Booked one way award now need round trip question
Sep 22, 2017, 6:34 pm
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Booked one way award now need round trip question
AS doesn't do one way awards, when I booked tickets for my wife and daughter they only needed one way tickets. Things changed so now need to change them to round trip. Can I just call AS and add the return for no extra miles and just the extra TSA fee?
Sep 22, 2017, 6:50 pm
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If you booked KE which is the last remaining partner with RT only award pricing you should be able to add a return for just the taxes. If its one of the run-out awards on DL, no changes only cancellations allowed. All other partners are priced as one way awards.
Sep 22, 2017, 7:02 pm
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Go on and do another award for the other way, or buy one outright depending on the fare.
Sep 22, 2017, 7:23 pm
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I know Alaska does one away awards. I do it all the time. I often by one way tickets because it is so much easier. And when fares are 7,500 miles on a special I absolutely book it. I might pay for a return then, its all the total price. Just did it last month - took the family to San Diego....7,500 miles outbound x 5 for 30K total (so a deal) and paid for the return.
Go on and do another award for the other way, or buy one outright depending on the fare.
Go on and do another award for the other way, or buy one outright depending on the fare.
Sep 22, 2017, 7:49 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 7:52 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 7:54 pm
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Doesn't mean they don't do one ways. I've booked more one way awards than I can remember over the years. Just booked RNO-SEA for my daughter last minute a few weeks ago, no round trip required, 12.5k.
Sep 22, 2017, 8:46 pm
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Could have sworn I read they didn't but obviously I remembered wrong.
Sep 22, 2017, 8:53 pm
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Hawaii has way too many award levels now. For Hawaii, anywhere from 17.5k to 40K each way depending on availability. Surprisingly some 15K awards too which could be an error since its not reflected in the chart.