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Old Mar 2, 2016, 12:16 pm
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No YQ airlines/routes/countries

NZ, CM, AV, O6, NH, SQ, ET

UA:

All flights except from U.S to: ICN

AC:

Within North America

TPAC flights originated from Canada to:
Japan(NRT,HND,KIX), Australia(SYD,BNE)

For TPAC arriving to Canada:
YQ-free countries/cities (see below)
ex-Australia flights (SYD, BNE)

All TATL flights

List of YQ-free cities/countries:

Hong Kong (depart only)
Brazil (depart only)
Philippines (depart only)
Thailand (depart only)
South Korea (depart only)

For Japan:
Departing flights base on J class direct fights from NRT
Example: NRT-ZRH on LX, NRT-FRA on LH

No YQ: UA, AC, AI, NZ, ET, LO, ZH

Less then 20 Euros YQ: LH, SK, CA, OZ, BR, SQ, LX, TK

Greater than 20 Euros YQ: TG (94 Euros)

NH has less than 20 Euros YQ for most of it's destination

Arriving flights base on J class direct fights to NRT
Example: ZRH- NRT on LX, FRA-NRT on LH

No YQ: UA, AC, TG, NZ, OZ

Less than 20 Euros YQ: BR (14 Euros)

20 - 100 Euros YQ: SQ (20 Euros SIN-NRT, 26 Euros LAX-NRT), ET(95 Euros), CA (41 Euros), ZH (40 Euros)

Greater than 100 Euros: LH (246 Euros), AI (185 Euros), LO (177 Euros), SK (135 Euros), LX(262 Euros), TK (130 Euros)

Again, NH has less than 20 Euros YQ for flights arriving to NRT.


YQ + Fee for award flights, feel free to add more on the list (at the end of it) if you have made a recent redemption.

