Avianca/Taca Lifemiles may be Best Program in Star
Jul 9, 2012, 9:35 am
#46
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It seems they just started June 18. https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/tra/pr...f.aspx?D=DOF23
Jul 9, 2012, 11:41 am
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It seems they just started June 18. https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/tra/pr...f.aspx?D=DOF23
Jul 9, 2012, 11:58 am
#48
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This avis booking page: https://book1.carrental.com/dcweb/ap...G&inited=false
probably aimed at central & south america, has Avianca as partner @:-)
probably aimed at central & south america, has Avianca as partner @:-)
Jul 9, 2012, 12:30 pm
#49
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New Forum
How about a new Avianca/Taca Lifemiles forum, now that BMI will soon be with BA?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post18897460
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post18897460
Last edited by gkbiiii; Jul 9, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Jul 9, 2012, 1:18 pm
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How about a new Avianca/Taca Lifemiles forum, now that BMI will soon be with BA?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post18897460
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post18897460
Jul 9, 2012, 1:23 pm
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Jul 10, 2012, 9:55 am
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I'm pretty sure he did...after all ow is 34k + money for conventional routes.
I have studied, and studied the Star routemap and I still can't find the route that takes you from down under to europe for 30-40k...as you say, surely it has to take you back closer to Ocenia than Asia but you couldn't have got there by connecting in Asia in the first place. Unless a destination is simply allocated to an incorrect zone in the system somewhere.
I have studied, and studied the Star routemap and I still can't find the route that takes you from down under to europe for 30-40k...as you say, surely it has to take you back closer to Ocenia than Asia but you couldn't have got there by connecting in Asia in the first place. Unless a destination is simply allocated to an incorrect zone in the system somewhere.
To your last question: MAYBE lol
Jul 10, 2012, 1:25 pm
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Jul 10, 2012, 1:53 pm
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Jul 10, 2012, 2:25 pm
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Jul 10, 2012, 4:48 pm
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Jul 10, 2012, 8:12 pm
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I assume C6 is Oceania?
So that would presumably mean a fare that has to route via Europe to get from Oceania to North America? and you drop the Europe to USA leg?
If so, we've been looking at the wrong region for the drop city - we've been looking for a Asian city you can only get to via Europe when we should have been looking at a US city you can only get to via Europe.
Would that mean the Nth A city is incorrectly classified in the wrong zone in order to get it for so cheap?
Am I on the right track?
Jul 10, 2012, 8:41 pm
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I know C1 is North America and C2 is Europe.
I assume C6 is Oceania?
So that would presumably mean a fare that has to route via Europe to get from Oceania to North America? and you drop the Europe to USA leg?
If so, we've been looking at the wrong region for the drop city - we've been looking for a Asian city you can only get to via Europe when we should have been looking at a US city you can only get to via Europe.
Would that mean the Nth A city is incorrectly classified in the wrong zone in order to get it for so cheap?
Am I on the right track?
I assume C6 is Oceania?
So that would presumably mean a fare that has to route via Europe to get from Oceania to North America? and you drop the Europe to USA leg?
If so, we've been looking at the wrong region for the drop city - we've been looking for a Asian city you can only get to via Europe when we should have been looking at a US city you can only get to via Europe.
Would that mean the Nth A city is incorrectly classified in the wrong zone in order to get it for so cheap?
Am I on the right track?
BTW, how do you force BKK from Europe? I can force it ex-LHR but the crazy taxes kill it. Departing ex any other European city, even those which have direct TG flights to BKK, give me connections through MUC to a North Asian country...
Has anyone tried stopovers on the phone yet?
There is some bizarre stuff on the award chart. JNB-EZE costs more than SYD-EZE.
Jul 10, 2012, 9:32 pm
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Yes, I think you are. But I'll be damned if I can figure out what the city is. I suspect it's not an American city because any American city you can get to through Europe, you can also get to by taking one of those SYD/AKL to W. Coast flights. Similar reasoning for Canadian cities. So maybe it's something else in the Caribbean or in N. America?
BTW, how do you force BKK from Europe? I can force it ex-LHR but the crazy taxes kill it. Departing ex any other European city, even those which have direct TG flights to BKK, give me connections through MUC to a North Asian country...
Has anyone tried stopovers on the phone yet?
There is some bizarre stuff on the award chart. JNB-EZE costs more than SYD-EZE.
BTW, how do you force BKK from Europe? I can force it ex-LHR but the crazy taxes kill it. Departing ex any other European city, even those which have direct TG flights to BKK, give me connections through MUC to a North Asian country...
Has anyone tried stopovers on the phone yet?
There is some bizarre stuff on the award chart. JNB-EZE costs more than SYD-EZE.
My first brilliant thought was Havana but AC service this for the exact reasons why UA don't.
There are about 100 North American destinations on the *A interactive route map (which is excellent by the way) but of the 10 or so random ones I tried they are either service by UA, US, CA or they have no flights at all.
I think without a clue from Flo we aren't going to solve this!
What do you mean force BKK? Where from/to? Surely you would select TG as the carrier as they are hub and spoke?
Jul 10, 2012, 10:05 pm
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Then if Im right it would have to be a North American city that United don't fly to (as they service MEL and SYD and would not route you through Europe).
My first brilliant thought was Havana but AC service this for the exact reasons why UA don't.
There are about 100 North American destinations on the *A interactive route map (which is excellent by the way) but of the 10 or so random ones I tried they are either service by UA, US, CA or they have no flights at all.
I think without a clue from Flo we aren't going to solve this!
What do you mean force BKK? Where from/to? Surely you would select TG as the carrier as they are hub and spoke?
My first brilliant thought was Havana but AC service this for the exact reasons why UA don't.
There are about 100 North American destinations on the *A interactive route map (which is excellent by the way) but of the 10 or so random ones I tried they are either service by UA, US, CA or they have no flights at all.
I think without a clue from Flo we aren't going to solve this!
What do you mean force BKK? Where from/to? Surely you would select TG as the carrier as they are hub and spoke?
The BKK question was ex-EU for the reduced 20k price. You can't do only TG as your final destination isn't BKK and you need another airline to get to your final destination.