With this Spirit fare sale you will usually get better
prices on longer flights that cost more, since the base fare will make up more of the total price.
Not exact matches
Because British Airways calculates the
price of an award based
on individual
flight segments, this means you can actually make a stopover for as
long as you want and the ticket will cost the same.
Of course, airlines know that people are willing to pay more to avoid being miserable
on such a
long flight and
price their premium class
flights accordingly.
It looks like Alex wants to go to Chicago
on a
long weekend and the
prices for
flights increase substantially for the Friday and Monday
flights.
Because British Airways calculates the
price of an award based
on individual
flight segments, this means you can actually make a stopover for as
long as you want and the ticket will cost the same.
Qantas is also discoutning
prices on premium economy and business class seats, meaning you can enjoy the
long - haul
flight in comfort starting at $ 2,149 round - trip.
As we mentioned in our first installment, paying cash (or, in our case, UR points since they are linked to the cash
price of a ticket) for a
long - haul business or first clasnons
flight is almost always a losing proposition unless there is a short - lived promo or a fare war going
on.
Of course, the calculation can also show you that it's better to use miles — this tends to be true for
long - haul premium classes: spending 80,000 American AAdvantage miles for a first class trip from New York City to Tokyo
on JAL, even though you wouldn't earn miles is obviously an unbeatable value compared to the 901,334 UR points you would need to cover the $ 13,520 cash
price of the same
flight.
Apparently, devaluing stopovers wasn't enough, and United has now decided that if you wish to actually pay the
prices they publish
on their award chart, you can only select from the
flight options they display for you — no
longer are you able to piece together your own itinerary using multi-city search without paying extra.
This sounds like a great alternative
on long - haul
flights, if you want a little more comfort without having to pay the steep
price of a business class ticket.
However, Alaska noted that for award trips booked starting January 1, award
pricing will increase for Mileage Plan members traveling
on some of American's international
flights, and off - peak award travel
on AA's
flights to Central and South American and to Asia will no
longer be offered.
Obviously the
longer tours make the
flight and travel
prices more worth while but the
prices offered are cheap if you have limited time to embark
on a shorter tour of Sumba.
As
long as you have enough points in your Chase account (and you can often call and get a debit against your next statement if that will help push you over), you can book your
flights through the Ultimate Rewards interface at a 20 % discount
on the listed
price.
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.
Because Alaska does awards
pricing based
on which region you're flying to, it's also possible to redeem strategically — say, for expensive,
long - haul
flights — to get the most out of your miles.
Whether you're flying short - haul, medium - haul or faraway
on long - haul, we offer great
prices on all types of
flights to your next destination.
The Experience: Philippine Airlines is competing fiercely with low - cost carriers at home and in the region, as well as with full - service carriers
on long - haul
flights, making them somewhat of a hybrid: They are offering somewhat better product and services at a
price between low - cost carriers and most full - service carriers for Economy Class.
First, this is a great time to use United miles because the
prices are decently competitive and you don't want to pay fuel surcharges
on a
long flight like this.
↓ They Figured You Didn't Want a Stopover At the end of October, Delta SkyMiles members starting noticing that they could no
longer book stopovers through the Delta website
on international awards (or more specifically, the awards
price out as cumulative one - way
flights instead of a stopover).
I feel that these premium economy seats
on airlines like qantas and maybe Singapore provide a good solution for those of us who are used to flying Business
on business trips but can't afford that
price when
on personal
long haul
flights.