To redeem this award, use the first chart and find flights with one -
way flight distances less than 4,800 miles (falling into Zone 5).
To redeem this flight award, you must use the third award chart and calculate a one -
way flight distance less than 4,800 miles to be within Zone 5.
Not exact matches
The study found that point values will differ depending on the
distance flown, the fare class, whether the
flight is domestic or international, or one -
way vs. round trip.
Through this new
way of learning, I explained at the event, students would not only be able to fire pumpkins in homemade cannons, but they would also be able to predict the
distance, speed and velocity during
flight.
British Airways has a
distance based award chart which means that certain
flights could cost as little as 4,500 miles each
way on American Airlines.
It's also possible to book a one -
way flight with a stopover for the same cost as a regular one -
way flight, as long as the stopover doesn't bump you into a higher
distance tier.
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.
You can then transfer those points to Virgin Atlantic, which has a generous award chart with
flight redemptions based on one -
way distance, and occasionally offers transfer bonuses adding to the potential value.
For example, a one -
way flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong is a
distance of 7,260 miles, which makes it a Zone D award.
Like I said, domestic
flights are always a good
way to go when traveling long
distance, just make sure to book them through travel agents or at the airport as sometimes you won't be able to book them online without a local credit card.
Because Avios awards are
distance - based, the short
flight from Miami to Orlando costs just 4,500 Avios one -
way per person.
One -
way flights between 601 - 1,600 miles in
distance require 6,000 Mileage Club miles in low season, 7,500 miles in regular season, and 9,000 miles in high season.
For Emirates award
flights, you should reference the first award chart; since the one -
way distance is less than 7,000 flown miles, Zone 7 pricing applies.
One -
way flights within Japan start at 5,000 Mileage Club miles, but the actual redemption rates are based on the season and the
distance between cities.
Alaska one -
way flights cost from 5,000 to 12,500 miles depending on the
distance and regardless of the ticket price.
For example, the flying
distance between New York and Tampa, is just a hair above 1,000 miles which means it would cost 7,500 Avios per one -
way flight if there was a non-stop
flight between these two cities on American.
There are basically three different
ways to book award
flights domestically: 1) revenue - based awards with Southwest, JetBlue, or Virgin America; 2)
distance - based
flights with British Airways Avios; or 3) traditional region - based award redemptions with domestic airlines, such as United, American, Delta, and Alaskan (or any other alliance partners).
The new chart is
distance based with
flights shorter than 700 miles starting at only 5,000 miles each
way.
Round - trip
flights that are shorter than 500 miles in
distance qualify for a 1,000 - mile discount, and one -
way flights receive a 500 - mile discount.
As an example, the JAL First Class redemption I booked between Tokyo and London earlier this year set me back 70,000 AAdvantage miles (booked pre-devaluation) and $ 22.60 in taxes and, to me, a one -
way First Class
flight over that kind of
distance is probably worth around $ 2,000.
And because British Airways Avios partners with Alaska Airlines and is a
distance - based award program, you can book one of these non-stop
flights from almost any West Coast gateway for just 12,500 points one -
way vs. 40,000 miles through some other programs.
You're allowed up to two per one -
way flight, depending on the total
distance traveled.
One -
way flights on British Airways and partners Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Iberia, Finnair, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, LAN and TAM on
distance of 1 - 650 miles are 4,000 - 5,000 Avios one -
way in economy and 7,750 - 9,000 one -
way in business.
One -
way British Airways, Cathay Pacific, LATAM, and Qantas
flights on
distances of 1,151 - 2,000 miles are 10,000 Avios in economy and 20,000 Avios in business.
The Total Etihad Guest Miles in the Earn Table is based on an example of a one -
way flight from Abu Dhabi to London (the physical
distance between Abu Dhabi and London is 3,409 miles).
However, the roundtrip
distance band goes all the
way up to 14,000 miles, which means for no additional Avios you can add up to 3,024 additional
flights miles on another oneworld carrier.
One -
way flights on British Airways» partners American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Japan Airlines on
distances of 651 - 1,151 miles are 7,500 Avios in economy and 15,000 Avios in business.
These awards are marked down 50 % to either 5,000 or 8,000 miles one -
way, depending on the
distance of the
flight.
This allows you to book roundtrip economy
flights domestically up to 1,150 miles in
distance each
way for 15,000 Avios.
Since
flight redemptions are based on
distance, your miles can go a long
way when exploring cities throughout Alaska, for example.
Domestic
flights now start at just 5,000 miles one -
way, depending on
distance.
Because British Airways has
distance - based pricing for its rewards, short one -
way flights within Europe will potentially cost as little as 7,500 Avios.
Nonstop
flights up to 1,150 miles in the U.S. cost 7,500 Avios one
way and 10,000 Avios for
distances 1,151 - 2,000 miles.These are the only
flights worth booking for Avios, and even so, you might still be better off with Delta miles, which you can transfer in a 1:1 ratio, so for a domestic ticket you might want to check Delta availability first.
For example, with Qantas»
distance - based chart, you'll redeem the same 180,000 miles for a
flight between New York and Milan, but in the case of Qantas, that's round - trip — yes, you can book a round - trip award via Qantas at the same rate Alaska charges for a one -
way.
Avios is also a
distance - based mileage redemption program, so short - haul awards require fewer miles than long - haul awards, with redemptions starting at just 4,500 Avios each
way for
flights under 600 miles, such as those between New York and Montreal.
As I've mentioned before, there are many reasons why British Airways Avios can be great, including the fact that they are
distance - based meaning shorter
flights require fewer miles — even if fares on certain routes can be as expensive, if not more so, than on long - haul routes; and that you can use them for one -
way travel as well.
This leaves
flights from Frankfurt and Munich to both Cape Town and Johannesburg (a
distance of more than 5,000 miles each
way) for just 50,000 miles.
Reward
flights can be had for as little as 7,500 miles one -
way for short
distances and British Airways has numerous partner airlines, including American Airlines.
However, unlike the other airlines that charge 25k for all intra-US
flights, using Avios to book AA and soon to be US Airways
flights that are less than 2,000 miles (one -
way) in actual
distance are only 20,000 Avios Round - trip or fewer for rewards tickets.
In the most recent British Airways devaluation, they changed
flights within the US under 650 miles in
distance to 7,500 Avios each
way (which is still a great deal in many cases) rather than 4,500 each
way.
Since American Airlines updated its award chart and announced several other program changes after it mergered with US Airways and British Airways levies high fuel surcharges on transoceanic
flights, LATAM Pass's
distance - based oneworld awards can be one of the most economical
ways to travel within the alliance.
That might sound odd, but you can use British Airways miles to fly on American Airlines with a pretty good
distance - based reward chart that starts at just 4,000 frequent flier miles one
way for
flights of less than 650 miles.
Just take the
distance of the city pairs, for example JFK to Los Angeles is 2,458 miles (you can use this
flight calculator to get
distances between cities), so it would be 12,500 miles in economy class one
way.
This looks like an unannounced sale, with short haul
flights under 700 miles in
distance pricing at 8000 MileagePlus miles each
way (instead of 10,000) and other domestic
flights pricing at 10,000 miles (instead of 12,500).