It's so nice to be able to live vicariously through
others flying business class, even if the experience wasn't perfect.
Not exact matches
You can
fly round - trip from Los Angeles to Tahiti in economy
class for only 60,000 Korean Air miles, or in
business class for 90,000 miles on Air France (or try one of their
other partners).
Don't:
Flying Blue is not great for booking
business class, as the points required are often way more than
other transfer partners.
Business and first
class will set you back a little bit more, but still will be very reasonable compared with
flying some
other carriers with your British Airways Avios.
You may
fly on Alaska — but not on
other partners — for no additional miles in order to connect to a partner flight, so you could theoretically
fly from as far as Orlando or Fort Lauderdale to Seattle in First
Class on Alaska, then onwards in
Business Class on Cathay Pacific from Seattle to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to Johannesburg, taking the extreme long way around the globe.
EVA Air's reverse herringbone
business class seats are a great way to
fly, but it's their
other amenities that really set them apart from the competition.
If you love
flying business class, you can sometimes go one island to the
other via Paris on Air Mauritius or Air France.
To / from Detroit, Delta One suites are not available to partners at all and are priced at a remarkable 200,000 Skymiles each way (as a comparison, you can
fly on
other planes for as low as 80,000 Skymiles one - way in
business class).
We generally would not recommend spending 115,000 Delta miles to
fly business class, as there are a handful of
other airlines that offer much more economical awards to Australia and the South Pacific.
You can
fly round - trip from Los Angeles to Tahiti in economy
class for only 60,000 Korean Air miles, or in
business class for 90,000 miles on Air France (or try one of their
other partners).
Business and first
class will set you back a little bit more, but still will be very reasonable compared with
flying some
other carriers with your British Airways Avios.
Don't:
Flying Blue is not great for booking
business class, as the points required are often way more than
other transfer partners.
Unfortunately, the
business class redemptions with
Flying Blue to South America are not very good at all and you can do much better if you can book with
other airlines.
Unlike
other airlines, Singapore Airlines does not allow Star Alliance Gold members
flying in economy
class into their First or Business Class Lounges at Singapore Changi Air
class into their First or
Business Class Lounges at Singapore Changi Air
Class Lounges at Singapore Changi Airport.
You might be able to save some miles by
flying business or first
class compared to
other Star Alliance partners, but overall, this region is the weakness for Singapore Airlines.
The Dreamliner's
Business Class cabin is reputedly nicer than the
Business Class cabin on the A380 (our
other option) and I had never
flown in the British Airways 787 - 9 so it would make for a good review.
Business class flights out of the UK can be considerably more expensive than departures out of
other EU countries (thanks to APD) so more flights out of the EU could benefit UIK travellers who are prepared to position themselves to
fly out of another EU country.
Gold Members can guest up to 5
other flyers into the
Business Class lounges only as long as all passengers are
flying on the same record locator.
SkyTeam may have Delta but I don't see too many
other airlines in that alliance that I want to
fly and that regularly offer good
Business Class deals on routes I want to
fly.
While you lose the option to
fly in Virgin Australia's new
Business Class you do get more opportunities to
fly in Etihad's excellent premium cabins so things roughly balance each
other out.
Passengers
flying in
business and select economy
class fares will receive 20,000 bonus miles for every round trip, while passengers in all
other economy
class fares will receive 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for every round trip.
One the
other hand,
flying JFK - DUS is good value in both Economy and
Business Class using Avios.
There are so many
other options that are cheaper with both miles and fees, that it's often hard to justify using
Flying Blue for long - haul
business class fights.
Avianca or Copa can take you there too, and Avianca
flies a Dreamliner with a great
business class cabin between New York and Bogota and on to
other South American destinations, but the flights are short, less than 6 hours.
While this series is about maximizing
business class awards with Membership Rewards, it's logical that many might be tempted to transfer
other points like Chase Ultimate Rewards to
Flying Blue since they are also partners.
The rates are also among the best (if not the best) for
flying from
other regions to Hong Kong, such as Europe where you can
fly a one - way in first
class for 70,000 miles and
business class for 42,500.
You can
fly business class at a price
others charge for premium economy and regardless of plane type, that's a great deal!
First
business class flight with EVA and in as much as I'm happy
flying economy with them, their
business class seems to be on par with many
other airlines first
class.
I have been
flying business class with
other airlines for a couple of years and has still yet to see PAL rehash their plane seat configuration so I (and my friends) can shift to patronize our very own flag carrier.
Last year, Delta and United each announced a radical transformation of their frequent flier programs, switching from awarding miles based on the distance
flown to fare based, rewarding
business travelers paying top dollar for first
class and last minute flights at the expense of
other fliers.
That status will get me 25 % tier bonus Etihad Guest miles on eligible flights; an excess baggage allowance of 10 kilograms; access to the Al Reem Lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport (even when
flying coach), as well as
business -
class lounges at
other airports in the network where offered; and a guaranteed economy -
class seat on a sold - out Etihad flight, provided the booking is made in an eligible fare
class and requested at least 48 hours prior to scheduled departure.
On the
other hand, you're
flying in
business class instead of economy, meaning a more spacious, more comfortable seat; better food and service; complimentary alcoholic beverages; and so on.
I've
flown alot of
business class flights with
other air lines.
-- With Singapore miles you can
fly on Singapore from JFK to Frankfurt in
business or first (suites)
class and then to Tel Aviv on Lufthansa, which you can't do with
other miles.