This is because airlines use revenue or
zone based award charts for their routing, creating differences in mileage requirements.
EVA Air has a pricey,
zone based award chart.
Contrary to how standard
zone based award charts fall apart in short distances (like the LAX - LAS example above), distance based programs excel in short - medium range flights.
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Etihad has many partner airlines, each with its own
award chart; some are
zone -
based and some distance -
based.
When it comes to redeeming miles, American's
award chart is
zone -
based, which means the cost depends on the regions you're flying from and to.
Valuation: ANA announced last year that it would transition to a
zone -
based award chart; however, the new system launched in April ended up being less rewarding than what was originally presented.
American implements a
zone -
based award chart, and the best redemptions are at the MileSAAver level, if you can secure them.
Since the
award chart is
zone -
based, you would get more value as you fly a longer distance (for example, if you go from British Columbia to Florida).
The Miles & More program uses
zone -
based award charts, and the value of themiles will vary from redemption to redemption.
American Airlines» chart is
zone -
based, meaning
award flights traveling from any country in your departing
zone to any country in your arriving
zone will be the same.
American implements a
zone -
based award chart, and the best redemptions are at the MileSAAver level, if you can secure them.
When it comes to redeeming miles, American's
award chart is
zone -
based, which means the cost depends on the regions you're flying from and to.
Redemptions are done against an
award chart which lists the cost for each type of flight, either
based on
zones, countries, or distances.
If you are going to be doing two very long roundtrips (coast - to - coast) that push you into the fifth class of the distance chart, you are likely going to be better off buying two distinct roundtrip
awards from United / Aeroplan etc, which are priced
based on the
zone you fly in.
Aside from SouthWest's unique way of pricing rewards
based on the actual dollar amount of the ticket, most airlines
base their
award prices on
zones crossed.
British Airways doesn't have a multiple destinations option due to its distance -
based (not
zone -
based)
award booking that doesn't allow for stopovers on the mileage charge calculation.
Since the
award chart is
zone -
based, you would get more value as you fly a longer distance (for example, if you go from British Columbia to Florida).
When you use HawaiianMiles to book flights between Hawaii and the mainland, the lowest tier on the
zone -
based award system (i.e. Coach SuperSaver) results in a flat 40,000 miles round - trip, or 35,000 miles with their co-branded credit card.
ANA, Korean Air, JetBlue, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia are all booked according to
zone -
based award charts.
This means you can use your miles for Aer Lingus, Iberia, and British Airways flights
based on the standard six
zone award chart.
The AAdvantage loyalty program uses a
zone -
based pricing scheme that naturally favors international, premium cabin
awards that may or may not have connections.
Delta's
award pricing is essentially
zone -
based, but they don't actually publish an
award chart anymore.
Though you'll see a somewhat similar approach with some domestic carriers, like Virgin America and Jet Blue, who charge their frequent flyers a redemption rate
based on the current cost of the ticket, most carriers break out their
award redemptions into
zones.
Award Tickets correspond to a fixed, zone - based award chart, while Always Flight Award prices depend on demand and are calculated at the time of boo
Award Tickets correspond to a fixed,
zone -
based award chart, while Always Flight Award prices depend on demand and are calculated at the time of boo
award chart, while Always Flight
Award prices depend on demand and are calculated at the time of boo
Award prices depend on demand and are calculated at the time of booking.
Air Canada offers two types of
award tickets: ClassicFlight, which adhers to the standard,
zone -
based award chart pricing, and Market Fare, which is pegged to the cost of cash tickets and priced
based on demand.
There are four different
award charts used by ANA, of which two have seasonal variations, two are
zone -
based, and two are distance -
based.
British Airways has a distance -
based award chart, so
award flights can price out radically higher or radically lower than
awards booked with
zone -
based loyalty programs.
Because American has a
zone -
based award chart (as opposed to a mileage
based award chart like that used by British Airways) it doesn't matter where in the US you start from or which European country you're going to — the cost is the same.
British Airways
award chart has nine
zones based on flight distance.
This can provide substantial savings over
zone -
based award programs, particularly on short hops, but also by maximizing the high end of each distance range category.
Distance -
based: An
award chart or price
based on the number of miles the flight or itinerary travels, not the places or
zones it travels between.
ANA, part of Star Alliance, is moving from a distance -
based award chart to a
zone -
based one.
If you recall, the old Avios
award chart was
based on
zones.
As a reminder, the old
award chart was broken into 9 distance -
based zones.
The EuroBonus
award chart for flights on its own airlines, which include SAS, Wideroe and Estonian Air, is
zone -
based with five
zones: Nordic, EU1, EU2, USA and Asia.
Because of its close partnership with American Airlines, you can use Avios to book pretty much any American flight for a fraction of the miles, since the Executive Club uses distance -
based awards rather than
zone -
based awards.
These rates rival those of British Airways, which also has excellent short - haul,
zone -
based award pricing.
The airline uses a
zone -
based award chart, and the value of the miles will vary,
based on the dates booked.
The
zone -
based redemption charts they use don't care about making connections or if I leave from the East Coast vs. West Coast, so I can add extra flights if it means finding those with the best
award space.
The mileage requirements are
based into
award zones.
We know that the program is in many ways similar to United's in terms of elite status and
zone -
based award chart.
Flying Blue is the frequent flyer program of Air France, KLM and other carriers, and like other programs that offer
zone -
based awards, Flying Blue takes its own unique view of world geography
based on its history.
Here's what the
award chart looks like for one - ways,
based on
zones and economy / business / first seating.
There are now two
zone -
based award charts: one for flights operated by ANA and one for ANA's partner airlines, both Star Alliance members and non-members.
Most airlines operate on a
zone -
based award chart.
Especially if off - peak rates apply, the
zone -
based one - way
awards can add up to less than than the mileage -
based Explorer.
Valuation: ANA announced last year that it would transition to a
zone -
based award chart; however, the new system launched in April ended up being less rewarding than what was originally presented.
British Airways is an exception here, in that their
award chart is distance -
based and not
zone -
based.