Where to credit AY flights?
Feb 15, 2015, 3:04 pm
#1
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Where to credit AY flights?
Sorry if I have this in the wrong forum, please move it to the correct one.
I have a couple of flights coming up on AY as follows:
YYZ-HEL-CKG booked on N class
CKG-HEL-YYZ booked on Z class
Would it be better if I credited those to AA where I will gain 100% EQM or should I credit it to JJ where I could gain OWR status?
I have a couple of flights coming up on AY as follows:
YYZ-HEL-CKG booked on N class
CKG-HEL-YYZ booked on Z class
Would it be better if I credited those to AA where I will gain 100% EQM or should I credit it to JJ where I could gain OWR status?
Feb 15, 2015, 6:52 pm
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TheGreatTree Welcome to the forum
Freq flyer miles are for the long term. Not 1 return flight
Without more information about your travel/location if you are a member with AA credit them to AA
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Freq flyer miles are for the long term. Not 1 return flight
Without more information about your travel/location if you are a member with AA credit them to AA
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Feb 15, 2015, 9:38 pm
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TheGreatTree Welcome to the forum
Freq flyer miles are for the long term. Not 1 return flight
Without more information about your travel/location if you are a member with AA credit them to AA
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Freq flyer miles are for the long term. Not 1 return flight
Without more information about your travel/location if you are a member with AA credit them to AA
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
Feb 25, 2015, 9:40 am
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BTW, when does AY fly from YYZ? Its not year round is it?
Feb 27, 2015, 11:55 pm
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Mar 1, 2015, 5:12 pm
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Mar 1, 2015, 5:13 pm
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You might as well plonk them to AAdvantage. Or if you care to start with AY's FFP, at least on CX flights, you can get 50% on some booking classes when you earn 0 or 25% only with Asiamiles. So that might be an option for you.
BTW, when does AY fly from YYZ? Its not year round is it?
BTW, when does AY fly from YYZ? Its not year round is it?
Mar 2, 2015, 6:00 am
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Go with AAdvantage
This route will earn you just over 16,500 RDM. That's enough for a one-way award from Hong-Kong to any other "Asia 2" destination.
But, I'd advise you to accrue 3,500 more miles, not necessarily by flying, to get a 20K balance. Because that's enough for a RT ticket within Europe, which could be a great advantage for a CX flyer.
All of CX destinations in Western Europe are more than 5000 miles from Hong-Kong (zone D) so an award flight would cost 40,000 Asia Miles for one-way in Y. But, CX also fly to Moscow, which is only 4400 miles from Hong-Kong (zone C) and an award flight would only cost 25,000 Asia Miles (big difference). So, by using 20K AA miles and connecting in Moscow (admittedly, not the ideal point for a connection) you can save at least 30K Asia Miles on a trip to Europe.
But, I'd advise you to accrue 3,500 more miles, not necessarily by flying, to get a 20K balance. Because that's enough for a RT ticket within Europe, which could be a great advantage for a CX flyer.
All of CX destinations in Western Europe are more than 5000 miles from Hong-Kong (zone D) so an award flight would cost 40,000 Asia Miles for one-way in Y. But, CX also fly to Moscow, which is only 4400 miles from Hong-Kong (zone C) and an award flight would only cost 25,000 Asia Miles (big difference). So, by using 20K AA miles and connecting in Moscow (admittedly, not the ideal point for a connection) you can save at least 30K Asia Miles on a trip to Europe.
Last edited by FlyingOutTLV; Mar 2, 2015 at 6:11 am
Mar 3, 2015, 2:35 pm
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This route will earn you just over 16,500 RDM. That's enough for a one-way award from Hong-Kong to any other "Asia 2" destination.
But, I'd advise you to accrue 3,500 more miles, not necessarily by flying, to get a 20K balance. Because that's enough for a RT ticket within Europe, which could be a great advantage for a CX flyer.
All of CX destinations in Western Europe are more than 5000 miles from Hong-Kong (zone D) so an award flight would cost 40,000 Asia Miles for one-way in Y. But, CX also fly to Moscow, which is only 4400 miles from Hong-Kong (zone C) and an award flight would only cost 25,000 Asia Miles (big difference). So, by using 20K AA miles and connecting in Moscow (admittedly, not the ideal point for a connection) you can save at least 30K Asia Miles on a trip to Europe.
But, I'd advise you to accrue 3,500 more miles, not necessarily by flying, to get a 20K balance. Because that's enough for a RT ticket within Europe, which could be a great advantage for a CX flyer.
All of CX destinations in Western Europe are more than 5000 miles from Hong-Kong (zone D) so an award flight would cost 40,000 Asia Miles for one-way in Y. But, CX also fly to Moscow, which is only 4400 miles from Hong-Kong (zone C) and an award flight would only cost 25,000 Asia Miles (big difference). So, by using 20K AA miles and connecting in Moscow (admittedly, not the ideal point for a connection) you can save at least 30K Asia Miles on a trip to Europe.