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If you’ve ever traveled in Latin America, you may be familiar with Copa Airlines, the flag carrier of Panama. This airline, which has its hub in Panama City, operates many routes connecting North America with Central and South America. Copa Airlines has its own frequent flyer program called ConnectMiles that allows members to rack up miles by flying on Copa Airlines, flying with its airline partners and in a variety of other ways.
These reward miles can then be redeemed for award flights operated by Copa Airlines or one of its airline partners (including any member of Star Alliance) and in other ways, such as purchasing upgrades or donating miles to charity. However, if you want to maximize the value that you get out of your Copa miles, you’ll want to stick to redeeming them for flights.
Since the ConnectMiles program uses a series of fixed, zone-based award charts to price its own award flights as well as partner award flights, it’s possible to find redemptions that offer much more than 1 cent per mile in value. So, if you want to maximize the value of your Copa miles, it helps to be familiar with this program’s award charts.
For your convenience, we’ll include all of the award charts used by the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles program in this article.
Regions
All award flights and upgrade awards through the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles program are priced according to region-based award charts. The following chart defines which geographic areas are included in each region:
Region name | Geographic areas included |
---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | Mainland United States, Alaska, Canada |
Hawaii | Hawaii |
Caribbean | Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman), Cancun (Mexico), Tulum (Mexico), Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadalupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (British and U.S.) |
Panama | Panama |
Colombia | Colombia |
Mexico | Mexico (except Cancun and Tulum) |
Central America | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
Northern South America | Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela |
Southern South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Europe | Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
Central and Southern Africa | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Reunion Island, Rwanda, South Africa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Middle East | Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
Japan | Japan |
Oceania | American Samoa, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Samoa |
Northern Africa | Algeria, Canary Islands, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia |
Northern Asia | China (mainland), South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan |
Central Asia | Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
Southern Asia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
Australia and New Zealand | Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island |
The regions as defined above are used for all award charts in the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles program (including Copa Airlines award flights and upgrade awards as well as partner award flights and upgrade awards).
ConnectMiles Award Charts for Flight Awards With Copa Airlines
Of course, ConnectMiles members can redeem miles for award flights on Copa Airlines. There are two types of Copa Airlines-operated award flights available: Saver and Standard. Saver awards require fewer miles but have far less availability than Standard awards. Standard awards require more miles but have much greater availability than Saver awards.
All Copa Airlines award flights are priced according to region-based award charts. These award charts are divided by cabin class and by type of award. Below, you’ll find one Saver award chart and one Standard award chart for economy-class Copa Airlines awards and one Saver award chart and one Standard award chart for business-class Copa Airlines awards.
Economy Class
In this section, we’ll include an award chart for Saver economy awards and another award chart for Standard economy awards.
Saver Awards
The following award chart includes the Saver rates for economy-class award flights on Copa Airlines (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 17.5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
Mexico | 10 | 10 | 12.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 20 | |
Panama | 5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 20 | |
Central America | 7.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||
Caribbean | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
Colombia | 7.5 | 20 | |||||
Northern South America | 10 | 20 |
The rates above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip Saver award flight, simply double the rate listed in the chart above.
Standard Awards
The award chart below shows the Standard rates for economy-class award flights on Copa Airlines (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
Mexico | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 40 | |
Panama | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 40 | |
Central America | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||
Caribbean | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | |||
Colombia | 15 | 40 | |||||
Northern South America | 15 | 40 |
The award chart above applies to one-way travel. To get the price of a round-trip Copa Airlines Standard award flight, simply double the applicable rate listed in the chart above.
Business Class
In this section, we’ll include one award chart for Saver business-class award flights and another for Standard business-class award flights.
Saver Awards
The award chart below includes the Saver award rates for business-class flights operated by Copa Airlines (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 55 |
Mexico | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 40 | |
Panama | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
Central America | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||
Caribbean | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | |||
Colombia | 20 | 40 | |||||
Northern South America | 20 | 40 |
The rates listed above apply to one-way award flights. If you want to get the price of a round-trip Saver business-class award, double the rate listed in the chart above.
Standard Awards
The following award chart includes the Standard rates for business-class award flights operated by Copa Airlines (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 120 |
Mexico | 40 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 80 | |
Panama | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 80 | ||
Central America | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 80 | ||
Caribbean | 45 | 45 | 45 | 80 | |||
Colombia | 40 | 80 | |||||
Northern South America | 40 | 80 |
The rates listed above are for one-way flights. To get the price of a round-trip Standard business-class award flight, just double the applicable rate from the chart above.
