When Flying Lesser Known Airlines or Using One-off Fare Promos Yield Big Business Class Savings (Make a Connection and Save)

February 2012
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[["<strong>Fare \/ Class<\/strong>","<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Alliance or Airline Partners<\/strong>","<strong>Mileage Program Partners<\/strong>","<strong>Miles Earned<\/strong>","<strong>Elite Qualifying Miles<\/strong>","<strong>Major Carrier with Next Best Fare<\/strong>","<strong>Savings<\/strong>","<strong>FCF Comments<\/strong>"],["$710 \/ Business ","New York - Santo Domingo","Delta","SkyTeam","Delta \/ SkyMiles ","150%","150%","American \/ $1,026","$316 \/ 31%","Booking code \"I\". 7-day advance required."],["$972 \/ First","Dallas - Pittsburgh","US Airways","Star Alliance","Dividend Miles","150%","150%","American \/ $2,122","$1,150 \/ 54%","Booking code \"A\". No advance required."],["$1,746 \/ First","Houston - Maui","Delta","SkyTeam","Delta \/ SkyMiles","150%","150%","Continental \/ $2,966","$1,220 \/ 41%","Booking code \"A\"."],["$2,280\/ Business","Chicago - Santiago","Copa Airlines ","United","MileagePlus","150%","150%","American \/ $3,581","$1,301 \/ 36%","Booking code \"D\". Connection in Panama City. No advance required."],["$2,974 \/ Business","Los Angeles - Tokyo","Delta \/ United","SkyTeam \/ Star Alliance","SkyMiles \/ MileagePlus","150% \/ 100%","150%","Japan Airlines \/ $5,080","$2,106 \/ 41%","Booking code \"S\" for Delta and \"Z\" for United. Valid Mon. to Thur. Valid for travel on or after March 1."]]
<small><em>Taxes and fees not included; $700 - $900 to many regions.</em></small>