Originally Posted by
amolkold
You'd still look for availability online, but instead of actually booking online, you'd book over the phone. Call during a non-peak hour and you shouldn't have to wait long. Just say "I found flights with availability and would like to book those." My last call to AA, with an international leg on a partner + U.S. stopover, took all of 10 minutes to book, including hold time.
That's good to hear. I was afraid I'd be on the phone for a while, asking the call rep what's available and what isn't.
I actually just tried to go through the process right now and was met with this message: "There are currently no awards available on AA.com for your requested Origin and Destination. Please modify your request or contact AAdvantage Reservations for award opportunities on all AAdvantage participating airlines."
I'm guessing this means that I have to search the partner airlines' site, right? If so, and if I were to use JAL, would I first have to sign up for JAL Mileage Bank in order to be able to search for a flight using miles? I couldn't find it anywhere else.
Originally Posted by
japaik
You can fly to ICN via NRT - you would fly on AA or JAL metal from LAX to NRT and then on JAL from NRT to ICN. All done over the phone as stated before. If you had another 50K AA miles you could do business class both ways.
What's the difference between JAL and JAL metal?