Reservations and Frequent Flier Program Charts
September 10, 2009 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Airlines
| Reservations | ||||
| Airline | Book round-trip ticket by phone | Preferred seat | Ticket change fee: Domestic-International |
Fee to change flight to same destination on day of departure1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | $15 | $6 or $20 | $75-Not applicable | $75 |
| Alaska | $15 | Not available | $75 online; $100 on phone; $125 at travel agency-$100 | 0 |
| Allegiant | $23.50 per one-way flight; $33.50 for roundtrip | $5-$25 | $50 per one-way flight-Not applicable | Not allowed to change ticket within 24 hours of departure |
| American | $20 | Not applicable | $150-$150-$250 | $50 |
| Continental | $15 | Not available | $150-$150-$250 | $50 |
| Delta | $20 | Not available on Delta; $5-$35 on domestic flights, $15-$75 Northwest international flights | $150-$250 | $50 |
| Frontier | $25 | Not available | $50 or $150-$150 | $75 or $150 |
| Hawaiian | $10-$25 | Not available | $150 or $200 per flight-$150 or $200 per flight | $150 or $200 per flight |
| JetBlue | $15 | $10-$40 | $100-$100 | $40 |
| Midwest | $25 | $20-$50 | $100-$100 | $50 |
| Southwest | 0 | priority-boarding fee $10 | 0-Not applicable | 0 |
| Spirit | 0 | $7-$20 | $100 online; $110 on telephone-$100 online; $110 on telephone | $100 online; $110 on telephone |
| United | $25 | $14-$119 | $150-$150-$250 | $75 |
| US Airways | $25 domestic ticket; $35 international ticket | $5-$30 | $150-$250 | $50 |
| For confirmed seat; difference in fare may also be charged. | ||||
| Frequent Flier Programs | |||
| Airline | Book free ticket: on phone-online2 |
Change free ticket's origin-destination: domestic-international |
Buying miles-credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | 0-0 | $75- Not applicable | $39.50-credit |
| Alaska | $15-0 | $75 online; $100 on phone; $125 at travel agency-$100 | $25-1,000 miles when buying a ticket online; $27.50-1,000 miles when redeeming miles |
| Allegiant | Not applicable- Not applicable | Not applicable- Not applicable | Not applicable- Not applicable |
| American | $20-0 | $150-$150 | $27.50-1,000 miles |
| Continental | $25-0 | $150-$150 | $32-1,000 miles |
| Delta | $20-0 | $100-$100 | $27.50-1,000 miles |
| Frontier | $25-0 | $75-$75 | $28-1,000 miles |
| Hawaiian | $10 or $20-0 | $30 or $50-$50 | $30-1,000 miles |
| JetBlue | $15-0 | $100-$100 | $5-point, plus $20 fee |
| Midwest | $25-0 | $50-$50 | $25-1,000 miles, plus $20 processing fee |
| Southwest | 0-0 | 0-Not applicable | 0-Not applicable |
| Spirit | 0-Not available | $70-$70 | not available |
| United | $25-0 | $150-$250 | $32.25-1,000 miles, plus $35 processing fee |
| US Airways | $55 domestic flight; $70-$95 international-$25-$50 | $150-$250 | $25-1,000 miles, plus $30 processing fee |
| A fee may apply or could be higher if booking is made close to departure. | |||
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