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Apr 23, 2013, 2:28 pm
#3601
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SUX
Programs: BA Silver; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold; Points but dirt with everyone else
Posts: 8,050
Last edited by Microwave; Apr 25, 2013 at 1:36 am
Apr 23, 2013, 2:52 pm
#3602
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 15
The routings for HKG-SLC on CX in EF are of the following two types:
The consensus seems to be that AA does not like routings of the first type, since it's constructed with connecting points specified, but will accept the MPM-based version shown later. HKG-NYC-DFW-SLC is within the 25M level.
The consensus seems to be that AA does not like routings of the first type, since it's constructed with connecting points specified, but will accept the MPM-based version shown later. HKG-NYC-DFW-SLC is within the 25M level.
Thank you everyone for the replies!!
Probably won't try again for a few months, but will try at some point and see what happens with attempting to change the date on the lga-dfw-slc leg.
Apr 23, 2013, 6:29 pm
#3603
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YVR
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 216
I have no status with AA. If I want to change my award
1) from HKG-SFO (CX)
SFO-JFK (AA)
to HKG-JFK (CX)
2) from SIN-NRT-YVR (JL)
to SIN-HKG-YVR (CX)
Do I have to pay change fee in these 2 cases ?
1) from HKG-SFO (CX)
SFO-JFK (AA)
to HKG-JFK (CX)
2) from SIN-NRT-YVR (JL)
to SIN-HKG-YVR (CX)
Do I have to pay change fee in these 2 cases ?
Apr 23, 2013, 7:25 pm
#3604
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
Apr 23, 2013, 7:57 pm
#3605
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,774
As long as your O/D remain the same, (HKG-JFK, SIN-YVR), routing changes among OneWorld MEMBERs are free to anyone. Note: emphasis is on Members. AS for example, is NOT member. Therefore if your itinerary has AS, that would incur $150 fee.
Apr 24, 2013, 11:30 pm
#3606
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
Well, the thousands of examples of people around here having used such routing rules to ticket AAwards seems to indicate that AA uses them. I've even changed OMA-ORD-HKG-BKK to OMA-DFW-LGA(stopover)JFK-HKG-BKK without incident. The rules for OMA-BKK are of the exact same type as those I pasted for HKG-SLC.
Last edited by Microwave; Apr 25, 2013 at 1:38 am
Apr 25, 2013, 1:41 am
#3607
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Signatures
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: London, England
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, National Exec, AA EXP Emeritus
Posts: 9,765
A couple of posts have been redacted or removed to clean up some unnecessarily personal exchanges.
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A gentle reminder to avoid letting things get personal. If you disagree with another member, put forward facts and logical arguments. Don't get personal. If you feel another member has violated one of the FlyerTalk Guidelines & Rules, please take the steps as outlined in those rules rather than posting a personal reply in public. Thank you!
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Apr 25, 2013, 8:52 am
#3608
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Azusa, CA
Programs: AA, Delta
Posts: 10
LAX-JFK-FCO
Dose anyone know if AA offers a MileSAAver award seat on LAX to JFK to FCO?
and if they do how many seats usually are offered at 20,000 miles?
and if they do how many seats usually are offered at 20,000 miles?
Apr 25, 2013, 3:23 pm
#3609
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Hunter Valley, Australia
Programs: Qantas, American Airlines, Hyatt, Accor
Posts: 41
You can book this award as NA-Europe Off-peak (Oct 15-May15). You will not necessarily get direct flights but you can have a NY stopover. The earlier you book the better. A dummy booking as LAX-JFK/JFK-FCO will let you know what seats are available now but of course this can change. Estimating future award availability is in the lap of the Gods!
Apr 25, 2013, 4:55 pm
#3610
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,520
If you must be on AA metal and have the LAX-JFK-FCO routing, that's a small window. Otherwise, there are plenty of other ways to get to FCO using partner carriers in the off-season. Some of these require a call to AA to book.
Apr 25, 2013, 5:23 pm
#3611
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 76
I'm currently in first on flight 2456 from SFO to LAX on 5/7 at 12:30 and would much prefer to be on the later flight 741 at 2:30.
Has AA been releasing more saver award inventory in the final days before a flight?
