But again since you've decided to potentially go with alliance partners like United, you'd be able to
search for award flights with United that you'll use Singapore Airlines miles on.
Not exact matches
Unlike
with Delta
award flights, you will have to call Korean Air to book as their online
search function only allows you to
search for award space on SkyTeam partners.
To find
award space on United
flights to Sydney (SYD) and book
with ANA Mileage Club miles, you simply need to run a
search for partner
awards on ANA's website.
To find
award space on United
flights to Sydney (SYD) and book
with ANA Mileage Club miles, you simply need to run a
search for partner
awards on ANA's website.
You can
search for award tickets on Delta.com and can easily redeem SkyMiles on
flights with Delta Air Lines and partner carriers when using their
search engine.
At this point, your two main options to fly to the World Cup using miles are purchasing a
flight with cash starting at about $ 800 to $ 1,000 per round trip in economy, and then use points from a card such as the Barclaycard Arrival World Elite Mastercard to offset the charge, or
search for award flights that get you close to Russia.
Another benefit of
searching for flights using Avios is that there is an Avios + Cash option, where you can supplement your
award booking
with cash if you don't have enough points in your account.
Booking your
flights with miles and points is a great way to travel, but sometimes it can be tough to figure out where you are supposed to even
search for award space.
Well, now you have a much better option as Singapore Airlines allows you to
search for and book
award flights with Star Alliance partners online.
Unlike
with Delta
award flights, you will have to call Korean Air to book as their online
search function only allows you to
search for award space on SkyTeam partners.
To
search for award space
with Hawaiian, log into your account, click «book» at the top of the screen, click the
flights tab, and select the «miles» circle at the bottom.
I knew that I wanted us to fly back to the UK in Singapore Airlines Suites Class so that was the first
flight I
searched for... and there was one date
with 2
award seats showing.
To
search for a
flight to Japan using your miles
with JAL, choose «JAL international
award ticket reservation» from the «
award redemption (air)» column on the left.
In order to
search for a
flight with a partner airline using JMB miles, choose «JMB partner airlines
award ticket reservation» instead of the JAL international
award ticket option.
When I
searched for availability from the US to Auckland
with United on Aeroplan's website, I found a lot of United
award availability
for flights 5 + months out and decent availability
for flights only a couple of months out but it wasn't the kind of availability I liked.
I'd eventually like to integrate this table
with my
award chart
search tool and custom valuations to help you find the best way to accumulate the miles you need
for your next
award flight.
If you are looking
for an
award flight to South America,
search for space exclusively on LAN (LA) and do not get your hopes up
with TAM
flights.
If you're interested in ANA
flights, try using United, Aeroplan, or ANA's website to
search for open
awards and then you'll have to call in to book them
with Virgin Atlantic.
For the last part in the booking
award flights with points and miles series, this article will focus on the
award flight search process.
When you're
searching for award tickets
with AAdvantage miles, look
for flights operated by AA and not British Airways.
If your initial
search for an
award flight does not provide you
with any options that you like, you may have better luck
searching one segment at a time.
Before you jump straight into
searching for an
award flight, I recommend playing around a bit
with Airline Route Mapper (tutorial) or Airportzz to see which airlines can take you to your destination.
Recent example, I was
searching LAN availability on BA and got no availability
for months because no
flights were bookable
with avios, but
award space was wide open on LAN
searching directly on their website.
Award availability can be searched on a calendar view in five week increments, and when you select a day with a particular mileage level, you actually see award flights that can be booked for that p
Award availability can be
searched on a calendar view in five week increments, and when you select a day
with a particular mileage level, you actually see
award flights that can be booked for that p
award flights that can be booked
for that price.
When
searching for Award space on Delta it seems that Flying Blue is adding fuel surcharges
for Delta
flights when originating in Europe (example Stuttgart to Atlanta on March, 1st 2016
with surcharges of $ 277.76, where $ 141.00 of that are fuel surcharges).
Be sure to toggle from Book
with Money to Book
with Avios as I've boxed in red to
search for an
award flight.
And sure enough, this morning while
searching Delta.com, I came up
with lots of
award availability on Virgin Atlantic
flights in economy from JFK to London Heathrow
for the same amount of 60,000 miles and $ 185 in taxes and fees.
If you plan to book an American Airlines
flight with miles in a... Continue reading How to
Search for American Airlines
Award Space
Anytime you are looking to book
award flights with a partner, it is usually helpful to first go to the airline that is operating your
flight to
search for award space.
* 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.
If you want to
search for awards, go to Singapore's site, log in
with your KrisFlyer number and click «Book
Flights.»
When there are six or fewer seats available
for awards, that fact is noted in the
search results, and yet that fact is not noted in the screenshot above meaning there are 7 +
award seats in Business Class on each
flight that you can book
with American Airlines miles.
I sometimes
search for awards on routes that Delta shares
with a partner (e.g., New York - JFK to London - Heathrow), and in virtually all cases, the
flights on Delta metal are priced much higher than those operated by partners.