However, I would recommend buying
a premium economy class ticket and then using miles to upgrade to business class.
For
premium economy class tickets, you will earn the following KrisFlyer and Elite Miles and receive the following benefits.
Not exact matches
Overall, Upper
Class, full - fare
premium economy, and full - fare
economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other fare
classes.
Tickets are already available and start at $ 2,270 (# 1,680) return in
economy, $ 4,250 (# 3,147) for
premium economy, and $ 9,725 (# 7,203) for business
class.
Economy tickets can upgrade to premium economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business class
Economy tickets can upgrade to
premium economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business class
economy or business, but you can only upgrade to first from a paid business
class ticket.
Overall, Upper
Class, full - fare
premium economy, and full - fare
economy tickets now earn more miles, while fewer miles are earned in other fare
classes.
Quick tip: if you are planning on using miles to upgrade, search for business
class award space prior to booking your
premium economy ticket.
These fares are great for
premium economy class when normal
economy class tickets on other airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
A round - trip
ticket will require 20,000 miles for
economy, 30,000 miles for
premium economy, and 65,000 miles for upper
class seats.
You can use miles to upgrade cash
tickets from
economy to
premium economy or business
class, depending on the route.
V fare
class tickets are not upgradable to
premium economy or business
class with miles.
Here's the current discounts: Save $ 65 on World Traveller (
economy) Save $ 130 on World Traveller Plus (
premium economy) Save $ 200 on Club World (business
class) and First Class tickets Increas
class) and First
Class tickets Increas
Class tickets Increased...
On routes between Asia and Europe, TK frequently undercuts their competitors business and even
premium economy products with prices as low as $ 1,500 for a round - trip business
class ticket.
Last year Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your
tickets, the more bonus miles you get (
premium economy, business, and first
class tickets will earn more miles than discount
economy).
This was a significant upcharge from
economy class tickets, which were going for $ 675, but I wanted to try out the
premium economy seat and put it to the test.
You can do this is by purchasing an upgradeable seat
ticket or
premium economy fare and then use your accumulated points / miles to get into first
class / business
class.
The proposed tax for
premium economy, business, and first
class tickets, will be double this amount.
I considered the cost of my
premium economy ticket to India a good deal, but that was within the relative confines of the larger airline pricing models, and it assumed that first
class products could be worth several times the cost of a seat in the rear.
You'll need more lead time for
premium awards, such as an international first -
class ticket, than you will for a domestic
economy flight.
All SkyMiles Award
Tickets will be booked into WestJet's
Economy class, and Members may purchase upgrades into WestJet's Plus (premium economy) class at chec
Economy class, and Members may purchase upgrades into WestJet's Plus (
premium economy) class at chec
economy)
class at check - in.
This used to be a pretty lackluster perk since it was basically 2 - for - 1 companion deals on full - fare
premium tickets, but Amex improved it dramatically in 2017 by changing it into a discount on
premium economy, business - and first -
class tickets.