ConnectMiles Award Charts for Flight Awards With Wingo
You can also use miles to purchase award flights operated by Wingo (formerly known as Copa Airlines Colombia), a low-cost subsidiary of Copa Airlines. However, unlike when redeeming miles for Copa Airlines flights, you can’t directly purchase flights on Wingo with miles. Instead, you can redeem award miles for vouchers that have a cash value and can be used to purchase Wingo flights.
The following chart includes the rates for these Wingo flight vouchers:
Award miles required | Voucher value in Colombian Pesos |
---|---|
5,000 | 100,000 (about $24 at the current conversion rate) |
10,000 | 260,000 (about $63 at the current conversion rate) |
15,000 | 460,000 (about $112 at the current conversion rate) |
Once you redeem miles for a Wingo flight voucher, it typically takes between 1 and 3 business days for the voucher to be delivered (via email). These vouchers are valid for one year from the date of issuance. Wingo vouchers can be used to cover flight fare as well as any applicable taxes or additional charges.

ConnectMiles Award Charts for Flight Awards With Partner Airlines
The ConnectMiles program allows members to redeem miles for flights operated by any partner airline (both Star Alliance partners and non-Star Alliance partners). However, only Saver awards are available on partner flights. The current roster of Star Alliance airlines (excluding Copa Airlines) is as follows:
Aegean Airlines | Avianca | Shenzhen Airlines |
Air Canada | Brussels Airlines | Singapore Airlines |
Air China | Croatia Airlines | South African Airways |
Air India | Egyptair | Swiss International Air Lines |
Air New Zealand | Ethiopian Airlines | TAP Air Portugal |
All Nippon Airways (ANA) | EVA Air | Thai Airways |
Asiana Airlines | LOT Polish Airlines | Turkish Airlines |
Austrian Airlines | Lufthansa | United Airlines |
You can also purchase Saver award flights operated by the following non-Star Alliance airline partners through the ConnectMiles program:
- Azul
- GOL
- Emirates
- KLM
All partner award flights are priced according to the same series of award charts. For your convenience, we have separated these award charts by cabin class. In this section, we’ll include an award chart for economy-class awards, one for business-class awards and another for first-class awards.
Economy Class
The following award chart includes the rates for Saver economy=class awards on any partner airline (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | U.S., Alaska and Canada | Hawaii | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 12.5 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 22.5 | 6 | |||||||
Mexico | 17.5 | 25 | 10 | ||||||
Panama | 17.5 | 25 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Central America | 17.5 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Caribbean | 17.5 | 25 | 12.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
Colombia | 20 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
Northern South America | 20 | 25 | 12.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Southern South America | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12.5 |
Europe | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 47.5 |
Northern Africa | 40 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
Middle East | 42.5 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
Central and Southern Africa | 40 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
Central Asia | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
Southern Asia | 40 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
Northern Asia | 35 | 27.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 50 |
Japan | 35 | 25 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
Oceania | 35 | 25 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
Australia and New Zealand | 40 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
Region | Europe | Northern Africa | Middle East | Central and Southern Africa | Central Asia | Southern Asia | Northern Asia | Japan | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 15 | |||||||||
Northern Africa | 30 | 17.5 | ||||||||
Middle East | 25 | 30 | 20 | |||||||
Central and Southern Africa | 30 | 17.5 | 30 | 17.5 | ||||||
Central Asia | 30 | 17.5 | 20 | 17.5 | 20 | |||||
Southern Asia | 55 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 17.5 | ||||
Northern Asia | 45 | 45 | 37.5 | 45 | 37.5 | 20 | 15 | |||
Japan | 45 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 22.5 | 15 | 10 | ||
Oceania | 45 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 22.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 12.5 | |
Australia and New Zealand | 55 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 17.5 |
The rates listed above are for one-way travel. To get the cost of a round-trip partner Saver award flight, you can simply double the applicable rate listed in the chart above.
