You Will Have to Fight for Your Frequent-Flyer Rewards

It’s getting more and more difficult to get a free airline ticket using your frequent-flyer miles. If you have tried to use your frequent-flyer rewards, you have probably already experienced this.

If you are lucky enough to book a ticket with your miles, you will probably be required to use a significantly higher amount of miles to attain that free seat than the standard award.

Why has it come to this? It’s because the market is flooded with frequent-flyers miles, and airlines continued to sink the amount of seats they make available for frequent-flyer use.

What airline has the best frequent-flyer program? It’s Southwest Airlines. Why? Well, you fly eight round-trip flights in a two year period and you qualify for a free ticket. It’s simple and they have the inventory to make it happen.

Which airline has the worst frequent-flyer record? U.S. Airways, because only 4% of their passenger traffic is from frequent-flyer awards.

Are your frequent-flyer miles at risk?

No matter what airline you have your miles with, check into the program. Check your miles, and see what it will take to get that free seat you have earned.

If you think it will get harder to get your free ticket, book a reservation now, even if you are uncertain about using it. You will have your frequent-flyer ticket, and if you don’t use it for the date you booked, you may have to pay a small fee to change your reservation, but at least you’ll have your ticket.

Now Take Off!