ANA website to search Star Alliance availability?
Oct 16, 2011, 3:52 am
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ANA website to search Star Alliance availability?
Hey guys, I don't have much experience with ANA but I've been told that their website is the best to search for Star Alliance availability for all the partners. However, after signing up for an ANA mileage club account, I went to search for a flight but can only search award flights on ANA, not on all Star Alliance partners.
The message I receive is: "The Partner Flight Award search function is only available for passengers who have a certain level of mileage."
Since I have no ANA miles, is there any way around this? Or is it impossible for me to search for Star Alliance? And if so, what is the best way to search for Star Alliance partners (Expert Flyer doesn't seem to have many options for Star Alliance airlines).
Thanks.
The message I receive is: "The Partner Flight Award search function is only available for passengers who have a certain level of mileage."
Since I have no ANA miles, is there any way around this? Or is it impossible for me to search for Star Alliance? And if so, what is the best way to search for Star Alliance partners (Expert Flyer doesn't seem to have many options for Star Alliance airlines).
Thanks.
Oct 16, 2011, 4:56 am
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Oct 28, 2011, 11:45 am
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This thread explains how to workaround this issue:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...tool-help.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...tool-help.html
Oct 28, 2011, 5:08 pm
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Hey guys, I don't have much experience with ANA but I've been told that their website is the best to search for Star Alliance availability for all the partners. However, after signing up for an ANA mileage club account, I went to search for a flight but can only search award flights on ANA, not on all Star Alliance partners.
The message I receive is: "The Partner Flight Award search function is only available for passengers who have a certain level of mileage."
Since I have no ANA miles, is there any way around this? Or is it impossible for me to search for Star Alliance? And if so, what is the best way to search for Star Alliance partners (Expert Flyer doesn't seem to have many options for Star Alliance airlines).
Thanks.
The message I receive is: "The Partner Flight Award search function is only available for passengers who have a certain level of mileage."
Since I have no ANA miles, is there any way around this? Or is it impossible for me to search for Star Alliance? And if so, what is the best way to search for Star Alliance partners (Expert Flyer doesn't seem to have many options for Star Alliance airlines).
Thanks.
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Last edited by newballs; Oct 29, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Apr 20, 2012, 9:59 am
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Is the workaround just as good as having miles in the account and using it the normal way? I'm contemplating throwing some miles in there (how many miles is required?). But, if the workaround gives the same results, then why bother, right?
Apr 20, 2012, 3:08 pm
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workaround or 100 points, search engine worked the same. I used it with zero point for many months using the workaround. Later I got some free points deposited and it's the same search engine/interface.
Apr 20, 2012, 4:13 pm
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May 9, 2012, 7:42 am
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