Here's the current AAdvantage
partner award chart for travel originating in the US (all prices one - way):
Here's the new AAdvantage
partner award chart for travel originating in the US (all prices one - way):
Please refer to the American Airlines
partner award chart for the specific mileage requirements based on your destination.
Avianca does have a Star Alliance
partner award chart for flights operated by partners.
For travel on partner airlines, consult
the partner award chart for each.
The partner award chart for Etihad prices per segment, not per direction, so your best value is the Etihad non-stop routes to Abu Dhabi from Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington.
See Singapore Airline
partners award chart for more ideas.
Not exact matches
Starting March 22, 2016, American Airlines will replace its current
award chart for flights on American Airlines and its airline
partners.
This deal is less attractive since Etihad revised their
award chart for partner award flights in early 2017.
Unfortunately, these programs are difficult to use
for redemption on
partner airlines, and there are no advantages to using them anyway since their
award charts are quite stingy.
They also have different
award charts for each
partner.
The mileage cost to fly one of ANA's
partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming miles
for ANA flights, but the
award chart does have a few solid
partner redemption options.
While US Airways miles can be used
for award flights across all its new oneworld
partners, the off - peak
award chart only applies to
awards on US Airways operated flights.
Similar to Virgin Atlantic, this program has different
award charts for each of its
partner airlines.
United Airlines changed its
award chart last year to create separate categories
for partner awards in business or first class.
After February 1, when the new
partner award chart takes effect, that'll increase to 140,000 United miles (let's assume the taxes and fees stay the same
for now).
Alaska Airlines has a completely separate
award chart for each
partner so it can be a little confusing.
As mentioned earlier, Etihad has an
award chart for each of their 24 airline
partners.
The distance - based
award chart can be great
for short - haul flights and sweet - spot redemptions on
partner airlines.
Cathay Pacific and British Airways (Oneworld
partners) both have distance - based
award charts that contain some sweet spots, but watch out
for the high surcharges.
Since Etihad Guest has
award charts for every
partner, there is also a
chart for ANA.
For ClassicFlight
awards, Air Canada's
award chart is usually better than many of its
partners, including United, but the airline often passes on fuel surcharges levied by
partners.
I believe that United will change their
award chart and actually have two
for United metal flights and
partner flights.
Assuming Saver Economy level
awards were available, United's
award chart indicates that this trip should be doable
for a mere 65,000 miles per passenger through United and its
partners.
They've already implemented a new
award chart for partner award bookings, including American Airlines
award bookings like the one I was booking today.
As you search
for award availability with
partners, you can reference the Oneworld and other
partners» AA
award charts to determine the number of AA miles you will need to book.
I compiled the following
chart using the actual mileage and dollar
award costs
for several cities served by British Airways, American Airlines, Delta, United, and their
partners.
Alaska has a separate
award chart for each
partner and the rates often differ considerably from those available by booking directly with the
partner airline.
Iberia Plus has separate
award charts for every
partner airline; you can view them airline by airline here.
For more information on rewards with Virgin Atlantic
partner airlines, check out the Virgin Atlantic
partners»
award charts.
They also have a different
award chart for each
partner airline.
While you can simply search
for award flights and see the resulting prices
for available flights, you may want to scan the
partner award charts and search specifically
for the carriers that offer the cheapest flights to your destination.
Delta Air Lines devalued their
partner awards overnight without notice, Virgin Atlantic devalued their
award chart for flights on Delta, and Etihad cut one of their coolest perks
for premium cabin passengers: chauffeur service.
Alaska miles can be redeemed
for free tickets both on Alaska's
award chart as well as a wide variety of
partner award charts.
While Singapore Airlines has one
award chart for all Star Alliance
partners, it has a separate one
for flights on Virgin Atlantic.
For example, United Airlines has very generous award chart that permits a free stopover on all international round - trip awards, but its MileagePlus program will sometimes charge twice as many miles for partner awards vs. an award on its own plan
For example, United Airlines has very generous
award chart that permits a free stopover on all international round - trip
awards, but its MileagePlus program will sometimes charge twice as many miles
for partner awards vs. an award on its own plan
for partner awards vs. an
award on its own planes.
For partner awards, Japan Airlines uses a distance - based
award chart that is divided into tiers based on the number of flight miles.
American did something similar in 2014, and United created an entirely separate
award chart for partner awards that can cost much more compared to flying on its own planes.
The Emirates
award chart for partner Japan Airlines is not the best.
In order to find the best values, you have to navigate the terms and conditions of each transfer
partner — understanding the routing restrictions and keeping an eye out
for fuel surcharges and other hidden fees — and you need to familiarize yourself with their
awards charts.
They also have different
award charts for each
partner.
The mileage cost to fly one of ANA's
partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming miles
for ANA flights, but the
award chart does have a few solid
partner redemption options.
Finally, remember that Singapore has a separate
award chart for itineraries that involve flights operated by Star Alliance
partners.
Promo
awards, offering 25 - 50 percent off the standard
award chart, are available each month
for select flights, but most passengers will spend the bulk of their miles on classic
awards, which can be used on any
partner airline but not on first class cabins.
You can visit American's website to find the current
award chart for travel booked on or before March 21, as well as the new
award charts for travel on American and travel on
partner airlines when booked on or after March 22.
And Delta has done much to erode trust in recent years, most importantly by eliminating
award charts and becoming famous
for devaluing the Skymiles program with no notice (
for example, by charging significantly more Skymiles to fly a
partner airline within 21 days of departure).
First we will focus on the
chart for flying on Asiana metal, and then take a look at their
partner award chart.
The worst values with HawaiianMiles come when using those miles to book
partners with disadvantageous
award charts, such as ANA, American Airlines and Korean Air, which charge significantly more miles
for the same routes than Hawaiian does.
With that said, let's take a look at some of the
award chart redemptions
for Avianca LifeMiles on Star Alliance
partners.
Revisions to its
partner award chart help United by reducing the amount of money it has to pay
partner carriers
for these easily - earned miles by its own customers.