Jan 1, 2014, 5:17 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
NOTE: This thread has been superseded by the thread entitled LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0. Please follow the discussion there.
Region definitions
C1 North America
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2 Europe
C2.5 Middle East
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
2X, 3X: in the context of this LifeMiles thread, 2X and 3X refer to any 2nd and 3rd legs of a one-way award ticket.
LifeMiles' Star Alliance Award Chart
Cash & Miles redemptions: buying the max (60%) isn't always the best deal (unless you're purchasing all miles right there). Check here for the best CPM.
Beware of Cabotage: LifeMiles has been known to issue tickets that constitute Cabotage, and at least one instance of denied boarding has been reported, stranding the passenger. An easily-seen example is travel on Copa from LAX to SJU (via PTY).
Region definitions
C1 North America
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2 Europe
C2.5 Middle East
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
2X, 3X: in the context of this LifeMiles thread, 2X and 3X refer to any 2nd and 3rd legs of a one-way award ticket.
LifeMiles' Star Alliance Award Chart
Cash & Miles redemptions: buying the max (60%) isn't always the best deal (unless you're purchasing all miles right there). Check here for the best CPM.
Beware of Cabotage: LifeMiles has been known to issue tickets that constitute Cabotage, and at least one instance of denied boarding has been reported, stranding the passenger. An easily-seen example is travel on Copa from LAX to SJU (via PTY).
LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it)
Mar 14, 2014, 5:55 pm
#1576
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 157
Where can I get Firebug?
edit: never mind, found it already
edit: never mind, found it already
Mar 14, 2014, 11:44 pm
#1577
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 45
Hi all,
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Mar 14, 2014, 11:45 pm
#1578
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton GLD, Marriott Plat, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 2,872
Hi all,
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Mar 14, 2014, 11:47 pm
#1579
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 803
Hi all,
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Is there any way to trick the LM search engine to display one way flights with a layover >9hours ??? I am searching for a route from Australia-SIN and onwards to Germany/Europe. If searching each segment separately there is availability on matching flights in J but when entering e.g. Australia-Germany directly it won't show up. Any help would be appreciated here or via PN.
Thanks.
Mar 15, 2014, 12:05 am
#1580
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 45
The airline select doesn't seem to do it for me...If I try to look for SQ only, even the flights that i found before don't show. Will give the time button a go even though it doesn't make much sense to me since there is a max of two flights per day from ADL which is my starting point.
Mar 15, 2014, 3:32 am
#1581
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
Posts: 738
The airline select doesn't seem to do it for me...If I try to look for SQ only, even the flights that i found before don't show. Will give the time button a go even though it doesn't make much sense to me since there is a max of two flights per day from ADL which is my starting point.
But I wanted to comment on your "...since there is a max of two flights...":
that seems to make no difference. The departure time field > 0 influences the search algorithm, no matter which or how many flights have been displayed, and so does the airline selection.
I just recently saw 2 flights available by the same carrier on a given day, when I changed to that carrier I saw 5 flights! (domestic)
Mar 15, 2014, 10:57 am
#1583
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: SPG Plat 100, A3*G
Posts: 678
I bought some miles again through this promo. So any suggestions on a looong real F flight that I could book months (end of October) in advance? Something like SQ
Mar 15, 2014, 4:08 pm
#1585
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BTS
Posts: 611
SQ doesn't open F to partners ... LH you can't hope for more than 2 months in advance, TG has the best F availability, you can easily book september/october now.
Mar 16, 2014, 10:01 am
#1589
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 20
C1 - SE C3
Have tried a lot of combos from C1 - SE C3 w/ little success. Know I can get OW to C3 (though not SE C3) through chewy but that is still quite far from SE. A return would help too 
. Any clues on these one? PMs are also welcome.
. Any clues on these one? PMs are also welcome.
Mar 16, 2014, 1:47 pm
#1590
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: SPG Plat 100, A3*G
Posts: 678
I've noticed that if you try to trick C1-C2 J with a certain type of trick, Avianca starts to "interfere" and offers it's own flights.
Any chance to prevent that?
Any chance to prevent that?