Shrewd Alternatives

February 2011
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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
Boston, New York - Stockholm $1,562 / Business IcelandAir Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan 1.25 0 Delta / $3,001 $1,439 / 48%
Connection is in Reykjavik. Seat stats
on its B757-200: 120-degree recline,
20.5” seat width, and 39” seat pitch.
Chicago - Barcelona $1,225 / Business Pakistan Airlines None None 0 0 American / $2,682 $1,457 / 54% Nonstop service on a B777-200.
Los Angeles -
Rio de
Janeiro,
Sào Paulo
 $1,770 / Business Copa Airlines Continental OnePass 1.5 1.5 Delta / $3,852 $2,082 / 54%
Connection is in Panama City using
a B737-800 (16 seats) from LAX;
onward connections on the same aircraft
or a B737-700 (12 seats).
New York - London $2,500 / First Kuwait Airways None None 0 0 American / $9,144 $6,644 / 73%
Nonstop service on a B777-200,
which offers 24 seats in First Class
with a 15” seat recline and a 61” seat pitch.
Seattle - Manila $1,838 / Business Hawaiian Airlines Delta SkyMiles 150% from Honolulu to Manila 0 Delta / $3,940 $2,102 / 53%
Forced overnight in Honolulu. Fare
allows two free stop-overs in
Honolulu. Seat stats on B767: 18.5”
seat width and a 8” seat recline.

* Elite Qualifying Miles

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