Award ticket

How it is used

Used in airline loyalty programmes; taxes or other cash charges may still accompany redemption.

Example sentences

1. I found an award ticket for Tuesday after the weekend seats had disappeared.

   Seats available for points can differ across departure dates.

2. Her award ticket used most of her miles, and she paid the remaining taxes by card.

   Redeeming miles does not necessarily make every part of the booking free.

Common collocations

• redeem miles for an award ticket
• award ticket availability

Related terms

• fareThe amount of money you pay to travel on a plane, train, bus, taxi or boat.
• upgradeA move to a better class, seat, room or car than the one you booked, sometimes free and sometimes for an extra payment.

More terms: Booking & Tickets

• flight
• airline
• book
• ticket
• round-trip ticket
• one-way ticket
• direct flight
• e-ticket
• booking reference
• itinerary
• economy class
• interline agreement