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Old Jan 19, 2017, 9:22 am
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Anyone every used IAP and made a change mid trip to add a stopover? The agent I spoke with over the phone seemed to indicate that this was possible but didn't know if the ticket would reprice and according to what rules. I am looking at using Air New Zealand and want to add a stopover to AKL on the way back from RAR to LAX but the direct flight is the cheapest route but only offered on certain dates.
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Old Jan 21, 2017, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by uclacolumbiaunc
does the companion ticket get booked into the same fare class as the primary passenger? i.e. does the companion earn the same amount of RDM and EQM as the primary passenger (or they don't earn any miles at all)??
Just two posts above yours is the answer. No.
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Old Feb 7, 2017, 11:19 pm
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Earning airmiles on a companion fare?
I booked a flight on JAL w/ the International Airline Program. Both my wife and I were issued "X" fare tickets (which the JAL forum told me is an actual business class fare), but her ticket as expected showed a price of $0 + taxes.

I was going to have them attach either her AS or AA Gold account to the reservation, just to see what happens. Does anyone think one or the other is more likely to earn credit since both are partners?

Not sure if this needs to be under Amex, AA, or JAL. Mods, help?
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Old Feb 8, 2017, 6:52 am
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Originally Posted by Gig103
...AS or AA Gold account to the reservation, just to see what happens.
The companion ticket should not earn miles, but it may happen. The airline which operates the flight awards the miles, but check the rules of each program to verify that X is an eligible bucket.

(Not directly related, but Ms mia recently made a transatlantic flight on BA using an award ticket purchased with AA miles and with her AAdvantage number in the record. She received AA miles for the flight.)
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Old Feb 8, 2017, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by poohfighter
Anyone every used IAP and made a change mid trip to add a stopover? The agent I spoke with over the phone seemed to indicate that this was possible but didn't know if the ticket would reprice and according to what rules. I am looking at using Air New Zealand and want to add a stopover to AKL on the way back from RAR to LAX but the direct flight is the cheapest route but only offered on certain dates.
What was the result of your attempt?
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Old Feb 8, 2017, 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by mia
The companion ticket should not earn miles, but it may happen. The airline which operates the flight awards the miles, but check the rules of each program to verify that X is an eligible bucket.
In my experience, both the paid ticket and the free companion ticket book into the same inventory bucket. Often, the paid fare starts with a full-fare letter, but the inventory required for both tickets is a discount fare bucket, even though the full-price fare paid would normally book into a bucket corresponding with its first letter.

I'm not sure how they know not to award miles to the free ticket. For some carriers, I think they rely on the check-in agent to make sure that there's no FFN associated with the free ticket at check-in, as the downstream systems can't block the miles otherwise. I suspect it's highly carrier-dependent.
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Old Feb 8, 2017, 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Steve M
I suspect it's highly carrier-dependent.
Data point: summer 2016 my wife and I did the 2-for-1 deal with tickets on Lufthansa (we each have Plat cards). We gave our United MP numbers for ourselves and our daughters. I'm not sure which of us were set up as the freebie tickets, but all four of us received both United miles (inc. 50% bonus) and Premier qualifying miles (200% of actual mileage).
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Old Mar 19, 2017, 5:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Oformula
Precisely. We scored 4 Business roundtrip tickets LAX-NRT for $2800 a head. The cheapest discount Business fare I could find for the same time is $4300 a head.
We just booked an almost identical deal, LAX-NRT for Oct. 2017. It looks like JAL wants the business. Combined with the 5x MR points on the charge it's turned into a compelling benefit.
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Old Mar 26, 2017, 11:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Umbrella
We just booked an almost identical deal, LAX-NRT for Oct. 2017. It looks like JAL wants the business. Combined with the 5x MR points on the charge it's turned into a compelling benefit.
Little curious about this one. Currently on JL, discount business ("Business Special") is available for ~$3,400 RT LAX-NRT during that timeframe, while full fare business ("Business Normal") is ~$17,000 RT for the same timeframe. So either the fares have changed enormously since you booked, or IAP has access to something different than what JL sells directly?
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Old Mar 27, 2017, 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by milypan
... Currently on JL, discount business ("Business Special") is available for ~$3,400 RT LAX-NRT during that timeframe, while full fare business ("Business Normal") is ~$17,000 RT for the same timeframe.
Expert Flyer shows that JL has published business fares for LAX-NRT on an arbitrary date in October ranging between $3340 and $22287 round trip:

