Index

Glossary A–Z

Every frequent-flyer term on the site, from award availability to upgrade awards.

A

Alliance and partner earningPartner earning means flying airline A and crediting the miles to airline B's programme; the rate comes from B's partner chart.
Award availability: what “award space” meansAward availability means that a loyalty programme offers the flight and cabin you want in exchange for points or miles when you search.
Award charts: distance bandsA distance-band award chart groups routes into mileage ranges and assigns a price to each range. The measure and itinerary rules come from each programme.
Award charts: route tablesA route-based award chart lists the miles needed for an award ticket by origin and destination; you just look up the pair, with no zones or distance bands.
Award charts: zonesA zone-based award chart prices travel by the origin and destination regions, cabin and award type defined by a programme.

Booking class and mileage earningA ticketed flight’s booking class can affect mileage earning, but the result depends on the programme, carrier and ticket.

Distance-based earningDistance-based earning is the classic way to earn miles: miles credited = flight distance × the earning rate for your booking class, regardless of how much the ticket cost.

Ineligible classesIneligible fare classes are booking classes a programme explicitly excludes from earning, typically the cheapest discount fares, award tickets and group fares.