"Partner flights" refers to flights operated by one airline but booked and marketed by another airline. It allows airlines to offer flights to destinations that they do not fly to directly, by partnering with other airlines to provide the service.
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But you can't
book partner flights online, so you'd have to call in to find out what kind of taxes and fees you have to pay.
When booking the same
partner flight with AA miles as your host program you will not pay Fuel surcharges.
The first rule for finding an affordable award flight is to search
for partner flights through the major carriers.
Many people like to transfer points to an airline loyalty program to redeem first class flights or
partner flights as they have better award values than your typical economy seat.
We were able to do this because you can use miles from any alliance member to book flights on
other partner flights.
If you have an airline you're loyal to or you want to book
partner flights within a certain alliance, you can specifically search for that.
Keep an eye on the partners of your Host program, and learn which search engines
show partner flights, and when you'll need to call in to book an award.
Particularly if you have
many partner flights that can have errors in awarding miles, it's a good idea to print out your account activity every few months for your records.
Is the week - by - week the only way to
see partner flights, or does the month view work for that?
This can be a good way to boost the value of your points as it can sometimes be more advantageous to
book partner flights than directly from the airlines you plan to fly.
By earning miles in AAdvantage with the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ®, you can use them to book
partner flights on Alaska.
United requires 50,000 miles one - way in business class on Star
Alliance partner flights in Australia, New Zealand, and South Asia.
United Airlines will display most
partner flights in its search engine, but you will have to call to ask about availability on Singapore Airlines.
Don't: Cathay Pacific no longer levees fuel surcharges on its own flights, but they do collect on
most partner flights.
LifeMiles allows you to achieve status which includes recognition from the Star Alliance elite program crediting the majority of your miles
from partner flights, but there is a minimum mileage - flown - with - Avianca requirement for each level as well.
Let's assume you qualify the latter way, given that I think one of the best aspects of the Mileage Plan program is the wide range
of partner flights you can credit to them.
United also has a Million - Miler program, offering members who accumulate 1Million Miles on United planes (
partner flights don't count) life - long Gold Status (including StarAlliance Gold), 2MM Platinum, 3MM 1K and 4MM GlobalService.
If you fly these airlines on a regular basis or can book
partner flights through your frequent flyer account for the non-Chase Ultimate Rewards partners to still booker a cheaper reward flight than booking directly through the airline.
The good news is, the program is lucrative for
crediting partner flights, awarding 200 - 300 % of miles flown for tickets in premium cabins on several partners including Air Canada, Air China and Lufthansa.
If you do the opposite, and credit
United partner flights to MileagePlus, see United's partner earnings charts here.
Virgin America Elevate
partner flight awards use the more traditional distance - based award chart method.
One,
Oneworld partner flights with American Airlines (meaning you'll use Iberia Avios to fly on an American Airlines flight).
Mileage earning on United Airlines and
select partner flights is now based on ticket price (base fare plus carrier - imposed fees, excluding government - imposed taxes and fees):
* Global Upgrade Certificates can be used on any paid (non-award) Delta flight except Basic Economy, and
limited partner flights.
You find that United doesn't even have any rewards flights out of LGA, but you do see Air Canada
partner flights under their rewards screen.
SKYPASS award charts for
SkyTeam partner flights are broken up by region, so you have different award charts for flights departing from different areas.
British Airways: Charges a fuel surcharge for their own and for
partner flights except for when flying on select partners.
Since British Airways always
prices partner flights at just one rate, regardless of demand, we found flights for 9,000 Avios roundtrip on American Eagle.
RFS is not available on any British Airways codeshare,
BA partner flights or bookings containing any BA partner.
United Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, so United miles can be redeemed on United Airlines flights, partner airline flights, or
non-alliance partner flights.
If your Porter flight connects with another Porter or
interline partner flight on the same booking or ticket, your baggage will be checked in and sent through to your final destination.