X1E0N2D1 JL X One-Way 2155.00(USD) B
I1E0N4D1 JL I Round-Trip 3340.00(USD) B -- / 6M
X1X8N2D1 JL X One-Way 3510.00(USD) B 28
X1X4N2D1 JL X One-Way 3640.00(USD) B 14
X1X7N2D1 JL X One-Way 3770.00(USD) B 7
D1X4N2D1 JL D One-Way 4290.00(USD) B 14
D1X7N2D1 JL D One-Way 4420.00(USD) B 7
X1X6N4Q1 JL X Round-Trip 4800.00(USD) B 10 / 12M 60
D1X0N2D1 JL D One-Way 4940.00(USD) B
X1X8N4C1 JL X Round-Trip 5400.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 28
X1X4N4C1 JL X Round-Trip 5600.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 14
C1X0N2D1 JL C One-Way 5720.00(USD) B
X1W6N4Q1 JL X Round-Trip 5800.00(USD) B 10 / 12M 60
X1X7N4Z1 JL X Round-Trip 5800.00(USD) B 3 / 12M 7
X1W8N4C1 JL X Round-Trip 6400.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 28
D1X4N4C1 JL D Round-Trip 6600.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 14
X1W4N4C1 JL X Round-Trip 6600.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 14
D1X7N4B1 JL D Round-Trip 6800.00(USD) B 5 / 12M 7
X1W7N4Z1 JL X Round-Trip 6800.00(USD) B 3 / 12M 7
D1W4N4C1 JL D Round-Trip 7600.00(USD) B 7 / 12M 14
D1X0N4Z1 JL D Round-Trip 7600.00(USD) B 3 / 12M
D1W7N4B1 JL D Round-Trip 7800.00(USD) B 5 / 12M 7
D1W0N4Z1 JL D Round-Trip 8600.00(USD) B 3 / 12M
D1X0N4D1 JL D Round-Trip 8600.00(USD) B -- / 12M
C1X0N4Z1 JL C Round-Trip 8800.00(USD) B 3 / 12M
D1W0N4D1 JL D Round-Trip 9600.00(USD) B -- / 12M
C1W0N4Z1 JL C Round-Trip 9800.00(USD) B 3 / 12M
C1X0N4D1 JL C Round-Trip 9800.00(USD) B -- / 12M
J1XN2B JL J One-Way 10456.00(USD) B
C1W0N4D1 JL C Round-Trip 10800.00(USD) B -- / 12M
JOW JL J One-Way 14487.00(USD) B -- / 12M
J1XN4B JL J Round-Trip 17426.00(USD) B
J1WN4B JL J Round-Trip 19190.00(USD) B
JRT JL J Round-Trip 22287.00(USD) B -- / 12M
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Old Mar 27, 2017, 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by milypan
Little curious about this one. Currently on JL, discount business ("Business Special") is available for ~$3,400 RT LAX-NRT during that timeframe, while full fare business ("Business Normal") is ~$17,000 RT for the same timeframe. So either the fares have changed enormously since you booked, or IAP has access to something different than what JL sells directly?
My JL route is open jaw, but both my fare and the award fare booked into X.
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Old Mar 27, 2017, 7:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Gig103
My JL route is open jaw, but both my fare and the award fare booked into X.
As did mine, for the trip back in December of 2015. I'm glad to know it's still available, I may take advantage of it again soon.
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Old Mar 28, 2017, 9:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Gig103
My JL route is open jaw, but both my fare and the award fare booked into X.
You mean the paid ticket got priced at X (as opposed to requiring X availability)? That's pretty good.
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Old Mar 29, 2017, 1:41 am
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I logged in and was looking at the ETicket today, and am now concerned about something - the Fare basis & endorsements do not match.

The paid ticket has "/IAPCN" and the comp ticket is "/IAPCP". This is correct.

But both tickets have "IAPCP NO CMP FFP MILES" in the endorsements. That should only be true of the free ticket. Because the FB is accurate, do I need to call Amex to get this fixed so I earn miles on the paid fare? Or will AA (where I'm crediting) go off of the FB.
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Old Mar 30, 2017, 11:59 pm
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Originally Posted by milypan
Little curious about this one. Currently on JL, discount business ("Business Special") is available for ~$3,400 RT LAX-NRT during that timeframe, while full fare business ("Business Normal") is ~$17,000 RT for the same timeframe. So either the fares have changed enormously since you booked, or IAP has access to something different than what JL sells directly?
Yes, we saw the same prices online, but the IAP offered us two tickets for $5391. I later modified the res to return from Osaka instead of NRT, but the price remained the same.
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