TK SFO-IST-TLV 237,90 Euro
LH SFO-FRA-TLV 376,76 Euro
UA&LH SFO-FRA(UA)-TLV(LH) 104,77 Euro
SIN-FRA (SQ) Y - 181,75 Euro
SIN-DEL(AI)-FRA(LH) J - 257,15 Euro
HKG-PEK-FRA (CA) J - 149,72 Euro
TPE-IST-FRA (TK) Y - 149,75 Euro
TPE-PEK-FRA (CA) J - 149,43 Euro
YYZ-SFO(AC)-TPE (UA) Y - 159,28 Euro
YYZ-PVG(AC)-TPE (BR) Y - 191,24 Euro
YYZ-PVG(AC)-TPE (BR) J - 227,41 Euro
FRA-YUL (AC) Y - 104,00 Euro
FRA-LHR(LH)-YUL (AC) Y - 182,00 Euro
FRA-YYZ-YUL (AC) Y - 142,99 Euro
FRA-LHR(LH)-YUL(AC) J - 187,00 Euro
BKK-HND (TG) Y - 111 Euros
CDG-PEK (CA) Y- 207,88 EUROS
CDG-PEK (CA) J - 298,44 EUROS
CDG-FRA-PEK (LH) Y - 209,13 EUROS
CDG-ICN-PEK (OZ) Y - 264,52 EUROS
CDG-ICN-PEK (OZ) J - 305,04 EUROS
CDG-TPE (BR) Y - 164,31 EUROS
CDG-TPE (BR) J - 204,90 EUROS
CDG-PVG-TPE (CA) Y - 189,99 EUROS
CDG-ICN(OZ)-TPE(TG) - 301,70 EUROS
FRA-MUC-YUL J (LH) - 355,90 Euros
FRA-CDG(LH)-YUL(AC) J - 170.00 Euros
AC Y: 188,37 Euro YYZ-PEK
AC J: 238,77 Euro YYZ-PEK
UA Y: 79,74 Euro YYZ-ORD-PEK
ATH-CAI-AUH (MS) Y - 148,07 EUROS
AKL-SIN (NZ) Y - 41,03 Euros
ORD-NRT (NH) Y,J,C - 44,17 Euros
ORD-NRT (UA) Y,J,C - 41,42 Euros
JFK - SIN- MEL (SQ) Y -789,00 Euros
ZRH - HKG (Y) LX - 260,06 EUR
ZRH-FRA-HKG (Y) LH - 281,33 EUR
NRT-ORD (Y) NH - 73,43 EUR
MNL-BKK-SIN (J) (TG) - 31,40 Euros
BKK-MNL (TG) (Y)- 84,76 Euros
MNL-SIN (SQ) (J) - 30,46 Euros
---2016----
HKG-FRA-BUD (LH) C - 114.24 Euros (all cost; one-way; as of 2016-Mar)
BKK-NRT (TG) J - 131.79 Euros
MIA-VIE-FRA (OS) C - 458.76 Euro*
* date change with same airline and route = 20 eur/pp
change route = 40 eur/pp (cancel and rebook)
same date but change to other airline = 40 eur/pp (cancel and rebook)
ARN-FRA-LAX (LH) C/F - 296.26 Euro (OW 276.26 YQ + 20 fee per person; booked in 2015)
YYC-DEN (UA) Y 101 euros with 20 booking fee
LIS-IST-GYD (TK) (J) 22k + 160€ taxes one way [of these YR=98€] [taxes were the same for LH+TP]
MNL-ADD-MXP (ET) (Y) - 11,47€
MUC-CDG(LH)-TPE(BR) (J) - 210,05 Euro
MUC-LHR(LH)-TPE(BR) (J) - 249,80 Euro
MUC-HKG(LH)-TPE(BR) (J) - 334,08 Euro
MUC-IST(TK)-TPE(BR) (J) - 162,26 Euro
KIX-SIN-DPS J (SQ) - 95,23 Euro
NRT-SIN-DPS J (NH,SQ) - 93,45 Euro
YYZ-FRA-JNB Y (AC, SA) - 208,85 Euro
YYZ-FRA-JNB J (LH, SA) - 583,31 Euro
YUL-LAX-AKL J (AC, NZ) - 105,27 Euro
ICN-SIN-DPS Y (SQ) - 175,89 Euro
ICN-SIN-DPS J (SQ) - 200,08 Euro
YYZ-NRT Y (AC) - 57,21 Euros
PEK-YVR Y (AC) - 164,84 Euros
PEK-NRT-YVR Y, J (NH) - 181,26 Euros
DEL-YYZ - Y (AC) - 386,76 Euros
BNE-YVR - Y (AC) - 75,61 Euros
LCA-VIE-BKK-VIE-LCA J (OS) €580
YYZ-PVG - Y (AC) 182,83 Euros
YYZ-ORD-PVG - Y (UA) - 76,54 Euros
YVR-SFO-ICN - Y (UA) - 139,96 Euros
YVR-ICN - Y (AC) - 120,09 Euros
PVG-YYZ - Y (AC) 175,49 Euros
PVG-ORD-YYZ - Y (UA) - 51,45 Euros
CDG-MUC-HND - J (LH,NH) - 116,62 Euros
CDG-HND - J (NH) - 115,43 Euros
CMN-FRA-CDG - J (LH) - 189,00 Euros
ATH-FRA-RAK - Y (LH) - 161,16 Euros
ATH-FRA-RAK - J (LH) - 167,16 Euros
CDG-TPE-HKG - Y (BR) - 133,09 Euros
TPE-ICN - Y (OZ) - 46,00 Euros
YUL-ZRH-GVA - Y (LX) - 269,34 Euros
CDG-FRA-HND - J (LH,NH) - 160,65 Euros
CDG-MUC-HND - J (LH,NH) - 157,90 Euros
YUL-MUC-BKK - Y (LH,TG) - 344,40 Euros
YUL-IST-BKK - Y, J (TK) - 280,30 Euros
ADD-LAX - Y (ET) - 248,87 Euros
ADD-LHR-LAX - Y (ET, UA) - 169,36 Euros
ADD-IST-LAX - J (TK) - 291,38 Euros
TPE-IST-CDG - J (TK) - 218,91 Euros
TPE-SIN-CDG - Y (SQ) - 273,08 Euros
ICN-TPE-VIE - J (OZ,BR) - 52,94 Euros(total cost,flights in April 2017)
FRA-CPH - Y (LH) - 97,09€
YYZ-LGA//JFK-JNB (Y) (AC,SA) - 288,62 Euros
