Flying ANA in economy class will only cost you 40,000 miles in low season,
while flights on partners will always cost 50,000 miles.
Flying ANA in economy class will only cost you 40,000 miles in low season,
while flights on partners will always cost 50,000 miles.
Not exact matches
While you might not fly directly
on all these airlines, they have valuable
partner flight options.
While award
flights on Etihad may be booked online, you must redeem miles for
partner awards over the phone by calling the Guest Services Center at 877-690-0767.
Just a quick note about booking awards
on these
partner airlines:
while Etihad award
flights may be booked online, you must redeem miles for
partner awards over the phone by calling the Guest Services Centre at 877-690-0767 at least 14 days in advance.
For example, some fare classes
on United
flights can fetch 300 % of miles flown as PQMs
while the percentage is generally capped at 150 % for the same fare class
on a
partner.
Awards to Asia generally have low surcharges,
while some of the highest are
on partner flights to Europe.
While US Airways miles can be used for award
flights across all its new oneworld
partners, the off - peak award chart only applies to awards
on US Airways operated
flights.
Business class
flights to Europe
on United Airlines are 60,000 miles one - way,
while you need 70,000 miles one - way for a Star Alliance
partner such as Lufthansa.
The reason is that
while I value the 5 bonus Hilton HHonors points per dollar at about 2 cents, and I value one United MileagePlus or Delta Skymile at about 2 cents, I earn Skymiles through flying domestically
on Delta and
partner flights, and can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to United,
while earning Hilton HHonors points will become much harder after the changes to the earning structure of their co-branded American Express credit cards go into effect in May.
While Singapore Airlines has one award chart for all Star Alliance
partners, it has a separate one for
flights on Virgin Atlantic.
While Virgin Atlantic charges half of the miles required for a round - trip award
on its own
flights, the award rates will vary if you book a
flight on one of their
partners.
While you can do an online search for Virgin Atlantic
flights on their own site, searching
partners for awards space isn't so simple.
While award space
on these six
partner airlines can be found online, keep in mind that they still fall under a different award chart than
flights on Japan Airlines.
While economy class awards aren't changing much, there will be some significant increases in the cost of business and first class awards
on American Airlines»
partners —
flights on American Airlines have their own award chart.
This is an interesting converse to United's decision to greatly increase its
partner award charts
while imposing modest changes
on its own
flights.
This is great news because Alitalia has a relatively small network for
flights on its» own metal, so being able to use your benefits
on partner flights will significantly expand the number of destinations you can reach
while still enjoying elite perks.
While Delta isn't a Chase travel
partner, you can transfer your point to Air France Flying Blue or Korean Air to book a
partner flight on Delta.
While you can find good reward redemption options with any of these travel
partners, your best redemption options will be the airline rewards as your points can easily be worth at least 2 cents each
on many
flights because you have more options and competition with
flights.
While it's extremely hard to use AAdvantage Miles effectively
on American Airlines
flights, I do still manage to spend at least 100,000 miles every year
on partner airlines (usually Cathay Pacific or JAL).
On the flip side, Asiana passes along fuel surcharges on most partner award flights, while United generally doesn'
On the flip side, Asiana passes along fuel surcharges
on most partner award flights, while United generally doesn'
on most
partner award
flights,
while United generally doesn't.
While award
flights on Etihad may be booked online, you must redeem miles for
partner awards over the phone by calling the Guest Services Center at 877-690-0767.
Business and first class
flights on Star Alliance
partners from the United States to Europe cost 70,000 and 110,000 MileagePlus miles each way, respectively,
while Asiana charges just 40,000 and 50,000 Asiana Miles each way.
Just a quick note about booking awards
on these
partner airlines:
while Etihad award
flights may be booked online, you must redeem miles for
partner awards over the phone by calling the Guest Services Centre at 877-690-0767 at least 14 days in advance.
This is not surprising since the AAdvantage award chart allows you to mix and match
partners, so it is more difficult to target
flights on Alaska and raise their costs
while leaving other
partners untouched.
It's interesting to note that American Airlines is only willing to award EQD at a maximum of 30 % of miles flown for BA marketed
flights while Delta (who AA has been unashamedly copying so far) awards Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQD) at a maximum rate of 40 % of miles flown
on its major
partners.
Meanwhile, United Airlines and regional
partner Mesa Airlines are proposing
flights from Houston to Havana
on Sunday through Friday,
while Southwest Airlines wants to offer daily service from Fort Lauderdale to Havana.
While those Avios are great for short - haul
flights, particularly within Europe, you won't want to use them to fly between the U.S. and Europe unless you book
on one of British Airways» oneworld alliance
partners, like airberlin.
Note that
while flights on any of Delta's
partner airlines count toward the mileage requirement, only
flights on Delta or
partner flights ticketed through a Delta channel count toward the spending minimum.
While both cards will give you the ability to redeem miles for
flights, you will lose a lot of flexibility because you will only be able to redeem
on the specific airlines and their
partners.
While economy award
flights are generally competitively priced
on both charts, business and first class awards
on partner airlines are almost always overpriced.
While you can book
flights on nearly 30 airline
partners with Asiana miles, you have to book through Asiana's frequent flyer program.
While Alaska Airlines offers free stopovers in Fiji
on one - way award
flights to Australia or New Zealand, even if you book with one of their
partners.
While PQMs are still earned
on a distance basis for both United and
partner flights, the percentage of miles flown earned as PQMs is smaller
on partners.
For example, some fare classes
on United
flights can fetch 300 % of miles flown as PQMs
while the percentage is generally capped at 150 % for the same fare class
on a
partner.
United charges 70k miles one - way in business for Star Alliance
partner flights between North America and Europe,
while business class seats to Europe
on United metal would be just 57k United miles.
United opens their calendar ~ 338 days out for travel
on partner airlines,
while they only open up space for travel
on their own
flights ~ 335 days out.
Such changes and delays are beyond our control and
while we and our floatplane
partners do our best to adhere to plans, sometimes, for the safety of passengers, scheduled
flights are cancelled or delayed until such time as pilots receive the all - clear to take off from YVR South Terminal to fly direct to the resort, or other destination
on Vancouver Island to be supplemented by ground and / or boat transfer.
However, most ThankYou Points
partners impose fuel surcharges
on nearly every award,
while American Airlines miles impose fuel surcharges only
on British Airways and Iberia award
flights.
While Hawaiian has many airline
partners, you can't mix
partner airlines with Hawaiian Airlines
flights on an award, and the prices for
partner airline
flights are pretty high.