How to Fly Delta One Lie-Flat Seats on Domestic Routes in May 2025 by JT Genter April 30, 2025 18 Delta mostly uses its internationally-configured aircraft, well, on international flights. However, during May 2025, Delta has scheduled widebody aircraft with lay-flat business class seats on 1,931 domestic U.S. flights. That's an average of around 62 flights a day! In this article, we list out all 50 routes and the exact flights where you'll find these aircraft flying within the U.S. Plus, we'll show you the best ways to book these flights with points and miles.
How To Fly American Airlines’ Best Business (and First) Class Seats Within the U.S. by JT Genter May 3, 2025 307 Usually, you have to fly pretty far to fly in American Airlines' best lie-flat business and first-class seats. However, during May 2025, AA is flying 1,599 flights within the U.S. using these internationally-configured and specialty aircraft. Check out this article to see the 30 routes that have an Airbus A321T or Boeing 777 or 787 flying within the U.S. this month.
Book Soon: Widespread Turkish Airlines Business Class Availability From the US to Istanbul by Tyler Glatt June 17, 2024 0 We love it when award availability is prevalent. That's the case right now with Turkish Airlines business class. So, if you've never flown lie-flat to Istanbul, here's your chance; availability is generous between the end of this year and into the first quarter of 2025. Here's a look at some ways you can book a Turkish Airlines business class seat to Istanbul.
Crazy Good Availability for Starlux Flights Using Alaska Miles by Ryan Smith July 26, 2023 9 Alaska Airlines and Starlux (the Taiwan-based airline) launched a partnership earlier this year, and mileage redemptions with Alaska Mileage Plan miles are now live. That means you can book Starlux awards. And I'm not just saying, "In theory, you can book awards." You really can book awards...pretty much any day you want. Let's show you how to take advantage of this award availability for a dream trip to Taiwan or onward to other points in Asia.
Wide-Open Availability: Book Etihad First Online From 62.5K AA Miles by Carissa Rawson May 4, 2023 2 Etihad's business and first class award flights are in high demand and often impossible to find. Now, book these sought-after awards online via American Airlines with routes from the U.S. and worldwide. Costs start at 62,500 miles and range up to 115,000 miles for the longest flights.
Delta Announces New Routes and Launches Premium Select Pricing to Hawaii by Sam Helmy August 27, 2022 0 Delta recently released pricing for a slew of new routes coming late this year, including Atlanta to Cape Town, Los Angeles to Tahiti, Atlanta to Tel Aviv, and more. The Atlanta-based airline also launched Premium Select fares on new and existing routes to Hawaii. Here's where we are finding the best value using cash and SkyMiles.
Deal Alert: Excellent Singapore Airlines First Class Award Availability by JT Genter December 12, 2021 18 Great news, luxury travelers! Singapore Airlines is bringing the A380 back into its fleet, meaning the return of some of the best first-class products in the sky. Best of all, Singapore Airlines has opened award availability on several routes, including from New York to Frankfurt. Some routes have Singapore Airlines first class award availability every day!
Qantas Announces Resumption of International Flights, Increases Award Space by Ryan Smith October 29, 2021 16 Qantas international flights will resume soon - including to the U.S.! In addition to publishing start dates and routes, Qantas also announced extra award space availability and also extended its flexibility policy into early 2022. Here's what you need to know.
The Best Ways to Book United’s New Routes to Africa, India, And Hawaii by Ross Denkin October 27, 2022 14 United has announced 7 exciting new routes for 2021 to Hawaii, Africa and India. Although details are slim on some routes, others are already on sale. So, we at AwardWallet dug into the best ways to book these new routes with miles and points. Here's how to book United business class to Hawaii from 15,000 miles each way, Africa starting at 52,000 miles each way, and India for as little as 52,500 miles each way.
The Best Ways to Book Delta’s New Cape Town Route With Miles by Ross Denkin June 21, 2020 16 Staring in October 2020, Delta will begin flying to Cape Town, South Africa! This route was announced in mid-May, but it was just put on sale today. So, we took a look at the cheapest mileage options to fly between the U.S. and South Africa on this newly-modified route — without having to pay 465,000 SkyMiles for business class.
Fly to Europe in 2021 in Polaris Business Class for Just 45,000 Miles by Patrick Stouffer June 8, 2020 34 We've hit the jackpot of business class award availability to Europe! There's excellent availability through May 2021 to almost all European destinations served by United Airlines. Even better, most of this award availability is bookable with Turkish Miles & Smiles, meaning that these redemptions can cost as little as 45,000 miles per person! Who's ready to book a European vacation?
The New Workaround to Use the Old American Airlines AAdvantage Award Search by Ross Denkin June 3, 2020 28 Slowly but surely, American Airlines continues its transition toward its refreshed award search tool. However, many travelers prefer the legacy search tool for the options it offers those looking for saver award availability. While it may now require more steps, a workaround remains available for those who prefer the old award search tool.
