It’s been a busy six months for the Star Alliance – welcoming a new member, winning a Skytrax award, automating fares with Sabre, and now adding Premium Economy to its Round-The-World fares.
The group announced the expansion today, allowing agents to book Premium Economy Class on the RTW tickets.
The Class is available through 11 airline members on three mileage bands: 29,000, 34,000 or 39,000 miles.
Star Alliance airlines offering the product are: Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, EVA Air, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, Singapore Airlines, THAI and Turkish Airlines.
On flights where Premium Economy Class is not offered, travellers will be accommodated in Economy Class.
“With eleven of our member carriers now offering a dedicated Premium Economy cabin, we are pleased to offer our customers the opportunity to make use of this extra comfort on their Round-the-World travels.”
Horst Findeisen, Star Alliance VP Commercial and Business Development
With the new fares, customers can choose from 17 different Star Alliance RTW fare options: Three for travel in First Class, four for travel in Business Class, three for travel in Premium Economy and seven for travel in Economy Class.
This range of fare levels allows customers to select the mileage requirement and class of travel which best suits their personal travel needs.
Actual fares vary by market and, in general, offer better value for money than purchasing individual one-way tickets on separate airlines to cover the same itinerary.
Children between the age of two and 11 pay 75 percent of the applicable adult fare, while infants under two who do not occupy a seat can be taken along for 10 percent of the applicable adult fare.
Customers can also build their own routings within the mileage limits of the different fare levels.
Travel needs to commence and end in the same country and in general be in one direction, either going East or West, although some zigzagging is permitted within a continent.
Both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean must be crossed once. Stops lasting a minimum of 24 hours must be made in at least three cities, with the overall itinerary including a maximum of five to 15 stops.
