Since they were
short economy flights on AA I just used AVIOS for those, but would have rather not.
British Airways Avios are great for
short economy flights.
British Airways and Iberia Avios are good for
short economy flights on oneworld partners... and they even offer the occasional Business Class sweetspot.
In both cases, the new valuation of 1.25 cents per point when used in the Travel Center makes transferring a better option even for
these short economy flights.
Not exact matches
> Value: Domestic Saver
Economy Class round - trip rewards start at 25,000 miles (15,000 miles for some
short haul
flights on Air Canada).
Under its Reward Saver scheme, you pay a fixed # 35 fee on most
short - haul
economy flights, as long as you earn at least one point in the year before you book.
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip
short - haul
flight in
economy class with a maximum ticket price of $ 350.
Flights within Australia can be booked for 20,000 miles in
economy if they're 1,000 miles or
shorter, and 40,000 miles in
economy for distances longer than 1,000 miles.
Passengers can book
economy flights of 2,000 miles in length or
shorter for 40,000 HawaiianMiles (60,000 in premium
economy and 80,000 in first).
That's because the distance of this route falls just a few miles
short of what typical transatlantic
flights take and slides the trip down to a rate of just 12,500 Avios each way in
Economy.
For 15K Aeroplan miles + (sometimes exorbitant) booking fees and taxes, you can fly roundtrip on a
short haul
flight in
Economy.
Economy class
flights shorter than 800 miles are 8,000 United miles while one - way
flights longer than 800 miles are 15,000 United miles one - way.
Economy class
flights should also be considered, as
flights shorter than 800 miles only need 8,000 reward miles.
Economy class
flights shorter than 800 miles (most of the intra-Oceania
flights) require 8,000 reward miles one - way, while
flights longer than 800 miles are 12,500 reward miles one - way.
However, adding a
short - haul
economy flight to a long - haul business or first class
flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia Avios required for your award redemption.
This is similar to how United treats
short domestic
flights in the U.S. of less than 700 miles: they cost 10,000 miles for a one - way
economy class ticket.
The best uses of Ultimate Rewards are polar opposites: cheap,
short,
economy flights on British Airways and ultra-lux long - haul
flights on Singapore Airlines and Korean Air.
Round - trip
flights that are 1,400 miles or
shorter cost 20,600 Flying Club miles in
economy and 37,000 in business class.
MileSAAver (U.S. and Canada
flights under 500 miles)-- discounted
short flight rate for
economy / business travel
Upgrades are very economical, beginning at 5,000 miles for
economy to premium
economy on a
short flight.
The best way to use British Avios on American is booking
short flights in
economy for 7,500 and 10,000 Avios.
In addition, there are now lower prices for most
short - haul intra-region
Economy awards for regions outside of the U.S., such as
flights within Europe.
We lowered prices on most
short - haul intra-region
Economy Saver Awards for regions outside of the U.S., such as
flights within Europe.
Flyers can use Avios points (at one cent per point) to pay for things, but this represents a rather poor value since a
short - haul
flight costs only 4,500 points in
economy.
Therefore you should always be on the lookout for bargains when getting around the country or on an
economy flight (especially
short - haul
flights).
You'll soon be able to purchase
short - haul, one - way
economy flights on partners for only 8,000 United miles when your route is 800 miles or
shorter.
If you have to pay high fees or fuel surcharges on an
economy or
short - haul
flight, you should be especially cautious about using points for that redemption.
The cheapest one - way
short haul
flights of 650 miles or less will be discovered in Europe & Asia that can be as low as 4,500 points on non-peak
flight days and 5,000 points on peak days, plus fees and taxes, for an
economy seat.
The
shortest flights start at 4,000 Avios for an off - peak
economy ticket.
That blows, but for a
flight this
short it still only comes to 18,000 Avios (remember, the first class price is 4x the
economy price, which for this 496 - mile
flight would be only 4,500 Avios).
Short hops within North America start at 7,500 Avios for
flights of 1,500 miles or less in
economy class.
If you're looking to fly to one of the more expensive European destinations (in this example London would come into that category) and if you're not pressed for time, I'd consider flying to one of the cheaper destinations (Brussels) and catching a cheap
short - haul
economy class
flight to your final destination — that could save a few hundred dollars.
Premium
economy is called Ottima on
short - and medium - haul
flights, and Classica Plus on long - haul
flights.
Alaska Airlines miles are valuable for everything from
short - haul
economy flights to long - haul first - class travel.
Buy on board food options are commonplace on most airlines»
short - haul routes all around the world but, when it comes to long - haul
flights, it's generally only the low - cost carriers like WOW and Norwegian that ask
Economy Class passengers to pay extra for their food.
Partner
economy awards were unchanged, including the super valuable
short haul prices of 4,500 to 10,000 Avios for
flights up to 2,000 miles.
As you'll see in that article, Avios are excellent for
short - haul
flights around the US / Mexico / and Caribbean,
flights from the west coast to Hawaii,
economy flights from the East Coast to Europe, and other intra-continent
flights around the world in places like South America and Australia.
Covering both long haul and
short haul routes flown by Iberia and its subsidiaries, passengers can save 40 % off the Avios cost of «Blue Class» (cheapest
Economy Class) reward
flights.
British Airways has announced that it is cancelling its
flights between London and Doha for a period of 3 months from the end of March and, while this may not be the best news for flyers booked into World Traveller Plus (Premium
Economy) it's nothing
short of fantastic news if you're booked to fly...
LOT
Economy Plus is now available on all LOT
short and medium - haul
flights.
Note: As part of this trip I took a British Airways
Economy Class
flight from London Gatwick to Pisa but, as I have already reviewed BA's
short haul
Economy Class offering a few times, I'm not going to review that again here.
The LAX - AKL
flight will be, approximately, 13 hours long and the seat dimensions in American's 787s
Economy cabins don't look like they're going to make the
flight feel any
shorter!
We already know that Cathay will be following the herd as it reconfigures its 777 - 300 aircraft with 10 - across seating in
Economy Class — so that's the end of comfort in Cathay Pacific's
Economy Class cabin — and recent rumors have suggested that the airline would introduce «buy on board» meals on its
short - haul
flights while, at the same time, giving up on the idea of offering «dine on demand» in Business Class.
Compared to 7,500 Avios in
economy, for example, 30,000 Avios for a
short American Airlines
flight in first class is probably not worth it (this looks to be corrected to business class pricing in 2017).
Aside from a few
short - haul
economy flights we paid for out of pocket, the only costs we encountered were taxes and fees on our award tickets — all of which cost less than an
economy fare would have on any of the
flights.
Just as I don't book long haul
Economy Class awards I don't consider
short haul Premium Cabin bookings to be a good use of my miles — I can handle an exit row in
Economy Class for a
short flight.
Alaska Mileage Plan miles are valuable for exploring the United States since
short - haul
economy flights start at only 5,000 miles.
Despite this I always buy a regular
Economy Class fare rather than a «hand baggage only» fare (HBO fare) because I want to be able to select a seat in the exit row for what is a long
flight (for
short - haul).
I find the post-merger UA gives me so much more flexibility... I connected through IAH so many times the TSA guys would wave at me... now I can fly non-stop if I want to... and the premium
economy for those
short flights is great.
Gustafson: Yes on long haul we have
economy extra, which will be renamed SAS Plus starting this June, where are changing our service concept completely on
short haul
flights.