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Add to del.icio.usMexicana Airlines flies to many destinations in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean; and it is the leading airline for flights between Mexico and the US. But here’s a little known aspect of the carrier: It provides for a strategy to net discount Business and First Class travel through its mileage program, with a variety of airlines.
You can access flights on both Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines for significant discounted Business and First Class travel to Africa through its Frecuenta mileage program’s buy-points program. Miles are a bargain, at 2.2 ¢/each, versus the usual rate of the 2.5 to 3.5 ¢ that most airlines charge.
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Sample R/T Discount Business and First Class Travel to Africa
- Lufthansa Business New York-Johannesburg: 150,000 miles. Cost in Frecuenta miles: $3,300. Regular Lufthansa Business Class airfare: $6,241.
- Lufthansa First Class Los Angeles-Nairobi: 200,000 miles. Cost: $4,400. Regular Lufthansa First Class airfare: $17,665.
- Singapore Airlines Business Class San Francisco-Johannesburg: 160,000 miles. Cost: $3,520. Regular Singapore Airlines Business Class airfare: $13,849.
Excerpted from First Class Flyer. Copyright 2007, First Class Flyer, Inc.
Hello. Does this only apply to Singapore Airlines trips from the US to Africa or will you receive similar discounts on trips to Asia as well using Mexicana miles? Thanks!
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