Mini RTW Questions
Oct 22, 2013, 10:58 pm
#1831
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: YVR. YGK
Programs: AC-SE Hhonors-G IHG-P
Posts: 210
Oct 23, 2013, 6:37 am
#1832
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: MR Plat
Posts: 383
Generally, how far ahead are we able to book? I can see tickets on AP's website about 356 days out, but for flights that we have to search UA/ANA for availability, the search is only for about 330 days out... Does availability already pop up before then and can we book? Or do we have to wait until we physically see availability on UA/ANA?
Oct 23, 2013, 7:18 am
#1833
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC: E50K, AP: dDiamond
Posts: 963
It depends on the airline. Many only release seats at 330 days out.
Oct 24, 2013, 6:15 pm
#1834
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: PHX
Programs: AAexp, AC75k, HertzPC, NationalEE, Accor/MariottP, Hilton/HyattG
Posts: 3,614
Hi guys,
quick question. I just had a schedule change which makes it a mis connect(it is a UA-UA flight, DEN-IAD-BRU).
The problem is, I have 4 tickets booked in biz and looking at *A award availability, it is near impossible finding 4 seats in J on the same flight for that day. I routed yeg-den-iad-bru all on UA so the 4 of us can travel in J together, it was the only thing available.
Can you tell me what AE will do and what I am entitled to at this point? on that day, I can't find any availability for 4 from YEG-Europe on UA with I inventory.
quick question. I just had a schedule change which makes it a mis connect(it is a UA-UA flight, DEN-IAD-BRU).
The problem is, I have 4 tickets booked in biz and looking at *A award availability, it is near impossible finding 4 seats in J on the same flight for that day. I routed yeg-den-iad-bru all on UA so the 4 of us can travel in J together, it was the only thing available.
Can you tell me what AE will do and what I am entitled to at this point? on that day, I can't find any availability for 4 from YEG-Europe on UA with I inventory.
Oct 24, 2013, 6:24 pm
#1835
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
Hi guys,
quick question. I just had a schedule change which makes it a mis connect(it is a UA-UA flight, DEN-IAD-BRU).
The problem is, I have 4 tickets booked in biz and looking at *A award availability, it is near impossible finding 4 seats in J on the same flight for that day. I routed yeg-den-iad-bru all on UA so the 4 of us can travel in J together, it was the only thing available.
Can you tell me what AE will do and what I am entitled to at this point? on that day, I can't find any availability for 4 from YEG-Europe on UA with I inventory.
quick question. I just had a schedule change which makes it a mis connect(it is a UA-UA flight, DEN-IAD-BRU).
The problem is, I have 4 tickets booked in biz and looking at *A award availability, it is near impossible finding 4 seats in J on the same flight for that day. I routed yeg-den-iad-bru all on UA so the 4 of us can travel in J together, it was the only thing available.
Can you tell me what AE will do and what I am entitled to at this point? on that day, I can't find any availability for 4 from YEG-Europe on UA with I inventory.
e.g. UA agents (I think AP will blame it on UA) should and CAN open up revenue flight seats for you
But 4 seats is gonna need a lot of luck. Good luck!
Oct 26, 2013, 1:13 pm
#1836
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: AC E, BA Bronze, HHonors Gold
Posts: 208
To Australia from YUL
I saw in AP's website availability to SYD in J out of ORD as follows:
ORD-ICN (OZ)
ICN-SYD (OZ)
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YYZ (AC)
YYZ-ORD (AC)
I found different options out of YUL, but did not find all the segments in J, I am also interested in stopping in ICN for a day or two (I am open to suggestions for a second stop on my way to Australia in order to maximize the mini RTW).
Is it valid to arrange a couple of legs so the trip can start and end in YUL? Something like this:
YUL-ORD (AC or UA)
ORD-ICN (OZ) stop
ICN-SYD (OZ) Destination
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YUL (AC)
By the way, what's the MPM YUL-SYD?
ORD-ICN (OZ)
ICN-SYD (OZ)
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YYZ (AC)
YYZ-ORD (AC)
I found different options out of YUL, but did not find all the segments in J, I am also interested in stopping in ICN for a day or two (I am open to suggestions for a second stop on my way to Australia in order to maximize the mini RTW).
Is it valid to arrange a couple of legs so the trip can start and end in YUL? Something like this:
YUL-ORD (AC or UA)
ORD-ICN (OZ) stop
ICN-SYD (OZ) Destination
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YUL (AC)
By the way, what's the MPM YUL-SYD?
