Redemption on SN
Apr 14, 2017, 10:56 pm
#211
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: BOS
Posts: 550
This was definitely a great sweetspot but given the cheap economy fares to Europe lately, it wasnt really that amazing (unless you were super flexible!) I had booked JFK-BRU then BRU-CDG but cancelled it and snagged a JFK-CDG direct RT for $400 on AA. Used citi prestige typ = 25000 typ at 0.016 which was comparable to their 22000 miles (which i did transfer from typ as well). I am just lucky I was able to use my stranded etihad miles (from the cancellation) on other flights on air seychelles and bangkok airways (and getting 3+ cpp value out of it!)
Aug 3, 2017, 12:52 pm
#212
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: HPN
Programs: not anymore! I'm FREE!
Posts: 3,459
Has anybody had success flying "standby" with SN from Brussels within Europe for an earlier flight on an Etihad award redemption for a flight confirmed later in the day? If so, did it seem to be standard practice or an exception made by a SN gate agent? Any fee charged?
Sep 15, 2017, 7:10 am
#214
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: HPN
Programs: not anymore! I'm FREE!
Posts: 3,459
Has anybody had success flying "standby" with SN from Brussels within Europe for an earlier flight on an Etihad award redemption for a flight confirmed later in the day? If so, did it seem to be standard practice or an exception made by a SN gate agent? Any fee charged?
Now, if only there were still reasonable availability of SN transatlantic awards bookable with Etihad miles...
Sep 17, 2017, 10:22 pm
#215
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: JFK
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 325
Try as I might, I could not talk Etihad into cancelling the front half of a roundtrip, or even splitting the reservation into two etickets (so that the 2nd wouldn't be cxl'd upon no-show). HUCA x3 to various call centers.
On the bright side, they seem to have refunded me based on the current award chart, not based on the # of miles I actually paid at the time.
On the bright side, they seem to have refunded me based on the current award chart, not based on the # of miles I actually paid at the time.
Sep 22, 2017, 9:04 am
#216
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: JFK
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 325
Still a silver lining though: they didn't backdate my expiration date. At least according to the website + CSRs, the miles now behave more like AA/UA, where any activity is enough to push the date forward on your whole balance, rather than tracking "lots" separately like before.
Despite the huge devaluation, there's still value to be mined here. I booked another ticket just yesterday.
Sep 22, 2017, 8:59 pm
#217
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 205
Update: the refunded miles posted. No free lunch -- the # I got back is merely what I paid, not the new (much higher) price that appeared as a negative amount on my cancellation receipt.
Still a silver lining though: they didn't backdate my expiration date. At least according to the website + CSRs, the miles now behave more like AA/UA, where any activity is enough to push the date forward on your whole balance, rather than tracking "lots" separately like before.
Despite the huge devaluation, there's still value to be mined here. I booked another ticket just yesterday.
Still a silver lining though: they didn't backdate my expiration date. At least according to the website + CSRs, the miles now behave more like AA/UA, where any activity is enough to push the date forward on your whole balance, rather than tracking "lots" separately like before.
Despite the huge devaluation, there's still value to be mined here. I booked another ticket just yesterday.
Sep 25, 2017, 8:05 am
#219
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: JFK
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 325
19/11/2016 Flight Reward JFK-BRU//DUCLSM -73240
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12/09/2017 Positive adjustment - Etihad Guest programme 73240
You may recognize 73K as the cost of TWO roundtrip tix under the old award chart. I only cancelled one ticket. Yes, I've confirmed that the other ticket is still valid on the SN website.
If they had done the refund sensibly, I would've gotten a 32958 mile credit. (36620 minus 10% penalty)
If they had been applying the new award chart, it would've been 79200 miles (88K minus 10%).
This looks like a plain old f-up.
Sep 25, 2017, 8:08 am
#220
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: JFK
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 325
Oct 31, 2017, 8:58 pm
#221
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,313
Thanks in advance!