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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
What's also interesting is that there are some partners that show availability on continental.com, but CO says they are not permitted to book them. For example, SAS flights marketed as SK, but operated by CRJ-200 equipment (Cimber Air...similar to ExpressJet with CO) are not permitted for award redemption. That makes no sense. If continental.com says it is bookable, why do the res agents say otherwise? Anyone else had similar experiences?

CO is notorious for not keeping up to date with partner regional carriers and acceptable flight number ranges.

Easiest workaround at the moment is to book using UA miles.
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