Distance-based frequent flyer programs - Revision history

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	Discounted awards are available for domestic flights within Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Finland, Spain, the UK, Germany, Russia, Jordan, India, Japan, Fiji, and Australia.		Discounted awards are available for domestic flights within Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Finland, Spain, the UK, Germany, Russia, Jordan, India, Japan, Fiji, and Australia.
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		+	'''Virgin Atlantic requires small numbers of miles for short-distance flights in Europe'''. Flights of less than 600 miles are only 4,500 miles and flights between 601 and 1,249 miles are only 8,500 miles. Off-peak prices are even lower at 4,000 or 7,500 miles.

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 The best way to get a sense of which program requires the fewest miles is to use the various "Award Pricing" tools like [//www.awardhacker.com/ AwardHacker]. However, you need to be careful, because the exact cost may depend on the exact routing you take, and these tools won't always provide accurate information for your trips.
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 You may need to use each program's award calculators to figure out the exact number of points needed for your award. {{Link|award options}}.

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 === Determining which Oneworld distance-based program to use ===
-The best way to get a sense of which program requires the fewest miles is to use the various "Award Pricing" tools like [//www.awardhacker.com/ AwardHacker]. However, you need to be careful, because the exact cost may depend on the exact routing you take, and these tools won't always provide accurate information for your trips. The tools do a good job of directing your attention to the right set of programs, but you may need to use each program's award calculators to figure out the exact number of points needed for your award. {{Link|award options}}.
+The best way to get a sense of which program requires the fewest miles is to use the various "Award Pricing" tools like [//www.awardhacker.com/ AwardHacker]. However, you need to be careful, because the exact cost may depend on the exact routing you take, and these tools won't always provide accurate information for your trips.
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 You may also want to look at our analysis of which distance-based programs is usually best for different types of flights. {{Link|best distance programs}}.

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-'''Cathay Pacific charges based on the total distance flown for each one-way flight'''. Since connecting flights are longer than a non-stop route, they may require more points, but you don't pay for each flight separately.
+'''Cathay Pacific charges based on the total distance flown for each direction'''. Since connecting flights are longer than a non-stop route, they may require more points, but you don't pay for each flight separately.
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-'''Qatar and Garuda charge based on the total distance between the origin and the destination, even if you make a connection'''. Connecting flights don’t require any more points than a nonstop. In our example, you’d be charged based on the 3,950-mile air distance between Cincinnati and London, regardless of which routing you take.
+'''Qatar and Garuda charge based on the total distance between the origin and the destination, regardless of the connection'''. Connecting flights don’t require any more points than a nonstop. In our example, you’d be charged based on the 3,950-mile air distance between Cincinnati and London, regardless of which routing you take.
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 '''JAL and Iberia charge based on the total distance you travel'''. You add up each of the individual flights (in both directions) to calculate the distance traveled. Since connections only add a small amount of extra distance, they usually don’t change your mileage tier and don't increase the total cost of the award, but in some cases they could.</li>
-These programs are priced assuming you’ll be travelling round-trip. Because short trips cost more per mile than longer trips, they tend to be very expensive for one-way flights. In our example, the distance each way would be 4,027 miles, rather than the 3,950-mile air distance between the cities. (587 miles to New York, then 3,440 miles from New York to London), which pushes the trip into the next higher mileage tier. On JAL, a round trip of 8,054 miles would cost 47,000 / 85,000 / 135,000 points, but a one-way ticket of 4,027 miles would cost much more than half this much, at 37,000 / 60,000 / 90,000 points.
+These programs are priced assuming you’ll be travelling round-trip. Because short trips cost more per mile than longer trips, they tend to be very expensive for one-way flights. In our example, the distance each way would be 4,027 miles, rather than the 3,950-mile air distance between the cities (587 miles to New York and 3,440 miles from New York to London), which pushes the trip into the next higher mileage tier. On JAL, a round trip of 8,054 miles would cost 47,000 / 85,000 / 135,000 points, but a one-way ticket of 4,027 miles would cost much more than half this much, at 37,000 / 60,000 / 90,000 points.
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 <li>'''If you are flying on more than one partner, most of these programs switch to a different "multi-carrier" chart that is based on total distance'''. British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia, and Qantas each have a “multi-carrier” chart for trips which combine at least two partner airlines (not counting their own flights). In our example, if you were getting to London by flying American Airlines between Cincinnati and New York and then Aer Lingus from New York to London (via Dublin), Cathay Pacific would use its more expensive multi-carrier chart, rather than its regular award chart. But if you were flying to Hong Kong by taking an American Airlines flight to Tokyo and a Cathay Pacific flight from there, you would still use Cathay's regular award chart. </li>
-Every multi-carrier award chart is based on the total distance traveled, like the “normal” JAL and Iberia charts. While the multi-carrier charts require more points per mile traveled than their “regular” charts, they are usually cheaper if you need to make connections or want to make stopovers. For example, if you know you need to make a connection, it can be cheaper to mix airlines and force British Airways to use its multi-carrier chart, rather than sticking with the regular award chart.
+Every multi-carrier award chart is based on the total distance traveled, like the “regular” JAL and Iberia charts. While the multi-carrier charts require more points per mile traveled than their “regular” charts, they are usually cheaper if you need to make connections or want to make stopovers. For example, if you know you need to make a connection, it can be cheaper to mix airlines and force British Airways to use its multi-carrier chart, rather than sticking with the regular award chart.
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-<li>'''In addition, each program has a set of non-alliance airline partners'''. Each of these different frequent flyer programs allow you to take advantage of distance-based awards on a set of additional airlines (beyond the Oneworld alliance). For example, you could use Malaysia’s program for distance-based awards on Air France, British Airways' program for distance-based awards on Alaska, or Cathay Pacific's for distance-based awards on Air Canada.</li>
+<li>'''In addition, each program has a set of non-alliance airline partners'''. Each of these different frequent flyer programs allow you to take advantage of distance-based awards on a set of additional airlines (beyond the Oneworld alliance). For example, you could use Malaysia’s program for distance-based awards on Air France, British Airways' program for distance-based awards on Aer Lingus, or Cathay Pacific's for distance-based awards on Air Canada.</li>
 <li>'''Garuda Airlines and Air Europa are the only SkyTeam airline with a distance-based award chart—but they are usually more expensive than region-based alternatives'''. Nevertheless, there will be times when Garuda’s price of 15–17,500 points (25-30,000 in Business) for flights of less than 1,500 miles will be cheaper than the region-based alternatives.</li>

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 === True distance-based programs ===
-While some region-based programs offer short distance awards, other frequent flyer programs are truly distance-based. They calculate the required number of miles based on the distance you are flying, rather than the regions you are flying between.
+While some region-based programs offer special short distance awards, other frequent flyer programs are always distance-based. They calculate the required number of miles based on the distance you are flying, rather than the regions you are flying between.
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-And, to give you an idea of how far you can fly, here is the region that is within 800 miles of Paris:
+And to give you an idea of how far you can fly, here is the region that is within 800 miles of Paris:
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