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NOTE: This thread has been superseded by the thread entitled LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0.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)
Jan 1, 2014, 3:06 pm
#916
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: Hyatt Glob; AA ExPlat; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 317
You can also get C3-C1 for C1-C1 price, hard to find but available in J. Hint: C1-C1 price i'm quoting might be borderline false advertising on my part
Jan 1, 2014, 3:22 pm
#917
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BTS
Posts: 611
C3-C1 for C3-C3 price is easy on many routes ... for C1-C1 price you'd need a C3 airport misplaced to C1 ... not that many options
Jan 1, 2014, 4:10 pm
#918
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
Posts: 738
Jan 1, 2014, 4:19 pm
#919
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: Hyatt Glob; AA ExPlat; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 317
Jan 1, 2014, 4:25 pm
#920
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: BZG
Programs: LH FTL, PC Plat,Hilton Gold
Posts: 128
Jan 1, 2014, 4:59 pm
#921
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: Hyatt Glob; AA ExPlat; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 317
Jan 1, 2014, 5:17 pm
#922
Moderator, All Nippon Airways and Japan
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TYO
Programs: NH SFC (*G), JL JGP (OWE), AS MVP, WOH E, IHG SE
Posts: 3,908
FYI, there's really no point in using region abbreviations (e.g. "C1") or other obfuscation beyond the start/end/transit points and the carrier(s) involved. I can't stop anyone from doing so but I'll post the "standard" definitions both here and in the Wikipost.
C1 North America
C2 Europe
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
C1 North America
C2 Europe
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
Jan 1, 2014, 6:03 pm
#923
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: TLV
Posts: 522
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2.5 Middle East and the various 'stan
(doesn't look like the wiki is editable)
C2.5 Middle East and the various 'stan
(doesn't look like the wiki is editable)
Jan 1, 2014, 6:16 pm
#924
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ, UA, Delta, BMI(RIP), Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond (Thanks Amex) Hyatt Discov
Posts: 1,942
Jan 2, 2014, 6:28 am
#926
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: YYZ
Programs: A3&O6 Gold,IC AMB & HH Diamond
Posts: 14,132
FYI, there's really no point in using region abbreviations (e.g. "C1") or other obfuscation beyond the start/end/transit points and the carrier(s) involved. I can't stop anyone from doing so but I'll post the "standard" definitions both here and in the Wikipost.
C1 North America
C2 Europe
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
C1 North America
C2 Europe
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
Jan 2, 2014, 7:12 am
#927
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: SK EBG, LH SEN, TK Elite, FB Gold
Posts: 36
Have anybody tried travelling a route which would be considered cabotage? Found some good deals, including F, but kind of scary if the route causes problems at check-in.
Jan 2, 2014, 7:46 am
#928
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Germany
Programs: IC Dia, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Gold, Star Alliance Gold, Emirates Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 558
interesting reading.
how about c2-c3?
how about c2-c3?
Jan 2, 2014, 1:20 pm
#930
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: VIE
Posts: 119
if you can throw away your last seg, there is very good availability in J from almost every C2 airports to big apple, with C2-C2 price