Since posting Singapore Airlines Suites Class Available at
Saver Award Level on KrisFlyer, I've been getting questions about redeeming for Singapore Suites on Singapore Airlines, and thought it would be helpful to answer these in a post rather than individual emails.
Not exact matches
Based
on the best available data, this chart shows the
saver level cost of Delta One
award flights to and from the U.S.
These Reduced Mileage
Awards can save you up to 7,500 miles per person
on round - trip tickets purchased at the
saver level.
First, by carrying a Chase United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more
saver level domestic Economy
award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly points out the availability extends to international flights
on United metal) I haven't found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.
Using yesterday's example, if there were no
Saver level awards on AA we would be stuck without a flight to book with BA Avios.
However, if you can find
award space
on Virgin Atlantic and a separate
saver level award for a connecting flight, there is a way to make this work.
Just because a zone and a price exist
on an
award chart doesn't mean
saver level award seats will be available.
The next morning, a flight
on United from San Jose to Newark is available at their
Saver award level.
If you're able to find
saver level award space
on the dates you need, the process of searching and booking is pretty straightforward and can be completed entirely online.
I remember just a couple years ago flying my family of 4 to Maui for spring break
on AA BOS - DFW - OGG
on saver level awards.
To book an Avios
award,
Saver level seats must be available
on American to AAdvantage flyers.
If you happen to find
saver level award space
on American Airlines, Avios are also great for short flights within the U.S.
While finding
saver level business class
award space
on Hawaiian Airlines can be very tough, there are lots of routes with lie - flat seats if you can find the space.
There are six unique economy
saver level award flights available
on the Friday before the game.
At the
saver level, business class
awards cost twice the price of economy
awards on the same route, and first class
awards cost three times as much.
There is no
saver level award availability
on American
on the four days preceding the game, or the three days following the game for the return flight.
By earning miles with these loyalty programs I have access to more
award space
on their flights, as well as the same
saver -
level award space that exists
on United and other Star Alliance partners.
It is true you may have to spend more miles to fly
on a peak date than an off - peak date, but it can be done, and if you use some strategy you can sometimes fly home for the holidays at the lower,
saver award level.
In the entire month of October, I found one day with availability
on the LAX — JFK non-stop flight at the
saver award level.
Indeed,
saver level awards were available
on all my flights.
They offer a 15 % discount
on award bookings made online and they also allow you to «waitlist»
saver level awards.
Since the cost of
award tickets are based
on the price of the Value fare, you'll get the same 2.89 cents per point for any route unless the cheapest
Saver level fare is available.
If you really need a flight
on a specific date and
saver level space isn't available, cardholders also have guaranteed access to standard
level award space.
~ 13,000 points for two tickets is a much better deal than 50,000 miles for
award seats
on United (which didn't have any
saver -
level award space, that day or the next).
Miles earned
on your Platinum Delta SkyMiles card can be redeemed for a variety of
awards, but the best value is realized
on saver level award tickets.
But here's the very important thing to know: Not all partners will show up
on an airline's online
award booking — and the Big Three have some of the worst availability of
Saver (low)
level awards of any airlines.
This compares favorably to United Airlines itself, which charges 45,000 miles for
saver -
level awards on the exact same flights.
Since British Airways has a distance - based
award chart and American Airlines is a Oneworld partner, you can use Avios to book any AA flight with
saver level award availability and have the price based
on the Avios chart.
Right now, United.com is showing discounted
saver level awards on partner airlines in business class to Europe.
Please Note: This is an extremely popular route for
award flights, and there is limited availability
on each flight at the «
saver»
level where you can book for 25,000 Avios.
However, all
saver level awards on Alaska should be bookable with Avios.
Award availability
on Alaska matches what you'll see
on Alaska's own website (for redemptions at the low /
saver level).
Despite that, there wasn't a single
saver level first class
award seat
on either flight.
Availability is unfortunately always going to be an issue with
award seats — that's the constraint in the system I try to preach flexibility above all else, so you usually can come by the
Saver Level seats needed to book the 35k Singapore miles
on United flights.
And finding flights
on Delta at the «low» or
saver level can be the toughest part of constructing the
award.
Currently there's a workaround if you book a domestic Delta flight at the
saver award level to add
on a partner
award at the old rates.
Use Delta or KLM / AirFrance to find
saver level award ticket availability, then book the ticket
on Korean Air's website.
However, United said it will continue to offer MileagePlus domestic
Saver awards (which are subject to capacity controls) at
levels of 10,000 or 12,500 miles one - way for economy class seats, depending
on distance.
United will continue to offer MileagePlus domestic
Saver awards (which are subject to capacity controls) at
levels of 10,000 or 12,500 miles one - way for economy class seats, depending
on distance.
* You can also use Delta's website to search for availability but keep in mind that in order to book a Delta flight with either of the Ultimate Rewards Skyteam partners, there must be
award space available at the
saver level on Delta.
You can't add a business class
saver -
level award segment
on AA to an AA
saver 77W
award?