Award and Revenue Ticket - Checked through Baggage
Jan 5, 2019, 9:50 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: ANA Mileage Club
Posts: 25
Award and Revenue Ticket - Checked through Baggage
Hello All,
ANA member here but trying to book on AC almost a year out to see my family next Christmas using a Star Award Award.
I want to do
1. TYO-YUL
2. YUL-PHL
3. PHL-YUL
4. YUL-TYO
ALL AC Metal
All legs are available except #2 (YUL-PHL). A one way ticket comes to less than $200USD. How does AC treat Award + Revenue tickets? Does anyone have the experience of linking PNRs together? I think it’s an 8 hour layover so in the worse case pick up luggage and recheck in?
I’m Star Alliance Gold (ANA) if that helps at all. Thanks!
ANA member here but trying to book on AC almost a year out to see my family next Christmas using a Star Award Award.
I want to do
1. TYO-YUL
2. YUL-PHL
3. PHL-YUL
4. YUL-TYO
ALL AC Metal
All legs are available except #2 (YUL-PHL). A one way ticket comes to less than $200USD. How does AC treat Award + Revenue tickets? Does anyone have the experience of linking PNRs together? I think it’s an 8 hour layover so in the worse case pick up luggage and recheck in?
I’m Star Alliance Gold (ANA) if that helps at all. Thanks!
Jan 5, 2019, 10:33 am
#2
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Location: YVR
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Hello All,
ANA member here but trying to book on AC almost a year out to see my family next Christmas using a Star Award Award.
I want to do
1. TYO-YUL
2. YUL-PHL
3. PHL-YUL
4. YUL-TYO
ALL AC Metal
All legs are available except #2 (YUL-PHL). A one way ticket comes to less than $200USD. How does AC treat Award + Revenue tickets? Does anyone have the experience of linking PNRs together? I think it’s an 8 hour layover so in the worse case pick up luggage and recheck in?
I’m Star Alliance Gold (ANA) if that helps at all. Thanks!
ANA member here but trying to book on AC almost a year out to see my family next Christmas using a Star Award Award.
I want to do
1. TYO-YUL
2. YUL-PHL
3. PHL-YUL
4. YUL-TYO
ALL AC Metal
All legs are available except #2 (YUL-PHL). A one way ticket comes to less than $200USD. How does AC treat Award + Revenue tickets? Does anyone have the experience of linking PNRs together? I think it’s an 8 hour layover so in the worse case pick up luggage and recheck in?
I’m Star Alliance Gold (ANA) if that helps at all. Thanks!
1, 3, and 4, AFAIK, can't be treated as an open jaw (someone else can correct me) as you are going back through YUL, but perhaps you could do PHL YYZ HND on the return trip?
Have you considered doing TYO YUL return trip on Aeroplan and then booking YUL PHL round trip revenue?
Jan 5, 2019, 11:35 am
#3
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: ANA Mileage Club
Posts: 25
Thank you for the advice!
Using the ANA Award tool I was able to make the
1. NRT - YUL
2. (Skip)
3. PHL - YUL
4. YUL - NRT
Im waiting to buy until I hear people’s experiences about checked through luggage.
Im really only worried about the luggage. Do you think if I get the above award ticket and book a revenue ticket for YUL-PHL that AC would check my luggage through to PHL?
I would be checking in at Narita as Star Alliance Gold and only 1 bag. That should mean no baggage fees right?
thanks again!
1. NRT - YUL
2. (Skip)
3. PHL - YUL
4. YUL - NRT
Im waiting to buy until I hear people’s experiences about checked through luggage.
Im really only worried about the luggage. Do you think if I get the above award ticket and book a revenue ticket for YUL-PHL that AC would check my luggage through to PHL?
I would be checking in at Narita as Star Alliance Gold and only 1 bag. That should mean no baggage fees right?
thanks again!
Jan 5, 2019, 11:42 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
That being said, those are AE's rules, I think the OP is booked with NH.
Jan 5, 2019, 11:43 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
Using the ANA Award tool I was able to make the
1. NRT - YUL
2. (Skip)
3. PHL - YUL
4. YUL - NRT
Im waiting to buy until I hear people’s experiences about checked through luggage.
Im really only worried about the luggage. Do you think if I get the above award ticket and book a revenue ticket for YUL-PHL that AC would check my luggage through to PHL?
I would be checking in at Narita as Star Alliance Gold and only 1 bag. That should mean no baggage fees right?
thanks again!
1. NRT - YUL
2. (Skip)
3. PHL - YUL
4. YUL - NRT
Im waiting to buy until I hear people’s experiences about checked through luggage.
Im really only worried about the luggage. Do you think if I get the above award ticket and book a revenue ticket for YUL-PHL that AC would check my luggage through to PHL?
I would be checking in at Narita as Star Alliance Gold and only 1 bag. That should mean no baggage fees right?
thanks again!
Jan 5, 2019, 11:45 am
#7
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Location: YYC
Posts: 23,804
What I know: I gota reward for my wife from YYC to BOS and on to Europe. I could not connect at YYZ both going to BOS and then from BOS to Europe. Ended up having her going to BOS through YUL, then to Europe through YYZ.
Jan 5, 2019, 11:46 am
#8
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
Right, because Europe would have been the POT. You could route through YYZ on the way to Europe, and then again on the way back.
Jan 5, 2019, 12:06 pm
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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Posts: 25
The story gets more complicated.
First, thank you for the great information.
Second, I was able to book this itinerary (but I ended up not doing so)
outbound
1. NRT - YUL (Award)
2. YUL - PHL (Revenue)
the reason i did not do this is because now the day I want to return does not show availability for leg #3. I have some leeway in when I return but I’m having worries about what AC will actually release. Family is in PHL but NH flies directly to JFK. Land transport from JFK to PHL is irritating and no flights on *A from JFK to PHL.
I decided to do this.
Outbound
1. AC NRT - YUL (Award)
2. AC YUL - PHL (Revenue)
Inbound
3. NH JFK - HND (Award)
The reason why - my status with NH will allow me to adjust the date (for free) with basically guaranteed availability when the dates become available.
AC not so much ...
but everyone seems to agree that AC would check my bag through on the 1st and 2nd legs of Outgoing only.
Second, I was able to book this itinerary (but I ended up not doing so)
outbound
1. NRT - YUL (Award)
2. YUL - PHL (Revenue)
the reason i did not do this is because now the day I want to return does not show availability for leg #3. I have some leeway in when I return but I’m having worries about what AC will actually release. Family is in PHL but NH flies directly to JFK. Land transport from JFK to PHL is irritating and no flights on *A from JFK to PHL.
I decided to do this.
Outbound
1. AC NRT - YUL (Award)
2. AC YUL - PHL (Revenue)
Inbound
3. NH JFK - HND (Award)
The reason why - my status with NH will allow me to adjust the date (for free) with basically guaranteed availability when the dates become available.
AC not so much ...
but everyone seems to agree that AC would check my bag through on the 1st and 2nd legs of Outgoing only.
Jan 6, 2019, 6:51 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West
Posts: 3,357
Strange comments, why Europe is not POT. I booked YYC-ATL-EWR-Europe and Europe was considered POT. I could have booked the return the same way but came back via YYZ.