Oct 26, 2013, 1:28 pm
#1837
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: YYZ
Posts: 1,666
I saw in AP's website availability to SYD in J out of ORD as follows:
ORD-ICN (OZ)
ICN-SYD (OZ)
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YYZ (AC)
YYZ-ORD (AC)
I found different options out of YUL, but did not find all the segments in J, I am also interested in stopping in ICN for a day or two (I am open to suggestions for a second stop on my way to Australia in order to maximize the mini RTW).
Is it valid to arrange a couple of legs so the trip can start and end in YUL? Something like this:
YUL-ORD (AC or UA)
ORD-ICN (OZ) stop
ICN-SYD (OZ) Destination
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YUL (AC)
By the way, what's the MPM YUL-SYD?
ORD-ICN (OZ)
ICN-SYD (OZ)
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YYZ (AC)
YYZ-ORD (AC)
I found different options out of YUL, but did not find all the segments in J, I am also interested in stopping in ICN for a day or two (I am open to suggestions for a second stop on my way to Australia in order to maximize the mini RTW).
Is it valid to arrange a couple of legs so the trip can start and end in YUL? Something like this:
YUL-ORD (AC or UA)
ORD-ICN (OZ) stop
ICN-SYD (OZ) Destination
SYD-YVR (AC)
YVR-YUL (AC)
By the way, what's the MPM YUL-SYD?
YUL-ORD-ICN-SYD is valid.
If you can find seats through JFK, that would be even better as it has OZ's newest QS lie-flat seats. The current ones to ORD are angle-flat.
(Funnily enough, SYD-ICN-ORD/JFK-YYZ isn't valid.)
I can't find a trans-atlantic MPM for YUL-SYD, but there's one for YYZ-SYD which is 20000. That means you can go through SIN/BKK, then another European city back to Canada. You could do something like SYD-SIN-IST-YYZ and it would be perfectly valid. I even managed to do YYZ-YUL-MUC-DME-FRA-BKK-SYD. Would highly recommend, as you can return scamcharge free by doing something like:
SYD-SIN-IST-IAD-YUL on SQ/SQ/TK.
Last edited by tng11; Oct 26, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Oct 26, 2013, 9:07 pm
#1838
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YEG
Posts: 3,717
MPM5: 12558
YUL-ORD-ICN-SYD is valid.
If you can find seats through JFK, that would be even better as it has OZ's newest QS lie-flat seats. The current ones to ORD are angle-flat.
(Funnily enough, SYD-ICN-ORD/JFK-YYZ isn't valid.)
I can't find a trans-atlantic MPM for YUL-SYD, but there's one for YYZ-SYD which is 20000. That means you can go through SIN/BKK, then another European city back to Canada. You could do something like SYD-SIN-IST-YYZ and it would be perfectly valid. I even managed to do YYZ-YUL-MUC-DME-FRA-BKK-SYD. Would highly recommend, as you can return scamcharge free by doing something like:
SYD-SIN-IST-IAD-YUL on SQ/SQ/TK.
YUL-ORD-ICN-SYD is valid.
If you can find seats through JFK, that would be even better as it has OZ's newest QS lie-flat seats. The current ones to ORD are angle-flat.
(Funnily enough, SYD-ICN-ORD/JFK-YYZ isn't valid.)
I can't find a trans-atlantic MPM for YUL-SYD, but there's one for YYZ-SYD which is 20000. That means you can go through SIN/BKK, then another European city back to Canada. You could do something like SYD-SIN-IST-YYZ and it would be perfectly valid. I even managed to do YYZ-YUL-MUC-DME-FRA-BKK-SYD. Would highly recommend, as you can return scamcharge free by doing something like:
SYD-SIN-IST-IAD-YUL on SQ/SQ/TK.
yyz-yul-zrh-pek-akl(stop)-syd?
could pek also be nrt, or any other asian gateway that anz uses?
Oct 27, 2013, 9:26 am
#1840
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,312
Oct 27, 2013, 10:52 am
#1842
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,312
Oct 27, 2013, 3:00 pm
#1843
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 130
If a seat is available on ANA search tool for J, but on Aeroplan.com only showing Y will calling into Aeroplan help get the J seat?
Oct 27, 2013, 3:16 pm
#1844
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
Oct 27, 2013, 3:56 pm
#1845
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 130
Thanks!
EDIT: Didn't even have to mention anything. CSR Chris got it for me right away.
Btw, thank you Pseudo Num for flisea.com. I used it a lot for my itinerary planning!
Last edited by flyCsG; Oct 27, 2013 at 7:49 pm