United
saver level award flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean are 35,000 miles roundtrip in economy and 60,000 in first.
Make sure you book the cheapest
saver level award flights.
There are six unique economy
saver level award flights available on the Friday before the game.
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.
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.
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.
Saver level economy
award tickets for domestic
flights can offer good value for your miles, but they may be difficult to find.
The initial
award cost isn't surprising given that it's the first
flight with a new product, but we hope Delta will start to release some
saver level award seats to make redeeming SkyMiles worth it.
As a Hawaiian Airlines cardholder, you also get access to discounted
award flights which can be even cheaper than
saver level awards.
The next morning, a
flight on United from San Jose to Newark is available at their
Saver award level.
If you happen to find
saver level award space on American Airlines, Avios are also great for short
flights within the U.S.
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.
In the entire month of October, I found one day with availability on the LAX — JFK non-stop
flight at the
saver award level.
With a load factor of 84 %, the carriers are constantly tweaking the cost of
award flights by either raising redemption
levels or reducing the
saver award inventory, especially in first and business classes.
Indeed,
saver level awards were available on all my
flights.
You can also reserve one - way trips and combine different
award levels, like an outbound Super
Saver flight paired with an inbound Coach
Saver or Coach Flex (anytime)
award.
Aside from the sign - up bonus, the best benefit of this card is access to Reduced Mileage
Awards that let you save miles when booking
saver -
level flights to select destinations.
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.
Revisions to
Saver Award levels in the Singapore Airlines and SilkAir
Award Chart have been made to ensure that
flight rewards remain sustainable yet competitive.
Saver level award availability for
flights is almost completely non-existent and the
flight times are challenging enough as it is even when paying cash.
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.
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.
Now, Delta is notoriously bad for
award flights, because they often don't make anything available at the lowest
level saver tickets.
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.
Points + Cash
awards are capacity controlled, much like a
saver -
level award flight.
* 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.