There is a number of airlines that are providing the number of first-class seats on discounted rates in their fleets. There are still several truly fabulous options to fly to Europe in first class. So, here discussing the top five airlines that help how you can book these flights with points or miles.
This one of the most exclusive experience that is showing that there are still plenty of great ways to get to first class flight deals using your miles.
Num 1: Singapore Airlines
Singapore flies from New York to Frankfurt, so this one is a great option for getting from the East Coast to Europe.
- Facilities:
Each Singapore A380 aircraft has just 12 suites in 3 rows. The middle 2 seats are combinable into one larger suite if two people are traveling together. And it also has sliding doors with curtains for privacy, a 23-inch entertainment screen and a power panel with universal adapters. Passengers can order meals in advance, from the number of available choices.
- Booking With Miles:
You can book Singapore Airlines First Class Awards by earning KrisFlyer miles. For boosting your KrisFlyer balance, is available with lots of great choices. You can transfer Amex points that you earn with cards like the Amex EveryDay Preferred Card and The Platinum Card. If you want to use Chase Ultimate Rewards points, you must have either the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card or the Ink Plus Business Card in order to transfer to KrisFlyer.
Num 2: Lufthansa
The newer version of Lufthansa First Class is now aboard Lufthansa’s A330, 747-8 and A380 aircraft. Lufthansa services large number flights from Europe to North American airports and vice versa. The huge hubs like JFK, LAX and Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, Denver, Seattle and more.
- Facilities:
The seats have typical open suite-style chairs that fold down into beds. There are also having fancy features like temperature-regulating duvets and noise-dampening carpet insulation. Each seat has an entertainment screen, and meal service includes Champagne and a signature caviar course.
- Booking With Miles:
You can book your flights by using Lufthansa’s own frequent flyer program Miles & More. United miles are another great option. You can also consider the Chase Ultimate Rewards points or the Sapphire Preferred or Ink Plus cards. Your best choice is probably to use Air Canada Aeroplan miles.
Num 3: Emirates
This airline is discontinued anytime, so it can be another great option to get from the East Coast to Italy to experience the first-class suites.
- Facilities:
The suite has 86 inches of pitch and also has a bed, which is 78 inches long and 23 inches wide with doors. The suite is also featured with wall-mounted flat screen TV with over 1,000 entertainment options on demand. A fully stocked private mini-bar and dine-on-demand meal service are also available. Passengers can hang out at the cocktail bar at the back of the A380’s top deck.
- Booking With Miles:
You can book Emirates First Class Awards with 3 ways.
- Alaska Mileage Plan miles
- Emirates Skywards miles
- JAL Mileage Bank miles.
You can also choose the option Alaska to accrue these miles. Alaska requires 100,000 miles each way from the US to Europe on Emirates in first class. If you want to use Emirates Skywards miles, then it might be an advantage of transfer bonuses.
Another, most affordable option for booking flights, is booked them with Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Because you receive a 5,000-mile bonus for every 20,000 SPG points transferred to partners. If you have 80,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points, then you can book a round-trip award between New York and Milan that is based on JAL’s distance-based award chart.
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