New award inventories & booking codes - *Reference chart*
Dec 2, 2005, 2:08 pm
#91
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Originally Posted by Mateo4321
does "T" for Lan flights still correspond to Y award tickets?
I'm trying to do this on expertflyer but I keep getting no results
I'm trying to do this on expertflyer but I keep getting no results
Dec 2, 2005, 7:14 pm
#92
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Originally Posted by dkerr
Is the award bucket for TN business class really Z ? I'm trying to secure flights from JFK to SYD and/or AKL and/or PPT for 4 in business class next year and AA agent can find *nothing* in all Jul/Aug. If I look at expertflyer I see plenty of Z class available, but almost no I class (occasional one seat). I suspect the agent is looking in I. Should they be looking in Z?
Dec 22, 2005, 5:57 am
#93
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Business class awards on TN do indeed come out of the I bucket, based on booking I made yesterday.
Dec 22, 2005, 6:35 am
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Thanks-- I have made the change to the version of this chart in the first post of the sticky.
Dec 22, 2005, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by ohioflyer
Business class awards on TN do indeed come out of the I bucket, based on booking I made yesterday.
Jan 13, 2006, 3:17 pm
#96
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Upgrade Class?
Does anyone know....I am looking to upgrade (with miles) to Business on a 2-class International flight. Should be booking class "C". When I check the KVS availability tool, I don't see anything for "C". Would they be listed under a different bucket? How can I tell how many are available for upgrade? Thanks.
Jan 13, 2006, 8:54 pm
#97
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Originally Posted by TravelingDuo
Does anyone know....I am looking to upgrade (with miles) to Business on a 2-class International flight. Should be booking class "C". When I check the KVS availability tool, I don't see anything for "C". Would they be listed under a different bucket? How can I tell how many are available for upgrade? Thanks.
Mar 20, 2006, 5:58 pm
#98
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BA still U?
I've been trying to check availability on expertflyer for BA, and U gives me nada. Is that still the correct code for BA Business Class?
Mar 20, 2006, 6:10 pm
#99
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Originally Posted by stratofortress
I've been trying to check availability on expertflyer for BA, and U gives me nada. Is that still the correct code for BA Business Class?
Mar 20, 2006, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by stratofortress
I've been trying to check availability on expertflyer for BA, and U gives me nada. Is that still the correct code for BA Business Class?
Mar 21, 2006, 6:26 am
#101
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Best way to check yourself is if you have access to a BAEC account and just log-in on www.ba.com and look there. Other than that or on the phone, I don't know of a way to check otherwise.
Some BA routes are listed on the QANTAS award-search engine. Their site will also display U and Z for many AA, AY, EI, and CX routes, as well as QF. Plus, if you enter something like LAX-SYD, the engine will helpfully display indirect routings, such as LAX-LHR-SYD. The engine will also display three-segment routings - I've don't recall seeing that on ba.com. And, to top it all off, as of last week the engine now saves your most-recent searches.
All in all, this is a wonderful tool for researching oneworld awards. I just booked a sixteen-segment, OW180F award using this site almost exclusively.
Last edited by LRD; Mar 21, 2006 at 6:33 am
Jun 8, 2006, 11:43 am
#102
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Air Sahara
For partner Air Sahara (S2), economy awards are drawn from the B bucket and business class awards come from R.
Jun 8, 2006, 12:53 pm
#103
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I've loaded this chart in the AA wiki, where's it's editeable. It's at http://www.flyertalk.com/wiki/index....an_Airlines%29 . ohioflyer: just added Air Sahara--thanks!!
Jun 8, 2006, 12:55 pm
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Will add to sticky as well.
Jun 8, 2006, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by ohioflyer
For partner Air Sahara (S2), economy awards are drawn from the B bucket and business class awards come from R.