She has miles and he has miles
Aug 4, 2015, 3:37 pm
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She has miles and he has miles
My travel companion and I have miles in our respective accounts. But how do we reserve tickets on the same flight? The first ticket might be the last for the number of miles that we have accrued.
Aug 4, 2015, 4:23 pm
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Welcome to FT, do a dummy booking for one ticket and note the miles required. Then do a second dummy booking for two tickets and note the miles required. If it works call the airline as the CSA can see the miles needed and set up two PNRs at the same time then book, pulling miles from the accounts.
Aug 4, 2015, 4:23 pm
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She has miles and he has miles
You could call CS and have them book your award seats might have to pay a slight fee. Or put one ticket on hold depending on the airline then book the 2nd one.
Aug 4, 2015, 5:58 pm
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
Which FFP? AAdvantage allows free, five-day holds on most award bookings. And BAEC shows the total number of (low-tier) award seats available on its oneworld partners (including AA).
If your particular FFP does not offer a free hold, does it offer free award cancellation within 24 hours?
Which FFP? AAdvantage allows free, five-day holds on most award bookings. And BAEC shows the total number of (low-tier) award seats available on its oneworld partners (including AA).
If your particular FFP does not offer a free hold, does it offer free award cancellation within 24 hours?
Aug 4, 2015, 9:07 pm
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dreaming....welcome to FlyerTalk!
If you could share with us which airline's frequent flyer program is involved, we Moderators could move this to that specific airline's forum on FlyerTalk, where, in addition to the help so far from our members, you'll likely get detailed "how to" answers from those who have a lot of experience with that airline's program. Ocn Vw 1K, Co-Moderator, TravelBuzz.
If you could share with us which airline's frequent flyer program is involved, we Moderators could move this to that specific airline's forum on FlyerTalk, where, in addition to the help so far from our members, you'll likely get detailed "how to" answers from those who have a lot of experience with that airline's program. Ocn Vw 1K, Co-Moderator, TravelBuzz.
Aug 5, 2015, 11:16 am
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Hate to say this, but if you have status with the airline in question, the answer will be more consistent.
On my 1K United line, they've jumped through hoops with some crazy travel requests. However, if you call the main line, it's hit and miss. My general rule is to call back at a later time if you don't get a person you like.
Overall, you are MUCH better off booking this through the airline and NOT online. It's worth any fee you have to pay for your peace of mind and assurance that all will work out.
On my 1K United line, they've jumped through hoops with some crazy travel requests. However, if you call the main line, it's hit and miss. My general rule is to call back at a later time if you don't get a person you like.
Overall, you are MUCH better off booking this through the airline and NOT online. It's worth any fee you have to pay for your peace of mind and assurance that all will work out.
Aug 11, 2015, 7:45 pm
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Be very careful about booking a one way award ticket and planning to purchase (with money) the other direction. This can be very expensive, especially for international.
Aug 14, 2015, 11:47 am
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