Options for Award Booking with Infant
Jan 20, 2017, 3:05 pm
#1
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Options for Award Booking with Infant
Hi All,
We are flying CVG to BKK this coming November and will have a 5-6 month old baby girl. I have enough points/miles to choose from a variety of programs and want to find out if certain things are allowable. We will be going in J/F.
My first choice is to book CX via AS. Since CX charges 25% of the revenue fair for lap infants, I would prefer to pay in miles. Can I book a separate seat for our baby using miles to avoid paying the 25%, and if so does it have to be in the same cabin as our seats? Or could I book an economy award just to get her on the plane, and then of course we will be holding her the entire time.
We are flying CVG to BKK this coming November and will have a 5-6 month old baby girl. I have enough points/miles to choose from a variety of programs and want to find out if certain things are allowable. We will be going in J/F.
My first choice is to book CX via AS. Since CX charges 25% of the revenue fair for lap infants, I would prefer to pay in miles. Can I book a separate seat for our baby using miles to avoid paying the 25%, and if so does it have to be in the same cabin as our seats? Or could I book an economy award just to get her on the plane, and then of course we will be holding her the entire time.
Jan 20, 2017, 3:32 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2015
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You can definitely book an award seat for her with miles if there is award space available but it is at the full mileage rate. You have to get the baby's ticket in the same cabin as you though. You can't get an economy ticket because they will consider the baby an unaccompanied minor. And at 6 months they won't let her travel by herself anyway.
Jan 21, 2017, 1:57 pm
#3
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You can definitely book an award seat for her with miles if there is award space available but it is at the full mileage rate. You have to get the baby's ticket in the same cabin as you though. You can't get an economy ticket because they will consider the baby an unaccompanied minor. And at 6 months they won't let her travel by herself anyway.
Last edited by pointchaser93; Jan 21, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Jan 22, 2017, 1:58 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
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I think BA allowed 10% miles for avios bookings - incl. CX, but not sure if they still do. That would be worth a look if you have miles to transfer, though BA charges quite a bit in avios more so not sure it will save you much if any miles.
Jan 29, 2017, 6:26 am
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We used BA miles for my daughter and me last summer for JFK - HKG trip. It's the only one which make sense compared to other airline's policy.