Shrewd Alternatives

January 2011
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Route Fare / Class of Service Lesser Known Carrier Alliance or Airline Partners Mileage Program Partners Miles Earned EQMs* Major Carrier with Next Best Fare Savings FCF Comments
Miami - Paris $1,270 / Business Corsair None None 0 0 Air France / $3,343 $2,073 / 62% Corsair has no alliance or mileage partners. Non-stop service is to Orly using B747s, with Business Class(Grand Large Class) on the upper deck. Seat stats:120 degree recline,44” seat pitch.
Miami - Rio de Janeiro $1,685 / Business LAN oneworld AAdvantage 1.25 1.5 American / $2,644 $959 / 36% LAN’s B767s on this route have flatbed seats (23” wide, 74” pitch).
Miami - Santiago $1,259 / Business Avianca Delta SkyMiles 1.5 0 American / $2,749 $1,490 / 54% Seat stats for B767: 150 degree recline,18” seat width, 56” seat pitch.
New York - Milan $1,200 / Business Air Europa SkyTeam SkyMiles 1.5 1.5 Delta / $3,253 $2,053 / 63% Air Europa is part of the Flying Blue program. Non-stop service on AirEuropa is from NYC to Madrid, connecting service is on Alitalia.
Philadelphia,Washington,DC -Brussels $1,900 / Business Jet Airways American, United AAdvantage, Mileage Plus 1.25 0 United / $2,920 from Washington $1,020 / 35% Non-stop service on Jet to Brussels is from New York;connecting service is on American or United. Jet A330-200 seat stats: flat-bed seats, 23.2” seat width, 49” seat pitch.
Delta SkyMiles 150% 0%

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<small><i>*Elite Qualifying Miles</i></small>