Are there any other ways to get onto the later flight in first short of buying a ticket outright?
I unfortunately don't have any status.
Has AA been releasing more saver award inventory in the final days before a flight?
Are there any other ways to get onto the later flight in first short of buying a ticket outright?
I unfortunately don't have any status.
Last edited by Comenius; Apr 25, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Apr 29, 2013, 9:08 am
#3612
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 61
Attempting to book 4 award tickets to Oceania next spring for 4-6 weeks Feb.-March. Not too much trouble except I cant find any availability on return leg to home airport (MSP) from HNL or LAX or DFW in mid to late March. I think I may be running into a spring break blackout, but am not sure. Any advice? On a side note I would love to fly Hawaiian airlines new HNL-AKL route, but HA is only releasing award space to Hawaiian mile users right now. Anyone had any success getting a partner airline to release award space?
Apr 30, 2013, 8:29 pm
#3613
Join Date: Dec 2003
Programs: AA Plat Pro, United Silver, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,120
I'm planning 2 international trips for 2014 and need some assistance in figuring out how to book award travel when the return date is >330 days.
1. My daughter is attending a study-abroad program in Sydney from Feb-June 2014. I can book an award ticket right now for the outbound, but the return is obviously not available. Do I just book a dummy return date, and then in July 2013 hope & pray a ticket for her return date is open to move to? There's no fee for this, right? (she'll be flying on a COACH award ticket!)
2. Hubby and I want to book a summer 2014 Europe Business Class trip. We'll be able to be flexible with dates only within a few days on either end, because there will be a cruise involved. (possible destination: BCN, although this might change as we haven't made a firm decision on the cruise yet). So, again, we'd like to grab outbound seats if/when they become available, but with the return 2-3 weeks later, how can we book those if the availability window isn't open yet? Edited to say - we might be willing to fly coach on one of the legs if absolutely necessary - and have enough miles that we could fly first on one of the legs if business is not available.
Any advice is appreciated (or even if you can point me to a past post that addresses this - I promise I've read dozens of random pages in this thread looking for answers!)
1. My daughter is attending a study-abroad program in Sydney from Feb-June 2014. I can book an award ticket right now for the outbound, but the return is obviously not available. Do I just book a dummy return date, and then in July 2013 hope & pray a ticket for her return date is open to move to? There's no fee for this, right? (she'll be flying on a COACH award ticket!)
2. Hubby and I want to book a summer 2014 Europe Business Class trip. We'll be able to be flexible with dates only within a few days on either end, because there will be a cruise involved. (possible destination: BCN, although this might change as we haven't made a firm decision on the cruise yet). So, again, we'd like to grab outbound seats if/when they become available, but with the return 2-3 weeks later, how can we book those if the availability window isn't open yet? Edited to say - we might be willing to fly coach on one of the legs if absolutely necessary - and have enough miles that we could fly first on one of the legs if business is not available.
Any advice is appreciated (or even if you can point me to a past post that addresses this - I promise I've read dozens of random pages in this thread looking for answers!)
Apr 30, 2013, 8:49 pm
#3614
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 4,861
My daughter is attending a study-abroad program in Sydney from Feb-June 2014. I can book an award ticket right now for the outbound, but the return is obviously not available. Do I just book a dummy return date, and then in July 2013 hope & pray a ticket for her return date is open to move to? There's no fee for this, right? (she'll be flying on a COACH award ticket!)
Hubby and I want to book a summer 2014 Europe Business Class trip. We'll be able to be flexible with dates only within a few days on either end, because there will be a cruise involved. (possible destination: BCN, although this might change as we haven't made a firm decision on the cruise yet). So, again, we'd like to grab outbound seats if/when they become available, but with the return 2-3 weeks later, how can we book those if the availability window isn't open yet?
Apr 30, 2013, 8:53 pm
#3615
Join Date: Dec 2003
Programs: AA Plat Pro, United Silver, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,120
I guess the same is true for our Europe trip, then. Book the outbound as soon as we can find it, and then book return when it becomes available.
This whole Sydney thing makes me a little nervous; I'm trying to picture me telling our 20yo: Sorry, honey, you can't come home yet, there's no milesaaver availability!