Markets above are only highlighting flights that have ample
saver award availability for travel during the month stated above the market list.
We have been using Ultimate Rewards the last couple of trips, though think we got luck on UAL in 2015 when there was some
1st Saver Award availability.
A question on waiting to
see Saver Award availability: I booked 2 award tickets with Alaska to Hawaii for the last week of Dec 15 (11 months in advance).
Deltas Saver award availability to Rome is not bad at all, and its Business Elite class is excellent with flat - bed seats and extensive entertainment choices.
For example, the United credit card allows access to
additional saver award availability and the AAdvantage card gives you 10 percent of your redeemed miles back annually, up to 10,000 miles.
It is known for its
limited saver award availability and an award booking website that is not always accurate, so many frequent flyers scorn the airline on principle.
American has had really
poor saver award availability recently, especially for international premium classes, which means British Airways is often the only transatlantic award option.
We have been using Ultimate Rewards the last couple of trips, though think we got luck on UAL in 2015 when there was some
1st Saver Award availability.
Finding Saver Award availability with Delta is always an adventure, especially during the summer, so don't get upset if you cant find anything for the dates you want.
Let's try and compare Saver awards — and as importantly —
Saver award availability from the Continental US among the largest US programs: American AAdvantage, United Mileage Plan, and Delta SkyMiles.
The card comes with two United Club passes every account anniversary and offers cardholders expanded
Saver award availability.
We have been using Ultimate Rewards the last couple of trips, though think we got luck on UAL in 2015 when there was some 1st
Saver Award availability.
Suppose you're planning a trip from Chicago to Atlanta in March and found
saver award availability (25,000 miles roundtrip) on the dates you need, but you only have 21,000 miles.
Delta is stingier with
its Saver award availability than United or American, but if you can do it, there is an advantage to using Delta miles.
American Airlines Business Class saver awards are so scarce nowadays that I can't justify including them in the list above — I suspect that most people will struggle to find
any saver award availability unless they're very flexible with dates and also very lucky.
Saver award availability for this route at 37,500 looks tough to come by but you can probably find open Standard awards for 70,000 miles one - way.
Delta and SkyTeam airlines charge the same 60,000 miles to get to Vienna as others, but
their Saver award availability is unpredictable.
Search for
Saver awards availability (first column).
Logged out in June, there are only 3 days with
any saver award availability.
Singapore Airlines releases very little award space to Star Alliance partners, but due to upgrading their computer systems,
saver award availability that is normally only available to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members is now available to United and other Star Alliance partners.
---------------------------------------------- Tips for finding
saver award availability:
However, there is
saver award availability for 25,000 miles each on American Airlines flights.
However close - in availability can get very expensive and
saver award availability on routes like JFK - Tel Aviv is non-existent.