Number of US Destinations really so limited?
Aug 2, 2012, 7:14 am
#1
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Number of US Destinations really so limited?
Hi!
I was wondering if AB really only offers such a limited number of US destinations.
I was wanting to use the rest of my AB miles for a flight from Denver to Miami in September, but that seems like a no-go.
What gives?
I was wondering if AB really only offers such a limited number of US destinations.
I was wanting to use the rest of my AB miles for a flight from Denver to Miami in September, but that seems like a no-go.
What gives?
Aug 2, 2012, 8:46 am
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I presume that the flight from Denver to Miami would be on American Airlines. I am a member of AA's program, and I know that it is not possible to book award travel on Air Berlin on the AA website--it's necessary to phone. Perhaps the same is true as far as using AB miles to book AA award travel is concerned.
Aug 3, 2012, 2:45 am
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You clearly do not understand that much about how the longhaul market works. LH and BA serve DEN as the only two airlines from Europe. Why would AB offer DEN when BA already covers it from LHR for OW with connection to almost anywhere in Europe? DEN couldn't even support more capacity to Europe, so no need for AB. You got JFK, MIA, RSW, LAS, LAX, SFO and in 2013 ORD with them anyways.
Aug 3, 2012, 2:47 am
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You clearly do not understand that much about how the longhaul market works. LH and BA serve DEN as the only two airlines from Europe. Why would AB offer DEN when BA already covers it from LHR for OW with connection to almost anywhere in Europe? DEN couldn't even support more capacity to Europe, so no need for AB. You got JFK, MIA, RSW, LAS, LAX, SFO and in 2013 ORD with them anyways.
BTW: Most airlines do not allow to book Awards on partner airlines online. You have to call them!
Aug 3, 2012, 11:59 am
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You clearly do not understand that much about how the longhaul market works. LH and BA serve DEN as the only two airlines from Europe. Why would AB offer DEN when BA already covers it from LHR for OW with connection to almost anywhere in Europe? DEN couldn't even support more capacity to Europe, so no need for AB. You got JFK, MIA, RSW, LAS, LAX, SFO and in 2013 ORD with them anyways.
Aug 3, 2012, 12:01 pm
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But thank you for your help. I will give them a call to see if anything is available for the dates I am looking at.
Aug 9, 2012, 11:20 am
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Bear in mind not many airlines actually fly directly to Denver. The only European foreign carriers are Lufthansa and British. There are no Asian foreign carriers landing at DEN either. Hard to fault AB on that one, I guess it's just a small market
