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NOTE: This thread has been superseded by the thread entitled LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0.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 22, 2014, 9:41 pm
#1201
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Jan 22, 2014, 9:42 pm
#1202
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Jan 23, 2014, 12:18 am
#1203
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: AP, UA, AA
Posts: 709
Haven't been a contributer to this thread as I was predicting exactely this to happen. At the beginning I found a couple of legs by entering airport codes manually like AAA-AAB, AAA-AAC ... took me weeks before I found one. Of course there are shortcuts to do it better and faster but I had to find them on my own and with a little help from other FT via PMs. After at least two bloggers published their "how to ..." guidebook with all the screenshots, folks flock into this thread like crazy, leaving posts ... just have a look at the last couple pages... I don't even know what I should say about that. I received a little help from others and now I'm of course giving back to other folks. However, I only answere questions if someone has a very specific question and maybe 3/4 of the itinerary handy. I don't see any reason why people should be spoonfeed here. If you make it too easy it will spread like wildfire and it's just a matter of time, until... The End. So I encourage the "older" folks on here to rethink what they are publishing to everyone who just dropped by.
Jan 23, 2014, 3:55 am
#1204
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BER
Programs: BAEC GGL/GfL, Lufthansa SEN, Hilton Diamond, misc other stuff
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I am trying to issue a scenic routing but pricing it fails. I did not mess at all with the site and I could issue the ticket in Y but it fails in C.
The website says "Sorry, There was problem while processing your transaction.
Please try again.If the problem persists or you need additional information please contact LifeMiles Support."
I don't really want to contact them due to the scenic part. Did anybody contact them before? Any ideas on getting this issued?
The website says "Sorry, There was problem while processing your transaction.
Please try again.If the problem persists or you need additional information please contact LifeMiles Support."
I don't really want to contact them due to the scenic part. Did anybody contact them before? Any ideas on getting this issued?
Jan 23, 2014, 4:03 am
#1205
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: HAM
Programs: A few
Posts: 213
I am trying to issue a scenic routing but pricing it fails. I did not mess at all with the site and I could issue the ticket in Y but it fails in C.
The website says "Sorry, There was problem while processing your transaction.
Please try again.If the problem persists or you need additional information please contact LifeMiles Support."
I don't really want to contact them due to the scenic part. Did anybody contact them before? Any ideas on getting this issued?
The website says "Sorry, There was problem while processing your transaction.
Please try again.If the problem persists or you need additional information please contact LifeMiles Support."
I don't really want to contact them due to the scenic part. Did anybody contact them before? Any ideas on getting this issued?
If it fails during the payment process after it already showed a PNR: Call them, and ask if payment for that PNR went through.
I guess it's the first case, and in that instance it's a luck- and waiting game. You often get that for normal non-scenic routes as well, e.g. when mixing LH and SQ on one ticket, it usually errors out...
Jan 23, 2014, 5:43 am
#1206
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 11
I had issues with googlel chrome on their site - but it always worked using firefox.
Jan 23, 2014, 5:54 am
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If it fails before you get to the CC page there is only one way: Try again later. I had luck by trying a different browser, IP, OS, and whatever you fancy.
If it fails during the payment process after it already showed a PNR: Call them, and ask if payment for that PNR went through.
I guess it's the first case, and in that instance it's a luck- and waiting game. You often get that for normal non-scenic routes as well, e.g. when mixing LH and SQ on one ticket, it usually errors out...
If it fails during the payment process after it already showed a PNR: Call them, and ask if payment for that PNR went through.
I guess it's the first case, and in that instance it's a luck- and waiting game. You often get that for normal non-scenic routes as well, e.g. when mixing LH and SQ on one ticket, it usually errors out...
Last edited by djjaguar64; Jan 23, 2014 at 8:51 am
Jan 23, 2014, 7:26 am
#1208
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I just did a cancellation last week. Every single of my previous 7-8 cancellations were done as one PNR, so one payment of fees and 15-20 minutes. This one he insisted on doing one at a time. 1 hr and 3 x $50 charged for the one PNR.
Jan 23, 2014, 7:53 am
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Jan 23, 2014, 9:15 am
#1210
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Sorry what I meant to say was if there are 3 of us on one PNR they charged me $150 once normally. The last time I called he did three cancellations at $50 each and took nearly a hour.
I prefer to pay the charges once which is quicker.
I prefer to pay the charges once which is quicker.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:39 am
#1211
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,842
I always had to pay for each traveler separately.
Jan 23, 2014, 12:56 pm
#1213
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,387
lifemiles is now the best program in the world 
i would update the list but then mqlsko wouldn't like that.
i would update the list but then mqlsko wouldn't like that.
Jan 23, 2014, 1:25 pm
#1214
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Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
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