Mar 20, 2013, 8:58 pm
Last edit by: UA Fan
The following changes to partner awards have been made:
-One way awards are available on all airlines except Delta Airlines and Korean Air at 1/2 the round trip redemption level. (partner booking fee still applies, but is now $12.50 each direction)
-Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines can be mixed/matched in round trip awards. E.g., you can do DEN-SLC (on DL) - ANC (on AS) and then return ANC-LAX (on AS) - DEN (on AA). Total cost 25K miles. You cannot mix AA and DL on one direction.
-One way awards on Delta Airlines and Korean Air are possible, but only at the full round trip mileage redemption level.
-Era Alaska and PenAir awards can now be booked online, one way and round trip. It can be combined now with some AS awards.
-Stop-overs are bookable on international one-way partner awards.
As of 2/14/14 only LAN and Cathay Pacific cannot be booked online.
Unanswered questions (feel free to update the wiki if you know the answer)
-it is unclear if other carriers can be mixed/matched on round trip awards
For historical discussion about the development of this function, please reference this older thread: AS to permit one-way international partner awards
-One way awards are available on all airlines except Delta Airlines and Korean Air at 1/2 the round trip redemption level. (partner booking fee still applies, but is now $12.50 each direction)
-Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines can be mixed/matched in round trip awards. E.g., you can do DEN-SLC (on DL) - ANC (on AS) and then return ANC-LAX (on AS) - DEN (on AA). Total cost 25K miles. You cannot mix AA and DL on one direction.
-One way awards on Delta Airlines and Korean Air are possible, but only at the full round trip mileage redemption level.
-Era Alaska and PenAir awards can now be booked online, one way and round trip. It can be combined now with some AS awards.
-Stop-overs are bookable on international one-way partner awards.
As of 2/14/14 only LAN and Cathay Pacific cannot be booked online.
Unanswered questions (feel free to update the wiki if you know the answer)
-it is unclear if other carriers can be mixed/matched on round trip awards
For historical discussion about the development of this function, please reference this older thread: AS to permit one-way international partner awards
One-way and partner awards now bookable online [consolidated master thread]
Mar 19, 2013, 11:51 pm
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One-way and partner awards now bookable online [consolidated master thread]
I was just searching for some itineraries and noticed that AA and DL flights are finally available for one way awards! This must have just gone live... wasn't able to book a few hours ago.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:08 am
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Wouldn't it be ironic if that ended up being the big announcement. 1 way awards at r/t redemption rates... It will be interesting if AS ends up allowing o/w redemptions on DL. AFAIK, DL doesn't allow o/w redemptions for their own members.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:09 am
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My sample searches turn up we can book ow but at the rt price.
EDIT: AA flights appear to be at 1/2 the RT mileage cost.
http://s10.postimage.org/sukcrq3t5/alaska_one_way_2.png
EDIT: AA flights appear to be at 1/2 the RT mileage cost.
http://s10.postimage.org/sukcrq3t5/alaska_one_way_2.png
Just did a search for PDX-LHR for 10/18/13 and the AA flights pull up at 50K miles for business and 62.5K for first.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:13 am
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Correction...k_o_m is absolutely right...it's live...seeing AA for 1/2 the cost. DL, unfortunately seems to be available, but at the r/t redemption level.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:20 am
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Appears the award calendar works with partner destinations too now! And you can have AA one-way and DL the other for 25k coach award. Even if you can't have true one ways with DL, this is a huge step up.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:21 am
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AA working for sure.
Cheap fees to LHR ($17.50) in business not so much on the return ($291) broken out one way segments.
Cheap fees to LHR ($17.50) in business not so much on the return ($291) broken out one way segments.
Last edited by apodo77; Mar 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Mar 20, 2013, 12:22 am
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DL doesn't have one-way awards at half the roundtrip price for its own program members, but some DL partners do issue such awards for DL flights where the one-way costs half the roundtrip price level. Also, for DL members, two one-way awards are possible even if the travels involve completely different zones -- this has helped avoid the DL IOS fee at least in some cases.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:23 am
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Although all my award travel at the moment I want to book involves more exotic carriers
Huge ^^ AS!
Mar 20, 2013, 12:27 am
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Sample: outbound 4/10 SEA-JFK on AA and return 4/16 JFK-SEA on DL for 25k R/T.
Mar 20, 2013, 12:34 am
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Mar 20, 2013, 12:49 am
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Meant to comment on how LHR sure is an expensive place to fly out of. One way from LHR-PDX is $291 in taxes in fees.
Mar 20, 2013, 6:21 am
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Certainly a great step in the right direction. I do hope they will offer o/w awards on DL at half of the r/t price.
This is still a WIP until the ability to do such booking on all partners goes live.
All because of the ridiculous UK APD tax. This is why I always suggest people consider returning from a different country. It most likely will cost less to fly to CDG/AMS/many destinations in Europe and you get to see another country as opposed to flying back from the UK and paying the APD.
This is still a WIP until the ability to do such booking on all partners goes live.
All because of the ridiculous UK APD tax. This is why I always suggest people consider returning from a different country. It most likely will cost less to fly to CDG/AMS/many destinations in Europe and you get to see another country as opposed to flying back from the UK and paying the APD.
Mar 20, 2013, 6:27 am
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One way awards now live for AA & DL!
I would much rather pay the Apd tax and book on AS knowing I don't pay a redeposit fee and can make changes than deal with AA's fees. Crossing fingers for AF one way awards soon.
Mar 20, 2013, 6:47 am
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Certainly a great step in the right direction. I do hope they will offer o/w awards on DL at half of the r/t price.
This is still a WIP until the ability to do such booking on all partners goes live.
All because of the ridiculous UK APD tax. This is why I always suggest people consider returning from a different country. It most likely will cost less to fly to CDG/AMS/many destinations in Europe and you get to see another country as opposed to flying back from the UK and paying the APD.
This is still a WIP until the ability to do such booking on all partners goes live.
All because of the ridiculous UK APD tax. This is why I always suggest people consider returning from a different country. It most likely will cost less to fly to CDG/AMS/many destinations in Europe and you get to see another country as opposed to flying back from the UK and paying the APD.