Bonus miles are the way airlines use to gain loyal customers. If a person often flies with a certain carrier, then award miles are accumulated on his account, which can be spent in several ways. Today, almost all airlines participate in additional bonus programs, many of them even unite into alliances so that the traveler has a wider choice.
Instructions
Step 1
Most airlines require registration in the award miles system. To do this, you need to open the carrier's website, find a link to the frequent flyer program and follow it. Typically, this link is not difficult to locate, as companies display it prominently for advertising purposes. They may even send you an email inviting you to participate in the frequent flyer program.
Step 2
Bonuses can be awarded in miles or points - it depends on the airline, but for the passenger there is no difference, because these are just different ways to designate the same phenomenon. To spend them on something, see the table of services provided for bonus miles, as well as their value expressed in miles.
Step 3
The main way to redeem miles is to receive an award flight. Its range will depend on the number of miles accumulated. Many airlines require a lot of miles for long flights, and much less for short flights. For example, they can set up multiple flight zones for those who decide to take advantage of the free flight. Each zone is charged with bonus miles according to its own terms.
Step 4
You can redeem miles not only for the flight, but also for services provided during the flight, paid for in the usual way. You can spend your miles and exchange your Economy Class seat for Business Class. Or pay in this way for other services - depends on the conditions of a particular company.
Step 5
Earning award miles is directly related to how often and how far you fly. As a rule, a longer flight allows you to get more miles, a business class category gives several times more miles than an economy class ticket. Some companies run promotions, accruing more miles for some flights than for all others during a certain period. You can even earn miles by staying at airline-recommended hotels.
