{"id":6117,"date":"2023-11-24T17:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mer.tours\/first-class-award-tickets-can-be-cheaper-than-economy-seats-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:34:58","slug":"first-class-award-tickets-can-be-cheaper-than-economy-seats-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelaffiliatewebsite.com\/mer\/first-class-award-tickets-can-be-cheaper-than-economy-seats-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"First-class award tickets can be cheaper than economy seats \u2014 what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Believe it or not, sometimes the cost of a first-class ticket<\/a> is less than an economy seat.<\/p>\n

While this can<\/em> happen with cash fares, I see it occur more frequently with airline miles. When all things fall into place for a surprise pricing redemption, it’s usually on a popular travel route and date where demand is soaring for economy seats, but it’s not a route that folks typically fly in first class.<\/p>\n

Related: 6 tips for finding cheap award flights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A perfect example of this is the roughly two-hour flight from Los Angeles International Airport<\/a> (LAX) to Salt Lake City International Airport<\/a> (SLC) if you’re looking to catch some snow and skiing during the winter holidays on Dec. 1, 2023. The cost of an economy seat on Delta is a staggering 32,000 Delta SkyMiles<\/a> one-way for a 7 a.m. flight. However, you can instead fly in domestic first class for just 26,000 SkyMiles miles on the 11:45 a.m. flight.<\/p>\n

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