Swiss used to be the most generous Star Alliance airline when it comes to
releasing premium cabin award availability to Star Alliance partners.
According to OMAT, Air China's Business Class hard product is «phenomenal» and he says that Air China is one of the most generous airlines in Star Alliance in terms of
releasing premium cabin award space.
Not exact matches
Most airlines just
release 1 to 2
premium cabin seats per route so even if you're incredibly aggressive with searching for
award seats, you may never have a chance.
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members have access to
premium cabin awards (such as first and Suites class seats) not
released to other partner airlines.
Because many airlines only
release their
premium cabin space to members of their own frequent flyer programs, transferring American Express points gets you access you don't have when you book partner
award flights through your usual frequent flyer program.
That was pretty unfortunate, given that Virgin Australia is the airline which
releases the most
premium cabin saver level
award space between the US and Australia, making it one of the best uses of SkyMiles.