Sentences with phrase «rather than an airline»

Cathay reported a HK$ 792 million profit in the second half of 2017, but that was driven by earnings from «associates» such as its stake in Air China Ltd and a cargo joint venture rather than the airline's performance.

However, the Civil Aviation Authority warned the Government that without a credible, long - term Aviation Policy Framework which focuses on consumers, rather than airlines or airports, and allows capacity to develop sustainably, «it is likely that prices will rise, route choice will drop and the UK economy will suffer».

One of the best parts of the Ultimate Rewards program is that because it's a credit card company program rather than an airline program, Chase is very generous with sign - on bonuses, so after you get your first card and meet the minimum spend, you can book a roun - trip for two right away.

One of the best parts of the Ultimate Rewards program is that because it's a credit card company program rather than an airline program, Chase is very generous with sign - on bonuses, so after you get your first card and meet the minimum spend, you can book a round - trip for two right away.

BUT you have to take into account the value of the points being transfer from AMEX to Elevate Pts, since the ratio is 2:1, the actual value of your ticket cost more from using Virgin America rather than another airline.

In general, you will want to put your everyday spending on these cards rather than an airline or hotel co-branded card.

You're right — I was talking about transferring ThankYou Points to a spouse rather than airline programs.

If you're flying Delta out of Orlando, you can use their lounge, but must be flying with them rather than another airline.

If you prefer to earn rewards as statement credits toward travel purchases, rather than airline miles or hotel points, the Barclaycard Arrival Plus ® World Elite Mastercard ® could be a better choice.

Another example is my coverage of Plink that offers gift cards as rewards rather than airline or hotel points (of course, the great thing there is that you can earn both: airline miles from your credit card, and gift card rewards from Plink).

This is why I highly recommend credit cards that earn American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, or SPG Starpoints rather than airline miles.

Not exact matches

The government appears to have backed away from rumoured new regulations for the airline industry and, rather than regulating credit card fees, will instead compel more transparency.

Duong Tri Thanh said his airline benefited from a diaspora of 2 million Vietnamese living in the United States, but most of the traffic was more likely to be driven by price rather than the convenience of saving a few hours of travel time.

Thanh said his airline benefited from a diaspora of 2 million Vietnamese living in the United States, but most of the traffic was more likely to be driven by price rather than the convenience of saving a few hours of travel time.

«What they would like to see is just a bilateral agreement which would limit the number of cities those airlines could fly into in the U.S. rather than just let them fly anywhere they want to fly,» Becker said.

Last December the U.S. Department of Transportation dropped proposals that would have required airlines to disclose checked and carry - on bag fees at the start of a ticket purchase rather than later on.

I've never been turned down, and rather than pay a premium while in the airport for the water, I put the cost on the airline.

New categories are also being defined, such as «mobility» rather than «automotive» and «airline.»

While fuel costs may be down, trade group Airlines for America said recently that most airlines would be reinvesting any savings or paying down debts, rather than dropping ticketAirlines for America said recently that most airlines would be reinvesting any savings or paying down debts, rather than dropping ticketairlines would be reinvesting any savings or paying down debts, rather than dropping ticket prices.

Rather than trying to keep the threats quiet, the airline company shared just enough information with the general public through Twitter, to help settle everybody's concerns while not compromising the investigation or people's safety.

«If airports are determined to further pad their coffers at the expense of travelers, they should own it and collect it themselves rather than burying an unjustified tax hike in the price of an airline ticket.»

Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam award flight searches online, allowing you to search for award space yourself rather than calling the airline.

If booking a partner award, double check what the cost would be from the individual carriers, rather than just taking the quote from the ticket issuing airline.

Slow airline boarding annoyed Jason Steffen, but rather than complain about it, like most of us would, the Fermilab astrophysicist took to his computer and began writing algorithms to model potential solutions.

Like Paul Greengrass's United 93, whose purpose was to stylishly simulate rather than make sense of the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11, The Impossible uses the tropes of countless horror films and thrillers before it to craft a this - is - what - it - was - like theme - park attraction.

Oversales data from these airlines will be available in the May 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report, as oversales data, unlike other air carrier data, are reported quarterly rather than monthly.

They may be checked only to one of your intermediate stops rather than your final destination if you must clear Customs short of your final destination, or you are taking a connecting flight involving two airlines which don't have an interline agreement (e.g., Southwest Airlines does not transfer bags to other caairlines which don't have an interline agreement (e.g., Southwest Airlines does not transfer bags to other caAirlines does not transfer bags to other carriers).

For Winters, Underground Airlines comes from a place of empathy rather than exploitation.

The experience is better on a full laptop, but some situations like a crowded airline bus, while walking down the street or in a restaurant might call for using a Kindle rather than a bigger device, such as a laptop, or a smaller device, like a cell phone.

Dedicated American Airlines customers are better off sticking with the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ®, rather than The Platinum Card ® from American Express.

(Update 02/03/17: Air Miles commented to clarify: «Collectors had told us that they wanted to be able to use more Miles to get flights, rather than having to pay so much out of pocket for fuel surcharges, which are imposed by the airlines.

This saves time rather than having American Airlines agents manually search many dates.

Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam award flight searches online, allowing you to search for award space yourself rather than calling the airline.

Rather than «transferring» them to other airline partners, you can simply use them to book award flights with any Star Alliance partner.

When you think about, the approach seems a lot more suited to a betting company, rather than a bloody airline... how on earth do we trust an airline like that?!

Southwest Airlines, Co.is engaged as a major passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States.The Company mainly provides point - to - point, rather than hub - and - spoke, service.

This card is part of Southwest Airline's rewards program, Rapid Rewards ®, rather than calling their points «airline miles.Airline's rewards program, Rapid Rewards ®, rather than calling their points «airline miles.airline miles.»

That is an important point of departure from other similar cards like the American Express Premier Rewards Gold, which offers 3x points but just on airfare rather than several travel categories, for example, or the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve, which offers 5x points on airline and car rental purchases and 10x points on Hilton hotel purchases, but not other travel merchants.

Redeeming rewards on this Hawaiian Airlines partner will be based on regions rather than distance flown or ticket costs.

If you don't stay in hotels often enough that you care about earning hotel points, some hotel brands, such as Best Western and Marriott will let you earn miles with your chosen airline rather than earning points for hotel stays.

Rather than having a standard region to region chart, Alaska Mileage Plan has specific award prices for individual airlines.

But everybody knows that because flights are more crowded today it's harder to get the redemption rewards because the airlines would rather take your money than take your miles.

Now that oil prices have dropped, many airlines continue to charge these fees rather than increase base fares.

Changing your reward card when airlines shift strategies — It makes sense to monitor the companies connected to your credit card rather than get stuck with rewards you won't use... (See Rewards)

Like Citi, American Express also awards the airline credit every calendar year rather than every 12 months, so «that makes the fee a wash,» she says — at least for the first year.

All of these airlines can be searched on delta.com for award availability, however, results for China Eastern and China Southern frequently display award availability that isn't there (it will have an error if you try to purchase) and connecting itineraries often incorrectly price each segment additively rather than as a single one - way.

Airlines have partnered with these types of programs to pay you in miles rather than in cash.

In other words, rather than focusing on getting you from point «A» to point «B», China Airlines is hoping to make your flight both comfortable and relaxing, two words not often associated with modern air travel.

That's because Korean, unlike most other airline award charts, considers Hawaii one of the U.S. states, rather than a separate region.

Using Fixed Value miles is usually pretty easy — you search for flights on the airline's site and choose to pay for your ticket with miles rather than money.