Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
I just booked the following itinerary with no UA segments using the award travel search and then paying for it at the end:
NRT - HKG on ANA
HKG - PEK in Air China
PEK - NRT on ANA
Had no issues getting it ticketed on 016 - keep trying... I even called to make a change and there was no issue (wanted to fly the ANA 787 so switched flights after booking).
Was the fare any higher compared to booking directly with ANA or Air China? Because when I tried to book a Y fare Air China domestic CAN-PEK flight with the same trick, the website prompted me a 1900USD(11590CNY) fare. Later I went back to Air China's website and it gave me a 3200CNY fare in Y class on 999 ticket stock.