Award ticket search now shows Star Alliance flights
Oct 30, 2018, 3:38 am
#121
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To me it looked a bit like only A3 served airport were loaded in the drop-down.
For instance, in the return search you can search HKG but that airport is not allowed in multi-city search
Oct 30, 2018, 3:45 am
#122
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It's probably related to the bug in the regular part of the website where the prices of paid pickets often appear higher than those actually offered below. I guess it's worth reporting but I can't think of a work-around for now for those who don't have the miles, unless the cheaper fare is displayed properly on a nearby date and you can scroll through from the screen you showed above.
Nov 2, 2018, 10:08 am
#124
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It seems pretty obvious from what I've seen that the advanced search only works for A3 operated flights/routes.
You should still be able to book somewhat fancier routings via the callcenter though.
You should still be able to book somewhat fancier routings via the callcenter though.
Nov 2, 2018, 11:50 am
#125
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Nov 2, 2018, 12:59 pm
#126
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The multi-segment ("more options") search does not contain the same destinations as the R/T search:
Nov 2, 2018, 1:03 pm
#127
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Nov 11, 2018, 2:17 am
#128
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Hi M&B experts - I am trying to book an award travel ticket on the M&B website. I have *G and looking to travel BRU->TPA between Dec 20 2018 and Jan 10 2019. I have tried the online tool and it looks like this is a very busy period. Any suggestions on alternative airports or routes to try? Thanks a lot!
Nov 11, 2018, 9:55 am
#130
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And UA availability at that time of year from BRU and even AMS can be better last minute than many would expect.
Last edited by GUWonder; Nov 11, 2018 at 10:03 am
Nov 11, 2018, 2:06 pm
#131
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If looking for one or two seats using miles, LH and LX are very good at dumping to some US cities east of the Mississippi within 1-14 days of travel. From there, combining it with a regular paid ticket may work, if needed.
And UA availability at that time of year from BRU and even AMS can be better last minute than many would expect.
Nov 18, 2018, 5:50 am
#132
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If I cannot find the flights that I want on the online system and call them instead, do I still have to pay for the call center service fee (25EUR)? (I am sure that there are availability since I cross checked with TK, UA and ET system but then only the A3 system was not giving out all the search results) Thanks a lot.
Nov 19, 2018, 9:08 am
#133
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If I cannot find the flights that I want on the online system and call them instead, do I still have to pay for the call center service fee (25EUR)? (I am sure that there are availability since I cross checked with TK, UA and ET system but then only the A3 system was not giving out all the search results) Thanks a lot.
Nov 19, 2018, 7:41 pm
#135
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