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Anyone book an Etihad award recently?

Old Mar 1, 2015, 11:56 pm
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hairpeace - In response to your earlier question - I have now completed the trip with EY booked with OZ miles. SYD-AUH-FRA in F, no issues whatsoever with the ticket once it was issued. Fantastic trip!
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Old Mar 2, 2015, 6:58 am
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Originally Posted by THD
Harbin/Beijing to Los Angeles via Abu Dhabi is not a valid routing as it exceeds the maximum permitted mileage for that route by almost double. Unless your agent misses this check, you will not be allowed to ticket this itinerary.
That's a bit frustrating. Why can't OZ have accurate charts on their website?
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Old Mar 2, 2015, 7:32 am
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Also, while I'm here, would a PEK/PVG-AUH-DUB on EY be acceptable? Might keep the points for that if so.
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Old Mar 3, 2015, 2:29 am
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PEK/PVG - AUH- DUB falls within the maximum permitted mileage.

The Asiana website is clear in terms of partner awards that the itinerary may not exceed the Maximum Permitted Mileage for the city-pairs. Actual MPM information is not controlled by OZ, rather is defined by IATA and is not published for free online, although it is pretty easy to obtain access through paid third-party sites.
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Old Mar 14, 2015, 10:08 pm
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 2:33 am
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No. Exceeds MPM by a large margin. MPM 8254 miles. JFK-AUH-ICN 11118 miles.
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 1:55 pm
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 11:28 pm
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I haven't on EY via AUH but I have tried JFK-IST-ICN on TK which is also over the atlantic and significantly shorter than via AUH. The agent refused to ticket the itinerary because I was travelling "the wrong way". They recommended me to fly on OZ JFK-ICN.
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 11:45 pm
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Old Mar 16, 2015, 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by agjil
Thanks for the info.
It sounds like OZ forces you to fly the shorter route.
I guess my dream of flying EY all the way from New York to Seoul will remain just a dream.
Two separate awards booked with AA miles
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Old Mar 21, 2015, 7:44 am
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Originally Posted by Jimgotkp
Two separate awards booked with AA miles
AA seems unable to grab EY award F seats for SYD-AUH on A380 services even when the EY website shows "Guest" availability, which is the bucket that is released to partners.

However, JFK - AUH - ICN should be fine.
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Old Jun 15, 2016, 1:41 pm
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Asiana Points for US-SEA on Etihad or Qatar

I'm looking specifically to fly IAD-AUH-BKK or IAD-DOH-BKK. Per GCmap, these are 10177 and 10211, MPM is 10761 for Pacific and 11992 for Atlantic, so that should be fine.

The one data point I'm seeing is post #23 by OP. Was that the US, or Korea call center?
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Old Jun 16, 2016, 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by fpc552
I'm looking specifically to fly IAD-AUH-BKK or IAD-DOH-BKK.
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The one data point I'm seeing is post #23 by OP. Was that the US, or Korea call center?
On the occasion of JFK-IST-ICN it was the US office who I unsuccessfully tried. Based on the EY ticket experience, I'd recommend Korea instead.

I suspect OZ will still direct you to fly via the Pacific rather than via the Atlantic.
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Old Mar 3, 2017, 10:29 pm
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Hey guys,

Just jumping into this thread based on a mod's redirect.

Would SYD-AUH-JFK be a single ticket or would it be two? I'm guessing 2 because the MPM for SYD-JFK is 11,934 and the SYD-AUH-JFK routing takes it to 14,393. IATA shows MPM only over the Pacific ... so I assume it's not a legal routing.

I suppose the SYD-AUH-LHR is the best/longest routing available within MPM with the A380? I am starting in SYD or MEL
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Old Mar 27, 2017, 3:50 am
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Does ASIANA Impose fuel charges on Etihad ?
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