Looking to book an award flight on a star alliance carrier. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Additionally, you can compare offers for flight deals and easily book a cheap ticket to your dream destination. Companion award tickets cannot be issued in the scope of star alliance award tickets. Wed like to use technologies, such as cookies, to make your experience with us as enjoyable as possible. Plan and book your ticket with our online booking tool, alternatively, contact a member airline or your travel agent. You can use award miles to fly on any star alliancetm network airline the airline network that opens your travel possibilities to. Award tickets on star alliance airlines singapore airlines.
Stepbystep on how to book a star alliance award ticket with miles and smiles for someone else. Star alliance round the world booking tool star alliance. Paying for a flight with airpoints dollars is easy because one airpoints dollar is equal to one new zealand dollar. When you have miles with either of these two programs, you can book partner flights with any star alliance airline. With 27 star alliance member airlines operating over 21,000 flights every day. To redeem your miles for a flight or an upgrade on any star alliance member airline. This is one of the shortest reader questions that i have ever covered here but extremely difficult one to give an easy answer. The best ways to search for star alliance award availability 2020. United airlines mileageplus no longer allows you to be creative with your desired routing and instead forces you to accept the flight combinations their website shows if you customise your trip further using the multicity option, you will most likely be charged more miles.
Here you can search availability and book your flights using your. Unless otherwise noted, star alliance air travel awards may be booked on any combination of flights operated by star alliance members. With eurobonus you get access to a global network of award seats on any star alliance airline. May 19, 2020 choose miles transactions and then look for the star alliance award ticket area and click book now. United mileageplus lifts reward rates on star alliance flights. With star alliance, you can redeem these for flights on any member airline, irrespective of where you earned them. Many of the airlines in the alliance hide award space from partner bookings. You can now fly round the world with just two stops. See the world when you spend your airpoints dollars on a range of reward flights with our airline partners. In fact, an aeroplan member takes off every 20 seconds on a reward seat. As you can see, the star alliance has several european carriers.
You may have to call american airlines 8004337300 if youre booking a complicated itinerary or making a booking on a partner airline. Star alliance rewards are applicable for travel on one star alliance airline, excluding air canada, or two or more star alliance airlines, which may include air canada. These member airlines work together to deliver a seamless passenger experience, with frequent flyers of one airline enjoying perks throughout the alliance no matter with whom they fly. Like all star alliance members, ana will not be able to book longhaul business class and first class awards on singapore airlines see more under air canada aeroplan. If youre not unfamiliar with airline alliances, they are programs that allow you to book tickets on partner airlines with miles from another program.
How to find star alliance reward availability uponarriving. Note that the schedule identifies the star alliance member carrier that is the operating carrier for a listed flight, but does not include marketingcodeshare carriers. Partner airline reward tickets are limited in availability, at the operating carriers discretion. Star alliance is the oldest and largest global airline alliance. Flights to saudi arabia with star alliance airlines star. We kindly ask you to contact our service center plan and book your itinerary. Established in 1997, its name and emblem represent the five founding airlines air canada, lufthansa, scandinavian airlines, thai airways and united airlines. Aeroplan puts more people in more reward seats than any other canadian loyalty program. Will a pet be traveling with you in the aircraft cabin.
Codeshare flights cannot be used with flight awards. Award redemption on first class in swiss is not available. Make sure that the flight youre looking at isnt a waitlisted flight. With this announcement comes the ability to book united award flights with singapore krisflyer miles online. Together with the full resource of our 26 member airlines the star alliance network connects continents in the most seamless and comfortable way. A stopover is an intentional stop to or from a specific destination city.
Book a partner airline flight with airpoints dollars. When booking flights on one airline with a partner airlines miles, you must find saverlevel award inventory. Multicity trips allow you to visit more than one city on the same reward ticket. Use your airpoints dollars to book star alliance airline flights by calling our air new zealand contact centre. Travel around the world with award flights to seven cities of your dreams. Award tickets on star alliance book international flight. Sep 30, 2019 star alliance is the oldest and largest global airline alliance. I typically get the most value from my united airlines miles when redeeming for flights on airlines like ana, singapore or lufthansa. Apr 06, 2016 the star alliance is the largest of the three major airlines alliances star alliance, sky team, and one world.
