Not exact matches
Take an
airline — the 747 it
flies is the
same as a rival's 747.
But today «almost every
airline employs the
same basic methodology to maximize revenue per seat mile
flown.»
If you're «Fred Smith,» and you're
flying today, most
airlines wouldn't be able to tell if you're the
same «Fred Smith» that's
flying tomorrow.
Tennis legend turned Christian pastor Margaret Court has said she will not
fly Qantas «where possible» because of the
airline's chief executive's support for
same - sex...
Tennis legend turned Christian pastor Margaret Court has said she will not
fly Qantas «where possible» because of the
airline's chief executive's support for
same - sex marriage.
An
airline card can be a good choice if you regularly
fly the
same airline and do so often enough that the benefits you get from the card justify the annual fee.
When you
fly with American
Airlines, with this card the first checked bag will be free for you and up to four your companions that are indicated in the
same itinerary.
Many of the major carriers are part of
airline alliances that allow you to carry over the
same status you enjoy with your primary
airline, so that even when you
fly on partner
airlines, you will enjoy the
same perks and rewards for your paid travel that you have with your
airline of choice.
Partnerships such as OneWorld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam typically allow you to earn miles when you
fly on one
airline, and redeem those miles you earn for flights on a carrier within the
same network.
As you can see,
Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to
fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the
same redemption rate for award flights on Alaska
Airlines.
Virgin Atlantic isn't part of the
same alliance as Singapore
Airlines, so you might not realize that it is possible to redeem KrisFlyer miles to
fly Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, but it is!
From Nadi, you can
fly 4.5 hours to Sydney, Australia on the
same airline.
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).
This is 5,000 miles less than what most of the major American
airlines will charge to
fly to the
same destination.
Some
airlines do not ship dogs as excess baggage (when a dog either
flies in the cabin with your or on the
same plane as checked luggage).
Each of the three groups of eight dogs was accompanied back to the states by at least one companion who
flew the
same flight and helped us transition the dogs from the
airline crates into the American Greyhound hauler.
Again, don't expect the
same kind of space at your seat that you'd find when
flying Singapore
Airlines business class.
American
Airlines surprised many today when it announced several customer - friendly changes to its frequent - flier program.The new «One - Way Flex Awards» will allow customers to book one - way tickets for half the amount of miles needed for a round - trip ticket, and will also let passengers book multi-city itineraries and combine award seats with non-award seats.Under the old paradigm, passengers could only book round - trips to and from the
same city and were forced to
fly in an award seat of equal value for both legs of the journey.This often made booking award travel an exercise in futility — for example, an award seat might be available only on an outbound journey, but not the return trip.But now passengers will be able to
fly to New York in an award seat, and return in a premium - fare seat if a return award seat is not available.
An American Express Platinum card, for example, presented along with a government - issued ID and
same - day ticket, will get you into American
Airlines Admirals Clubs, Delta Sky Clubs, US Airways Clubs and Airspace Lounges — depending on which
airline you're
flying.
But the great thing about being able to transfer your UR points out to travel partners is that once you have a mile in a certain
airline's loyalty program, you can
fly ANY
airline that's a partner or in the
same alliance as that
airline.
Pretty much everyone who belongs to a frequent - flyer program is familiar with the ubiquitous 12,500 - mile domestic saver one - way award on
airlines such as United and American, but what if I told you that you could
fly on that very
same domestic flight, operated by those very
same U.S. - based
airlines, for only 7,500 miles?
Often award prices are the
same regardless of which
airline you
fly within the carrier's alliance or how many connections you make, so look around if you don't see award availability right away or consider accumulating miles with a different carrier in the
same alliance if it has more a better award chart.
Like many
airline loyalty programs, Air France / KLM
Flying Blue uses a region - based award chart; regardless of your home airport in the United States, the miles required for an award booking will be the
same.
If you
fly a lot domestically, but not always on the
same airline, crediting miles to Alaska can be a great way to get upgrades and perks on a variety of
airlines.
This is 5,000 miles less than what most of the major American
airlines will charge to
fly to the
same destination.
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.
As you can see,
Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to
fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the
same redemption rate for award flights on Alaska
Airlines.
If you don't necessarily
fly with the
same airline, then you should go with the Chase Sapphire Preferred, or any other travel rewards credit card.
With a regional - based award chart, which is what the major domestic
airlines use, it doesn't matter how far you want to
fly as long as it's in the
same geographic region.
At this time, pilots from aircraft
flying in the
same area reported in, with one SkyWest
Airlines pilot saying, «and he's just hit the water».
Miles are also known as frequent flyer miles, the
same miles you earn when you
fly with a specific
airline to accumulate mileage by using a frequent flyer number.
Faik Fahmi, the
airline's Director of Service, commented: «There is no question that the very best modern
flying experience must include in - flight connectivity, and that connectivity, like all our services, needs to be the
same high level wherever we
fly.»
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.
The best way for most people to redeem Ultimate Rewards points is for air travel due to the wide price variations between all the
airlines, even when
flying the exact
same route.
For anyone who travels, but doesn't always
fly the
same airline or even for those who do, I would highly recommend the American Express Platinum Card.
... and while you still only get 31 ″ of seat pitch (the
same as you'll get on most other
airlines flying across the Atlantic regardless of aircraft), you get 18 ″ wide seats... and that's more than you'll get on a wide - body aircraft
flying to / from Philly.
Customers from the other SkyTeam frequent flyer programs can achieve the
same when
flying Vietnam
Airlines.
Delta is a part of the SkyTeam alliance, so you can use Delta Skymiles to
fly any
airline in the
same alliance.
The
same can be said about TAME — an
airline in Ecuador that
flies to the Galapagos.
Here's another
airline credit card that is great for anyone who
flies with the
same companion often: Southwest
Airlines Visa.
If the
same route is served by both Vietnam
Airlines and a SkyTeam partner,
flying on Vietnam will almost always be cheaper.
Under the expanded Qantas - American
Airlines arrangement customers will be able to
fly Qantas» reconfigured B747 - 400 six times per week on the San Francisco - Sydney route; featuring the
same product found on the
airline's A380s, including Marc Newson's fully - flat Skybed in Business, award winning Economy cabin and large seat - back screens with over 1500 entertainment options.
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.
One of the frustrating aspects of American
Airlines» award chart is that they don't allow members to
fly from the USA to India via Asia, even though it's the
same distance as going via Europe.
Once they had status, they would keep
flying the
same airline to reap the perks of their loyalty.
The
same five frequent flyer programs came up for all of the routes we analyzed: Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan, American
Airlines AAdvantage, Air France KLM
Flying Blue, JAL Mileage Bank and United MileagePlus.
Right now, everyone that
flies the
same distance is recognized equally by most
airlines.
This means that if you have
airline miles with one
airline in the alliance, you can
fly any
airline in that
same alliance (ie.
Flying Co miles can be earned on all UK journeys with Tristar, regardless of the
airline so be sure to register your
Flying Club membership number when booking either using the link or telephone number below and your
Flying Co account will be credited at the
same time.
You redeem them in the
same way you spend
Flying Club miles you earn elsewhere, by choosing from a huge variety of rewards on offer from Virgin Atlantic, including flights with Virgin Atlantic and partner
airlines, hotel stays, car rentals, etc..