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Awards: Success stories of award booking on Etihad using AA miles (>= 2015)
This thread is about our members' successful award bookings on Etihad / EY using AAdvantage miles. Please do not post to this thread if you want tips and assistance on booking Etihad awards with AA miles but see this thread: How to use AA miles on Etihad / EY (Consolidated / Master Thread). The wikipost of that thread also contains instructions on how to search for EY availability.
Note: posts prior to 2015 about this topic (with the exception of a few 2014 end of year posts brought forward for continuity) may be found at ARCHIVE: Success stories of award booking on Etihad using AA miles
Success stories booking awards on Etihad using AA miles (Archive - 2015 and earlier)
Oct 8, 2015, 11:19 am
#601
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAD
Posts: 166
I am trying to look through several threads but could not find the change/cancellation policy for Etihad tickets booked through AA. Can someone point me to the right direction.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Oct 8, 2015, 12:22 pm
#602
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,543
Are you talking about award tickets or paid tickets?
If it is an award ticket, then it is the same as for any other award. Date/Time changes are free of charge. If wishing to cancel there is a $150 fee for reinstating mileage back into the account for the 1st ticket and $25 for each additional ticket issued from the same AA account
If it is a paid ticket, depends on the fare rules
If it is an award ticket, then it is the same as for any other award. Date/Time changes are free of charge. If wishing to cancel there is a $150 fee for reinstating mileage back into the account for the 1st ticket and $25 for each additional ticket issued from the same AA account
If it is a paid ticket, depends on the fare rules
Oct 8, 2015, 2:54 pm
#603
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAD
Posts: 166
can we change the return date on a round trip ticket? On a BOM-IAD-BOM ticket,
can we change the return date if BOM-IAD journey is complete?
can we change the return date if BOM-IAD journey is complete?
Oct 8, 2015, 9:36 pm
#605
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast
Programs: AA CONCIERGE KEY & 1MM, HILTON DIAMOND
Posts: 11,970
Oct 9, 2015, 7:29 am
#606
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 73
Just booked two seats on Etihad A380 in First for AUH to SYD in mid November. Didn't see any other availability, checked daily and it popped up. Probably someone dropping an award reservation, but wanted to share.
Oct 9, 2015, 9:47 am
#607
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA EXP (LT Plat 2MM), Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat, SPG Plat75, UA1K
Posts: 1,248
If I were you I would go out and buy a lottery ticket NOW! Checked between now and our AUH-Australia travel dates in early May and scattered availability in the spring for two Guest First seats on the 77W flights but nothing on the A380 into SYD. We did manage to get two F seats on the 789 flights into BNE on the day we wanted but still hoping that The Apartments will open up before our travel dates.
Oct 10, 2015, 9:59 am
#608
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 376
anyone booked a successful a380 first apartment awards and have it switch to another flight? Would you be able to cancel and get your miles back?
looking at booking the JFK-BOM trip thru AUH but if Im paying 180K round trip, I would rather not pay for anything less than the apartments.
looking at booking the JFK-BOM trip thru AUH but if Im paying 180K round trip, I would rather not pay for anything less than the apartments.
Oct 10, 2015, 3:47 pm
#609
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: status free since 2017
Posts: 2,188
Does EY allow domestic connection on award before getting on outbound to AUH? Based out of ORD but looking to fly out form IAD or JFK for better equipment. Getting mixed answers from AAgents.
Also, anyone booked Apartment on JFK-AUH? Award availability is zilch on that one.
Also, anyone booked Apartment on JFK-AUH? Award availability is zilch on that one.
Oct 10, 2015, 3:55 pm
#610
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA EXP (LT Plat 2MM), Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat, SPG Plat75, UA1K
Posts: 1,248
Does EY allow domestic connection on award before getting on outbound to AUH? Based out of ORD but looking to fly out form IAD or JFK for better equipment. Getting mixed answers from AAgents.
Also, anyone booked Apartment on JFK-AUH? Award availability is zilch on that one.
Also, anyone booked Apartment on JFK-AUH? Award availability is zilch on that one.
2. Good luck with finding space on the JFK-AUH leg on the A380. EY severely cut back on availability for the Apartments back in June. We are going via DFW as that was the on F class seats available. If you are flying out of ORD, I don't think the AA ORD-JFK flights are timed well for connections and getting from ORD-IAD requires a change of planes or flying into DCA and taking a taxi out to IAD.
