Anyway, if there is
no saver award space on AA and if you can not find availability on partner airlines, you're better off saving your miles than using twice as many for an AAnytime ticket.
One BIG unpublished perk: holding this card gives you access to extra
saver award space on United, which makes redeeming your miles easier.
At the time there was very little availability on AA metal, and I felt lucky to find the premium
saver award space on the 777 - 200 departing JFK at 7:55 p.m. Generally, though, I prefer taking the latest possible trans - Atlantic flight so that I can get more sleep.
Off peak awards require finding
Saver award space on all legs from your home airport to your destination, and flying all US Airways planes.
Not exact matches
Additionally, even if your goal happens to be short flights
on American Airlines within the U.S., AA has sharply reduced their
saver award space (which is the
space open to partners such as British Airways) so Avios are less useful for those
awards.
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.
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.
If
Saver Award space is available
on United Airlines, you could transfer 25,000 miles to Singapore Airlines» KrisFlyer program to book the United flight.
In order to use Turkish Airlines Miles and Smiles
on United, there will need to be United
Saver award space available.
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.
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.
If you can find
saver space on Delta, you can get a round trip business class
award within US for 45,000 miles.
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).
Singapore has access to all the
Saver award space you see
on united.com if you search without signing in.
Award space for saver award travel on some routes, especially to Europe, has improved and is actually much better than on Amer
Award space for
saver award travel on some routes, especially to Europe, has improved and is actually much better than on Amer
award travel
on some routes, especially to Europe, has improved and is actually much better than
on American.
Award space is of course subject to the vagaries of revenue management (protip: anyone who claims that all you have to do is say «revenue management» to get award seats to open up is probably a few fries short of a happy meal), and it does seem like Suites saver awards on SQ221 from SIN - SYD have been blo
Award space is of course subject to the vagaries of revenue management (protip: anyone who claims that all you have to do is say «revenue management» to get
award seats to open up is probably a few fries short of a happy meal), and it does seem like Suites saver awards on SQ221 from SIN - SYD have been blo
award seats to open up is probably a few fries short of a happy meal), and it does seem like Suites
saver awards on SQ221 from SIN - SYD have been blocked.
* 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.
Additionally, even if your goal happens to be short flights
on American Airlines within the U.S., AA has sharply reduced their
saver award space (which is the
space open to partners such as British Airways) so Avios are less useful for those
awards.
(
On this route in Business,
Saver award space is denoted by «Miles 43857.»)
On one possible departure date, there was only
Saver award space in business class.