awarded Brands Reviews: * Optional turbocharged engine is powerful and gets respectable fuel
economy; cabin is relatively spacious for this
class; generous number
of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.
39/30 Highway / City MPGAwards: * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most
Awarded Brands * 2017 KBB.com Best Resale Value
Awards Reviews: * Lots
of appealing features at a reasonable price; engaging handling for the
class; attractive interior that's fitted with upscale materials; high fuel
economy Source: Edmunds
On the Chrysler Pacifica gasoline models, the latest iteration
of the
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class horsepower (287) and torque (262 lb - ft), along with leading fuel
economy of an estimated 28 mpg highway.
40/32 Highway / City MPG
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Awards * 2017 10 Most
Awarded Brands Reviews: * Lots
of appealing features at a reasonable price, engaging handling for the
class, attractive interior that's fitted with upscale materials, high fuel
economy Source: Edmunds
34/24 Highway / City MPGAwards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) * 2017 KBB.com 10 Coolest New Cars Under $ 18,000 * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most
Awarded BrandsReviews: * Optional turbocharged engine is powerful and gets respectable fuel
economy; cabin is relatively spacious for this
class; generous number
of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.
Grey 2017 Chevrolet Sonic LS FWD 6 - Speed Automatic ECOTEC 1.8 L I4 DOHC VVT 34/24 Highway / City MPG
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Awarded Brands Reviews: * Optional turbocharged engine is powerful and gets respectable fuel
economy; cabin is relatively spacious for this
class; generous number
of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.
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of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.
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Awards Reviews: * Top - notch interior craftsmanship;
class - leading fuel
economy; top crash scores; roomy backseat; sporty handling.
Building on the
award - winning truck, the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel will further stretch its best - in -
class fuel
economy title lead and continue to raise the innovation bar in one
of the automotive industry's most customer - loyal segments.
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Awards Reviews: * Available four - cylinder engine returns high fuel
economy; excellent results in government and IIHS crash tests; rides comfortably and quietly on the highway; giant trunk is one
of the roomiest in the large sedan
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To give you some context, the difference
of 30,000 miles between booking Delta One and Upper
Class is enough for a one - way economy class award to London or anywhere in Eu
Class is enough for a one - way
economy class award to London or anywhere in Eu
class award to London or anywhere in Europe.
Except for Melbourne, the redemption rates for
economy, business, and first
class awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the same number
of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles.
Should you want to stop in Fiji for a longer period
of time and then head elsewhere in the Pacific using American miles,
award flights to elsewhere in the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand come in at 20,000 miles in
Economy and 30,000 miles in Business
Class.
* It's important to note that all
award bookings on Etihad airways incur a partner booking fee
of $ 50 in
economy, $ 205 in business, and $ 300 in first
class.
As a point
of comparison, United's own
award chart charges 22,500 miles each way for
economy class and 40,000 miles each way for first
class (on a two - cabin plane).
When booking
economy class flights, you should always compare the cost
of an
award ticket if you transfer Ultimate Rewards points to the cost
of using points to book through the Chase travel portal.
That means upgrading from
Economy to Business
Class for half
of this
award would cost 20,000 additional miles per person, while an upgrade to First
Class would require 37,500 more than an
Economy award.
Award tickets in business class are usually in the range of 1.5 times the price of an award ticket in economy c
Award tickets in business
class are usually in the range
of 1.5 times the price
of an
award ticket in economy c
award ticket in
economy class.
They offer a choice
of 19 fully flat beds in Upper
Class, 46 extra leg room
economy seats, and 222
economy seats — all offering
award - winning inflight entertainment showing over 400 hours
of films, TV shows, music, and games.
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.
You can fly
economy on United or one
of their partners for 30,000 miles, in business
class on their metal for 55,500 miles, or in business
class on one
of their partners, like Lufthansa, for 70,000 miles each way (sometimes they will have sales on partner
award flights).
The key thing to note is that sometimes all
of the
economy saver
awards sell out before all
of the business saver
awards do — and the price
of the
economy award tickets are then actually higher than a business
class award seat on the same flight.
This is because round - trip flights operated by Delta and originating in the U.S. do not incur fuel surcharges, thus keeping your out
of pocket expenses below $ 200 for both
economy and business
class award tickets.
There are three types
of economy awards (super saver, saver and refundable) and two types
of first
class awards (refundable and nonrefundable), along with two levels
of Money + Miles tickets.
Do note that Flying Blue's best
award redemptions tend to be in
economy class vs business and offer low rates to places like Hawaii, Central and South America, and even Europe at costs less than many
of their partner airlines included Alaska or Delta.
While there is nothing wrong with
economy class or budget travel, many points - pinching travelers miss out on bargains because they aren't even looking at the price
of the business -
class award tickets.
In addition, many
of the
economy and business
class awards also include travel on British Airways.
Singapore Airlines requires the fewest number
of miles when booking
economy class award tickets on Alaska Airlines from Zone 1 and Zone 2 at 24,000 and 23,000 miles, respectively.
A Star Alliance
award requires 50,000 - 55,000 Mileage Club miles in
economy class, depending on the origin
of travel.
At the saver level, business
class awards cost twice the price
of economy awards on the same route, and first
class awards cost three times as much.
Though the 2013 Flying Blue devaluation made flying in
economy much easier, the number
of miles required for first
class awards increased as much as 80 percent on some routes.
At the beginning
of every month the Flying Blue loyalty program releases discounted
awards for
Economy and Business
Class travel on Air France and KLM flights.
While
economy class awards aren't changing much, there will be some significant increases in the cost
of business and first
class awards on American Airlines» partners — flights on American Airlines have their own
award chart.
At the beginning
of every month Flying Blue (the loyalty program for Air France / KLM) releases discounted mileage
awards for
Economy and Business
Class travel on Air France and KLM flights.
New MileSAAver
awards for flights
of 500 miles or less will now cost only 7,500 miles in
economy class or 15,000 miles in first
class.
For
Economy Class flyers this will probably make little difference as the British Airways Executive Club already essentially factors in the cost
of a fare when it
awards Avios — that's why the cheaper
Economy Class tickets only earn Avios based on 25 %
of the distance traveled.
Domestic business
awards are double the price
of economy, so you could get one business
class award seat for 50,000 United miles.
At the beginning
of each month, FlyingBlue releases Promo
Awards that discount
economy and business
class tickets 25 % to 50 % for flights between Europe and North America.
The Star Alliance (which United is a part
of) has great
economy and business
class award availability to Europe.
On top
of that Virgin also changed the number
of miles needed to book
awards on Delta with
Economy Class awards generally decreasing in cost but some Business
Class award increasing in cost by over 70 %.