Originally Posted by
Hakluyt
We have sufficient miles in Am Airl. und US Airw. for a trip in and out of Europe and we are also somewhat flexible as to countries of arrival and departure.
There is an excellent connection on Aerlingus ORD-EDI via DUB, but it seems Aerlingus is neither in oneworld nor *A.
In June, AA takes us from the Midwest to Dallas-London(on BA!, no less)-EDI. It is a long way with ornery connections. AA has no connection to EDI.??
Return from Istanbul, Turkey in October is via Germany, UK, finally US.
We are willing to fly into UK only, fly out of Greece, if need be, which, however, would also involve a long way around. I thought Turkish Airlines fly directly to US.
Which tool have I overlooked in order to fly into Scotland and out of Turkey several months later? Alternatively, I could just call either airline, which one is best?
Or we fly paid on Aerlingus and a return award flight?
Thank you.
US Airways miles can only be redeemed for round trips or open-jaws, so if you did the last option (paid over, award returning) you'd want to use AA miles (probably via London) for the return, since all AA awards are now one-way.
If you have adequate miles and can see availability, frankly I'd use your US miles for this trip. United flies directly into EDI from Newark, and you could return from Greece or Turkey using any of several Star Alliance members.
If you want to use AA miles, you can only get to EDI on BA via London, and you should be aware that BA adds very high fuel surcharges to award tickets, so the "net" price might not be very attractive. You can ride AA as far as London or Manchester (or Dublin from Chicago during the summer) and pay for the last bit, but availability on AA flights might be an issue.