Buy AA Miles Promo, up to 30,000 bonus miles, 1.83 cpm
Nov 16, 2012, 10:25 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Even better the Bonus Miles now post in Days instead of Months as previous promotions^
Nov 17, 2012, 2:56 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: London
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Around $1,800 for 90k miles when LHR-LAX-OGG rtn in winter in biz/first is 100k?
This household is tempted
This household is tempted
Nov 17, 2012, 8:51 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TLV
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Three questions:
1) does it count towards status?
2) If I want to primarily use it on BA from TLV-LHR in J, how can I make sure that there is decent availability on this route before I spend the money?
3) Can I do an award that is one way in Y and the return in J?
1) does it count towards status?
2) If I want to primarily use it on BA from TLV-LHR in J, how can I make sure that there is decent availability on this route before I spend the money?
3) Can I do an award that is one way in Y and the return in J?
Nov 17, 2012, 8:55 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2009
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No; use the British Airways website to check; yes.
Nov 17, 2012, 10:04 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2012
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really considering this
This is quite tempting - not only is it good cpm but it'll help me meet minimum spend on my spg amex (might as well use that since i won't get double miles using a AA visa). Definitely would like to accrue enough miles to go somewhere in J - if i read the award chart right, that's 110K for a r/t?
Nov 17, 2012, 12:01 pm
#21
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Nov 17, 2012, 2:56 pm
#22
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At $1350 for the miles needed for a FIRST CLASS ticket round trip from SJU-MIA-SFO-HKG-BKK (SFO-HKG-BKK on Cathay) with a stopover in SFO in each direction, I just had to buy it.
Nov 17, 2012, 3:25 pm
#23
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Plus of course you have the added problem of CX First Class AAward availbility SFO-HKG.
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Nov 17, 2012, 7:04 pm
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Nov 17, 2012, 7:50 pm
#25
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Why would you use the BA website instead of aa.com to check award-seat availability on BA metal? The aa.com award search is easier to use, and does not require any log in.
Without commenting on the relative merits of each carrier's J-class service on the TLV-LON route, I note that AA miles can be redeemed for travel on either BA or LY. (LY serves both LHR and LTN from TLV.)
Since aa.com does not support award redemptions on LY metal, to check LY award-seat availability and/or redeem on LY, you would have to call AA, and pay the telephone-ticketing fee; but you would not have to pay any fuel surcharges for a redemption on LY.
Originally Posted by belfordrocks
No; use the British Airways website to check; yes.
Without commenting on the relative merits of each carrier's J-class service on the TLV-LON route, I note that AA miles can be redeemed for travel on either BA or LY. (LY serves both LHR and LTN from TLV.)
Since aa.com does not support award redemptions on LY metal, to check LY award-seat availability and/or redeem on LY, you would have to call AA, and pay the telephone-ticketing fee; but you would not have to pay any fuel surcharges for a redemption on LY.
Nov 18, 2012, 12:18 am
#26
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Fuel surcharges on LY for awards were the main reason I stopped flying LY
Nov 18, 2012, 12:23 am
#27
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Nov 18, 2012, 12:49 am
#28
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Yes it was. And I understood the comment.
Nov 18, 2012, 1:07 am
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Nov 18, 2012, 2:26 am
#30
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