[FARE GONE] AA/EY:AUH-JFK 241 , AUH-MIA 379 , AUH-DFW 303 from end of August
Jun 30, 2014, 11:15 am
#48
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Springfield, VA
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, AA EXP, Alaska MVP 75
Posts: 436
I have 4 of these on hold....79,043 miles at a $1,619.10.....basically $0.02 per mile....sooooooo tempting but I don't think my wife will approve.... 
Jun 30, 2014, 11:54 am
#51
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: SK Gold, ITA Executive, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,163
Jun 30, 2014, 12:23 pm
#54
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Springfield, VA
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, AA EXP, Alaska MVP 75
Posts: 436
Jun 30, 2014, 12:36 pm
#55
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 88
Haven't planned that far yet. I am very spontaneous so I basically just have one week planned at a time. I might plan it together with some other vacation. We will see!
If I am home in Sweden though I'll have tons of choices:
AY, TK, QR, A3, ET and so on..
Ranges from 350 - 500$
R/T can be had with example LX from around 550$ or TK for 500$ or even ET if you feel little more exotic.
(We also have cheap flights to DXB with DY but that's a last exit for me. 180-220$ O/W and 360-440$ R/T)
If available I might look for O/W in LH F or something else using Lifemiles.
If I am home in Sweden though I'll have tons of choices:
AY, TK, QR, A3, ET and so on..
Ranges from 350 - 500$
R/T can be had with example LX from around 550$ or TK for 500$ or even ET if you feel little more exotic.
(We also have cheap flights to DXB with DY but that's a last exit for me. 180-220$ O/W and 360-440$ R/T)
If available I might look for O/W in LH F or something else using Lifemiles.
Last edited by LH630; Jun 30, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Jun 30, 2014, 5:57 pm
#56
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: New Orleans
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 655
2 cancelled w/out notice
Status: Canceled
Will call AA to try to get one back to life and ticketed.
Troubling that they wouldn't honor a hold and even more so give no notice that it was cancelled - folks might have been making use or lose repositioning reservations.
suggestion - if you have one of these "on hold" best ticket now, if you still can!
Jun 30, 2014, 6:08 pm
#58
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: New Orleans
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 655
Res held until midnight AUH
Figured out why my res. on hold died - it was "on HOLD until June 30, 2014 11:59 PM GST (Gulf Standard Time)"
For US originating reservations, the hold is until midnight of the following day (not sure about which time zone). For foreign reservations, it's the hold time of the departure airport.
The EXP line is trying to get it back, but it seems unlikely...
For US originating reservations, the hold is until midnight of the following day (not sure about which time zone). For foreign reservations, it's the hold time of the departure airport.
The EXP line is trying to get it back, but it seems unlikely...
Jun 30, 2014, 6:18 pm
#59
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Figured out why my res. on hold died - it was "on HOLD until June 30, 2014 11:59 PM GST (Gulf Standard Time)"
For US originating reservations, the hold is until midnight of the following day (not sure about which time zone). For foreign reservations, it's the hold time of the departure airport.
The EXP line is trying to get it back, but it seems unlikely...
For US originating reservations, the hold is until midnight of the following day (not sure about which time zone). For foreign reservations, it's the hold time of the departure airport.
The EXP line is trying to get it back, but it seems unlikely...
Jun 30, 2014, 6:19 pm
#60
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: New Orleans
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 655
It got ticketed!
Called EXP line, managed to get the reservation I wanted ticketed.
(just asked, no threats, even mentioned thought it had been cancelled, due to it being on AUH time...)
I had 2 reservations about 2 weeks apart, so it wasn't an auto-cancel, it was due to different time zone (Gulf time isn't the Gulf of Mexico)
Once again amazing customer service from AA for EXP...
(just asked, no threats, even mentioned thought it had been cancelled, due to it being on AUH time...)
I had 2 reservations about 2 weeks apart, so it wasn't an auto-cancel, it was due to different time zone (Gulf time isn't the Gulf of Mexico)
Once again amazing customer service from AA for EXP...