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NOTE: This thread has been superseded by the thread entitled LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0.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)
Nov 22, 2013, 11:27 am
#706
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y'all aren't coding obscurely enough. now we have dos blogger publishing about chainsaw.
Nov 22, 2013, 12:20 pm
#707
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hopefully the password protection keeps some of the traffic away, but how long can that last? not long i suppose.
Nov 22, 2013, 1:16 pm
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Shut this thread down.
Nov 22, 2013, 4:09 pm
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As has been mentioned before, that one has been openly posted in another forum by one of our midst...the same forum referenced by another blogger. Anyone choosing to read the thread from start to finish will see plenty of uncoded info...mostly from the same poster.
Nov 22, 2013, 5:12 pm
#710
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As has been mentioned before, that one has been openly posted in another forum by one of our midst...the same forum referenced by another blogger. Anyone choosing to read the thread from start to finish will see plenty of uncoded info...mostly from the same poster.
Nov 22, 2013, 6:53 pm
#711
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Nov 23, 2013, 3:22 pm
#712
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hey guys I guess I found a nice trick here but I'm not sure if it is common knowledge already, if anyone would please direct me on how to codify my finding so I'm able to give (and hopefully start getting all you guys say).
Nov 23, 2013, 7:17 pm
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Nov 24, 2013, 9:11 am
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I read over the last 48 pages and have a quick question (i assume this is the trick but am not 100% sure). Will a ticket that is booked from iad-fre, where fre appears in the system as a location within the US but is actually in europe and takes 2 european airlines to get there, be an issue?
Nov 24, 2013, 9:19 am
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I read over the last 48 pages and have a quick question (i assume this is the trick but am not 100% sure). Will a ticket that is booked from iad-fre, where fre appears in the system as a location within the US but is actually in europe and takes 2 european airlines to get there, be an issue?
Nov 24, 2013, 9:42 am
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thanks, and i found another...but it is always sold out, not sure why
Nov 24, 2013, 2:32 pm
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Nov 24, 2013, 4:52 pm
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Why don't you PM a couple of the top guys like ZBENYE or Yerffej201 for advise PRIOR to posting publicly. They will advise you if you have something special and they will steer you right.
Nov 25, 2013, 11:37 am
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Nov 28, 2013, 4:00 pm
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can anyone share their experience/knowledge about using LM for LH F? From what I can gather availability shows up 14 days in advance and that is it? Doing some dummy searches I can find seats for what I want but is there another way to check LH F availability more than 14 days in advance?
Looking to travel FRA to DEN/JFK (wherever their 744's fly into the USA) around Christmas...
Looking to travel FRA to DEN/JFK (wherever their 744's fly into the USA) around Christmas...