MegatopLover

When I attempted to book it on the app, even after it showed availability for "First", I got an error where it snapped back. I was trying to book two award seats, and the app was showing availability for First in P class when I searched for two seats, but only one seat in Business in U class. I called the EXP line, and the agent couldn't find any award availability in "First" or P class. Agent could find only the one seat in Business in U class. I'll try again later. Bottom line: doesn't look like Business Suite is going to be bookable on AA miles.

nov11

It shouldn't be. P is a revenue class now and MH didn't make Business Suite awards available after the re-branding.

JMBResona

Well that's confusing!

I've seen travel bloggers post trip reports on the Business Suites with an AAdvantage award though...?
If there really are no Business Suites awards, it seems like a massive oversight on AA's part to show widespread availability for them on their website.

nov11

The probably booked it before the switchover or when it was marketed as First as I did. NRT/KIX-KUL was available almost everyday.

Someone either didn't get the memo, someone forgot to send the memo, or someone forgot to update their earning tables, but P is a revenue booking class and now earns SC/TP/EQM on most OW carriers.

MegatopLover

agjil

I'm trying to book a MH business class award seat for intra-asia travel later this year.
However whenever I click on the flight I want on AA's search results page, it says an error has occurred and tells me to select a different flight.
When I select a different flight, I am able to book it, so this makes me think I might be running into phantom award space for MH here.
Is this a common issue for MH awards, and does anyone know whether phantom award space would turn into real award space eventually for MH?

ArlingtonTraveler

Hi everyone. I am trying to book some intra Asia trips on MH 737 operated flights for Fall 2021. I notice that almost all 737 operated flights only have 1 economy and 1 business class seat award seat at this time (searched using BA Avios). Does MH release more award seats closer to departure?

Dave Noble

not something to be relied upon; have seen it not open up more often than I have seen it open up when hoping for an extra seat - ( for business class )

louie-m

If I look at AA's MH availability from LHR - KUL - SYD for 2 in business in late December and January on aa.com, there is availability on both legs pretty much every day. If I look on BA, there's availability on the KUL - SYD leg for many days (though of course whether the flights will run is another matter) but nothing for the dates I am looking at for LHR - KUL. If I try and put flights on hold on aa.com, I simply get redirected back to the previous page, though I get as far as being able to put passenger names in for the same flights in economy (not tried to get any further). Phantom availability for the LHR - KUL business class flights?

JJeffrey

Most likely yes, especially as space is not showing at ba.com for the LHR-KUL segment.

Mrgolfer21

Need some assistance...booked MH using AA miles MNL-CMB for fiance through KUL. Two weeks before our flight, MH cancels the MNL-KUL. There was already only one flight a day and now, the next flight to take is a full two days later due to limits on flight from KUL-CMB. This causes all kinds of issues with our trip as you can imagine (I'm flying from the US to meet, so I can't exactly redo my flights very easily using miles). Does MH have any responsibility to rebook her sooner, even on another airline? Using miles or cash shouldn't matter, but to say the next available flight is two days later is kind of crazy. What if there were non-refundable hotels involved (I already know the answer, the airline isn't going to cover that)? I spoke to AA and they pretty much said take the flight two days later or cancel and get miles back. Wouldn't be so bad, but this is 2 weeks before the trip, so it pretty much kills any rebooking options due to availability. And while the easy option is to just have her take the flight two days later, due to immigration craziness in MNL, I need her to leave before me in case she gets offloaded.

Dave Noble

The only other options would seem to be to purchase a ticket from MNL-KUL and then take the orginal flight from KUL-CMB or just purchase a ticket from MNL-CMB and take the refund ; does SQ operate flights that day?

FlyerBeek

Any option to rebook to transit (airside only) via NRT/HND to KUL? JL's schedules are fairly reliable close-in and award availability remains good. TYO is relatively easy to transit right now, even on separate tickets. Perhaps your fiance could fly MNL-TYO and meet you there for onwards travel to KUL/CMB. You'd be unable to leave the transit side of the airport, and checked luggage coule be a challange depaning on the airlines you use, but it could work. Granted not ideal, but might do possible to rebook fairly easily/inexpensively and still keep your existing KUL-CMB segment.

-FlyerBeek

UncleDude

System shows MH Awards, number of AAdvantage miles required and taxes.

However when you request to book the selected available flights I get the same Identical message on every date I've tried

Choose a different flight or fare

We're sorry but at least one of the flights or fares you chose is no longer available.

Anybody have a cure to this Glitch?

kreuky

I have a booking using AA miles, SFO-NRT (JL) NRT-KUL (MH). AA won't ticket me an infant (lap) ticket because apparently they can't with MH. Anyone got any work arounds? Currently on phone with MH to try convince them to ticket it.