Oct 10, 2015, 5:14 pm
#611
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: status free since 2017
Posts: 2,188
1. Yes, you can add a leg to get you to the international gateway for the EY flight (so long as EY publishes a fare between the two cities as well as your requested routing). We are flying a combo of AA/EY in F ORD(AA)-DFW(EY)-AUH(EY)-MLE in May.
2. Good luck with finding space on the JFK-AUH leg on the A380. EY severely cut back on availability for the Apartments back in June. We are going via DFW as that was the on F class seats available. If you are flying out of ORD, I don't think the AA ORD-JFK flights are timed well for connections and getting from ORD-IAD requires a change of planes or flying into DCA and taking a taxi out to IAD.
2. Good luck with finding space on the JFK-AUH leg on the A380. EY severely cut back on availability for the Apartments back in June. We are going via DFW as that was the on F class seats available. If you are flying out of ORD, I don't think the AA ORD-JFK flights are timed well for connections and getting from ORD-IAD requires a change of planes or flying into DCA and taking a taxi out to IAD.
I have done this out of DFW but there is no airport change there. Not sure how involvement of DCA/BWI plays out.
You are correct on #2. But I can live with both scenarios. Not optimal but it's doable.
Oct 10, 2015, 5:50 pm
#612
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Exploralist, Marriot Silver
Posts: 2,065
I am a little confused on #1. Does there need to be published fare between ORD-AUH or IAD-AUH. Or both? Or ORD-DCA/iAD-AUH? If I don't fly into DCA, I may fly into BWI the evening before (keeping under 24hrs) and fly out of IAD next day.
I have done this out of DFW but there is no airport change there. Not sure how involvement of DCA/BWI plays out.
You are correct on #2. But I can live with both scenarios. Not optimal but it's doable.
I have done this out of DFW but there is no airport change there. Not sure how involvement of DCA/BWI plays out.
You are correct on #2. But I can live with both scenarios. Not optimal but it's doable.
I'm not sure how the co-terminal stuff affects the fare construction though, so I'll let someone else answer that bit.
Oct 10, 2015, 5:58 pm
#613
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Choice Elite Platinum
Posts: 433
anyone booked a successful a380 first apartment awards and have it switch to another flight? Would you be able to cancel and get your miles back?
looking at booking the JFK-BOM trip thru AUH but if Im paying 180K round trip, I would rather not pay for anything less than the apartments.
looking at booking the JFK-BOM trip thru AUH but if Im paying 180K round trip, I would rather not pay for anything less than the apartments.
Oct 10, 2015, 8:46 pm
#614
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: status free since 2017
Posts: 2,188
There needs to be a published fare between the origin and destination that allows the connections you are seeking. So in your case, there must be a published fare between ORD and AUH.
I'm not sure how the co-terminal stuff affects the fare construction though, so I'll let someone else answer that bit.
I'm not sure how the co-terminal stuff affects the fare construction though, so I'll let someone else answer that bit.
Oct 10, 2015, 9:38 pm
#615
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,543
As an example, for ORD-AUH
Originally Posted by EF
1. CHI-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
2. CHI-EY/AA-NYC/DFW/CHI-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
3. CHI-PAR/MAN/DUS/DUB-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
4. CHI-EY-PAR/MAN/DUB-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
5. CHI-AA-FRA/DUS-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
6. CHI-AUH
7. CHI-EY/AA-NYC/DFW/CHI-AUH
8. CHI-PAR/MAN/DUS/DUB-AUH
9. CHI-EY-PAR/MAN/DUB-AUH
10. CHI-AA-FRA/DUS-AUH
2. CHI-EY/AA-NYC/DFW/CHI-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
3. CHI-PAR/MAN/DUS/DUB-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
4. CHI-EY-PAR/MAN/DUB-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
5. CHI-AA-FRA/DUS-AUH-DXB/AAN-AUH
6. CHI-AUH
7. CHI-EY/AA-NYC/DFW/CHI-AUH
8. CHI-PAR/MAN/DUS/DUB-AUH
9. CHI-EY-PAR/MAN/DUB-AUH
10. CHI-AA-FRA/DUS-AUH
Last edited by Dave Noble; Oct 10, 2015 at 9:44 pm
