Originally Posted by
Flying for Fun
It isn't a matter of East/West, North/South, it is a matter of what AS allows as a valid routing between point A and point B.
You can most certainly can fly SFO-SEA and have a stopover in SEA (1 day, 2 days, 1 month, 6 months) before flying SEA-LAX for a grand total of 5K points. Ultimately, you are flying North to go South but this is a valid routing on AS for SFO-LAX. It can be purchased as revenue or on an award. Notice the 5K? You are paying for a hop award from SFO-LAX.
Use the regular one-way search between A and B to see how AS will route it. Check weekdays and weekends because every route may not be available everyday. You should be able to do a stopover at anyone of the connection cities along the route using the multi-city search.
James
So, is the rule that if there is a revenue fare which has it as a valid routing, then that routing can be booked as an award?
I'm shocked that SFO-SEA-LAX is bookable as a valid routing for SFO-LAX. That seems abusable even as a revenue ticket (unless all fares that allow it are expensive)