Jun 13, 2013, 2:30 pm
Last edit by: jackal
For current information and discussion regarding one-way international partner awards, please see this thread.
AS to permit one-way international partner awards
Feb 26, 2013, 7:01 am
#46
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Amerika
Programs: SPG/Marriott Plat LT, AK 75K, and the rest
Posts: 54
Good luck using AS miles to Europe for even one-way. All 5 seats are gone 335 days before actual flight time. I've never had any luck with a rare exception of having to "upgrade" to Business on AF because that was all they had left (335 days before departure.....).
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Feb 26, 2013, 8:17 am
#47
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
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Good luck using AS miles to Europe for even one-way. All 5 seats are gone 335 days before actual flight time. I've never had any luck with a rare exception of having to "upgrade" to Business on AF because that was all they had left (335 days before departure.....).
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Feb 26, 2013, 10:43 am
#48
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PDX
Programs: AS, AA, UA
Posts: 63
Good luck using AS miles to Europe for even one-way. All 5 seats are gone 335 days before actual flight time. I've never had any luck with a rare exception of having to "upgrade" to Business on AF because that was all they had left (335 days before departure.....).
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Feb 26, 2013, 6:18 pm
#49
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 392
Good luck using AS miles to Europe for even one-way. All 5 seats are gone 335 days before actual flight time. I've never had any luck with a rare exception of having to "upgrade" to Business on AF because that was all they had left (335 days before departure.....).
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Feb 26, 2013, 7:19 pm
#50
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Amerika
Programs: SPG/Marriott Plat LT, AK 75K, and the rest
Posts: 54
Perhaps you are all correct. My cynicism is in full swing today. If you are flexible, you're right, you have better chances.
Mar 17, 2013, 6:38 pm
#52
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,838
I think there's a good chance of losing a couple of great values on Delta when one way awards become available:
90,000 Business Elite to Europe (100k on Delta)
105,000 Business Elite to Australia (150k on Delta)
I hope I'm wrong - I've redeemed several of these and it's pretty rare to be able to redeem at rates lower than the partner charges its own members.
90,000 Business Elite to Europe (100k on Delta)
105,000 Business Elite to Australia (150k on Delta)
I hope I'm wrong - I've redeemed several of these and it's pretty rare to be able to redeem at rates lower than the partner charges its own members.
Mar 17, 2013, 7:22 pm
#53
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,194
Mar 17, 2013, 8:04 pm
#55
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, AGR S+
Posts: 366
Mar 18, 2013, 8:24 am
#56
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Mar 18, 2013, 10:57 am
#57
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Treasure Coast, FL
Programs: DL Diamond, Marriott LT Plat, HH Diamond, Avis Preferred Plus, National Executive
Posts: 4,578
Good luck using AS miles to Europe for even one-way. All 5 seats are gone 335 days before actual flight time. I've never had any luck with a rare exception of having to "upgrade" to Business on AF because that was all they had left (335 days before departure.....).
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Better to use your AS miles on multiple Hawaii, Florida, Alaska and Mexico trips.
Pleasant surprise on the return trip via JFK we will be on the new 777-300 for AA. They changed the departure time of our original flight to JFK to later and did not leave enough time for a legal connection in JFK. Schedule change worked out great IMO.
Apr 25, 2013, 2:30 pm
#58
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PDX
Programs: AS, AA, UA
Posts: 63
Well I finally got around to doing this. I worked with a *very* kind/patient agent who was able to refund half my miles, change the ticket to a one-way booking and charged me $75 minus ~$7 in refunded fees.
IINM that's half the usual/former change fee?
IINM that's half the usual/former change fee?
Apr 25, 2013, 2:46 pm
#59
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 2,732
The (US domestic) industry standard change fee is $150, although UA and US have just increased theirs to $200 this week, and it probably won't be long before AA and DL match. Makes AS' $75 change fee look like a bargain in comparison.
Apr 27, 2013, 7:01 am
#60
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, AGR S+
Posts: 366
I'm sure I could just call the partner desk to find out if they have an answer to this but I thought I'd throw this out to the pros here first to see if anyone has any ideas...
I've noticed that at least for AA, on the AS site I could book a stopover in a non-gateway city for an international itinerary:
XXX-DFW-PDX stopover PDX-DFW-LHR
I created the itinerary by doing a multi-city search. The available flights and dates are extremely limited. That said, on any given day I can find availability in the XXX-PDX market and the PDX-LHR market but pairing them together cuts way down on the options. Does anyone know the logic in play here? Further, while the itineraries that appear on as.com are great because of the stopover that I want, they're not so great because the flight schedule on either side is not ideal. Do you all think I'd be able to book the stopover itinerary on the web and then call the partner desk to rebook each side to more ideal flights? Even if I had to pay a $200 change fee (this is for two passengers) it would be worth it to save 65,000 miles (it's an F award).
I've noticed that at least for AA, on the AS site I could book a stopover in a non-gateway city for an international itinerary:
XXX-DFW-PDX stopover PDX-DFW-LHR
I created the itinerary by doing a multi-city search. The available flights and dates are extremely limited. That said, on any given day I can find availability in the XXX-PDX market and the PDX-LHR market but pairing them together cuts way down on the options. Does anyone know the logic in play here? Further, while the itineraries that appear on as.com are great because of the stopover that I want, they're not so great because the flight schedule on either side is not ideal. Do you all think I'd be able to book the stopover itinerary on the web and then call the partner desk to rebook each side to more ideal flights? Even if I had to pay a $200 change fee (this is for two passengers) it would be worth it to save 65,000 miles (it's an F award).