Booking AA Award travel on Etihad / EY - [2015-17 ARCHIVE]
Jul 15, 2017, 8:10 am
#2911
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,913
If you call Aus/NZ will the 5 day hold be on US local time or their time?
Jul 15, 2017, 8:57 am
#2912
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,632
Local time at the departure airport. So if you are booking two one-ways, remember the return booking deadline time is not the same as the outbound. Agents can be confused about this and sometimes give wrong information.
Jul 15, 2017, 8:58 am
#2913
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: KYE
Posts: 4,156
Are you sure this is good value for 100k miles in business considering a one way paid fare in J is just 1928USD including all taxes?
Jul 15, 2017, 9:05 am
#2914
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Jul 15, 2017, 10:25 am
#2915
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: KYE
Posts: 4,156
A great deal if these miles came for free, an OK deal if the OP intends to stopover in AUH (costs 200USD extra on the paid fare). But buying miles to redeem even at the lowest rate of 1.72cents per mile is not a deal since the saving works out 130USD which is 7.6k miles worth.
Jul 15, 2017, 12:25 pm
#2916
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It works out 100k miles to replace an itinerary costing ~1850USD that would have earned about 11k miles.
A great deal if these miles came for free, an OK deal if the OP intends to stopover in AUH (costs 200USD extra on the paid fare). But buying miles to redeem even at the lowest rate of 1.72cents per mile is not a deal since the saving works out 130USD which is 7.6k miles worth.
A great deal if these miles came for free, an OK deal if the OP intends to stopover in AUH (costs 200USD extra on the paid fare). But buying miles to redeem even at the lowest rate of 1.72cents per mile is not a deal since the saving works out 130USD which is 7.6k miles worth.
The earning 11K miles isn't even remotely worth factoring in.
I say:
- have AA miles?
- Find a use for them?
- BURN AA MILES.
Jul 15, 2017, 2:38 pm
#2917
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: New York City
Programs: AA EXP, DL DM, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,128
I may relent and fly on QR paid for the reasons you post but we'll see.
Jul 15, 2017, 11:27 pm
#2918
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,228
Miles are just another currency. Getting a lousy return for that currency is not a good plan, unless the currency will collapse or unless you have no other choice. My average return is over 6c/mile and, while there has been devaluation recently, it's amazing to see people burning them for under 2c/mile. QR, EY, CX and QF all provide many opportunities for much better returns on AA miles than that.
Jul 16, 2017, 12:26 am
#2919
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
Miles are just another currency. Getting a lousy return for that currency is not a good plan, unless the currency will collapse or unless you have no other choice. My average return is over 6c/mile and, while there has been devaluation recently, it's amazing to see people burning them for under 2c/mile. QR, EY, CX and QF all provide many opportunities for much better returns on AA miles than that.
BTW - in case you haven't noticed, that "currency" (aka AA miles) you are referring to has already collapsed by a combination of devaluation and next to no availability of sAAver awards.
I am with Jon - have AA miles - find a use for them - spend them
Last edited by Paulchili; Jul 16, 2017 at 12:40 am
Jul 16, 2017, 2:27 am
#2920
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: NY, NY
Posts: 695
Miles are just another currency. Getting a lousy return for that currency is not a good plan, unless the currency will collapse or unless you have no other choice. My average return is over 6c/mile and, while there has been devaluation recently, it's amazing to see people burning them for under 2c/mile. QR, EY, CX and QF all provide many opportunities for much better returns on AA miles than that.
Jul 16, 2017, 6:50 am
#2921
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,632
Miles may be a form of currency, but a very limited one. You cannot spend miles at your local bodega to pay for a sandwich. You can however use cash everywhere. So it's not just a case of measuring return, but of paring down balances of the least flexible form of payment you have in order to save the most flexible and valuable ones you do. I am with JonNYC on this one too
Last edited by SeeBuyFly; Jul 16, 2017 at 11:51 am
Jul 16, 2017, 6:30 pm
#2922
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Midwest
Programs: AA LT Gold 1MM ,Hyatt Explorist,Marriott Platinum,HHonors Diamond
Posts: 364
DP:
I wanted to change existing reservation from 10:15 AM flight to 3:35 AM.
EY website showed 1 seat available AUH-JFK
Called US AA EXP....Agent said only economy available ( No thanks!)
Called the Singapore number and agent said it's available...also said you get some tax refund!.... and was transferred to the EXP line which sounded US based and handled the refund!
I wanted to change a domestic segment as well....Singapore agent said nothing available on a regional with economy seats only...But the EXP agent said its available!
New AA shenanigans in play...
I wanted to change existing reservation from 10:15 AM flight to 3:35 AM.
EY website showed 1 seat available AUH-JFK
Called US AA EXP....Agent said only economy available ( No thanks!)
Called the Singapore number and agent said it's available...also said you get some tax refund!.... and was transferred to the EXP line which sounded US based and handled the refund!
I wanted to change a domestic segment as well....Singapore agent said nothing available on a regional with economy seats only...But the EXP agent said its available!
New AA shenanigans in play...
Jul 17, 2017, 10:02 am
#2923
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 69
Is it impossible to book JFK-AUH in F and tack on a regional flight (say ... ORD-JFK-AUH) in Business on the same award? The 2 agents I've tried with have been booking 2 awards 165k one way from ORD-JFK-AUH.
Does this 2 award apply to JFK-AUH-MLE in F ?
They are saying because the regional 321/737 flights don't have a first class cabin I must book 2 awards.
Does this 2 award apply to JFK-AUH-MLE in F ?
They are saying because the regional 321/737 flights don't have a first class cabin I must book 2 awards.
Jul 17, 2017, 10:25 am
#2924
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 69
Is it impossible to book JFK-AUH in F and tack on a regional flight (say ... ORD-JFK-AUH) in Business on the same award? The 2 agents I've tried with have been booking 2 awards 165k one way from ORD-JFK-AUH.
Does this 2 award apply to JFK-AUH-MLE in F ?
They are saying because the regional 321/737 flights don't have a first class cabin I must book 2 awards.
Does this 2 award apply to JFK-AUH-MLE in F ?
They are saying because the regional 321/737 flights don't have a first class cabin I must book 2 awards.
Found this regarding mixed cabin - will call back to see if I have success this time.
Jul 17, 2017, 10:28 am
#2925
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA PLT the rest, Kettle Power
Posts: 667
Anyone have any experience selecting seats in J? I posted a question on the EY forum but no one seems to want/be able to answer.
I'm currently booked in an aisle seat, as all other windows are booked apart from 8a and k. They're blocked, anyone have any experience booking these at check in?
Thanks
I'm currently booked in an aisle seat, as all other windows are booked apart from 8a and k. They're blocked, anyone have any experience booking these at check in?
Thanks