Originally Posted by
rruaco
If this is a UA return award remember that you can't cross both oceans according to the rules. (The website sometimes lets you book it, but if you need to make changes agents will spot that it isn't allowed and make you change it.)
If you don't need a stopover then you can change the award to 2x one ways to cross both the Atlantic and the Pacific for the same number of miles as a return, but that can cause problems with availability if you are already holding tickets.
Funny, I never thoroughly read the rules and did not know that. 1st time I called UA the agent was a snot and not polite about telling me the rule. I ended up hanging up and calling back. After a few attempts I got a super nice woman who helped me change the res. I think it ended up being a sweet award ticket:
2 pax super savers all in F:
IAD-MUC UA
MUC-BKK TG new 747 suite
BKK-USM TG
HKT-BKK TG
BKK-CDG TG new 777ER suite
CDG-IAD UA
Waiting to see if the IAD-MUC opens up on LH.
Does the rule mean that to get to Asia from DC on an award tix that you have to first travel to the west coast and only go over the pacific (vs via Europe)? There are almost no convenient flights from DC that work out that way other than NRT.