Business Class
The award chart below lists the prices for Saver business-class awards on any partner airline (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | U.S., Alaska and Canada | Hawaii | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 25 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 40 | 8.5 | |||||||
Mexico | 30 | 42.5 | 20 | ||||||
Panama | 30 | 42.5 | 20 | 20 | |||||
Central America | 30 | 42.5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
Caribbean | 30 | 42.5 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
Colombia | 35 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
Northern South America | 40 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Southern South America | 60 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
Europe | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 87.5 |
Northern Africa | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 97.5 |
Middle East | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 |
Central and Southern Africa | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 97.5 |
Central Asia | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97.5 |
Southern Asia | 80 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82.5 |
Northern Asia | 80 | 52.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85 |
Japan | 75 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Oceania | 75 | 50 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Australia and New Zealand | 80 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 82.5 |
Region | Europe | Northern Africa | Middle East | Central and Southern Africa | Central Asia | Southern Asia | Northern Asia | Japan | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 30 | |||||||||
Northern Africa | 55 | 35 | ||||||||
Middle East | 45 | 55 | 35 | |||||||
Central and Southern Africa | 55 | 35 | 55 | 35 | ||||||
Central Asia | 45 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 35 | |||||
Southern Asia | 85 | 85 | 60 | 85 | 60 | 30 | ||||
Northern Asia | 75 | 75 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 40 | 22.5 | |||
Japan | 75 | 75 | 65 | 75 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 20 | ||
Oceania | 75 | 75 | 65 | 75 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Australia and New Zealand | 85 | 85 | 60 | 85 | 60 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 |
The rates listed in the previous award chart are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip partner Saver business-class award flight, simply double the applicable rate listed in the chart above.
First Class
The following award chart includes the rates for Saver first-class awards on all partner airlines (all figures are expressed in thousands of miles):
Region | U.S., Alaska and Canada | Hawaii | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 35 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 50 | 10 | |||||||
Mexico | 40 | 52.5 | 40 | ||||||
Panama | 40 | 52.5 | 40 | 40 | |||||
Central America | 40 | 52.5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
Caribbean | 40 | 52.5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
Colombia | 45 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | ||
Northern South America | 45 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | |
Southern South America | 70 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 30 |
Europe | 110 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 125 |
Northern Africa | 130 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 135 |
Middle East | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
Central and Southern Africa | 130 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 135 |
Central Asia | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
Southern Asia | 130 | 80 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 135 |
Northern Asia | 120 | 80 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 135 |
Japan | 110 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 125 |
Oceania | 110 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 125 |
Australia and New Zealand | 130 | 80 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 135 |
Region | Europe | Northern Africa | Middle East | Central and Southern Africa | Central Asia | Southern Asia | Northern Asia | Japan | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 40 | |||||||||
Northern Africa | 100 | 50 | ||||||||
Middle East | 60 | 80 | 45 | |||||||
Central and Southern Africa | 100 | 50 | 80 | 50 | ||||||
Central Asia | 60 | 80 | 45 | 80 | 45 | |||||
Southern Asia | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 40 | ||||
Northern Asia | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 50 | 30 | |||
Japan | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 60 | 40 | 30 | ||
Oceania | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
Australia and New Zealand | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 40 |
The rates listed in the award chart above are for one-way flights. If you wish to know the price of a round-trip partner Saver first-class award, just double the applicable rate in the award chart above.
ConnectMiles Award Charts for Upgrade Awards With Copa Airlines and Wingo
ConnectMiles members can use award miles to purchase upgrades on paid flights operated by Copa Airlines or Wingo. However, the prices of these upgrade awards depend on the specific flight that you’re trying to upgrade and are not priced using award charts.
The only way to find out the price of an upgrade award on a Copa Airlines or Wingo flight is to contact the Copa Airlines Service Center.
ConnectMiles Award Charts for Upgrade Awards With Star Alliance
The ConnectMiles program also allows members to purchase cabin-class upgrades on certain Star Alliance flights with award miles. Upgrades on Copa Airlines non-Star Alliance partners (Azul, GOL, Emirates and KLM) are not available to purchase with award miles. In order to book a Star Alliance upgrade award, you must already have an eligible paid ticket for a Star Alliance flight.
The following table includes which fare classes on each Star Alliance airline are eligible for each kind of upgrade award:
Partner airline | Economy class to business class | Business class to first class |
---|---|---|
Aegean Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
Air Canada | • Y, B, O | N/A |
Air China | • G, Y, B | J, C, D |
Air India | • Y, B | C, D |
Air New Zealand | • Economy class: Y, B, H, M • Premium economy class: U, E | N/A |
ANA | • Y, B, E, G | C, Z, J, D |
Asiana Airlines | • Y, B (except domestic flights in Korea) | N/A |
Austrian Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
Avianca | • Y, B | N/A |
Brussels Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
Croatia Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
EgyptAir | • Y, B | N/A |
Ethiopian Airlines | • Y, G, S, B | N/A |
EVA Air | • K, Y, B | N/A |
LOT Polish Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
Lufthansa | • Y, B | G, E |
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) | • Y, B, S* (only intercontinental flights) | N/A |
Shenzhen Airlines | • G,Y, B, M, H | N/A |
Singapore Airlines | • For aircraft types with premium economy: S, T, P, L • For aircraft types without premium economy: Y, B | U, C, J, Z |
South African Airways | • Y, B | N/A |
Swiss International Air Lines | • G, E, Y, B | J, C |
TAP Air Portugal | • Y, B | N/A |
Thai Airways | • Y, B | C, D |
Turkish Airlines | • Y, B | N/A |
United Airlines | • B, Y, M, H, Q, K, V, U, S, W, O, E, L, T, A, D, J, R, C | N/A |
Star Alliance partner upgrade awards are priced according to region-based award charts (using the same region definitions as all other award charts with one exception—there’s an additional region that includes only the U.S. state of Florida). For your convenience, we’ll include one award chart for upgrades from economy to business class and another award chart for upgrades from business to first class.