YYZ-LGA//JFK-JNB (J) (AC,SA) - 332,00 Euros
YYZ-ADD-JNB (Y) (ET) - 302,79 Euros
YYZ-LHR-JNB (Y) (AC,SA) - 200,36 Euros
YYZ-LHR-JNB (J) (AC,SA) - 273,58 Euros
NRT-PEK-ADD (Y,J) (NH,ET) - 156,96 Euros
NRT-PVG-ADD (Y) (NH, ET) - 156,96 Euros
YYZ-LIM (Y) (AC) - 141,99 Euros
YYZ-SAL-LIM , Y (AV) - 72,03 Euros
YYZ-TPE-HKG (Y,J) (BR) - 78,89 Euros
YYZ-ORD-HKG (Y) (UA) - 99,61 Euros
YYZ-EWR-HKG (Y) (UA)- 99,61 Euros
ORD-CDG (Y) (UA) - 25,27 Euros
ORD-FRA-CDG (LH) - 373,00 Euros
GVA-FRA-LAX and return JFK-GVA (LH, LX) - 487,96 Euros
----------------2017------------------
GRU-FRA-TLL (F,J) (LH) - 103,60 Euros
YYZ-SFO (J) (AC) - 64,55 Euros
YVR-HKG (Y) (AC) - 83,46 Euros
HKG-ICN-OKA (Y) (OZ) - 54,47 Euros
CPH-PVG-AKL (J) (SK/NZ) - ~200€
TXL-FRA-BKK-FRA-TXL (J) (LH/TG/TG/LH) - 252 Euros
SIN-HND (J) (SQ) - 42,88 Euros
ZRH-BKK-MEL (J) (TG) - €49.22
GVA-ZRH-YUL (J,Y) (LX) - 256,44€
HKG-ICN (Y) (OZ) - €25.54
SIN-CPH (Y) (SQ) - 103,31€
SIN-LHR-CPH (Y) (SQ,SK) - 103,31€
FRA-CAI-SSH (C) (MS) - 177 EUR
FRA-IST-SSH (C) (TK) - 197 EUR
YYZ-DUB (J) (AC) - EUR68.11 (EUR48.11+EUR20 fee)
HKG-IST-GOT (J) (TK) - EUR110.71 (EUR90.71 + EUR20 fee; ticketed in Aug 2017; one-way)
SFO-TUS (Y) (UA) - EUR32,11 (EUR12,11 + EUR20 fee. Ticketed in Sep 2017; one way)
TUS-SFO (Y) (UA) - EUR31,85 (EUR11,85 + EUR20 fee. Ticketed in Sep 2017; one way)
TXL-IST-SIN/ BKK-ZUR-TXL (J) (TK/SQ/TG/LX) €231.74 + €20 fee
EWR-PDX (Y) (UA) - EURO 31.87
SIN-BKK-CDG (J) TG - 77,08 €
SIN-CDG (Y) SQ - 41,45€
SIN-FRA-CDG (Y) LH - 252,39€
SIN-IST (J) SQ - 41,53€
SIN-IST (J) TK - 176,89€
YUL-ZRH (J) - 360,72€
----------------2018------------------
BKK-ARN-TLL (J) TG,SK - 92€ (flights in 2019) online booking
BLZ-ADD-GRU (J) ET - 29.54€ online
GRU-ZHR-LCY (J) LX- 30£ online
YUL-LYS-VIE / VIE-GVA-YUL (J); 197€ online (AC/OS)
HKG-IST-HEL (Y one-way on TK; flights in 2019) - 40,000miles plus EUR81.33, online booking (post #1635)
SIN-SFO (J) SQ - €43.6 online booking
----------------2019------------------
CPH-LIS-GIG (J) TP (€46.5) online
BKK-PVG (J) TG - 64.67€ online
LAX-ARN-HEL (J) SK - €12.50 online
CPH-LIS (Y) TP - (€36,70) online
LAX-HND-LHR (F) NH - (€151) online (flight in Apr2020)
HKG-TPE (J) BR (€53.28) online (redemption in Aug 2019)
EZE-GRU (J) ET 61.60€ online
EZE-GRU (J) TK 61.60€ online
VIE-BKK-TPE-SFO (J) BR - 240.00€ (YQ) + 60.99€ (Taxes etc.) online (flight in summer 2020)
LAX-HND-LHR (F) NH - 135.82€ (YQ) + 15.97€ (Taxes etc.) online (flight in fall 2020)
LHR-HND-LAX (F) NH Round-Trip + 569.23€ online pre-devaluation
AC CDG-YYZ-YYJ Euro 98.85 (Eco, 35k miles, oneway, booked Oct 2021, inlcudes Euro 36.- YQ)
SQ+TK REP-SIN-IST-NCE Euro 98.46 (Eco, 60k miles, oneway, booked Feb 2022 - inlcudes Euro 61.31 YR)
SQ+TK REP-SIN-IST-NCE Euro 102.18 (Eco, 60k miles, oneway, booked March 2022 - includes Euro 63.36 YR plus another 0.44 YR)
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Old Jan 1, 2023, 2:25 am
  #2656  
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
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Originally Posted by lensovet
examples of where having a layover causes the itinerary to price out as two awards instead of one. I shared a screenshot that literally shows two such itineraries.
Well, what you emphasized in that post, regarding married segments and the "hidden" (from us customers) availability from A to C, regardless of whether or not there is award availability for A-B and B-C, is of course correct.

