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Old Jun 11, 2017, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by yerffej201
Anyone been able to book longhaul LAN space in J when it shows on BA? E.g. LIM-JFK, space shows on BA but AS can't book it.

Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
I've had everything from total frustration to easy peasy during my many calls over the past 16 years - from being told I could not fly Lan Chile to Santiago (not because of lack of availability) to agents that know all the routing rules and obscure airport codes).
Originally Posted by sdsearch

However, the other thing to consider specifically in the case of LATAM is that LATAM (to its own members, at the very least) doesn't support one-leg redemptions. (Officially, it doesn't support one-way redemptions, but one-way redemptions consisting of two legs seem to work, just not one-way-single-flight-leg redemptions.)

So, unfortunately, with LATAM you have to worry about whether you're searching for flights with "too few" flights or "too many" flight legs.
Here, does that help?
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