nako

This can't be done on one ticket in this order, and would be next to impossible to do in any order in one ticket. You'll need to nest at least one revenue ticket inside to fulfill the entire itinerary. For example:

MSP-DFW/ORD-SNA (stopover)
SNA-DFW-ANC (destination)
ANC-YVR (one-way revenue ticket, with ANC-YVR as an open jaw)
YVR-DFW-MSP (return)

Mike

yonatan

Hi,

I was wondering if I can do the following on an AA award:

DCA-BOS (stopover) BOS-SAN, SAN-BOS


Thanks for any help!

trytoflyhigh

If flying out of DFW to Belize City on an award, where are some options that a stopover can be made, besides Miami.

nako

Based on the schedules (which can be found in aa.com's timetable section), the available stopover options, given the stopover rules, are MIA and DFW. As you would be departing from DFW, then MIA is the only option.

Mike

Stewie Mac

Have held following award flights for parents-in-law:

LHR-MIA(stopover <24hrs)-UVF-MIA(stopover)//FLL-DFW-LGW

I blissfully thought that would be fine, with the first MIA not being a stopover as it's less than 24hours, and the second MIA being my one allowed stopover.

Called today to ticket as PILs have hotel in St Lucia sorted, and the agent noted that they can't stopover in MIA on the way back as it's not the gateway city; reading this thread, I see that them's the rules.

There is no award availability on the direct MIA-LHR flights (which would then make MIA the gateway and make the stopover valid) - the agent was putting a request through to rev mgmt to see if they would free up a couple of seats.

anyone have any experience of this / what are my chances of the seats being made available ? (fyi, seatcounter is showing 7s across the board).

thanks

cmjaffe

RChavez...
Unfortunately LGA / EWR / JFK are NOT considered the same location (NYC) for routing (even though LGA/JFK are technically only a few miles away and when you are trying to find seats on award revenue both option may pop up on ticket options). That said once you have your e-ticket assigned you CAN"T change from LGA to JFK non=stop if it opens up... you could have before ticket was issued. I was warned about this before I had miles finally pulled and e-tickets issued for 4 seats going to Hawaii. Outbound we had no problems, return we had to break up the party... (at times only 3 seats were released into inventory -- this is during Xmas peak.. and thus AA was not having blackout dates but stingily releasing award seats... the 330 day release date wasn't working either.. a stressful week of constant calling for return). What we did do was have 3 of us returning from HNL (couldn't get LIH) with a connect through DFW to JFK. Decided DH who's platinum to go solo on a hop/skip/jump on earlier flight HNL/LAX/MIA/JFK (could have had a skip to LGA but chose not to). Did this hoping that eventually LAX-JFK seat might open up for DH prior to leaving (he's platinum, traveling w/o luggage and hopefully get on standby list prior to getting to gate). We'll all be overnighting at JFK prior to driving back home on New Years day. It really doesn't make sense about JFK/LGA being interchangeable for gateway... but them are the rules. BTW when I was diligently trying to get DH his seat for the same day I found the flights from LAX/MIA/JFK.. asking the computer it wasn't coming up as an option -- LAX/ORD/and then either LGA (leaving the possibility of fee or expense/inconvenience to JFK area) or a long layover to get to JFK (and ultimately getting in later than our flight.. resulting in a very long day and the possibility of DH getting stuck in ORD 'cause weather etc. since it would be an AE flight). Now he's got a 2 hr layover in LAX and then a quickie in MIA).. Hopefully we'll all be together in December but realize that it's the "price we pay" for using our miles... luckily it's the second year we're using these prime seats over Xmas.
Good luck
Carolyn

Stewie Mac

Interesting question. After discovering that AA RM wouldn't release any more award seats on the n/s MIA-LHR (see my post two up) I asked about their doing an open jaw to UVF then returning from MIA, and sorting out other tix UVF-MIA. AAgent said that that wouldn't be allowed as it would be a double open jaw, departing LHR and arriving LGW. I said that they were co-terminals so it's no problem but she was adamant that it was against the award rules. I didn't argue the toss because not sure that was the way to go anyway, but from what you say looks like she was right. This was for a regular AA only award too.

Anyone else with any insight on co-terminals not counting as 'the same place' for award purposes ?

AAaLot

I currently have the following All Partner AAward

GRR-ORD-DFW [stopover]-SAL [end]
SAL-MIA [overnight] ORD-GRR

I wanted to change my overnight from MIA to ORD
SAL-MIA-ORD [overnight] GRR

AAgent told me that the overnight must occur at the gateway. However this is not a stopover, but a connection since I could not get to GRR the same day.

Thoughts?

JanePond

I have about 140k miles and would like to use them to go to SA. Can I fly from PHL>Santiago and then return a month later from Rio to Philly? I don't need other stopovers, just the time inbetween for a cruise. I couldn't get a good answer from the CS rep. I don't have any status on AA.

Thank you.

Jane in PHL

Aleks

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olimaspecto

Yes you can do this no problem. It's a simple open jaw. You could even get the connecting flight between SCL and GIG (RIO) as part of the ticket on a combination of TAM and LAN.

worldwidedreamer

So...as I read this I cannot book a stop-over award using AA miles with a AS segments. Is this correct?

hauteboy

Is the following possible on a Caribbean award?

AUS-DFW-MIA-NAS AA stopover/destination
NAS-GCM BA stopover/destination
GCM-MIA-DFW-AUS AA

lucky9876coins

Another question. Is the following award legal:
Outbound: TPA-LGA(stopover)/JFK-LAX
Return: LAX-MIA-TPA

Thanks!

William2005

Is your international "gateway" the first place your plane lands after an overwater flight, or does that city count as your gateway only if you stop over? For example, if you fly Air Tahiti from Los Angeles to Sydney, connecting in Papeete, does Papeete become your gateway no matter how brief the connection? Thanks.