Star Alliance Miles
Feb 21, 2012, 8:13 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 5
Star Alliance Miles
I have a load of Star Alliance airmiles which I'm desperate to use. Every single time I phone the call centre to try to redeem miles I can never get the availability. Does anyone know a way to find out what flights ARE actually available to redeem. Thanks
Feb 21, 2012, 8:36 am
#2
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BNA
Programs: No preference
Posts: 1,176
search online with the program you're trying to redeem with, expertflyer.com (paid service)
Feb 21, 2012, 8:39 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: most of them
Posts: 3,283
continental.com has a pretty good award engine as does aeroplan. Or you can try a tool like awardnexus.com Obviously there are tons of factors that go into availability.
Which program are your miles in?
Which program are your miles in?
Feb 21, 2012, 9:17 am
#7
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, GE
Posts: 5,123
There seems to be a thread in the BMI Diamond Club forum on getting help booking BMI awards ...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ilability.html
If you want help on general *A award availbility, you need to post some details (as jkoenig51 asked).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ilability.html
If you want help on general *A award availbility, you need to post some details (as jkoenig51 asked).
Feb 21, 2012, 4:45 pm
#8
Join Date: Jun 2006
Programs: BD,Skyteam,QF
Posts: 541
There seems to be a thread in the BMI Diamond Club forum on getting help booking BMI awards ...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ilability.html
If you want help on general *A award availbility, you need to post some details (as jkoenig51 asked).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-d...ilability.html
If you want help on general *A award availbility, you need to post some details (as jkoenig51 asked).
Basically, you sign up for ANA, sign in, enquire on a spurious flight, to get to the page where you can check out the options with other * carriers. Iterate until you find what you want, with availabiliy.
Then, armed with the flight numbers and dates, you call the ICC on sunday and speak with the nice helpful lady who will sort you out. prompt her with segments, not the whole journey.
A day or two later, you check with the Amadeus tool to see if you have an e-ticket number (reassurance that its ticketed) and finally, go to the Lufthansa site and sign in with the booking reference and your surname, to select your seat.
(that's much abbreviated - read the BMI thread)
Last edited by measures; Feb 21, 2012 at 4:47 pm Reason: clarification
Feb 22, 2012, 1:42 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: IE / PL
Programs: TK*G (E+)
Posts: 140
Feb 22, 2012, 12:44 pm
#10
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, GE
Posts: 5,123
I've just booked redemption via BMI DC by following the excellent advice in their forum.
Basically, you sign up for ANA, sign in, enquire on a spurious flight, to get to the page where you can check out the options with other * carriers. Iterate until you find what you want, with availabiliy.
Then, armed with the flight numbers and dates, you call the ICC on sunday and speak with the nice helpful lady who will sort you out. prompt her with segments, not the whole journey.
A day or two later, you check with the Amadeus tool to see if you have an e-ticket number (reassurance that its ticketed) and finally, go to the Lufthansa site and sign in with the booking reference and your surname, to select your seat.
(that's much abbreviated - read the BMI thread)
Basically, you sign up for ANA, sign in, enquire on a spurious flight, to get to the page where you can check out the options with other * carriers. Iterate until you find what you want, with availabiliy.
Then, armed with the flight numbers and dates, you call the ICC on sunday and speak with the nice helpful lady who will sort you out. prompt her with segments, not the whole journey.
A day or two later, you check with the Amadeus tool to see if you have an e-ticket number (reassurance that its ticketed) and finally, go to the Lufthansa site and sign in with the booking reference and your surname, to select your seat.
(that's much abbreviated - read the BMI thread)
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...earch-problem/
Jun 14, 2012, 7:11 pm
#11
formerly Fly-Swiss
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 878