American Airlines Moves Morocco To Europe, Decreasing Award Prices and Increasing Routing Options by Ross Denkin April 28, 2020 29 Overnight, American Airlines moved the entire country of Morocco from Africa to Europe—at least for the purposes of award travel. Believe it or not, the impacts of this change are largely positive for award travelers traveling between many regions—including from the U.S. to Europe. Read more about the impacts on mileage costs, possible routings, and award ticket taxes and fees.
Interesting New Routes in August 2019 and Beyond by Elina Geller August 16, 2019 24 We're excited to report that several new flight routes have been recently announced. In addition to giving you more options for paid airfare, new routes are always a great opportunity to snag hard-to-find award availability before the rest of the points and miles community catches on.
Virgin Atlantic Schedules First A350 Route by Elina Geller July 20, 2019 26 In April, Virgin Atlantic revealed its newly designed A350 airplane. Well now, travelers can start getting excited because on September 10th, the new plane will start flying the popular New York-London route.
JetBlue to Start Flights to London by Sam Helmy May 3, 2019 65 JetBlue has announced that it will commence flights to London in 2021. The new service is planned to launch with daily flights from New York (JFK) and Boston and will feature an updated Mint business-class cabin.
You Can Now Book AA Premium Economy Awards Online by Sam Helmy April 30, 2019 64 American Airlines has quietly introduced the ability to book premium-economy awards online. Currently, only AA operated flights are eligible, and you need to use a special page on the AA website to search for availability.
Japan Airlines to Allow Award Bookings 360 Days Before Departure by Andrew Kunesh March 13, 2019 52 JAL Mileage Bank will now open its award calendar for JAL operated flights 360 days out, up from the previous 330 days. This is good news for JAL Mileage Bank members, but not so great for some partners. Here's the full scoop.
Air Italy Launching Flights to Chicago, But Later Than Originally Planned by Andrew Kunesh February 22, 2019 47 Air Italy has pushed back the launch date for its new route from Chicago to Milan to sometime in 2020. The flight will be the airline’s sixth North American destination. Although it’s disappointing to see the date bumped from May 2019 into 2020, it’s good news to see that it hasn’t been canceled entirely.
Qatar Qsuites Coming To Boston In March 2019 by Sam Helmy December 8, 2018 51 Qatar Airways has announced it will be upgrading its Doha to Boston route to Qsuites business class in early 2019. Boston will be the sixth U.S. city to feature the world’s best business-class product.
JetBlue Sets its Sights on Europe by Sam Helmy June 21, 2017 50 It seems that JetBlue has set its sights on the lucrative transatlantic market! What is even more interesting is that the airline has not set its sights on competing with the low-cost carriers like Norwegian and WOW air, instead, they seem to be going after premium customers, with aircraft with a heavy Mint configuration.
United Adds New Transcon Route and Improves Amenities by Sam Helmy June 14, 2017 19 United is bringing a slew of changes to its transcon business, including a new premium transcon route, and improving amenities in Business class and Economy Plus. In its press release, United confirmed that the Summer of 2017 will add the Boston to San Francisco route as a premium service route.
Norwegian Targets Africa and the Far East by Sam Helmy April 11, 2017 21 Norwegian has announced that it has its eyes firmly set on expanding its routes into Asia and Africa. This comes on the heels of Norwegian expanding its route network to the US twice over the last couple of months. The company’s CEO confirmed to the UK’s Telegraph that the company is seriously considering expanding its route to Africa and Asia, and while there is no current concrete plans the company is definitely looking to head further afield in its bid to revolutionize budget-long-haul travel.
Norwegian Expands its US Route Network Again (April 2017 Edition) by Sam Helmy April 9, 2017 8 Norwegian announced new routes from Denver/DEN and Seattle/SEA to London Gatwick/LGW. The Seattle route is scheduled to start on September 17, 2017. The Denver-Gatwick route is scheduled for September 16, 2017, with a twice-weekly service for the summer season on Tuesdays and Saturdays. During the winter the company plans a 3-flight a week service which will start on November 2, 2017.
Delta Adds Transcon Routes but Cuts Some Benefits by Sam Helmy March 27, 2017 20 Delta is adding Delta One service to new routes from LAX to DCA and SFO to BOS, but that means no more complimentary upgrades for Medallion members. You'll need to use an upgrade certificate if you want to sit at the front of the plane for these flights.
Norwegian Announces Additional Routes to the US by Sam Helmy March 7, 2017 15 Norwegian has announced the launch of its fourth nonstop Scandinavian destination with two new routes from Stewart International Airport and T.F. Green Airport to Bergen Airport Flesland beginning this July.
AirAsia X Gains Approval to Operate Flights to the US by Sam Helmy January 26, 2017 22 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.The low-cost carriers have revolutionized...
Wide Open Delta Awards to Hawaii this Summer by Sam Helmy January 9, 2017 20 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.One of the most frustrating...
