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This is the ARCHIVE through 2015 for older posts from the MileSAAver / SAAver Award Availability - Help, Assistance & Discussion (consolidated) thread.
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If you have reached this thread by using the search process you have the same choices as above. Read the thread and become knowledgeable or post at the end and wait for a forthcoming answer.
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This wikipost can be edited by members with 90 days' tenure and 90 posts; wiki contents may be printed by using the
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Help with British Airways / BA surcharge / YQ (AA award on BA, consolidated)
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Dec 22, 2015, 11:51 am
#7606
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
"OP's best shot at CX/JL availability (in terms of most flights/day) is West Coast or JFK, which means a double connection domestic (MSP-ORD/DFW-XXX-NRT/HKG), though they have a shot out of ORD on JL/CX."
Note that AA is starting MSP-LGA service in January, so a single-connection routing (albeit with a ground transfer at NYC) will be a possibility.
"OP's best shot at CX/JL availability (in terms of most flights/day) is West Coast or JFK, which means a double connection domestic (MSP-ORD/DFW-XXX-NRT/HKG), though they have a shot out of ORD on JL/CX."
Note that AA is starting MSP-LGA service in January, so a single-connection routing (albeit with a ground transfer at NYC) will be a possibility.
Dec 22, 2015, 12:17 pm
#7607
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Hi I'm trying to figure out which routes/airlines I can use with my AA miles, trying to book a flight for next Fall before year end and the devaluation goes into effect in April. I want to avoid BA because of the fees. I would prefer to fly through NYC or a major city in Canada so i can get a stopover on the way.
Dec 22, 2015, 12:23 pm
#7608
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
"OP's best shot at CX/JL availability (in terms of most flights/day) is West Coast or JFK, which means a double connection domestic (MSP-ORD/DFW-XXX-NRT/HKG), though they have a shot out of ORD on JL/CX."
Note that AA is starting MSP-LGA service in January, so a single-connection routing (albeit with a ground transfer at NYC) will be a possibility.
"OP's best shot at CX/JL availability (in terms of most flights/day) is West Coast or JFK, which means a double connection domestic (MSP-ORD/DFW-XXX-NRT/HKG), though they have a shot out of ORD on JL/CX."
Note that AA is starting MSP-LGA service in January, so a single-connection routing (albeit with a ground transfer at NYC) will be a possibility.
Dec 22, 2015, 12:29 pm
#7609
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
AAdvantage partner TN flies LAX-CDG, and CDG-LAX. You must call AA to check availability, and to book.
AAdvantage partner TN flies LAX-CDG, and CDG-LAX. You must call AA to check availability, and to book.
Dec 22, 2015, 12:38 pm
#7610
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Finnair (AY), too, will be found on aa.com. Worldwide, only about 1/3 of AA's AAdvantage redemption partners appear on aa.com. AA's own availability plus that provided by BA probably accounts for about 80% of the total AA AAdvantage airlines' USA-Europe capacity, however.
Dec 22, 2015, 3:02 pm
#7611
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On top of that given there are 3 / 4 departures a day from LAX, the options are twice than that from BOS and ORD.
Even now there are still plenty of J seats for Aug/Sept departure from LAX plus 1F on sporadic dates. Some flights still show 3 or more J seats. Amazing. I honestly believe the abundance in availability has a lot to do with BA's devaluation.
Last edited by Happy; Dec 22, 2015 at 3:09 pm
Dec 22, 2015, 3:06 pm
#7612
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And it could even be a code-share on NZ! Certainly would beat the BA J. I would take NZ any day over many other airlines.
Dec 22, 2015, 3:12 pm
#7613
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
I think you mean AF, not NZ. (NZ flies LAX-LHR, I think.)
Originally Posted by Happy
And it could even be a code-share on NZ! Certainly would beat the BA J. I would take NZ any day over many other airlines.
Dec 22, 2015, 11:58 pm
#7615
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 214
thanks everyone for the comments!! i just checked air tahiti and their schedule only goes thru early oct 2016, any ideas when they would open up the rest of the month?
Dec 23, 2015, 3:21 am
#7616
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
This is probably going to be the most problematic issue for OP- the domestic connection. OP's best shot at CX/JL availability (in terms of most flights/day) is West Coast or JFK, which means a double connection domestic (MSP-ORD/DFW-XXX-NRT/HKG), though they have a shot out of ORD on JL/CX.
Definitely LGA-JFK transfer in my book. Traffic on the Van Wyck is unpredictable, and thus, I would need a long connection to feel comfortable with the connection. Plus having to schlep luggage, etc., and added monetary cost.
Dec 23, 2015, 1:32 pm
#7617
Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Francisco, where else?
Programs: EXP,EX-CK 2.5mm, now lifetime Platinum, ex-UA1K, Marriott- Platinum, Hertz 5*
Posts: 991
Time award seats are released on AA?
I searched this thread it appears this was last discussed in May or June, prior to the big IT switchover at AA. In the old days, AA mileage award seats became available starting at midnight central time and the system would populate until about 1:30 am so the seats would appear during that period as some huge batch process ran.
Now it appears the system runs around 7 am CST and seats load over the next 45 mins or so. Aside from the 330 day rule, I also notice seats appearing at 14 and then exactly at 7 days.
Of course all of this is subject to load and other factors, but I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed any other patterns since they have switched to new systems?
Now it appears the system runs around 7 am CST and seats load over the next 45 mins or so. Aside from the 330 day rule, I also notice seats appearing at 14 and then exactly at 7 days.
Of course all of this is subject to load and other factors, but I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed any other patterns since they have switched to new systems?
Dec 23, 2015, 2:23 pm
#7618
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
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Dec 23, 2015, 4:14 pm
#7619
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Our first international business class trip was done on NZ back when UA program had the below market chart of only 90K r/t
... circa 2006 or 2007? Even more amazingly we were able to find 2 J seats out bound and 1 J seat in bound. Upon the advice from the good folks on the UA forum I booked them as 2 tickets 2 PNRs. Did not bother to check until 3 or 4 months before departure - then sure enough NZ released the needed J seat. Though dealing with the India call center was another story - at that time the Indian agents did not have the concept of reissuing tickets...
I did call NZ after each involuntary change to make sure everything was intact... On such occasion, after probably 3 or 4 involuntary changes, the nice NZ agent told me, "Just a friendly reminder, you may want to remind your travel agent to issue the tickets as right now you have a reservation but no ticket." Whoops! That was the big lesson learned when first started in the world of award travel! @:-)
Dec 23, 2015, 8:08 pm
#7620
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
I searched this thread it appears this was last discussed in May or June, prior to the big IT switchover at AA. In the old days, AA mileage award seats became available starting at midnight central time and the system would populate until about 1:30 am so the seats would appear during that period as some huge batch process ran.
Now it appears the system runs around 7 am CST and seats load over the next 45 mins or so. Aside from the 330 day rule, I also notice seats appearing at 14 and then exactly at 7 days.
Of course all of this is subject to load and other factors, but I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed any other patterns since they have switched to new systems?
Now it appears the system runs around 7 am CST and seats load over the next 45 mins or so. Aside from the 330 day rule, I also notice seats appearing at 14 and then exactly at 7 days.
Of course all of this is subject to load and other factors, but I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed any other patterns since they have switched to new systems?