Aeroplan rewards round the world flights turnipseed travel. With this flexible fare that offers outstanding value for money you can visit 98% of the worlds countries. How to use united airlines miles million mile secrets. Your airpoints dollars could take you further than you expect with the ability to spend your airpoints dollars on a range of reward tickets for flights with our star alliance partners. Save your personal details for faster booking, icon. Take advantage of our airline partnerships and use your airpoints dollars on a range of flights from our star alliance partners and our other partner airlines.
I had originally thought of just ana, but i realize there. You can use award miles to fly on any star alliance tm network airline the airline network that opens your travel possibilities to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide seeking new travel possibilities worldwide. The mile value of a oneway ticket is 50% of that of a roundtrip ticket. Choose miles transactions and then look for the star alliance award ticket area and click book now. The star alliance round the world fare is your ticket to travel the world. How to use the ana search tool for awards with united and. Leadership award and best airline alliance by business traveller magazine. To book star alliance flights, go to and search for your route. Sep 23, 2018 ana allows award travel on star alliance members and on a variety of non alliance partners. We are working together with our member airlines to make earning and spending miles or points more exciting.
Despite being one of the easiest alliances to find award space with, star alliance is the quirkiest airline alliance when it comes to redeeming your airline miles. Status points are only earned on star alliance carrier operated flights. A limited number of these reward tickets are available on each flight, so it. The star alliance is the largest of the three major airlines alliances star alliance, sky team, and one world. Reward flights on cathay pacific, virgin atlantic and etihad are currently only available by calling our contact centre. I wanted to know which is the best star alliance program to credit miles to both for reward flights as well as status. The best websites for searching star alliance award availability. Maximising your stopovers when redeeming krisflyer miles how to combine travel on singapore airlines and its partners to maximise stopovers singapore airlines krisflyer program has undergone radical changes in 2019, with significant increases to the singapore airlines and both the star alliance and partner airlines reward charts. Not all star alliance member airlines or all faresoptions are shown. Whatever you dream of doing, and wherever you dream of going, the star alliance round the world fare is your ticket to travel the world. Once upon a time, if you wanted to find award availability on star alliance airlines, you search options were limited to a couple of websites like and aeroplan. Wherever you fly and whichever star alliance member airline you fly with, its easy to earn and redeem miles. Star alliance codeshare flights plan plan and book ana.
Flights of united airlines o flight names of asiana airlines operated by united. You can now build and book your ideal round the world itinerary right from your own computer simply by accessing the star alliance book and fly opens in new window tool at. The most popular way to redeem miles or points star alliance. The best websites for searching oneworld award availability. These are the best websites to use to find availability. Getting to hawaii using points and miles is a dream of many award travelers, and for star alliance, theres an unlikely program to help minimize your costs.
All scheduled flights operated by star alliance carriers only. If you have miles in one of the star alliance frequent flyer programs and want to redeem them on another carrier, youll need to book the flight with. Certain booking classes on partner airlines are not eligible to earn airpoints dollars or status points. Airpoints dollars must be used to pay for the full ticket cost. I will be flying torontotokyo next year and would like to fly business using my aeroplan points, if possible. The online multicity tool allows you to build and book the itinerary for your roundtrip with one 1 stopover en route to or returning from a destination city. Enrolling in one of the 21 frequent flyer programmes provided by our member carriers allows you to collect and redeem miles, kilometres or points in the whole star alliance network. That will take you to the star alliance booking tool, which looks exactly like the booking tool on the home page, only it works for searching star alliance awards whereas the one on the home page apparently doesnt. For instance, booking a business class flight from sydney to london previously cost 90,000 united miles yearround. These award prices have also been entered in the award maximizer, which can compare the cost of an award booked with miles. Aeroplan is a transfer partner of amex and capital one, and you can also credit star alliance flights to this program. Airpoints members based in new zealand may now book reward flights on many of our airline partners online.
