May 26, 2014, 8:47 am
Last edit by: SingaporeDon
Every forum on Flyertalk has a personality. A forum gains a personality through user input over time, and Lifemiles is a very definitive example of how users have developed a unique community.
While Flyertalk boards actively encourage sharing of info, the Lifemiles community has developed and thrived via obscuring of certain data elements. It may not be easy for new participants to break through the codes and gain knowledge of the program's quirks, but the overall board community has adopted this unique approach. And frankly, that is not going to change overnight.
If a FT member wants to participate on this board, then they will need to respect other users. Hence, posts that run counter to this community's standards, will be removed.
While Flyertalk boards actively encourage sharing of info, the Lifemiles community has developed and thrived via obscuring of certain data elements. It may not be easy for new participants to break through the codes and gain knowledge of the program's quirks, but the overall board community has adopted this unique approach. And frankly, that is not going to change overnight.
If a FT member wants to participate on this board, then they will need to respect other users. Hence, posts that run counter to this community's standards, will be removed.
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
LifeMiles' old Star Alliance Award Chart (before Oct 15 2014) // Table of changes
Cash & Miles redemptions: the price per mile purchased during award booking varies significantly depending on how many miles are purchased. The "sweet spots" are between 38% and 58% of the total mileage required, where miles are purchased for 1.5 cents. See here for some examples.
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).
Understand Cabotage: Departing country 1, transiting country 2, returning to country 1 (no stopping) *is* cabotage (example: depart JFK, connect in YYZ to return to ORD, or depart Miami, connect in Bogota, return to San Francisco). On the other hand, departing country 1, going to completely unrelated country 2, and ending up in country 3, is not cabotage. So if you fly JFK-JNB-ZRH, for instance, this is completely not cabotage.
Availability: Seeing availability for *A award seats elsewhere is no guarantee they are accessible on Lifemiles. For instance award space shown on ANA often is not accessible on Lifemiles. Similarly, finding award space on single legs doesn't mean you'll get award space on the combined itinerary. And no, there is no way to overcome that.
Screenshot Method
Send email to [email protected] with attached screenshots on Lifemiles website of each individual leg showing availability. Also, screenshot showing no availability as one booking. Include passenger names, gender and DOB and copy of passenger passport. They will either call you for payment or email the itinerary and give you 3 days to call up and make payment by CC.
NOTE: This previous thread has been closed; it can be read here LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it)
LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0
Mar 6, 2016, 9:21 pm
#2192
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: AY Platinum, UA Premier Platinum, OneWorld Emerald, VA Platinum
Posts: 558
Go to checkmytrip.com
Enter your PNR and Last Name
If/when the itinerary is found, click "pdf" to generate a printable copy of all the details including e-ticket numbers.
Alternatively click on the arrow icon next to the passengers name and you will see teh e-ticket number.
Enter your PNR and Last Name
If/when the itinerary is found, click "pdf" to generate a printable copy of all the details including e-ticket numbers.
Alternatively click on the arrow icon next to the passengers name and you will see teh e-ticket number.
Mar 7, 2016, 5:11 am
#2193
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
Given that I am new here and you make that note right after my 1st post I hope your statement is not directed towards me after all since
at least I did not come here to attempt obvious dumb questions like newcomers but instead I was about to do my diligent homework of studying the coded language in v1 thread which is 175 pages. I just finished reading that and I have still to check the original thread of 145 pages AND the current v2. Finally I might have learned sufficient so that I don't need to feed dumb ones to annoy more seasoned folks here.
OT: it took me 2 days those 175 pages and an angry wife
so I don't know if I survive till the end or if by then I realize all sweeties have been fixed by AV.
at least I did not come here to attempt obvious dumb questions like newcomers but instead I was about to do my diligent homework of studying the coded language in v1 thread which is 175 pages. I just finished reading that and I have still to check the original thread of 145 pages AND the current v2. Finally I might have learned sufficient so that I don't need to feed dumb ones to annoy more seasoned folks here.
OT: it took me 2 days those 175 pages and an angry wife
so I don't know if I survive till the end or if by then I realize all sweeties have been fixed by AV.
Mar 7, 2016, 12:18 pm
#2194
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
Okay now I even spent another day and read the original closed thread (not the v1 but before that) and there was absolutely nothing in there, I guess all valuable inputs were redacted/deleted. What a frustration I feel now that it was time wasted...
Well tomorrow is a new day
Well tomorrow is a new day
Mar 7, 2016, 5:16 pm
#2195
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
Okay now I even spent another day and read the original closed thread (not the v1 but before that) and there was absolutely nothing in there, I guess all valuable inputs were redacted/deleted. What a frustration I feel now that it was time wasted...
Well tomorrow is a new day
Well tomorrow is a new day
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Mar 7, 2016 at 5:21 pm
Mar 9, 2016, 6:21 pm
#2198
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Toronto (YYZ)
Posts: 6,279
Mar 10, 2016, 3:33 am
#2200
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: SK Gold, ITA Executive, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,164
Mar 12, 2016, 4:34 am
#2203
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: UA, QF, VS, AA, US, HH, SPG
Posts: 974
I'm sorry to disappoint you but no (*A) FF program can get SQ F from SIN to Europe except SQ's own program. The only SQ F routes ever to be released to *A partners are regional (i.e. within Asia) and to/from BOM. Even J from SIN-Europe using LM (or any *A program) is a very very long shot. "tricks" don't help in these cases.
Mar 13, 2016, 6:29 am
#2204
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SIN
Posts: 352
Yes - noticed the same. Wanted a short trip earlier this friday and intra-asia TG / boomies are all but gone.
NH used to work like beauty - all I get now is UA F which I want to avoid
Mar 14, 2016, 5:12 am
#2205
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607