That rate went up to 95K after the charts were deleted and the new partner
saver award rate on that route is 115K one - way.
Flights between L.A. and Sydney feature a 777 - 300ER with excellent configuration in both first and business class cabins, but premium class seats on this route are virtually impossible to get at
saver award rates.
Here are some sample first / suites class one - way
saver award rates and fuel surcharges from the US: Only A380 flights have private suites, but their «regular» first class is nothing to sneeze at either, it's among the very best in the world!
Not exact matches
While Delta SkyMiles can be tough to use for booking
award flights to Australia because of incredibly high redemption
rates, your miles can be useful if you find
saver level
award space.
Second, United only shows the lowest
award rate, which doesn't tell you if this is the best («
Saver»)
award rate to your destination.
Also, travelers who regularly book economy
Saver awards will be happy to know that these
rates remained the same.
Delta flies 757s and 767s between JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, but finding its business class
award at a
Saver rate is virtually impossible.
Make sure you know which
award rates apply to your exact dates when planning a booking and always keep in mind that
saver awards will be harder to come by.
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rates are no longer included in the Hawaiian Airlines
award chart, but cost roughly 25,000 miles for flights when First Class
Saver awards are available and 50,000 when only Flex
awards remain.
If off - peak,
saver award availability is there, it automatically prices out at the lower
rates on aa.com.
Saver awards cost a touch more than SuperSaver (usually between one - third and one - fourth more depending on the route), while Flex
awards, which do not confer any additional benefits such as American Airlines AAnyTime
awards, cost twice the SuperSaver redemption
rate.
When I have a sizeable rewards balance I also transfer over to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program (that's how I booked Joanna and I into Singapore Airlines Suites between Hong Kong and Singapore and the Singapore and London) and I always keep an eye out for American Airlines
saver awards just in case there's an opportunity to transfer Membership Rewards points over to Etihad and book American Business or First Class at a favorable
rate.
Arrival miles are also good to use when the lowest or
saver redemption
rate is not available for an
award flight using another program's miles, but the cash ticket price is low.
Often, you'll need to travel to some other European city, like Dublin, Brussels, or Madrid, or some place in Germany to save on miles and / or get a business class or better
award at the
saver rate of 70,000 miles or less each way.
Keep in mind that just because the
saver - level
award rate will be reduced, there is no guarantee that
awards will be available at that
rate.
Book your flight only at a
Saver rate and forget that «Standard» and «Anytime»
awards even exist; they are rip - off.
You can get a separate and more expensive
award ticket rather than the cheaper
saver fares, but that may require you to pay standard
rates or even buy two tickets.
Most partner flights are bookable online at the
saver (lowest)
award redemption
rate.
Remember, you can only book your
award flight on a partner airline if there is the lowest,
saver rate available.
It rarely makes sense to book an
award ticket at anything other than the lowest mileage
rates, often called
Saver levels.
Searching
award availability to AMS / CDG / BCN for spring of next year (just for fun) and there is NOTHING on AA at AA
saver rates.
It's 80k business and 35k economy, one - way at the
saver -
award rate.
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.
But because some of its
award seat prices exceeded the
saver - level
award price, the airline's availability
rating was listed at 87.1 %, not 100 %.
Mileage Plan has reasonable prices for both Super
Saver awards and its mid-level
Saver awards, offers flights to / from Alaska at the same
rate as the lower 48 states, and recently announced a pretty harmless devaluation.
Unfortunately, you can't make any changes or get your miles redeposited if you redeem an
award seat at a
saver rate.
This
rate rivals American Airlines» off - peak
Saver Awards, and unlike AA's limited seasonal discount, you can redeem at this
rate year - round.