MIA-LHR (2) AA business award for 230K + $569.62 / good as it gets?
Jul 20, 2018, 1:09 pm
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MIA-LHR (2) AA business award for 230K + $569.62 / good as it gets?
2nd half Aug rt 2 wk stay, MIA-LHR non-stops;
can I do better with this cache?:
42,066 AAdvantage
355,232 AAdvantage -wife
142,110 BA Avios
32,501 BA Avios wife
10,045 Lufthansa
517 Frontier
55,507 Southwest
52,000 Southwest wife
238,235 Delta Skymiles
~145K Delta Skymiles wife
100,504 United expires 10/18
novice needs advice, thanks...
can I do better with this cache?:
42,066 AAdvantage
355,232 AAdvantage -wife
142,110 BA Avios
32,501 BA Avios wife
10,045 Lufthansa
517 Frontier
55,507 Southwest
52,000 Southwest wife
238,235 Delta Skymiles
~145K Delta Skymiles wife
100,504 United expires 10/18
novice needs advice, thanks...
Last edited by TravelPhotographer; Jul 20, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Jul 20, 2018, 1:15 pm
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For Aadvantage 230k is the best it gets for two round trip saver tickets, yes (57,500 each way in J). The theoretical minimum on Delta is 80k or 82k each way (compared to 57.5k) but wouldn't be nonstop from MIA, and I'm not sure what the YQ is with them.
Jul 20, 2018, 1:18 pm
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If you are talking this August, likely nothing available. If you see any availability, grab it. If you return LHR-MIA, there will always be high taxes no matter who you fly (APD). Then some carriers will have carrier imposed surcharge (YQ), particularly BA (even if booked using AA miles)
AA has a great plane Mia-lhr , I’d do that if you can find anything.
AA has a great plane Mia-lhr , I’d do that if you can find anything.
Jul 20, 2018, 1:33 pm
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Thanks for responses.
If I grab now, how much time, if any, to change or cancel without penalty...?
UPDATE: cancel OK to 11:59P next day
change dates free if same 57.5K one-way...
If I grab now, how much time, if any, to change or cancel without penalty...?
UPDATE: cancel OK to 11:59P next day
change dates free if same 57.5K one-way...
Last edited by TravelPhotographer; Jul 20, 2018 at 1:42 pm
Jul 20, 2018, 1:41 pm
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One caveat: you must finalize your "purchase" of AAdvantage award tickets at least 22 days prior to departure, or you will be dinged with a $75/ticket close-in award-booking fee.
Also, keep in mind that just because you are flying into the U.K. does not mean that you have to fly out of the U.K. on the way home -- unless that is the only SAAver option you can find.
Jul 20, 2018, 2:53 pm
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Jul 20, 2018, 3:13 pm
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Also, the middle block of seats and the windows seats are not as tightly aligned as you might expect from the seat map – my experience of the 77W is that you never really feel like you're sitting next to someone.
Jul 20, 2018, 3:53 pm
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Jul 20, 2018, 4:55 pm
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Delta miles can get one Virgin Atlantic non-stop MIA-LHR at 150K miles r/t, with $290.41 in taxes.
Jul 20, 2018, 6:34 pm
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https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_777-300_ER.php?flightno=56&date=
but almost everything row 7-15 available now...
have booked...
Last edited by TravelPhotographer; Jul 20, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Jul 21, 2018, 8:34 am
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According to this, row 7 seats standard, no problems, row 11 missing window:
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_777-300_ER.php?flightno=56&date=
but almost everything row 7-15 available now...
have booked...
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_777-300_ER.php?flightno=56&date=
but almost everything row 7-15 available now...
have booked...
Last edited by SeattleDavid; Jul 21, 2018 at 8:43 am
Jul 22, 2018, 1:24 pm
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