Not exact matches
The extremely lucky might find a return leg for the
same price, but more often than not, flights back from Europe
cost more than flights to it on budget
airlines.
Last April, a United
Airlines flight attendant pulled the
same stunt,
costing the
airline between $ 6,000 and $ 12,000 just to repack the undamaged slide into its container.
Similarly, whilst motoring organisations could again cheer another cancelled fuel tax rise (billed as a win for hard working families),
airlines and travel firms have been left exasperated by another rise in air passenger duty (APD), which will hike up the
costs of summer holidays for those self -
same families.
The
same flight would
cost 12,500 miles if you were redeeming American
Airlines miles.
The
same round - trip coach award flight to Europe will
cost you 60,000 American
Airlines miles during peak times, plus taxes and fees.
That's the
same number of miles it would
cost you to book a domestic flight with United
Airlines!
And, as a Visa Infinite card, you can a receive a $ 100 credit toward the total
cost of qualifying round - trip, domestic coach
airline tickets for two to five passengers on the
same itinerary.
I am wondering about the air ticket
cost when purchased through Ultimate Rewards site when compared to the
same flight price through the
airline direct or an agency like Expedia.
If you're looking at flying with a partner
airline, the deal isn't quite as good at 95,000 miles (the
same cost as flying ANA during high season).
Passengers on these
airlines have no choice but to ship their dogs as cargo, which
costs more and does not guarantee a dog will travel on the
same plane as its owner.
Since I can redeem United miles on their partner
airlines, in this case Lufthansa, at the
same mileage
cost as on United metal, using the current award chart I'll pay 100,000 United miles and $ 97 in taxes and fees.
Airline: Singapore
Airlines (SQ) Aircraft: A380 Flight #: SQ025 Route: JFK > FRA > SIN Date: October 2, 2017 Duration: 21 hr 35 min (7 hr 35 min, 1 hr 50 min layover in FRA, 12 hr 10 min) Cabin & Layout: Singapore Suites, 12 - seat capacity on the lower deck, 1 -2-1 Seats: 3C, 3D Miles Used: 93,500 Singapore KrisFlyer Miles per person Taxes & Fees Paid: $ 296.73 USD per person Typical Retail
Cost: $ 8,415 USD per person (for the
same route and dates) Typical Economy
Cost: ~ $ 550 USD per person
If you were to book this
same itinerary by transferring the points to Chase partner United
Airlines, it would
cost 60,000 points.
It's two 13,500 Avios legs paired with two 4,500 Avios legs, for a total
cost of 36,000 Avios, while the
same itinerary would
cost 50,000 AAdvantage miles or 65,000 Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan miles.
Before finalizing you booking, make sure to check how many miles it would
cost to book the
same fare with a partner
airline by transferring points to make sure you're getting the best value per point.
For most
airlines, award flights
cost the
same from either the East or West Coast to Tokyo, Japan's main international hub.
As the oil price has collapsed, the
airlines won't be applying the usual increases in «fuel levy» at the
same rate, so flight
costs should remain constant.
The
same round - trip would
cost you 130,000 KrisFlyer miles if you book a round - trip business class ticket with any of the Star Alliance
airlines instead.
Service fees for unaccompanied minors on Alaska
Airlines, for example, which runs many of the
same transcontinental routes as the U.S. legacy carriers, will
cost you $ 25 each way on a nonstop direct flight, or $ 50 each way for connecting flights.
Large carriers such as American
Airlines or United
Airlines have a fixed price award system, where taking an award flight will
cost the
same amount no matter the cash value of the ticket.
That's the
same number of miles it would
cost you to book a domestic flight with United
Airlines!
A return flight from Jakarta will
cost you around $ 230 - 350 USD, flights from Bali are possible (with a stopover) and should
cost around the
same, but check schedules and book things in advance as some
airlines may not fly every day.
Business Class on these routes on oneworld
airlines (which usually offer a better service than American)
cost the
same....
Conversely, longer flights in premium cabins can
cost a fortune compared to what other
airlines charge for the
same redemption, even on the
same exact flight.
