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Old Dec 20, 2012, 11:18 am
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SFO-ZRH-MAA : need help!
I could use some help here. I am trying to piece together a US to India itinerary leaving 12/21

Following flights are available according to KVS as well as piecing them together individually:

12/21 : SFO-ZRH

12/23 : ZRH-FRA-MAA

All sectors are available in business class and the layover in zrh is 15 hours.

LM.com prices this as 2 seperate tickets LM agents can't seem to piece this together as through itinerary. Can anyone advise how I can make this work?
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by kaushik123
I could use some help here. I am trying to piece together a US to India itinerary leaving 12/21
Following flights are available according to KVS as well as piecing them together individually:
12/21 : SFO-ZRH
12/23 : ZRH-FRA-MAA
All sectors are available in business class and the layover in zrh is 15 hours.
LM.com prices this as 2 seperate tickets LM agents can't seem to piece this together as through itinerary. Can anyone advise how I can make this work?
12 hours seems to be the magic connection number for LifeMiles.
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 4:08 pm
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Originally Posted by kaushik123
I could use some help here. I am trying to piece together a US to India itinerary leaving 12/21

Following flights are available according to KVS as well as piecing them together individually:

12/21 : SFO-ZRH

12/23 : ZRH-FRA-MAA

All sectors are available in business class and the layover in zrh is 15 hours.

LM.com prices this as 2 seperate tickets LM agents can't seem to piece this together as through itinerary. Can anyone advise how I can make this work?
You could try adding another connection onto the itin to reduce connecting time.
SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-MAA
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 4:43 pm
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Originally Posted by AA_EXP09
You could try adding another connection onto the itin to reduce connecting time.
SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-MAA
Would one call this in? Off course you can't ticket this online? But when you call it in then they will have to make such a long itin into a return? No?
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 4:47 pm
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Tried calling to add the extra sector..no luck! Utterly incompetent agents! They want to price each sector on it's own
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 4:48 pm
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Originally Posted by kaushik123
Tried calling to add the extra sector..no luck! Utterly incompetent agents! They want to price each sector on it's own
Yes that is what they do. They simply use the same online website we use.
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Old Dec 20, 2012, 6:37 pm
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Originally Posted by kaushik123
Tried calling to add the extra sector..no luck! Utterly incompetent agents! They want to price each sector on it's own
Originally Posted by onlysuites
Yes that is what they do. They simply use the same online website we use.
Just curious, did you guys call AV or TA?
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 3:40 am
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Originally Posted by SilverChris
Just curious, did you guys call AV or TA?
I have tried both. Just as bad as each other IMHO. If you want LM to work for you then only option is what it gives you online. Like someone mentioned earlier you get what you pay for.
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 3:56 am
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Originally Posted by onlysuites
I have tried both. Just as bad as each other IMHO. If you want LM to work for you then only option is what it gives you online. Like someone mentioned earlier you get what you pay for.
Or more than what you pay for
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 6:25 am
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Originally Posted by onlysuites
I have tried both. Just as bad as each other IMHO. If you want LM to work for you then only option is what it gives you online. Like someone mentioned earlier you get what you pay for.
well silverchris has had success over the phone so it's not impossible
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 6:55 am
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Originally Posted by dazz81
well silverchris has had success over the phone so it's not impossible
What did he book? I am not saying its impossible only that what you see online is what you can normally book through the phone.
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 3:02 pm
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Avianca/Taca Lifemiles may be Best Program in Star
I had success on the phone when the first promo was on, have posted about it a while ago. Got overnight connection and a connection of greater than 12 hrs all good on the one ticket.

By the sounds of it now I got very lucky!
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by travelislife
I had success on the phone when the first promo was on, have posted about it a while ago. Got overnight connection and a connection of greater than 12 hrs all good on the one ticket.
By the sounds of it now I got very lucky!
And a mixed cabin itinerary?
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by SFO777
And a mixed cabin itinerary?
You wish.
I think we should have a sticky of what is possible and what people have actually been able to do.
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Old Dec 21, 2012, 4:08 pm
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Hi all,

Can someone with experience on avianca award booking, tell me, how long it takes between booking process and getting a ticket ? I know that with miles&more it's a question of seconds, what about lifemiles?
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