Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > Avianca | LifeMiles and Amigo
Reload this Page >

LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0

Old May 26, 2014, 8:47 am
FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides
Last edit by: SingaporeDon
Originally Posted by Moderator2
Every forum on Flyertalk has a personality. A forum gains a personality through user input over time, and Lifemiles is a very definitive example of how users have developed a unique community.

While Flyertalk boards actively encourage sharing of info, the Lifemiles community has developed and thrived via obscuring of certain data elements. It may not be easy for new participants to break through the codes and gain knowledge of the program's quirks, but the overall board community has adopted this unique approach. And frankly, that is not going to change overnight.

If a FT member wants to participate on this board, then they will need to respect other users. Hence, posts that run counter to this community's standards, will be removed.
Region definitions
C1 North America
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2 Europe
C2.5 Middle East
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania

2X, 3X: in the context of this LifeMiles thread, 2X and 3X refer to any 2nd and 3rd legs of a one-way award ticket.

LifeMiles' Star Alliance Award Chart

LifeMiles' old Star Alliance Award Chart (before Oct 15 2014) // Table of changes

Cash & Miles redemptions: the price per mile purchased during award booking varies significantly depending on how many miles are purchased. The "sweet spots" are between 38% and 58% of the total mileage required, where miles are purchased for 1.5 cents. See here for some examples.

Beware of Cabotage: LifeMiles has been known to issue tickets that constitute Cabotage, and at least one instance of denied boarding has been reported, stranding the passenger. An easily-seen example is travel on Copa from LAX to SJU (via PTY).

Understand Cabotage: Departing country 1, transiting country 2, returning to country 1 (no stopping) *is* cabotage (example: depart JFK, connect in YYZ to return to ORD, or depart Miami, connect in Bogota, return to San Francisco). On the other hand, departing country 1, going to completely unrelated country 2, and ending up in country 3, is not cabotage. So if you fly JFK-JNB-ZRH, for instance, this is completely not cabotage.

Availability: Seeing availability for *A award seats elsewhere is no guarantee they are accessible on Lifemiles. For instance award space shown on ANA often is not accessible on Lifemiles. Similarly, finding award space on single legs doesn't mean you'll get award space on the combined itinerary. And no, there is no way to overcome that.

Screenshot Method
Send email to [email protected] with attached screenshots on Lifemiles website of each individual leg showing availability. Also, screenshot showing no availability as one booking. Include passenger names, gender and DOB and copy of passenger passport. They will either call you for payment or email the itinerary and give you 3 days to call up and make payment by CC.

NOTE: This previous thread has been closed; it can be read here LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it)
Print Wikipost

LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0

Old Sep 27, 2016, 3:55 am
  #2401  
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BTS
Posts: 611
Originally Posted by Atlantico
Exactly guys this is the point, I want to book a proper First Class award and also pay the First Class price, however it's always showing only Business Class price and also cabin though First Class section is selected. This is only the case if First Class has a connection. If done segment by segment it's priced correctly. So my question is if in that case screenshots should be sent to the dedicated team so that they can book it manually? But looks like no experience so far. I will check by myself and post here.
Yes, email [email protected] / [email protected] with the screenshots of individual legs, e.g. something like this:

I would like to make a round-trip booking using LifeMiles from <origin> to <destination> in First Class for one passenger leaving on <date>. When I use the search tool I am unable to get the correct results.

However, I can find all flight segments as non-stops:

Flight #1: <from> - <to>

<screenshot>

Flight #2: <from> - <to>

<screenshot>

...

Can you price this manually for me and book for <total miles> LifeMiles per person (as per the award chart https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/inc/starredawards.aspx)

LifeMiles account: []
LifeMiles account owner: []
LifeMiles balance: []

Passenger details

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Date of Birth:
Passport Number:
Passport Expiry:
Passport Country:
Sex:

<you will also need to attach a color photo of your passport photo page>

Preferred contact email:
Preferred phone contact:
Preferred contact: "e.g. 10am to 6pm San Francisco time"
scibuff is offline  
Old Sep 30, 2016, 11:10 pm
  #2402  
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,704
Originally Posted by Atlantico
Exactly guys this is the point, I want to book a proper First Class award and also pay the First Class price, however it's always showing only Business Class price and also cabin though First Class section is selected. This is only the case if First Class has a connection. If done segment by segment it's priced correctly. So my question is if in that case screenshots should be sent to the dedicated team so that they can book it manually? But looks like no experience so far. I will check by myself and post here.
Any luck getting the F booking using the screenshot method?

