US Airways award travel chart change
Feb 7, 2013, 7:20 am
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US Airways has also split out Alaska as a separate destination zone for flights from the continental US, raising the rates at the medium and high levels. And low-level first class awards between North America and Hawaii are now 80K rather than 70K. High level business class between North America/Hawaii and Europe or South America are down to 325K from 350K. Finally, the middle and high tier rates between North America/Hawaii and the Middle East have spiked dramatically; at the top end a first class award goes from 240K to 350K.
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Last edited by sbm12; Feb 7, 2013 at 11:22 am Reason: high C dropped to SAm/Europe
Feb 7, 2013, 8:59 am
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To be fair, there are a couple of reductions as well.
Feb 7, 2013, 9:05 am
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Feb 7, 2013, 9:21 am
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The off-peak Europe biz award was probably the best bargain in the FF game, so its a shame to see that go but very difficult to complain over-much about it. It was a massive discount compared to basically every other airline. I don't really care about changes to the medium or high awards, since I'm quite unlikely to use them anyhow.
Last edited by MikeLaw; Feb 7, 2013 at 10:59 am Reason: misread the award chart
Feb 7, 2013, 10:56 am
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I've been taking advantage of the CP no award change fee and piecing a trip together for next week. I already had my flight to Europe booked from PHL in Envoy but hadn't found a low level of CLT-PHL. DO you think it is going to reprice when I find my connection to PHL? Or will it stay at the old 30000?
Feb 7, 2013, 11:23 am
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Yeah, the drop from 350K to 325K for High business class seats between Hawaii/N.America and Europe/S.America doesn't really make me feel so warm and fuzzy given the other hikes.
Last edited by sbm12; Feb 7, 2013 at 12:58 pm Reason: typo
Feb 7, 2013, 11:59 am
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I think the major argument here is..no warning. Some time to prep would have been nice.
Feb 7, 2013, 12:57 pm
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Notice in advance could be well appreciated in particular in increasing some rates over 40% (Middle East - High Level). Yes - they did a rate drop of 8%...Some token.
Did any one had success finding "Low" level award on international flights in Envoy?
This is simple - Yes, we agreed to the terms and than we started collecting the miles, now it is like stock that got DE Valued as you have coins you can't use.
Miles for trade in value used to be worth $X.XX and now it is half the value as tickets are not available and if they are available you need double the miles.
Did any one had success finding "Low" level award on international flights in Envoy?
This is simple - Yes, we agreed to the terms and than we started collecting the miles, now it is like stock that got DE Valued as you have coins you can't use.
Miles for trade in value used to be worth $X.XX and now it is half the value as tickets are not available and if they are available you need double the miles.
Feb 7, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Originally Posted by antonius66:20204408
I think the major argument here is..no warning. Some time to prep would have been nice.
Feb 7, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Feb 7, 2013, 2:53 pm
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That was the first thing I noticed. So one can still use *A to fly first class to Japan for 120,000 miles (I did that years ago on ANA -- difficult to book, but possible at least) yet may need 325K miles for business to Europe... 0_o
Unless I'm missing something? (I admit to not paying much attention to FF programs lately, my travel isn't what it used to be...)
Unless I'm missing something? (I admit to not paying much attention to FF programs lately, my travel isn't what it used to be...)
Feb 7, 2013, 3:17 pm
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Picking up on the above observation...I suspect that for many of us on FT it's only the loss of off-peak rates that are a real impact (off to Rome next week for 55K).
My own reality check...after millions of points redeemed over the last few years the only other use for DM is with *A partners and to lock in the occasional transcon upgrade when traveling with someone else. Neither is effected...YET.
My own reality check...after millions of points redeemed over the last few years the only other use for DM is with *A partners and to lock in the occasional transcon upgrade when traveling with someone else. Neither is effected...YET.
Feb 7, 2013, 4:48 pm
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there goes my HNL to Europe Business class award...oh well....
Feb 7, 2013, 7:33 pm
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Yup. But is that because they know that the won't be with *A for much longer - so why change things for a year or so and make a big stink???
I don't know why they didn't wait until the end of this year's off peak season to pull the fares to Europe. I looked a couple of days ago and I saw 5 days at most PHL-LHR/CDG/AMS. I can't see it would have done much harm to let those who were aiming for this year to try their luck - and then say they were not continuing with the program in 2014.
I don't know why they didn't wait until the end of this year's off peak season to pull the fares to Europe. I looked a couple of days ago and I saw 5 days at most PHL-LHR/CDG/AMS. I can't see it would have done much harm to let those who were aiming for this year to try their luck - and then say they were not continuing with the program in 2014.