When can I switch my US First reward to fly Emirates?
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When can I switch my US First reward to fly Etihad?
Does anyone know?
I am flying First Class
LAX -> SFO -> Haneda
NRT -> CGK
CGK -> HKG -> LAX
But on the last leg, I need to add a day. Cathay doesnt have any availability right now ( Summer travel), so I was curious..when can I change the award (with fee) to fly Emirates?
I am flying First Class
LAX -> SFO -> Haneda
NRT -> CGK
CGK -> HKG -> LAX
But on the last leg, I need to add a day. Cathay doesnt have any availability right now ( Summer travel), so I was curious..when can I change the award (with fee) to fly Emirates?
Last edited by surftb15; Feb 9, 2015 at 8:06 am
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Emirates is neither a partner of AA nor of US , so why would you think you could change to it?
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I haz feeling OP was referring to Etihad...
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If it relates to changing to EY, I would expect that once the US scheme ends, then the existing award will need to be cancelled and recredited to AA and then a new award can be booked in accordance with AA rules and costs
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When you say change to Etihad, you mean just one segment? The answer to that has to be no.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
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When you say change to Etihad, you mean just one segment? The answer to that has to be no.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
Not only does it have to be a valid airline for awards, but the governing carrier has to have a fare that is valid for the itinerary
Taking LHR-ADL as an example, EYs fares require that the domestic sector be on EY ( codeshare ) or on VA . Since VA is not a partner of AAdvantage that will stymie booking the domestic leg
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That would likely be that EY did not offer fares to that domestic location which allowed travel on an airline that is a partner of AA
Not only does it have to be a valid airline for awards, but the governing carrier has to have a fare that is valid for the itinerary
Taking LHR-ADL as an example, EYs fares require that the domestic sector be on EY ( codeshare ) or on VA . Since VA is not a partner of AAdvantage that will stymie booking the domestic leg
Not only does it have to be a valid airline for awards, but the governing carrier has to have a fare that is valid for the itinerary
Taking LHR-ADL as an example, EYs fares require that the domestic sector be on EY ( codeshare ) or on VA . Since VA is not a partner of AAdvantage that will stymie booking the domestic leg
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e.g. for AUH-ADL here is an extract of the valid routings list
Originally Posted by valid routings
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AUH-SYD/MEL/BNE-VA/NZ/EY-ADL
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AUH-SYD/MEL/BNE-VA/NZ/EY-ADL
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Not quite so easy is perhaps to price up on ITA a desired routing and see if it comes up as a single fare componant or if there is a break in the fare
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Is there a situation in which it is possible to book using AA miles on EY and have a connection on another carrier? Like, Europe or Africa or Asia? I guess Dave showed us it is impossible for Australia
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When you say change to Etihad, you mean just one segment? The answer to that has to be no.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
Even if they were together I feel AA books Etihad tickets different, because I had a flight from AUH to SYD, and wanted to add on a segment inside Australia and they said it was additional miles. So not the same as their normal ticket.
Dave Noble knows this stuff better than I, so it's good he's reading this thread and can correct me.