Cancelling Avianca Award Flights - Not flying is cheaper than buying miles
Feb 25, 2013, 11:51 am
#16
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: SQ QPPS, *A Gold, EK Skywards Gold
Posts: 673
By using the maximum cash option I get :
Cash Paid = $92
Miles needed = 5,500 (let's say 6,000 since LM only allows you to purchase 1k increments)
Cash paid for miles = 6x$30 = 180
Booking fee = $25
Total cash = $297
So if I cancelled this booking, I would receive 13,000 miles in my account? Is this correct?
Feb 26, 2013, 12:09 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YVR
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 216
Could someone help validate this scenario for me? I have 0 miles in my LM account now. Let's say I book a domestic one-way award for 12,500 miles.
By using the maximum cash option I get :
Cash Paid = $92
Miles needed = 5,500 (let's say 6,000 since LM only allows you to purchase 1k increments)
Cash paid for miles = 6x$30 = 180
Booking fee = $25
Total cash = $297
So if I cancelled this booking, I would receive 13,000 miles in my account? Is this correct?
By using the maximum cash option I get :
Cash Paid = $92
Miles needed = 5,500 (let's say 6,000 since LM only allows you to purchase 1k increments)
Cash paid for miles = 6x$30 = 180
Booking fee = $25
Total cash = $297
So if I cancelled this booking, I would receive 13,000 miles in my account? Is this correct?
Feb 26, 2013, 8:43 pm
#18
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: SQ QPPS, *A Gold, EK Skywards Gold
Posts: 673
Cancelling Aviance Award Flights - Not flying is cheaper than buying miles
Thanks choupeo! Yes I forgot the $50. I took the plunge and reserved a biz class award for 25k. Ticket was issued immediately. Called and followed the OP's step by step instructions to cancel. Everything went fine and I received my $50 debit memo email too! Now waiting for the miles to post.
Feb 27, 2013, 8:14 am
#19
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
Key to saving money is to cancel Immediately and BEFORE ticket is issued.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
Feb 27, 2013, 8:32 am
#20
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: ATL
Programs: Shamelessly Gold at Flying Burrito and AirTrain A+ Elite. Turkish Star Gold, 100k at Flying Eskimo
Posts: 742
Key to saving money is to cancel Immediately and BEFORE ticket is issued.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
Mar 1, 2013, 3:51 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,349
Key to saving money is to cancel Immediately and BEFORE ticket is issued.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
In order to delay ticketing by a few hours. You should use partners preferably in far away places. LM is aware of this practice, so you should be careful not to over-do it. TA/AV tickets issue in seconds.
Mar 1, 2013, 6:20 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YVR, KUL
Programs: AC, MH, BA, AF-KL
Posts: 2,904
Guess it's too dicey and unpredictable. I'll wait for the 2 for 1 promo.
Mar 1, 2013, 7:57 am
#23
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: SQ QPPS, *A Gold, EK Skywards Gold
Posts: 673
Thanks choupeo! Yes I forgot the $50. I took the plunge and reserved a biz class award for 25k. Ticket was issued immediately. Called and followed the OP's step by step instructions to cancel. Everything went fine and I received my $50 debit memo email too! Now waiting for the miles to post.
Mar 1, 2013, 11:27 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YVR
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 216
Mar 3, 2013, 11:54 pm
#27
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,349
Compared to my one previous call with TACA it was a revelation! Very efficiently handled. Miles back in my account 24 hours later. Taxes to follow in 2-3 months apparently.
Mar 4, 2013, 12:07 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: HAJ
Posts: 237
i have tried it last week twice.
First time i took about an hour for me. But in the end it failed by the credit card number input and the cc agent says the system had a problem.
But i think it was just a stuoid excuse.
I will be in LIM in May , so i just walk in to the TACA Office at the airport and try to cancel my ticket for a june flight.
First time i took about an hour for me. But in the end it failed by the credit card number input and the cc agent says the system had a problem.
But i think it was just a stuoid excuse.
I will be in LIM in May , so i just walk in to the TACA Office at the airport and try to cancel my ticket for a june flight.
Mar 5, 2013, 12:47 pm
#29
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 14
Could someone help validate this scenario for me? I have 0 miles in my LM account now. Let's say I book a domestic one-way award for 12,500 miles.
By using the maximum cash option I get :
Cash Paid = $92
Miles needed = 5,500 (let's say 6,000 since LM only allows you to purchase 1k increments)
Cash paid for miles = 6x$30 = 180
Booking fee = $25
Total cash = $297
So if I cancelled this booking, I would receive 13,000 miles in my account? Is this correct?
By using the maximum cash option I get :
Cash Paid = $92
Miles needed = 5,500 (let's say 6,000 since LM only allows you to purchase 1k increments)
Cash paid for miles = 6x$30 = 180
Booking fee = $25
Total cash = $297
So if I cancelled this booking, I would receive 13,000 miles in my account? Is this correct?
This is not correct.. The price of 1k miles declines with each 1k you purchased.. As a I recall, it used to average out to $15/1k miles.. I don't know if this has changed from before..