Just as if you were
searching for an award flight on Delta, you can use Delta's online award search function to find Korean Air business class award space:
We recommend
searching for award flight availability segment by segment.
Because you can't transfer your points directly to the partners, you'll have to
search for award flights and then call AAdvantage (1-800-433-7300) to book the flights.
Head to AA.com and
search for award flights for your route and you should quickly see whether it's doable or not.
When you go back to
searching for award flights, begin by searching for award space on each segment individually and then piece the flights together.
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.
While you can simply
search for award flights and see the resulting prices for available flights, you may want to scan the partner award charts and search specifically for the carriers that offer the cheapest flights to your destination.
You can choose to
search for award flights on any or all partner airlines.
This means you can
search for award flights from New York City (JFK) to Paris but you would not be able to search for flights between Paris and Dubai.
Bottom Line: To find the best value, you should
search for awards flights and choose a desired one, then find an equivalent full - priced fare and solve the above equation to determine the value of the points you are spending.
Next, you can
search for award flights by selecting Book a Flight, then Award Booking at the top of the page.
When
searching for award flights, ensure that LAN operates the flight and the airline code LA displays on the flight number.
Just as if you were
searching for an award flight on Delta, you can use Delta's online award search function to find Korean Air business class award space:
You'll first want to
search for award flight availability on etihad.com, and then call American Airlines reservations to book.
A look at how you can make the best of American Airlines's very restrictive rule that prevents travelers from booking stopovers on AAdvantage award flights, plus a tip on how to
search for award flights that some airlines won't show you.
I then
searched for an award flight from Washington, DC to New York City and found the required award space.
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.
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.
When you start
searching for an award flight, your first instinct is to enter your origin and destination cities.
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.
Searching for award flights is reasonably straightforward.
Note that most airline websites will ask you to register for their frequent flyer program before you can
search for an award flight.
Even though, we're
searching for award flights on British Airways and using British Airways currency, Avios, the actual flight booked will likely be flown by one of their partners.
For instance let's say you have US Airways miles so
you search for an award flight on US Airways» own website.
Be sure to toggle from Book with Money to Book with Avios as I've boxed in red to
search for an award flight.
I don't know if makes a difference or not, but I've logged into my family members Aadvantage account and
searched for award flights.
Not exact matches
Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam
award flight searches online, allowing you to
search for award space yourself rather than calling the airline.
You can
search for award space on Korean Air's website, but make sure you select that you are searching for a SkyTeam Award (otherwise the search will only look for Korean Air flig
award space on Korean Air's website, but make sure you select that you are
searching for a SkyTeam
Award (otherwise the search will only look for Korean Air flig
Award (otherwise the
search will only look
for Korean Air
flights).
While Delta does have plenty of issues as a frequent flyer program, you are able to
search for and book
award flights on their website.
You can also do your own check to see how many miles you need from the airline's website: Just look under the reservations page, and
search for the section that mentions
award flights.
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.
If you want to
search for award space on
flights operated by American Airlines, you can
search and book on the British Airways site.
Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam
award flight searches online, allowing you to
search for award space yourself rather than calling the airline.
Flights from North America can be tough to snag, but
searching Europe to Singapore is much better
for award availability.
Don't use Asia Miles to
search for award space on
flights operated by Cathay Pacific if you are not using Asia Miles to book.
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.
When you
search for award space, make sure you find
flights on United, as other options on Star Alliance carriers will also show in the
search results.
So if you're looking to use those BA miles I'd recommend
searching for flights through American Airlines, and checking the «use
award miles» box when you
search.
Here's how to
search for an example MileSAAver
award flight from New York to London in February 2018 (off - peak dates).
You might find it helpful to begin by
searching for one - way
flights and only later attempt to make a round - trip or multi-city reservation once you know all the dates that have
award availability.
To do so, I
searched for each of these
flights as a one way
award.
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.
Once you locate United
award availability,
search for that same
flight on singaporeairlines.com and book the
flight online.
When you
search for award space, make sure you find
flights on United, as other options on Star Alliance carriers will also show in the
search results.
For example, consider this award flight I searched for beginning early next ye
For example, consider this
award flight I
searched for beginning early next ye
for beginning early next year.
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.
You must have and log into your British Airways Avios Executive Club account to
search for and book
award flights on the British Airways website.
Award flights to Europe can easily be
searched for and booked on AA.com.
If you are looking
for a
flight and the
search engines say there is no low level
award availability, there are ways to be creative and check some alternative routes.
Again using United's one - way
award search tool as a guide, I began
searching not
for flights from Auckland to Los Angeles, but rather
for flights from Auckland to Honolulu, then
for flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles, knowing that Honolulu would be a viable stopover target on the return journey.