Frequent Flyer Award Availability for US-EZE Flights
Aug 19, 2006, 10:51 am
#17
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by rdg_dc
thanks, will keep trying that one. NW phone agents say there's nothing, but I don't think they're trying very hard..
Any success on the EZE routing?
Very curious.
Nov 9, 2006, 8:58 pm
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UA is not looking good as of late. And AA has gotten a lot tougher than it has been before.
And the rest .... well, more of the same.
And the rest .... well, more of the same.
Nov 10, 2006, 8:12 am
#20
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
..... AA has gotten a lot tougher than it has been before....
Nov 22, 2006, 6:11 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Dallas, TX
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LAN and TAM
Just nailed down 2 business class awards in January using AA miles from SFO. Flying down AA thru MIA (in domestic first), then on LAN via LIM and SCL to EZE. Return is EZE-GRU-MIA-SFO on TAM and AA. All flights are day flights.
Not bad considering it's a month out and I'm flying at peak season. A little circuitous but will be nice to sample premium cabins on other airlines (have heard good things) and the view of the Andes on the way down should be nice.
Not bad considering it's a month out and I'm flying at peak season. A little circuitous but will be nice to sample premium cabins on other airlines (have heard good things) and the view of the Andes on the way down should be nice.
Dec 7, 2006, 1:39 am
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Sausalito, CA
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In the past few months -- week before Thanksgiving to this past Sunday -- I've been paying rather close attention to coach award availability for US-Buenos Aires flights operated by the same airline whose miles are being used for the US-EZE non-stop segment. I looked at award space availability for the two-month period beginning with the "following day" on just the US-EZE non-stop. This was looked at from an "elite" account standpoint and non-elite account standpoint with only 1 passenger redeeming miles.
What I found was that AA was consistently the easiest for US-EZE redemptions. United was second. Continental was third. And Delta was in last place. Those findings held true for each airline respectively regardless of status.
I am personally very disappointed in DL's being a award ticket miser on ATL-EZE coach tickets.
Any one here done something similar for business/businesselite/businessfirst class award space? What did you find?
What I found was that AA was consistently the easiest for US-EZE redemptions. United was second. Continental was third. And Delta was in last place. Those findings held true for each airline respectively regardless of status.
I am personally very disappointed in DL's being a award ticket miser on ATL-EZE coach tickets.
Any one here done something similar for business/businesselite/businessfirst class award space? What did you find?
I have two United biz awards coming up this March SFO/IAD/EZE and returning GIG/GRU/SFO. Catch? I had to book it in June of this year and I had to get standard awards. 300,000 miles. Ouch!
Dec 7, 2006, 7:29 am
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United has apparently become much more of a pain for EZE than it used to be 8-12 months ago. Last I inquired, the gap in award space availability between AA and UA has widened.
Dec 7, 2006, 12:45 pm
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I hope you have been looking for award space in the "saver category" frequently between when you made your booking and until actual date of travel. If space opens up (or had opened up), it would be worth the award ticket cancellation and new expedite/telephone award booking fees since you'd then save a good number of miles.
United has apparently become much more of a pain for EZE than it used to be 8-12 months ago. Last I inquired, the gap in award space availability between AA and UA has widened.
United has apparently become much more of a pain for EZE than it used to be 8-12 months ago. Last I inquired, the gap in award space availability between AA and UA has widened.
Dec 7, 2006, 1:23 pm
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For a couple of months I tried and sometimes they'd have one coach and one biz sometimes two coach, Sometimes I'd have to go on another date, sometimes two stops, sometimes change of planes with a short connection time etc. Finally I just became complacent figuring that you win some, lose some. Trying to find upgrades was (for me) nada. Hated to spend all those churned cc, financial stuff, mileage mall, HELOC, but...we wanted to go to Buenos Aires. Maybe the bonds and gift cards will come back.
Dec 8, 2006, 12:53 am
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I'd probably have tried a Coupon Connection-type transaction to get two biz class frequent flyer award tickets using miles from another program in exchange for award tickets from the UA account. Flying AA or LAN or TAM down there probably would have worked out cheaper with some kind of mutually beneficial miles savings possible.
ent and antsy. I forgot two of the major rules of FF. Research and patience. Next time.