Maayan

Not so long as you don't check bags. Short-checking, while often possible, requires contact with a check-in agent. The less contact with brains, the longer this ridiculous stretching will last for all of us.

mlqsko

Check-in agents really care? Their job is to verify your docs, print a BP, wrap a tag on your luggage and off you go. Next.

zagy

Can anyone share any tips on miles-optimized routes from C2 to TYO in C?

Already see that the fruit basket will bring me back...

onlysuites

Yep. Don't ask me why but they do. A friend was recently denied short check at EWR for a CDG stop. They even called a manager. Was told that only LM can cancel the last segment. YMMV but I am sure this was a one off.

zagy

When using the website search, does it make any difference if you select the time of departure instead of just the date?

I've seen it mentioned somehwere that it does but not sure what the difference would be. Maybe some routes are found that otherwise wouldn't be?

paarlman

In my experience it does. sometimes you can get a more interesting routing by selecting the time of departure accordingly. There is a great post on how to force other times of departure than the default ones in this thread.

straits38

so you would find a suitable time of departure based on the carrier you are interested in?

mlqsko

I would love to see a non tricked example of this.

WolfvanWeen

I've recently played around an awful lot with flight search engines, both on airline portals, kayaks, negotiators, matrices, as well as on frequent flyer tools.

I've observed that any change of parameters (spec. narrowing down a search) will result in different routes (and sometimes far more favourable prices) being shown.

in one case that I flew in December with Lifemiles, a narrower search (e.g. airline or time of departure selection) gave me availability that the wider search didn't show.

I guess it all comes down to the fact that there are so many routes available that no system can search them exhaustively, and different parameters will influence the search sequence, which will create different cut off points.

paarlman

I've managed to book C2-C1 'the long way round' at the same mileage cost by selecting specific departure times.

yerffej201

when did this thread become so active? eek

thefilipinotraveler

Hi paarlman Which class was the C2-C1? Thanks

mlqsko

When UA announced the slaughter.

And when you updated your sig last time

yerffej201

Also, let me just tabulate what has been going on the past #1167 posts:

LM is buggy, there are tricked routes for:
C1-C2 I can think of 2+ city pairs, two types of routings premium AND eco
C2-C1 I can think of 3+ city pairs, three types of routings, all premium/eco
C1-C3 4+ city pairs, two types (also one dead), two eco only, two premium and eco
C3-C1 2+ city pairs, premium and eco
C2-C3 2+ city pairs, premium and eco, two types
C3-C2 2+ city pairs, premium and eco, two types
C5-C2 1(+?) city pair, one type only? premium and eco
C6-C1 2 city pairs, eco only
C1-C6 1 city pair, eco only
C6-C3 2+ city pairs, premium and eco, two type, one eco one premium and eco

of course if you take the same places and leave from c2 instead of c1, you trick it as well but discount is not as much. so not really interested in those. would love tips on getting discount on c1-c4/c5, if that even exists.

paarlman

in C