For example, you can fly from Madrid to Barcelona on Iberia
Airlines, a OneWorld partner, for 4,500 Avios, but, the
same trip would
cost 13,000 Avios if flying British Airways.
On the flipside, if that
same flight
costs a whopping $ 395 (or 39,500 credit card points), you'd be silly not to transfer and book through the
airline.
Economy class award tickets to Lisbon
cost about the
same on all of the alliances, except for American
Airlines» off - peak awards.
If 150,000 points buys you 7 nights at a Category 5 property and 270,000 points gets you the
same reservation with an added 120,000
airline miles then the
airline miles are
costing you 120,000 Marriott Rewards points.
The
cost of adding additional cardholders to a personal Platinum Card is a flat $ 175 for up to three people, and they get almost all the
same benefits as the primary cardholder (including rental card discounts and a Global Entry fee waiver) except for the $ 200 annual
airline fee credit.
A round - trip award flight to South America on American through Alaska's Mileage Plan
cost only 40,000 miles, but that
same flight booked through American
Airlines AAdvantage program
costs 60,000 miles.
The tickets
cost me 25,000 Delta SkyMiles or if I had purchased the
same tickets on Alaska
Airlines I would have paid $ 2,379 total.
If you are using multiple suppliers of the
same type, such as an
airline or tour company, select the one with the highest
cost.
Because American
Airlines uses a region - based award chart it has always meant that you could find trips of vastly differing distances that
cost the
same number of AAdvantage miles (e.g. LHR - LAX - LHR vs LHR - JFK - LHR)....
These fares are great for Premium Economy when normal Economy Class tickets on other
airlines can
cost almost the
same price.
Delta's Basic Economy is for those on unadorned fares of the
same name, which the
airline introduced two years ago to stay competitive with low -
cost carriers, and has been expanding to more routes in recent months.
For example, a flight within Croatia on Croatia
Airlines costs only 15K in economy or 25K in Business, the
same flight booked via United would
cost 25K / 40K roundtrip.
At 60,000 miles, economy class award tickets to Florence
cost the
same using any alliance, unless you fly during American
Airlines» off - peak season, between October 15 and May 15.
Both loyalty currencies
cost around the
same in the promotions but with MileagePlus miles you can avoid paying fuel surcharges when using them on United and a number of other
airlines and, on top of that, you can purchase long - haul premium cabin awards on United for fewer miles than you can on British Airways.
Sometimes the welcome offers goes up to 60,000 miles on the
same card, which means a couple can take two trips to the Caribbean islands for the
cost of
airlines taxes only.
American
Airlines uses a region - based award chart so awards between two regions
cost the
same number of miles irrespective of how long the flight is.
$ 100
airline discount on the total
cost of two to five round - trip, domestic economy tickets on the
same itinerary
Not only are the Southwest fares usually amazingly priced, the low
costs also help drive down
costs of other
airlines flying in and out of the
same airport.
Bear in mind that the numbers being compared above are the
cost for the exact
same seat on the exact
same plane with the exact
same airline.
Compare that to United
Airlines where the
same award would
cost 140,000 miles.
The
same flight in the
same class on the
same airline can
cost wildly different amounts to book depending on which
airline's miles you are using to book the award.
If you are thinking about a trip to Hawaii, you can book a flight on Hawaiian
Airlines or Delta with Virgin miles for the
same cost.
From the beginning of 2015, AA Executive Platinum members and US Air Chairmanâ $ ™ s Preferred guests will be able to make
same - day changes to their American
Airlines flights at no
cost.
Economy class tickets to Switzerland
cost roughly the
same with all of the alliances, with the exception of American
Airlines off - peak awards.
Near the end of that post I wrote «consider that
airlines and hotels often sell their miles / points at steep discounts, which would allow you to essentially buy these
same flights / hotels at a deeply discounted
cost.»
From the continental US to Europe in Business class, a one - way journey
costs: 62,500 miles on Air France / KLM, 50,000 miles on American
Airlines, 60,000 miles on British Airways or a steep 105,000 miles on Emirates and you can't mix and match partners on the
same award.