United offers more Global Upgrades, a lower qualification requirement, instant upgrades on some full -
priced economy class tickets, and an impressive new business class cabin (admittedly, it faces significant delays).
Not exact matches
First -
class tickets are easily three or four times the
price of
economy -
class tickets, according to data from Hopper, and airfare prediction app.
Business
class and first
class are where you'll get the most value for your miles, but
economy class bookings can be very useful when cash
ticket prices are high.
Special offers vary but usually you get a discount up to 30 % of the airfare
price or free upgrade to business
class in case if you bought a full fare
economy class ticket.
Also, required number of miles may vary depending on the way you redeem it: the airline, destination (domestic or international),
class (
economy or business), and the
ticket price.
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip short - haul flight in
economy class with a maximum
ticket price of $ 350.
While we often talk about booking United business
class and first
class, this extra
economy award space can be extremely useful when you need to book a flight but
ticket prices are sky high.
Award
tickets in business
class are usually in the range of 1.5 times the
price of an award
ticket in
economy class.
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.
If you are only checking
economy -
class reward
ticket prices when you search for flights, you'd never even know this.
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.
Now, BA has high taxes and carrier fees, but this works out to 2 first
class return
tickets from U.S. to London for the
price of 1
economy ticket ($ ~ 950 per person + 170 points).
Premium
economy tickets can be booked for 35,000 - 55,000 miles depending on the route, with Upper
Class awards
priced between 95,000 - 135,000 Virgin miles.
How to Use Frequent Flyer Miles Effectively (All my long - haul flights are in business
class, for less than the
price of an equivalent
economy ticket)
If by chance the award you're looking at goes down in
price (which will be true for
economy and business
class tickets to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, as well as
economy class tickets to India and the Middle East) then you may also call American and ask them to re-
price the award to refund the extra miles back to your account.
As we can see, an
economy seat costs $ 240, while a business
class ticket costs $ 1,018, so the
price difference is a whopping 450 percent.
Throughout the year, Flying Blue has Promo Awards that offer special
pricing on flights for
economy and business
class tickets.
A one - way upgrade from
economy to business
class costs 50 percent of the
price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard fares.
These fares are great for Premium
Economy when normal
Economy Class tickets on other airlines can cost almost the same
price.
It used to be you could use it for first or
economy class, so you could get two first
class tickets for the
price of one.
Austin to Seattle is 1,771 miles so the
price starts at 10,000 award miles for a one - way
ticket in
economy class.
Business
class and first
class are where you'll get the most value for your miles, but
economy class bookings can be very useful when cash
ticket prices are high.
Free business
class upgrades on participating airlines with purchase of a full -
price economy ticket
And most of my long - haul flights are in business
class (for less than the
price of an
economy ticket).
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.
Business
class seats are normally very expensive and cost at least five times the
price of an
economy ticket.
Sometimes you can purchase the miles needed to book an award business / first
class seat for the same
price you would have paid for an
economy revenue
ticket.
Even at their higher
economy class ticket prices, 40,000 SkyMiles would give you almost 3 free
tickets.
For the majority of budget travelers, the ferries are the best way to travel between Athens and any island, at an affordable
price (
economy class ticket).
When you choose the cheapest
economy -
class ticket available, an itinerary appears with a
price breakdown and a footnote: «The inclusive total of your
ticket includes a fuel surcharge per flight levied by the carrier.»
If you really apply yourself to the accumulation of frequent flyer miles (and there are lots of ways to do it that are actually quite easy), you might find yourself on a long - haul business
class flight, enjoying luxury in the sky — all for less than the
price of an
economy ticket.
The
price of their
economy class tickets are rather excellent during this offer.
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.
If you only are willing to pay
economy saver promo
prices, that fare is how much you should value your miles, no matter if you redeem a eco or business or first
class ticket.
These cardholders note that when considering the
price difference between a business -
class and
economy ticket, the value difference is significant, making an upgrade a great use of miles.
The airline has cut the
price of roundtrip
economy class Saver award
tickets to the islands from the usual 45,000 miles to 36,000 miles — a 20 percent reduction.
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip short - haul flight in
economy class with a maximum
ticket price of $ 350.
When a customer chooses to book a flight or a flight segment that is only available in a lower cabin
class than the desired cabin
class (for example downgrading from First to Business
class, Business to
Economy class or Premium
Economy to
Economy) no discounts or refunds will be applied to the total
price of the
ticket.
Virgin Atlantic flies to the UK from 12 US cities and offers great
prices for award
tickets in
economy, Premium Economy, and Upper
economy, Premium
Economy, and Upper
Economy, and Upper
Class.
• Welcome passengers to the service counter and inquire into their purpose of visit • Provide passengers with information regarding
ticketing, reservations and seat availability • Inform passengers of flight schedules and baggage booking procedures • Operate machinery such as tugs, push - back equipment and commissary trucks to handle booked baggage • Provide passengers with information regarding
ticket prices and overweight luggage charges • Screen passengers» luggage by operating specialized screening equipment • Resolve passengers» issues regarding flight changes and seating arrangements • Provide passengers with upgrades from
economy class to business
class following additional payments or frequent flyer points