A one-way award is a redemption flight booked in a single direction, with no return flight on the same ticket.
A one-way award is a redemption flight booked in a single direction, with no return flight on the same ticket.
Also called: One-way redemption.
How it works#
Many programmes price an outbound and a return as two separate segments, so a one-way award costs exactly half of a round trip and can be combined freely with another programme, a cash ticket or a different route home. Some programmes or fare types still require a round trip or charge a premium for one-ways. The award chart of each programme states which rule applies.
Not to be confused with#
A one-way award is not an open jaw: an open jaw has two flights with a differing departure or arrival city, a one-way has a single flight.
In German#
The German term is Einfache Strecke. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Award ticket: An award ticket is a flight paid for with miles or points instead of cash; taxes, fees and surcharges almost always still have to be paid in money.
- Open jaw: An open jaw is a round trip on one ticket where the return airport differs from the outbound destination, with the gap covered some other way.
- 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.
- Positioning flight: A positioning flight is a separately booked flight to the airport where the real trip starts, often because that is where award space was found.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onPoints and miles.