Star alliance network travel options united airlines. The best websites for searching star alliance award. Maximising your stopovers when redeeming krisflyer miles. Sep, 2019 to book star alliance flights, go to and search for your route. Ultimate rewards star alliance partners for europe flights 2018. To receive an award ticket for a flight on any star alliance airline you need to contact your frequent flyer programme online or via phone. How to book united award flights with singapore krisflyer miles. Please note that the tool is currently only available in english. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. The star alliance network is the worlds first and largest airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach. Paying for flights with airpoints dollars spending. At star alliance, we are investing in technology to make travel more rewarding. Star alliance awards can include multiple airlines in a single itinerary. The ultimate guide to searching for airline award space 2020.
Thai airways international star alliance about airpoints. Paying for flights with airpoints dollars see new zealand and the world with your airpoints dollars when you fly with air new zealand, the star alliance or one of our partner airlines. Norway sweden denmark australia belgium china finland france germany hong kong, china ireland italy japan netherlands poland russia singapore spain switzerland thailand united kingdom united states other countries. Book a flight online by any of the 26 member airlines by redeeming your. It offers more than 1,000 destinations and more than 20,000 flights daily across our dozens of airline partners.
Star alliance awards have limited availability and are subject to capacity controls. Book now or more information prices have been offered for round trips within the last 48 hours and might not be currently available. Star alliance award tickets can also be issued as oneway tickets. We allow one pet per adult or senior in a reservation. Ultimate rewards star alliance partners for europe flights. With the global network of air canada and star alliance member airlines, you can travel just about anywhere on a flight reward. Booking of star alliance award trips is temporarily unavailable. The airfare is calculated based on the total ticket price, including taxes, fees and surcharges. You can customize your itinerary with your preferred cities, dates, flights, and cabin class of service. On a partner airline flight, airpoints dollars and status points may be earned on a flight by flight basis rather than a journey basis. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our one world and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability.
Nov 14, 2017 booking star alliance award flights is getting more difficult by the day. Air canada aeroplan booking star alliance flights with aeroplan how can i book flights on other star alliance partners using my aeroplan points. However, only one airline is permitted when traveling on a non alliance partner no connections to flights operated by other airlines. With 27 star alliance member airlines operating over 21,000 flights every day, book and fly can take you to 1,160 destinations in 181 countries spanning the globe. Star alliancepartner airlines mileage ticketsasiana. The two star alliance partners to which you can transfer chase ultimate rewards are.
You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. For award regions in the scope of turkish airlines and star alliance flights, please see the award regions table. Star alliance gold status benefits receive unique recognition and rewards across all member airlines. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience as outlined in our cookie policy. This charge remains in place, even after the move to dynamic pricing on star alliance reward flights, although now appears to only be levied on bookings made 20 days or less before departure. Find out about earning miles on star alliance flights. How to book star alliance flights with miles for maximum value. A flight award is when you use your collected miles or points to pay for a flight. Whenever you fly with one of our member airlines, provide your frequent flyer number when booking your flight or when checking in, and the miles or points will be. Book star alliance flights with airpoints dollars booking. In november of 2017, singapore airlines announced their intention to make star alliance partner award tickets available online starting december 7th, 2017. For example, i had to book my brothers ticket to laxicnlax, i couldnt find any business class seat, so i check again with and it was showing thai business class for the date i want so i was able to book it using us airways miles. Flight schedule search browse more than 19,000 daily flights with the star alliance members view the flight schedule or use the fields below to change or refine your search.
Compare and book flights with star alliance the worlds largest global airline. On ana domestic flights, only economy class is open for redemption booking. Booking star alliance flights with aeroplan flyertalk forums. Oct 30, 2018 the two star alliance partners to which you can transfer chase ultimate rewards are.
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