Award Chart Changes May 2013
May 17, 2013, 7:06 am
#31
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Concerning your inquiry, we do not have such chart in our Web site. We do have a way to build your itinerary with different cities but that is shown when you are to redeem a ticket and you select the cities you want to travel to. You can see it by using the next link:
<https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/staunitedairlines.aspx>
However, if you want to know all Star Alliance Airports and cities we travel, you should visit Staralliance.com where you will find all the information you need about all Airlines in a general or specific way.
We invite you to visit this link which may have the information you need:
<http://www.staralliance.com/en/booking/book-and-fly/>
<https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/staunitedairlines.aspx>
However, if you want to know all Star Alliance Airports and cities we travel, you should visit Staralliance.com where you will find all the information you need about all Airlines in a general or specific way.
We invite you to visit this link which may have the information you need:
<http://www.staralliance.com/en/booking/book-and-fly/>
May 17, 2013, 7:24 am
#32
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Concerning your inquiry, we do not have such chart in our Web site. We do have a way to build your itinerary with different cities but that is shown when you are to redeem a ticket and you select the cities you want to travel to. You can see it by using the next link:
<https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/staunitedairlines.aspx>
However, if you want to know all Star Alliance Airports and cities we travel, you should visit Staralliance.com where you will find all the information you need about all Airlines in a general or specific way.
We invite you to visit this link which may have the information you need:
<http://www.staralliance.com/en/booking/book-and-fly/>
<https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/staunitedairlines.aspx>
However, if you want to know all Star Alliance Airports and cities we travel, you should visit Staralliance.com where you will find all the information you need about all Airlines in a general or specific way.
We invite you to visit this link which may have the information you need:
<http://www.staralliance.com/en/booking/book-and-fly/>
May 17, 2013, 9:08 am
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May 17, 2013, 11:14 am
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May 18, 2013, 1:56 am
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NAsia to SAsia seems to have gone from 50K to 60K in biz class? That is also reflescted in the booking engine. Not quite as dire as 45K->70k!
May 18, 2013, 8:17 am
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May 19, 2013, 8:55 am
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It is not as bad as initially thought, and availability is ok too, if one is flexible. Just booked US Westcoast to South Asia business for all of US$930 all in. The airline in question charges US$ 340 just for taxes and surcharges for the same itinerary
May 19, 2013, 12:50 pm
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If one wanted to fly NH/OZ F it's practically double USAir's mileage cost (100k for that route) and you don't get feeders like you do with USAir. The lower cpm here cannot compensate for such a difference in mileage req.
Anyway, let's not encourage them.
May 19, 2013, 5:10 pm
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True, most aren't that bad. But for some routes, like N.Asia to Europe in F getting quite high, now 97.5k each way and unless you live at the hub you need another ticket or 2. Of course, people don't need F, but 85k seemed high enough...
If one wanted to fly NH/OZ F it's practically double USAir's mileage cost (100k for that route) and you don't get feeders like you do with USAir. The lower cpm here cannot compensate for such a difference in mileage req.
Anyway, let's not encourage them.
If one wanted to fly NH/OZ F it's practically double USAir's mileage cost (100k for that route) and you don't get feeders like you do with USAir. The lower cpm here cannot compensate for such a difference in mileage req.
Anyway, let's not encourage them.
USDM is nearly always better with everything else.
May 19, 2013, 6:00 pm
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for those of us in SWP LM offeres significant savings over USDM for return travel to Asia - something like $500 cheaper round-trip using LM. Of course no stopover - but that's a significant saving.
May 20, 2013, 7:44 am
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I thought for a second SWP was Nambia and that it was a tricked route :P
May 20, 2013, 9:07 am
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So people, is it my understanding that each Star member has its own chart when using Life miles maybe not??
1-Enter to LifeMiles.com.
2-Click the option "Earn".
3-Click the option "Air ticket". https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/use/par/parairparall.aspx
4-Select any of the Star Alliance Airline members. By Example Lufthansa; https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/stalufthansa.aspx
5-In the option "Tickets redeemed with miles" from "Enjoy your Miles" click the word "here" from the phrase: "Find out how many miles you need to redeem a ticket in "Airline". To Check attachment.
6-Then it will be shown a chart named "Star Alliance Air Ticket redemption" with the average amount of miles per route and cabin.
1-Enter to LifeMiles.com.
2-Click the option "Earn".
3-Click the option "Air ticket". https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/use/par/parairparall.aspx
4-Select any of the Star Alliance Airline members. By Example Lufthansa; https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/abo/sta/stalufthansa.aspx
5-In the option "Tickets redeemed with miles" from "Enjoy your Miles" click the word "here" from the phrase: "Find out how many miles you need to redeem a ticket in "Airline". To Check attachment.
6-Then it will be shown a chart named "Star Alliance Air Ticket redemption" with the average amount of miles per route and cabin.
Last edited by djjaguar64; May 20, 2013 at 9:31 am