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Mar 29, 2014, 5:38 pm

#76

SwissTraveller78

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Originally Posted by yerffej201

x is economy award

I would never fly economy with an Award tiket.

Mar 29, 2014, 5:39 pm

#77

SwissTraveller78

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Originally Posted by SingaporeDon

SwissTraveller, many ways to find out what differecnt award booking classes used by airlines mean. e.g. if you go to KVS Help section, they have a good summary of the different award classes used by different airlines, so you would be able to find out for yourself what a U on BA means, or an X on SQ etc.

PS - before you ask what KVS is, here is the link

http://www.kvstool.com/FAQ.php?Source=HOME

Thanks, I use KVS for about 3 years….. But it doesn’t matter for me, what a specific airline uses to book an Award in First, as long it is First.
But thanks anyway.

Mar 29, 2014, 8:08 pm

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Originally Posted by SwissTraveller78

Thanks, I use KVS for about 3 years….. But it doesn’t matter for me, what a specific airline uses to book an Award in First, as long it is First.
But thanks anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwissTraveller78

O.K. thanks. I flow so many times in F on different *A flights but never saw an O.... I think most of my flights were in booking class X. but this was with DM not with LM.

It does matter to you when reading posts here, so to make life easier for yourself, do brush up on what booking class different airlines use for Award redemption in first class!!

Mar 30, 2014, 7:03 am

#79

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Originally Posted by SingaporeDon

It does matter to you when reading posts here, so to make life easier for yourself, do brush up on what booking class different airlines use for Award redemption in first class!!

O.K. your right, it does matter to understand the posts here, to know what you’re talking about, but to book an Award in LM, it doesn’t matter. If I have found a Seat in F on LM, and I can book it, it does not really matter, what kind of booking class the specific airline uses as the booking class.
Or did I miss something?

Mar 30, 2014, 8:14 am

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I propose that anyone who resurrects this thread (when there is obviously no devaluation), should be slapped on the wrist and pay a 10k miles stress penalty

Mar 30, 2014, 9:02 am

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Originally Posted by SwissTraveller78

Yes, it does.
i.e. BA T class is revenue premium economy
CX T class is AWARD premium economy (except for opups where they sometimes put me in this class, though I have also been rebooked in W.)
These are both in oneworld.

Mar 30, 2014, 10:24 am

#82

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Originally Posted by zagy

I propose that anyone who resurrects this thread (when there is obviously no devaluation), should be slapped on the wrist and pay a 10k miles stress penalty

Yes.

Mar 30, 2014, 4:17 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SwissTraveller78

I would never fly economy with an Award tiket.

I would. 25K eco ticket as a USA domestic flight vs. $1000 or more as a last minute Y ticket? No-brainer.

Mar 31, 2014, 12:14 pm

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Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

I would. 25K eco ticket as a USA domestic flight vs. $1000 or more as a last minute Y ticket? No-brainer.

Whether or not there is space (or if there is on DL, space at low) is another problem.
Plus no UG on award flights...

Sep 29, 2014, 4:54 am

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It seems like the Middle East to S. Africa region is now cheaper than Middle East to Middle East.
Since this makes no logical sense, it is possibly a typo?

Sep 29, 2014, 8:04 pm

#86

Maayan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mlqsko

Every time I see this thread bumped I get goosebumps. I think it should be locked!

Uh oh, goosebumps coming to mlqsko again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nekamah7

It seems like the Middle East to S. Africa region is now cheaper than Middle East to Middle East.
Since this makes no logical sense, it is possibly a typo?

As highlighted on pandaperth's chart in the wiki of this thread. Typo or not - we'll see in a couple of weeks.