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It used to be the case that award tickets were either available on a flight or they weren’t – and if they were, they were available at a fixed, published cost according to the award chart of that frequent flyer program. Many airlines still operate their frequent flyer programs this…
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An airline ticket price is composed of three different parts – the Base Fare, the Carrier-Imposed Surcharges, and the Mandatory Government & Airport Taxes/Fees. All three of these added up together make up your total ticket price – some airlines also charge credit card or payment processing fees on top…
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Revenue or cash tickets have more complex fares than award tickets – this is because award tickets are priced either dynamically or using a “is or isn’t available” model. Revenue fares have a bunch of other factors associated with them, all of which come together to form a final price…
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When booking revenue tickets, you always want to calculate how many miles or points you will earn for flying the ticket – especially if booking a mileage or status run. These days, fares are all over the place and are largely determined by your origin and destination, among other factors….
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The biggest disappointment in the entire frequent flyer industry is the idea of revenue-based programs whereby miles earned are based on how much you spend rather than how much you fly – these programs are not frequent flyer programs anymore, but rather frequent spending programs. The entire idea of a…
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