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Flying Lesser-Known Airlines Yields Big Business Class Savings

Route	Fare / Class of Service	Lesser Known Airline	Alliance or Airline Partners	Mileage Program Partners	Miles Earned	EQMs*	Major Carrier with Next Best Fare	Savings	FCF Comments
Los Angeles - Bangkok	$3,188 / Business	Philippine Airlines	No major U.S. airline	None	0	0	Thai Airways / $4,987	$1,799 / 36%	Connection in Honolulu and Manila. Seat
									stats: Flat recline with a 15 degree angle,
									about 20” wide, and 59 to 60” seat pitch.
Miami - Buenos Aires	$1,560 / Business	Aerolineas Argentinas	No major U.S. airline	None	0	0	American / $3,139	$1,579 / 50%	Non-stop service: All travel has to be completed
									by June 30: Ticketing deadline March 4.
New York - Dusseldorf	$2,046 / Business	Air Berlin	No major U.S. airline	None	0	0	Lufthansa / $2,940	$894 / 30%	Non-stop serivce on an A330-200. Seat stats:
									150-degree recline, about 19” wide, and a 53” seat pitch.
New York - Lisbon	$1,100 / Business	Air Europa	SkyTeam	Delta / SkyMiles	1.5	1.5	Continental / $3,072	$1,972 / 64%	Connection in Madrid. Seat stats: 170-degree
									recline, about 20” wide, and a 56” seat pitch.
New York - Shanghai	$3,099 / Business	Air Canada	Star	CO, UA, US	1.25	150%(CO, UA)	Continental / $5,590	$2,491 / 45%	Connection in Toronto or Vancouver. Seat
									stats: 180-degree recline, 21” wide, and a 75” seat pitch

CO = Continental, UA = United, US = US Airways. * EQM = Elite Qualifying Miles

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Everybody knows how frequently airfares change (some estimates claim that there are up to 500,000 fare changes daily). Because that’s a few too many for me to keep up with, I cannot guarantee that all fares I discuss will be available when you make a booking. Also, for the sake of a quick and easy reading “executive summary” format, all fare rules and restrictions can’t possibly be included. Fares quoted usually don’t include taxes, either.

Flying Lesser-Known Airlines Yields Big Business Class Savings

CO = Continental, UA = United, US = US Airways. * EQM = Elite Qualifying Miles

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CO = Continental, UA = United, US = US Airways. * EQM = Elite Qualifying Miles

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Flying Lesser-Known Airlines Yields Big Business Class Savings

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