Economy to Business Class Upgrades
The following award chart includes the rates for upgrade awards from economy to business class on all Star Alliance airlines:
Region | U.S., Alaska and Canada | Florida | Hawaii | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 20 | |||||||||
Florida | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 20 | 20 | 10 | |||||||
Mexico | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | ||||||
Panama | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | |||||
Central America | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Caribbean | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |||
Colombia | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | ||
Northern South America | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 15 | |
Southern South America | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
Europe | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Northern Africa | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Middle East | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Central and Southern Africa | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Central Asia | 35 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Southern Asia | 35 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Northern Asia | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Japan | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Oceania | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
Australia and New Zealand | 35 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Region | Europe | Northern Africa | Middle East | Central and Southern Africa | Central Asia | Southern Asia | Northern Asia | Japan | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 10 | |||||||||
Northern Africa | 30 | 10 | ||||||||
Middle East | 25 | 20 | 10 | |||||||
Central and Southern Africa | 30 | 15 | 20 | 10 | ||||||
Central Asia | 30 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 10 | |||||
Southern Asia | 30 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 10 | ||||
Northern Asia | 30 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 15 | |||
Japan | 30 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 10 | ||
Oceania | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | ||
Australia and New Zealand | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
The rates listed in the award chart above are for one-way upgrade awards. If you wish to upgrade an entire round-trip Star Alliance itinerary, you’ll need to pay double the applicable rate in the chart above.
Business- to First-Class Upgrades
The award chart below includes the prices of upgrade awards from business to first class on all Star Alliance airlines:
Region | U.S., Alaska and Canada | Florida | Hawaii | Mexico | Panama | Central America | Caribbean | Colombia | Northern South America | Southern South America |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S., Alaska and Canada | 30 | |||||||||
Florida | 30 | 30 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 35 | 35 | 15 | |||||||
Mexico | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | ||||||
Panama | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | |||||
Central America | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
Caribbean | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |||
Colombia | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
Northern South America | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 20 | |
Southern South America | 50 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 15 |
Europe | 40 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 |
Northern Africa | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
Middle East | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
Central and Southern Africa | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
Central Asia | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
Southern Asia | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Northern Asia | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Japan | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Oceania | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Australia and New Zealand | 60 | 65 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Region | Europe | Northern Africa | Middle East | Central and Southern Africa | Central Asia | Southern Asia | Northern Asia | Japan | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | 15 | |||||||||
Northern Africa | 45 | 15 | ||||||||
Middle East | 45 | 20 | 15 | |||||||
Central and Southern Africa | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 | ||||||
Central Asia | 40 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 15 | |||||
Southern Asia | 45 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 15 | ||||
Northern Asia | 45 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 20 | |||
Japan | 45 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 15 | ||
Oceania | 50 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 15 | |
Australia and New Zealand | 50 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
The rates listed above apply to one-way travel. If you want to upgrade an entire round-trip Star Alliance itinerary, you’ll have to pay double the applicable rate listed in the chart above.
The Bottom Line
Because the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles program still uses fixed region-based award charts to price award flights (including award flights operated by Copa Airlines, Star Alliance airlines and other partner airlines), it’s possible to find outsized-value redemption through this program offering more than 1 cent per mile in many cases.
Unfortunately, the ConnectMiles program isn’t a transfer partner of any of the major transferable credit card rewards programs (such as American Express Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards), which means that earning miles with the ConnectMiles program is fairly difficult. If you want to save up for a reward flight through the ConnectMiles program, the best way to do so is to fly with Copa Airlines or credit flights on Star Alliance airlines to your ConnectMiles account.
However, if you’re flying with a Star Alliance airline, you may be better off crediting your flight to another program such as Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles or Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer. These programs tend to offer better value than the Copa Airlines ConnectMiles program.
Nonetheless, if you’re loyal to the ConnectMiles program, it helps to be familiar with the award charts produced above so that you can quickly identify high-value redemptions.
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