Booking AA Award travel on Etihad / EY - [2015-17 ARCHIVE]
Aug 30, 2017, 7:52 pm
#3016
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: US Air, UA BA LH AI DELTA MARRIOTT CHOICE SGP
Posts: 9,883
Have you thought of downgrading to PE ?
Aug 30, 2017, 8:29 pm
#3017
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,620
What airlines will permit varies from airline to airline - MH , for example, would allow the 10 year old to be in economy, whilst QF would require that the 10 year old be accompanied in the same cabin
Aug 31, 2017, 4:14 am
#3018
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: MLB
Programs: DL DM/2.9M, AA EXP, *A Gold
Posts: 245
AA miles aren't hard to get. Why not just get what you need and have the family together in J?
Aug 31, 2017, 4:45 am
#3019
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
Aug 31, 2017, 5:12 am
#3020
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAD
Posts: 166
What i meant is all three will be in the same business class cabin. They dont need extra seat to fit in my just turned 2 yr old. Bust since i have to buy 3 tickets, I thought i will get 2 bus class and one economy and leave the economy seat empty. Just wondering what others do when they have 2 year old that do not really need seat but we are required to buy a ticket.
Aug 31, 2017, 10:23 am
#3021
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
What i meant is all three will be in the same business class cabin. They dont need extra seat to fit in my just turned 2 yr old. Bust since i have to buy 3 tickets, I thought i will get 2 bus class and one economy and leave the economy seat empty. Just wondering what others do when they have 2 year old that do not really need seat but we are required to buy a ticket.
Aug 31, 2017, 12:07 pm
#3022
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,632
What i meant is all three will be in the same business class cabin. They dont need extra seat to fit in my just turned 2 yr old. Bust since i have to buy 3 tickets, I thought i will get 2 bus class and one economy and leave the economy seat empty. Just wondering what others do when they have 2 year old that do not really need seat but we are required to buy a ticket.
Also, someone with an economy ticket cannot move to business class for free (with or without a separate seat). To be in business class, that person must pay for business class.
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Last edited by SeeBuyFly; Aug 31, 2017 at 2:41 pm
Aug 31, 2017, 2:30 pm
#3023
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: IAD
Posts: 166
Thank you everyone for the input.
Aug 31, 2017, 6:47 pm
#3024
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 98
I'm having the same issue as others:
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
Aug 31, 2017, 10:21 pm
#3025
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 262
I'm having the same issue as others:
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
I saw 2 in F for the 380 AUH-JFK on 26 Dec. Had it reserved via AA Australia team on phone. Reservation appeared on AA.com instantly as on 380. 6 hours later I logged in and saw that my "flight times had changed" and they booked me into the 77W (no Apartments).
I cancelled the booking because it wasn't worth my miles at that time.
Aug 31, 2017, 10:30 pm
#3026
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 209
Be careful.
I saw 2 in F for the 380 AUH-JFK on 26 Dec. Had it reserved via AA Australia team on phone. Reservation appeared on AA.com instantly as on 380. 6 hours later I logged in and saw that my "flight times had changed" and they booked me into the 77W (no Apartments).
I cancelled the booking because it wasn't worth my miles at that time.
I saw 2 in F for the 380 AUH-JFK on 26 Dec. Had it reserved via AA Australia team on phone. Reservation appeared on AA.com instantly as on 380. 6 hours later I logged in and saw that my "flight times had changed" and they booked me into the 77W (no Apartments).
I cancelled the booking because it wasn't worth my miles at that time.
Aug 31, 2017, 11:06 pm
#3027
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
I'm having the same issue as others:
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
- BOM-AUH and AUH-JFK both showing 2 in F available in Etihad Guest as well as 2 on ExpertFlyer
- Tried calling US, Australia, NZ agents and none can see the space. Tried booking both as BOM-AUH-JFK as well as just AUH-JFK independently per the Wiki, but none of the agents could see the space in F regardless of how I listed it (though all were able to see the space in Y).
But either way, that's sad.
Sep 1, 2017, 12:23 am
#3028
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: HNL <-> BOS
Posts: 382
After looking at EF a little closer, it seems starting mid December into March 2018, EY100/101 on all Tuesdays and certain Thursdays are using a 77W instead of the 380. It looks like after March, all frequencies return to 380 service.
Sep 1, 2017, 5:30 am
#3029
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: MLB
Programs: DL DM/2.9M, AA EXP, *A Gold
Posts: 245
Crap, we just lost the A380 on one of our trips as well. It appears that Etihad has changed EY100 and EY101 back to the 77W for Tuesday departures between Dec 19 and Mar 13, and for Thursday departures from Feb 22 to Mar 15.
I would guess that they are rotating the aircraft in for scheduled maintenance? Unfortunately EY103 does not have availability for our travel date, so we are pretty much stuck on the 77W.
I would guess that they are rotating the aircraft in for scheduled maintenance? Unfortunately EY103 does not have availability for our travel date, so we are pretty much stuck on the 77W.
Sep 1, 2017, 8:49 am
#3030
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AA Exec Platinum, Delta Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 48
Guys...
Looks like they are just equipment swaps. Just be happy that you have flights and are able to book into F or J at all!
I see on Lucky's forum that people are having the same issues right now and some are more upset than I am:
http://asklucky.onemileatatime.com/t...aa-miles.4409/
Looks like they are just equipment swaps. Just be happy that you have flights and are able to book into F or J at all!
I see on Lucky's forum that people are having the same issues right now and some are more upset than I am:
http://asklucky.onemileatatime.com/t...aa-miles.4409/