Originally Posted by
cimay
Thanks. I was checking the United and Star Alliance websites. Are you sure that Qatar airlines is a partner in Star Alliance? I don't see that anywhere.
They are not. They are a partner of United - and have a seperate award chart, you cannot combine them with Star Alliance airlines
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,51398,00.html
A first class ticket to South Asia would be two awards - at a whopping 390,000 UA miles per ticket.
Austrian flies from VIE to MLE seasonally, but no first class obviously, but it looks like its weekly
[KVS Availability Tool 6.2.0/Platinum - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]
Code:
VIE Vienna Schwechat Intl AT [LOWW]
MLE Male Intl MV [VRMM]
SUN 08 Jan 2012 - 15 Jan 2012
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------
OS 45 VIE 20:30 MLE 09:05 +1 772 0 ----5-- 08:35 - - 30 Dec 24 Feb
OS 45 VIE 21:05 MLE 09:40 +1 772 0 --3---- 08:35 - - 09 Nov 29 Feb
I personally would go first to SIN, and then C from there.