Originally Posted by
susiesan
Like jsloan, I am planning to do a safari in Tanzania next year and need to fly to JRO on award tix. I will likely fly on TK. I can get to and from JRO on TK flights via either IAH or IST.
Should I book the trip as a one way as soon as award availability opens up for my out bound date, then book the return for 2 weeks later when that date opens? Or should I wait until l the return date opens and book as a RT? It looks like this award in J is 80K one way, 160K RT per ticket and I will need 2 award seats. I have been monitoring the award calendar for the TK flights to JRO and there appears to be plenty of availability almost every day of the week.
For booking this trip from Kansas City, I need UA feeder flights to/from ORD or IAH to continue on TK. The UA flights that connect with the TK flights are available a week before the TK flights show on UA web site. But these TK award flights show as available on ANA web site at the same time as UA flights do. By the time the TK flights show up the feeder flights are gone, forcing me to overnight before or after the TATL TK segment.
Aren't *A partners awards supposed to be released to all partners at the same time?