Originally Posted by
slsdi
DL also has options but for double the miles (125k vs 60k), so I'm not very interested in that.
BA is 60k one-way, 120k round-trip on AS. DL doesn't do one-ways on AS, so a one-way or round-trip is 125k. Are you looking for a one-way only, or for a round-trip?
Originally Posted by
slsdi
I know there are experts here, so I am hoping you guys can help me make the most of my miles! If I call, will better rewards show up, or is what is online all there is?
AS does not have a partner with availability that does not show up online. KE, LA and CX (the AS non-online partners) do not serve USA-LHR.
I would suggest looking out of LAX in addition to SAN. You might also be able to connect in AS coach SAN-BOS/MCO to BA to LHR.
Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
I've noticed that even the BA awards have less of a fuel charge if you book to an alternate European city (even Iceland) and make the stopover less than 24 hours....if you just want to go to LHR, just get off the plane there (of course checking bags might be an issue but if it's a few hundred dollars less per ticket, it might be worth the hassle).
If OP wants a round trip, when OP gets off in LHR on a BA round trip that doesn't end in LHR on your outbound, the return will be cancelled. This is sort of important to mention to the newbie in order to prevent making a rather disastrous mistake.
Also, I don't know how often BA does things like send
debit memos to AS if people on AS awards try
hidden-city ticketing stunts on them, but
it does happen. I would be reluctant to make a habit of this myself because I wouldn't like my AS account closed (and I do know AS closes accounts for people who try to get too cute with abusing ticketing rules).