The LH blocking is exasperating. Too bad I'm not privy to the mysterious cookie insertion hack method.
iluvdoco is offline  
Old Oct 1, 2016, 6:23 am
  #2403  
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Toronto (YYZ)
Posts: 6,279
Originally Posted by iluvdoco
Any luck getting the F booking using the screenshot method?

The LH blocking is exasperating. Too bad I'm not privy to the mysterious cookie insertion hack method.
Trust, the "cookie monster" isn't always friendly either
imverge is offline  
Old Oct 1, 2016, 6:46 am
  #2404  
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,704
Originally Posted by imverge
Trust, the "cookie monster" isn't always friendly either
Hahaha, good to know it's not all sunshine and unicorns on the other side.

Last edited by iluvdoco; Oct 1, 2016 at 7:06 am
iluvdoco is offline  
Old Oct 2, 2016, 7:27 pm
  #2405  
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Marriott Plat, HH G,Hyatt E,*A Gold, OW Emerald.
Posts: 3,023
Originally Posted by Atlantico
Exactly guys this is the point, I want to book a proper First Class award and also pay the First Class price, however it's always showing only Business Class price and also cabin though First Class section is selected. This is only the case if First Class has a connection.
You see this as a problem, I see this as an opportunity! F for J! ....no reason to fly J unless there is no option.

Last edited by Tokyoite; Oct 8, 2016 at 1:56 am
Tokyoite is offline  
Old Oct 24, 2016, 11:21 am
  #2406  
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 162
Is this DEAD dead?
ohiosux is offline  
Old Oct 24, 2016, 11:25 am
  #2407  
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 162
Originally Posted by Tokyoite
You see this as a problem, I see this as an opportunity! F for J! ....no reason to fly J unless there is no option.
People like Atlantico probably exposed and killed it. It was always possible to book a full price award.
ohiosux is offline  
Old Oct 26, 2016, 9:38 pm
  #2408  
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Marriott Plat, HH G,Hyatt E,*A Gold, OW Emerald.
Posts: 3,023
then booking engine as it is is great....fewer easter eggs, but lots of opportunities with mixed cabins and firebug plugin.
now, if only they could introduce a way to waiver cancellation fees, christmas would truely have come early.
e.g. No cancel fees for StarGold status (AA style), No cancel fees for 30 or 60 days out (AS style)..
Tokyoite is offline  
Old Oct 29, 2016, 2:17 pm
  #2409  
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
Originally Posted by Tokyoite
e.g. No cancel fees for StarGold status (AA style), No cancel fees for 30 or 60 days out (AS style)..
Are you then *G with LM?
Air Rarotonga is offline  
Old Oct 29, 2016, 7:48 pm
  #2410  
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: AY Platinum, UA Premier Platinum, OneWorld Emerald, VA Platinum
Posts: 558
J on SQ 292 is starting to show for those in WLG or CBR.
Guvner067 is offline  
Old Oct 30, 2016, 3:16 am
  #2411  
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Singapore
Posts: 2,314
Originally Posted by Guvner067
J on SQ 292 is starting to show for those in WLG or CBR.
Do you book this offline ? Lifemiles.com is not recognising "CBR" or "Canberra" in the origin or arrival boxes for me.
Singapore_Air is offline  
Old Oct 30, 2016, 5:43 am
  #2412  
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Marriott Plat, HH G,Hyatt E,*A Gold, OW Emerald.
Posts: 3,023
Originally Posted by Air Rarotonga
Are you then *G with LM?
Not now, but it could be motivation to qualify if they introduced such perks...
Tokyoite is offline  
Old Oct 30, 2016, 5:20 pm
  #2413  
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: AY Platinum, UA Premier Platinum, OneWorld Emerald, VA Platinum
Posts: 558
Originally Posted by Singapore_Air
Do you book this offline ? Lifemiles.com is not recognising "CBR" or "Canberra" in the origin or arrival boxes for me.
Online, but there's a "trick" to it...
Guvner067 is offline  
Old Oct 30, 2016, 7:01 pm
  #2414  
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Brisbane
Programs: QF gold, HH Diamond, VA plat, Aegean Gold
Posts: 679
Originally Posted by Guvner067
Online, but there's a "trick" to it...
Can this please be shared Canberra would be a very low demand city so it would be great for those people to have access to something
wtcmor is offline  
Old Oct 31, 2016, 9:57 am
  #2415  
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Marriott Plat, HH G,Hyatt E,*A Gold, OW Emerald.
Posts: 3,023
Originally Posted by wtcmor
Can this please be shared Canberra would be a very low demand city so it would be great for those people to have access to something
firebug.....google n decipher the rest!
Tokyoite is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.