Booking frequent flyer seats on KAL
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Booking frequent flyer seats on KAL
A couple of questions:
I have enough Skypass miles to book Business Class R/T US to Bangkok. Am I able to book and choose seating on the KAL website, using my Skypass ID, without calling customer service?
I notice that the website will show me the mileage required from the KAL gateway cities like Atlanta, Chicago, New York, etc., Would it be the same mileage required from Orlando, or any other non gateway city? I know that Delta mileage would be the same from any US city.
I have enough Skypass miles to book Business Class R/T US to Bangkok. Am I able to book and choose seating on the KAL website, using my Skypass ID, without calling customer service?
I notice that the website will show me the mileage required from the KAL gateway cities like Atlanta, Chicago, New York, etc., Would it be the same mileage required from Orlando, or any other non gateway city? I know that Delta mileage would be the same from any US city.
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 383
Strange. No one that uses Skypass mileage on KAL can answer either of these questions? Guess I will have to call KAL and inquire as their Chat Line could not help me. Once I use all of my Skypass mileage for flights I'm going to drop the KAL Visa card. Not worth the aggravation.
#4
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Am I able to use Skypass mileage to book and select a seat through KAL's on line website without making a call to customer service? Are there only specific seats allocated for mileage use or can you select any available seat on the flight?
#5
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Only a specific number of seats are allocated for mileage use in first and in business. So, some flights may be unavailable using mileage.
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Yes, you can do it all online without calling. I tried entering a non-gateway city (e.g. Phoenix) as the departure for an award itinerary, but the website wouldn't allow it.
Only a specific number of seats are allocated for mileage use in first and in business. So, some flights may be unavailable using mileage.
Only a specific number of seats are allocated for mileage use in first and in business. So, some flights may be unavailable using mileage.
#7
Join Date: Dec 2010
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You have to call to book a ticket starting from a non-gateway city. Korean Air partners with MANY different airlines, so you could be on Delta or American. You simply just have to call them. They will inform you of the miles/fees accordingly.
If you reserve the two flights on one ticket, your bags will be checked all the way to your final destination.
Also, with free bags, the rules on how many free bags, size, carry on limits are determined by the airline that operates "the longest portion of your flights." So, if you fly Phoenix to Dallas to Seoul, Dallas to Seoul is longer so the Korean Air rules would apply for baggage.
If you reserve the two flights on one ticket, your bags will be checked all the way to your final destination.
Also, with free bags, the rules on how many free bags, size, carry on limits are determined by the airline that operates "the longest portion of your flights." So, if you fly Phoenix to Dallas to Seoul, Dallas to Seoul is longer so the Korean Air rules would apply for baggage.
#8
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 383
You have to call to book a ticket starting from a non-gateway city. Korean Air partners with MANY different airlines, so you could be on Delta or American. You simply just have to call them. They will inform you of the miles/fees accordingly.
If you reserve the two flights on one ticket, your bags will be checked all the way to your final destination.
Also, with free bags, the rules on how many free bags, size, carry on limits are determined by the airline that operates "the longest portion of your flights." So, if you fly Phoenix to Dallas to Seoul, Dallas to Seoul is longer so the Korean Air rules would apply for baggage.
If you reserve the two flights on one ticket, your bags will be checked all the way to your final destination.
Also, with free bags, the rules on how many free bags, size, carry on limits are determined by the airline that operates "the longest portion of your flights." So, if you fly Phoenix to Dallas to Seoul, Dallas to Seoul is longer so the Korean Air rules would apply for baggage.