What is Award chart?

An award chart is a published price list stating how many miles an award flight costs in a given region and cabin, independent of the cash price of that flight.

Also called: Award table, Fixed award chart.

How it works#

An award chart sorts routes into zones and gives each zone a fixed mileage price per cabin. Anyone who knows the chart can work out the cost of a redemption in advance and compare programmes against each other. Chart-based programmes are predictable, but not permanent: the chart can be replaced at any time, and replacing it is the most common form a devaluation takes.

Not to be confused with#

An award chart is not to be confused with dynamic award pricing: a chart states a fixed mileage price, while dynamic pricing ties the mileage number to the current cash fare and moves daily.

In German#

The German term is Prämientabelle. German version of this term

Related terms#

• Dynamic award pricing: Dynamic award pricing is a mileage price tied to the cash fare of a flight, which is why it moves daily instead of sitting in a fixed chart.
• Peak and off-peak award pricing: Peak and off-peak award pricing is an award chart with several price levels depending on travel dates, typically high, low and shoulder season.
• Sweet spot: A sweet spot is a redemption where an award chart asks for far fewer miles than the cash price of the route would suggest.

Articles that use this term#

• What is the difference between an award chart and dynamic pricing?
• Why the best redemptions are on partner airlines
• What is a sweet spot redemption?
• How does a distance-based award chart work?
• What is a point actually worth, and how do you work it out yourself?
• What happens to my points during a devaluation?