| All major airlines would rather have you believe that | | | | cheaper flying on Delta, you can just get the Air |
| flight is very pricey, so that you would go ahead and | | | | France points transferred onto your Delta account. Air |
| buy their most high priced air tickets. In effect, there | | | | France and Delta are business partners, so your |
| are many options available to air travelers to reduce | | | | transfer would be entirely possible. |
| greatly on their flying fares; with even a possibility to | | | | And frequent flyer programs can be expansive to |
| Fly Free if they plan well. People who are on airline | | | | credit cards too. Though not strictly a frequent flyer |
| services' frequent flyer programs (also known as air | | | | program, your credit cards can also give you bonus |
| miles programs) Fly Free occasionally using their | | | | points for your air journey. The principle is the same. |
| accumulated points. | | | | Every time you get your credit card swiped, you |
| If you travel a special airline quite often, it is a very | | | | become eligible for some air miles, which you can |
| good idea to become a part of their many times flyer | | | | redeem for booking your later flight. In fact, people who |
| program. All major airlines have frequent flyer | | | | have never flown can also get some free air miles if |
| programs. They may go by dissimilar names, but their | | | | they are holders of gold and platinum credit cards of |
| essence is the same. These programs will give you | | | | major banks. |
| some points whenever you book a flight with them. On | | | | Airlines do not make much propaganda of their |
| a later date, you can redeem these points and get | | | | frequent flyer programs, though they get good |
| some free tickets. Major airlines that are tied up with | | | | business from it. The reason why is that if a person is |
| other corporate services will also offer you good | | | | on the frequent flyer program of one airline, there is |
| perks on your points itself. That means, when you | | | | very less chance that he or she will ever use other |
| collect a special number of points, you will get some | | | | airline. The lack of advertisement from airlines makes |
| additional bonus points, taking your total major. | | | | air miles programs still a very enigmatic thing for the |
| Air miles work in the same way as cash does; but you | | | | travelers. Current estimates indicate that about 50% of |
| can use these points only for booking future flights. | | | | the people who fly often are not affiliated with any |
| Today, with the conglomeration of major airlines | | | | such program. These people are having to spend out |
| across the world, many times flyer programs have | | | | hundreds of dollars on each of their flight, while they |
| become more beneficial for the regular flyer. Today | | | | can simply enroll for such a program and get some |
| population can redeem the points of one airline on a | | | | tickets free. Knowing about frequent flyer programs is |
| partner airline if they wish. For example, if you have | | | | one way to Fly Free in these times when air fares are |
| some points on Air France, but want to book a | | | | soaring skywards like never before. |