Originally Posted by
lililolo
I am trying to book my trip next October. My understanding is Mileage Plan allows a free stopover and open jaw.
Since the award schedule is not out yet when I booked my outbound, I called in today to add my return and ran into some complication, I wonder if anybody can help me to see the light. My schedule is as follow
1. Outbound October 2023, SJC to SEA to YVR to HKG (Stopover) to KUL , with Alaska and Cathay.
2. Inbound in November 2023: HKG to ICN to SEA to SFO, with Korean Air and Alaska.
I was told I cannot add the return from HKG since my outbound destination is KUL. If I want to use 60k with Korean Air to return, I have to drop KUL or I pay the full 120k for the return flight as an one way ticket.
I thought an open jaw is allowed.
Please advise, thanks.
How long is your stopover?
See:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...l#post34781063
Apparently not published anywhere but being enforced.
Also, "My understanding is Mileage Plan allows a free stopover and open jaw"- AFAIK AS allows free
stopover on one ways but I am not aware of them allowing stopovers
and OJ
on a round trip.
This normally isn't a problem since you can ordinarily just book two one-ways, AAA-BBB(stop)-CCC, DDD-EEE-AAA that accomplishes the open jaw CCC-DDD (and that IS how AS books most OJ or RT itineraries, two one ways). Problem is this is impossible for KE since it
has to be booked as part of a RT if you want the OW price.
Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
Why not book as 2 one way awards?
Award 1 USA to Asia
Award 2 Asia to USA
What is the advantage of booking as a return?
Why do you want to travel on Korean?
KE awards cannot be booked as one-ways at one--way price,
they are booked at RT price if you book one way (AS has had this rule for forever, this is a nuance you may not be familiar with if you are not familiar with the AS program). KE can be
combined with a different carrier as a round-trip at the OW price. OP is trying to do that since there isn't CX J availability for both outbound and inbound segments.