Flights from Tirana TIA to USA using Aadvantage Aware Ticket
Sep 8, 23, 7:31 pm
#3
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I think the problem is:
* afternoon flights TIA-LHR aren't offered every day
* Many flights from LHR to US leave before the flights from TIA get to LHR
* The AA booking engine must have problems with the overnight connection
I actually flew TIA-LHR-AUS last year on a paid BA ticket, and I had to play around with the BA site just to allow a paid ticket.
* afternoon flights TIA-LHR aren't offered every day
* Many flights from LHR to US leave before the flights from TIA get to LHR
* The AA booking engine must have problems with the overnight connection
I actually flew TIA-LHR-AUS last year on a paid BA ticket, and I had to play around with the BA site just to allow a paid ticket.
Sep 9, 23, 3:44 pm
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Many thousands of people fly long-haul economy every day. It's perfectly reasonable to fly economy.
What if I told you I flew a transpac earlier this year in economy (JL - LAX-HND)? And several EU/US legs? I can assure you all of them were perfectly reasonable, even comfortable, flights.
Sep 9, 23, 3:46 pm
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Also JL has the most spacious economy class out there for their long haul flights. You have one less seat per row and a lot more leg room. It's almost enough to make me want to try it.
Sep 14, 23, 4:44 am
#11
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Have you checked the cash rates on BA? I paid about $2,200 last year for BA biz AUS-LHR-TIA-LHR-AUS. I had about 4 hours at LHR on the way over, but an overnight on the return. I was able to stack the AARP and Chase discounts.
