Jan 13, 2015, 1:39 pm
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Awards: Success stories of award booking on Etihad using AA miles (>= 2015)
This thread is about our members' successful award bookings on Etihad / EY using AAdvantage miles. Please do not post to this thread if you want tips and assistance on booking Etihad awards with AA miles but see this thread: How to use AA miles on Etihad / EY (Consolidated / Master Thread). The wikipost of that thread also contains instructions on how to search for EY availability.
Note: posts prior to 2015 about this topic (with the exception of a few 2014 end of year posts brought forward for continuity) may be found at ARCHIVE: Success stories of award booking on Etihad using AA miles
Success stories booking awards on Etihad using AA miles (Archive - 2015 and earlier)
Aug 17, 2015, 2:38 pm
#541
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: TLV
Programs: SU PLT, EK Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 104
Got a MEL-AUH-DME ticket on Jan,18
- MEL-AUH in F by 77L
- AUH-DME in J by 321
Fare: 90000 miles + $66 taxes.
Unfortunately no Guest-seats available for SYD-AUH leg in F ... will try to catch it later to change the first flight.
It will be my first trip with Etihad and I reserved 1A for the first leg and 2A for the second one ... hope it should be OK.
- MEL-AUH in F by 77L
- AUH-DME in J by 321
Fare: 90000 miles + $66 taxes.
Unfortunately no Guest-seats available for SYD-AUH leg in F ... will try to catch it later to change the first flight.
It will be my first trip with Etihad and I reserved 1A for the first leg and 2A for the second one ... hope it should be OK.
Aug 17, 2015, 5:33 pm
#542
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
Unbelievable. I have been waiting for 6/30 to open up USA-AUH. 6/26 opened up 6 days ago, then 6/27 the next day, etc. 6/29 opened, but that's it. 6/30 never opened. It looks like they are imposing blackout dates, similar to what is going on for AUH-USA for 6/10 onwards.
SO frustrating.
SO frustrating.
Aug 17, 2015, 6:11 pm
#543
Join Date: May 2004
Location: LAX
Posts: 1,849
Unbelievable. I have been waiting for 6/30 to open up USA-AUH. 6/26 opened up 6 days ago, then 6/27 the next day, etc. 6/29 opened, but that's it. 6/30 never opened. It looks like they are imposing blackout dates, similar to what is going on for AUH-USA for 6/10 onwards.
SO frustrating.
SO frustrating.
and not always. It's crazy. Just a few months ago every day was available...
Aug 27, 2015, 8:52 am
#544
Join Date: May 2004
Location: LAX
Posts: 1,849
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Aug 27, 2015, 10:09 pm
#545
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 21
I just booked two J class rewards. O/W BNE-LHR . 150,000 points plus $85 pp in taxes for March 19th
Aug 28, 2015, 1:56 am
#546
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NCE
Posts: 276
Just booked 2 F class reward tickets NCE(BA)-LHR(EY)-AUH(EY)-DEL and paid taxes 170 € per person + 30€ fee for phone booking; taxes seems high to me. What do you think?
Aug 28, 2015, 2:20 am
#547
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: Jeff is Deaf
Posts: 541
My wife and I have 2 Etihad 380 First AUH to LHR for Ł14.20 each using 40,000 x 2 AA points booked for next March which is rather good and has wetted our appetite for another redemption.
We will have around 130,000 AA so with buying 110,000 we in theory would be able to get 2 First return AUH to Sydney which is 240,000 in First. Planning on going in December 2016.
Does anyone have any views on likely redemption chances?
We will have around 130,000 AA so with buying 110,000 we in theory would be able to get 2 First return AUH to Sydney which is 240,000 in First. Planning on going in December 2016.
Does anyone have any views on likely redemption chances?
Aug 28, 2015, 2:30 am
#548
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,265
France charges the luxury tax, AA charges BA's YQ for NCE-LHR, and LHR has a fairly expensive airport tax. So EUR170 doesn't sound so out of whack.
Aug 28, 2015, 9:53 am
#549
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOI (formerly ORD)
Programs: UA 1K 1.4MM; AA PLT 2.5MM; Hilton Diamond; Starwood Gold; Hyatt Platinum; Amex MR; Chase UR, et al
Posts: 465
Booked SFO-AUH-BOM in F for next month. SFO-AUH on the 9W 77W and AUH-BOM on an EY 77W. FWIW there were 2 seats available.
Sep 1, 2015, 5:15 am
#550
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
NCE-LHR on BA in J only has the following taxes/fees/charges:
French Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ) €11.27
French Airport Tax (FR) €9.77
French International Passenger Service Charge (QX) €11.35
France Civil Aviation Tax Domestic And International (FR) €4.40
Sep 4, 2015, 9:46 pm
#551
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, IHG Spire, Marriott Silver, Hyatt Platinum, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 308
So I booked a seat in F using AA miles. It has been more than 24 hours; I am unable to book chauffeur service and cannot find my flight on the Etihad website. Only the AA website has my reservation. Is this typical?
Sep 5, 2015, 12:49 am
#552
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,837
Did ask the agent for you Etihad record locator? You know, you can't view your reservation on Etihad web site with the AA record locator.
Sep 5, 2015, 3:05 am
#553
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,265
Also you need to make sure that your reservation shows "ticketed" on the AA.com booking page, until which you cannot make chauffeur bookings through EY.
Sep 5, 2015, 9:50 am
#554
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, IHG Spire, Marriott Silver, Hyatt Platinum, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 308
App on my phone showed "ticketed"; thought it was good-to-go. When I log into AA and click on the ticket, it showed "on reserve". Now everything seems to have synced up.
Sep 5, 2015, 10:35 am
#555
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP,AS MVPG,MR Platinum,HH Gold
Posts: 1,343
BA has removed YQ from most (all?) shorthaul flights since early this year.
NCE-LHR on BA in J only has the following taxes/fees/charges:
French Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ) €11.27
French Airport Tax (FR) €9.77
French International Passenger Service Charge (QX) €11.35
France Civil Aviation Tax Domestic And International (FR) €4.40
NCE-LHR on BA in J only has the following taxes/fees/charges:
French Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ) €11.27
French Airport Tax (FR) €9.77
French International Passenger Service Charge (QX) €11.35
France Civil Aviation Tax Domestic And International (FR) €4.40
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge (UB) $48.40
France Civil Aviation Tax Domestic And International (FR) $4.90
French International Passenger Service Charge (QX) $15.30
French Airport Tax (FR) $14.30
French Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ) $50.40
That works out to $133 (119EUR) for the one-way. For a return ticket the taxes work out to:
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge (UB) $67.10
France Civil Aviation Tax Domestic And International (FR) $4.90
French International Passenger Service Charge (QX) $12.70
French Airport Tax (FR) $10.90
French Air Passenger Solidarity Tax (IZ) $50.40
Indian Passenger Service Fee (WO) $3.71
India Development Fee (YM) $10.30
Indian User Development Fee (IN) $11.58
That works out to $171.58 (153EUR). That was at current exchange rates which have been fluctuating. Looks to me, though, like you paid the correct amount assuming you're flying round trip