What's probably not correct is that the examples you posted are very simply two cases of a mixed cabin award ticket. The 80.000 one has only business class availability on the long-haul leg on BR (65000 miles) and then the system books the economy award space for the intra-European leg (15.000 miles), because, well, that's what you're asking for (whereas asking for business class the whole way books the available award space for the same cabin class all the way and prices it as a single award at 65k total). The 70.000 one has economy class availability on the long-haul leg (45.000 miles) and only business class availability on the short-haul one (25.000).

In fact, if there's a "married segments" issue, which is what you emphasized, then award availability for the 2-segment one-way will be zero and you won't get any options to show up at all. The only case I've come across during my extensive searches for award tickets, where a one-way award with 2 segments prices as two separate one-ways is when you're attempting to fly "the wrong way" (say Asia to Europe via north America or vise versa etc.).

Had you expanded the options for economy class as suggested and actually selected the ticket (clicked on the 80.000/70.000 option) you would have seen the "important info" regarding the leg that doesn't have availability in economy class ​​​​​​.

PS. BR075 is a great example of that "pit-stop" at BKK actually not affecting the total cost of the ticket, even when another flight is added (provided availability in the same class exists, like in your example the case with the business class ticket was, at the normal price of 65.000, despite basically flying TPE-BKK-AMS-VIE).
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Old Feb 8, 2023, 9:57 am
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I can't find where to book an award ticket on their website.
Is calling the call center the only way to book a *A partner ticket?
Thanks!
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Old Feb 8, 2023, 1:40 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2023
Posts: 168
Originally Posted by jjjohn
I can't find where to book an award ticket on their website.
Is calling the call center the only way to book a *A partner ticket?
Thanks!
Just log-in and then at the left column, it's the first option
Miles redemption Choose how you prefer to use your award miles Award ticket
https://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbon.../#award-ticket
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Old Feb 13, 2023, 4:08 am
  #2659  
 
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Originally Posted by ariadgr_
Just log-in and then at the left column, it's the first option
Miles redemption Choose how you prefer to use your award miles Award ticket
https://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbon.../#award-ticket
after login, there isn't an option at the left column for Miles Redemption.
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Old Feb 13, 2023, 7:01 am
  #2660  
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: BRU
Programs: A3 *G & FB G
Posts: 640
Originally Posted by jjjohn
after login, there isn't an option at the left column for Miles Redemption.
That's weird.
See green.


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Old Feb 13, 2023, 11:52 am
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,320
Originally Posted by jjjohn
after login, there isn't an option at the left column for Miles Redemption.
Any chance you're a member of someone else's together account without the right to redeem miles yourself? I don't really know what the options menu would look like in such a case (if for example the "Award ticket" option would be gone), but I know the head of the account can select for each member if they can redeem miles or not.
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 1:33 am
  #2662  
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
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While looking for availability in Lufthansa flights I see many empty seats in the following days but very limited on return. Do they have a policy to open availability on few days before flight?
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 2:09 am
  #2663  
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: DK
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 869
Originally Posted by MixalisK.
While looking for availability in Lufthansa flights I see many empty seats in the following days but very limited on return. Do they have a policy to open availability on few days before flight?
Lufthansa opens up premium seats 2 weeks before departure. I have seen some open earlier then that. If you want Y then it should be available from when the calendar opens.
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 2:18 am
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Is it still the case that redemptions on TK and UA can still only be made over the phone?
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 3:01 am
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Is it still the case that redemptions on TK and UA can still only be made over the phone?
Yes it says so on the awards booking web page. You also have to check for availability on a different *A program website.
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 3:15 am
  #2666  
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Is there a *A programme booking tool that can be considered as being generally accurate as regards what A3 can actually book? More interested in UA than in TK redemptions. And I'm assuming that UA's programme gives greater award space for its own members...
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 3:40 am
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Is there a *A programme booking tool that can be considered as being generally accurate as regards what A3 can actually book? More interested in UA than in TK redemptions. And I'm assuming that UA's programme gives greater award space for its own members...
UA will show expensive extra space to their members. Air Canadas Aeroplan is good. That is if you know rough dates you are interested in and it isn't a year out.
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by NextWhiteDeath
Lufthansa opens up premium seats 2 weeks before departure. I have seen some open earlier then that. If you want Y then it should be available from when the calendar opens.
I saw a flight to Tokyo BC on 21/2.Stay say, 10 nights. When do you think return tickets will be available online if any?
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 1:45 pm
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Old Feb 17, 2023, 1:48 pm
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Is it still the case that redemptions on TK and UA can still only be made over the phone?
yes it is. Since October.(for TK)
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