Below are the redemption rates for a frequent flyer award ticket between Dubai (DXB) and Funchal (FNC). You will see how many air miles are needed to travel between DXB and FNC.
The calculations on Milez.biz are based on the rates published by the frequent flyer programs; we currently track approximately 80 frequent flyer programs with approximately 200 different calculations possible. The calculator checks every frequent flyer program in the system to see if the destination pair is served by that program and then shows the number of air miles needed for an award flight.
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| From: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai International -- DXB) |
| To: | Funchal, Portugal (Madeira Airport -- FNC) |
| Frequent Flyer Program(s): | All programs |
| Best Rate(s): |
ConnectMiles CopaAirlines / Star Alliance
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Air Canada Aeroplan / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy w/ Partner Airlines (rate calculated via FRA) 71,000 |
| Round trip in Business w/ Partner Airlines (rate calculated via FRA) 120,000 |
| Round trip in First Class w/ Partner Airlines (rate calculated via FRA) 180,000 |
Air Canada's Aeroplan program is part of the Star Alliance universe. In addition to flights with all the Star Alliance partners, Aeroplan members can also redeem flights with: Etihad, Air Creebec, Air Serbia, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Canadian North, Eurowings, GOL, Juneyao, Olympic, and Vistara.
The program underwent a big overhaul in November 2020. One of the key changes was that fuel surcharges have been eliminated.
The program underwent a big overhaul in November 2020. One of the key changes was that fuel surcharges have been eliminated.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan [Finnair Partnership]
American Airlines AAdvantage [oneworld / Partners]
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| Round trip in Main Cabin 40,000 |
| Round trip in Premium Economy 65,000 |
| Round trip in Business / First 85,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 125,000 |
AAdvantage does not charge fuel surcharges in most cases, be it for American Airlines flights or flights on oneworld partner carriers.
British Airways and Iberia are the exceptions to this rule. BA redemption flights are usually accompanied by several hundreds of dollars in extra fees.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
Read the following post on One Mile at a Time for extra details on transit zones with AA award tickets:
http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/04/29/the-dark-side-of-americans-award-ticket-rules/
British Airways and Iberia are the exceptions to this rule. BA redemption flights are usually accompanied by several hundreds of dollars in extra fees.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
Read the following post on One Mile at a Time for extra details on transit zones with AA award tickets:
http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/04/29/the-dark-side-of-americans-award-ticket-rules/
Amigo (Avianca Brasil) / Star Alliance
ANA Mileage Club / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 40,000 |
| Round trip in Business 68,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 120,000 |
Asiana Club / Star Alliance
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Egyptair Plus / Star Alliance
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EuroBonus (SAS) / Star Alliance
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EVA Air Infinity MileageLands / Star Alliance
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Flying Returns (Air India) / Star Alliance
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FlySmiles (SriLankan Airlines) / oneworld
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LATAM Fidelidade Multiplus / oneworld
| Round trip in Economy 50,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 130,000 |
| Round trip in Business 140,000 |
TAM Fidelidade does not charge fuel surcharges on its award flights. As per government regulation, flights originating in Brazil cannot break out fuel surcharges. The programs can, however, charge airport taxes and fees on award tickets, which can be significant.
The rule about Brazil applies to all programs, not only TAM Fidelidade and GOL Smiles, so that award flights coming from Brazil, booked through any program, are often a very good bargain on any program.
The rule about Brazil applies to all programs, not only TAM Fidelidade and GOL Smiles, so that award flights coming from Brazil, booked through any program, are often a very good bargain on any program.
LifeMiles (Avianca, TACA) / Star Alliance
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Miles & Bonus (Aegean) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 40,000 |
| Round trip in Business 60,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 90,000 |
Fuel surcharges (YQ) are added for most international itineraries on most partner airlines. However, surcharges vary from airline to airline, for example Asiana Airlines (OZ) surcharges are lower than others such as Lufthansa (LH). No surcharges are collected if you redeem Aegean miles to travel on Air New Zealand (NZ) departing from New Zealand or on flights within the USA/Canada/Mexico on UA/US/AC.
Miles & More (Lufthansa) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 35,000 |
| Round trip in Business 60,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 80,000 |
Miles & More adds fuel surcharges and other fees to the miles required for an award ticket. These fees can be prohibitively expensive.General agreement seems to be that award flights in business and first class are still good bargains, whereas award flights in economy class can sometimes be more expensive than all-in tickets purchased for cash.
It is worth looking for Star Alliance flights operated by American or Brazilian airlines as they may not have fuel surcharges. LOT Polish flights do not incur a fuel surcharge.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
One way flight awards with Miles & more are 50% of the round trip rates. They are rounded down to the next 1,000-mile threshold.
It is worth looking for Star Alliance flights operated by American or Brazilian airlines as they may not have fuel surcharges. LOT Polish flights do not incur a fuel surcharge.
Be aware of some of the exceptions to the zone-to-zone award rates! If origin and destination of the award ticket are in the same zone, transit through another zone will incur additional redemption charges.
One way flight awards with Miles & more are 50% of the round trip rates. They are rounded down to the next 1,000-mile threshold.
Miles & Smiles (Turkish Airlines) / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy (Limited Capacity) 34,000 |
| Round trip in Comfort (Limited Capacity) 41,000 |
| Round trip in Business (Limited Capacity) 49,000 |
| Round trip in Economy (Seat Guaranteed) 55,000 |
| Round trip in First Class (Limited Capacity) 71,000 |
| Round trip in Comfort (Seat Guaranteed) 80,000 |
| Round trip in Business (Seat Guaranteed) 110,000 |
PhoenixMiles (Air China) / Star Alliance
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Royal Orchid Plus (Thai Airways) / Star Alliance
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SAA Voyager / Star Alliance
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ShebaMiles (Ethiopian) / Star Alliance
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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer / Star Alliance
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TAP Miles&Go / Star Alliance
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United Mileage Plus / Star Alliance
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| Round trip in Economy 55,000 |
| Round trip in Business 100,000 |
United no longer publishes an award chart and has switched to dynamic rates. The rates you see here have been sourced from the award search engine at united.com. They represent the lowest (Saver) rates we could find.
United Mileage Plus does not break out fuel surcharges on its flights or any of the Star Alliance flights!
United Mileage Plus does not break out fuel surcharges on its flights or any of the Star Alliance flights!
[OLD] Aeroplan (Air Canada) / Star Alliance
| Round trip in Economy 45,000 |
| Round trip in Business 90,000 |
| Round trip in First Class 120,000 |
Surcharges on Aeroplan award tickets can be significant. They consist of various items such as fuel surcharges, sundry charges (such as for security, facilities and passengers), taxes (HST in Canada, airport taxes etc.) and other smaller fees (e.g. airport fees). The final cost of all surcharges is also dependent on which airlines are being used and how many legs the itinerary has. The most significant cost is usually the fuel surcharge. Trans-oceanic flights usually incur several hundreds of dollars in surcharges.
Fuel surcharges do not apply to all Star Alliance airlines, the following carriers incur a fuel surcharge when booking through Aerolpan: Air Canada, Adria, Asiana, Austrian, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, THAI.
Fuel surcharges do not apply to all Star Alliance airlines, the following carriers incur a fuel surcharge when booking through Aerolpan: Air Canada, Adria, Asiana, Austrian, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, TAP Portugal, THAI.