ExpertFlyer - reflecting US Awards & Upgrades (Sep 2014)
#1
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ExpertFlyer - reflecting US Awards & Upgrades (Sep 2014)
Fantastic news from EF:
Originally Posted by ExpertFlyer
Dear linglingfool,
As part of our continued partnership with American Airlines, we are pleased to announce that ExpertFlyer now supports full US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. The addition of awards and upgrades from US Airways operated flights will complement the existing American Airlines operated award/upgrade data already available to subscribers of ExpertFlyer. In addition Flight Alerts can now be created for award and upgrade inventory for US Airways operated flights.
The newly supported classes are:
O - First - Award/Upgrades, also complimentary Preferred upgrades into First
J - Business - Upgrades into Business using Certificate upgrades for ALL applicable routes
I - Business - Award/Miles Upgrade
X - Economy Award
Click here for the full list of airlines supported for Award & Upgrade searching and alerting.
We hope you enjoy the new addition to ExpertFlyer.
Sincerely, The ExpertFlyer.com Team
As part of our continued partnership with American Airlines, we are pleased to announce that ExpertFlyer now supports full US Airways Award & Upgrade searching and alerting. The addition of awards and upgrades from US Airways operated flights will complement the existing American Airlines operated award/upgrade data already available to subscribers of ExpertFlyer. In addition Flight Alerts can now be created for award and upgrade inventory for US Airways operated flights.
The newly supported classes are:
O - First - Award/Upgrades, also complimentary Preferred upgrades into First
J - Business - Upgrades into Business using Certificate upgrades for ALL applicable routes
I - Business - Award/Miles Upgrade
X - Economy Award
Click here for the full list of airlines supported for Award & Upgrade searching and alerting.
We hope you enjoy the new addition to ExpertFlyer.
Sincerely, The ExpertFlyer.com Team
#2
Join Date: Sep 2010
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HALLELUJA!!!
That is absolutely fantastic news.
Just tried it. It works as easy as pie.
That is absolutely fantastic news.
Just tried it. It works as easy as pie.
Last edited by dml105; Sep 17, 2014 at 12:11 pm
#3
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So the fare class to look for CP upgrades is J?
#6
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ExpertFlyer - US Awards & Upgrades
Glad to see this approach instead of Delta's
#7
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Great news and good approach by AA! They are clearly trying to distinguish themselves from UA and DL.
#8
Join Date: Aug 2007
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ExpertFlyer - US Awards & Upgrades
So, to be clear I is the bucket if trying to cash in miles for a biz ticket (whether buying ticket with miles or upgrading using miles). J is ONLY for chairmains certs?
Also, does J apply for certificate upgrades on flights to/from Hawaii?
Also, does J apply for certificate upgrades on flights to/from Hawaii?
#9
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If I am trying to upgrade using miles which class would I want to be looking at for availability?
#10
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Are we sure I is the low mileage envoy award? I thought the I bucket was UA. I know J is correct for the Envoy cert upgrade but I also thought it doubled as the envoy mileage award too?
Go Gators
Go Gators
#12
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Yes, as presently configured. The medium and high band US metal awards come out of the C bucket.
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