LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0
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#361
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Internet
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan
Posts: 703
If you're using a tricked routing, there's no guarantee that you can hang onto it and you shouldn't expect it. I wrote more about this here and I suggest reading it (and fully understanding/accepting the risks) before booking any tricked routings.
#362
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: LJU, MBX
Programs: SPG Plat 100, A3*G
Posts: 678
If you're using a tricked routing, there's no guarantee that you can hang onto it and you shouldn't expect it. I wrote more about this here and I suggest reading it (and fully understanding/accepting the risks) before booking any tricked routings.

#363
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,347
As far as I can see the blog post isn't relevant to the OP...the OP is intending to fly the entire tricked route, there is no hidden city. But the post about trick cities is perhaps intended to be more general advice rather than related to that specific situation.
#366
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,347
You have 2 options. You find someone at SN prepared to reroute you, but they're unlikely to route you to your intended final destination as that would involve another carrier. Or, you call up LifeMiles and ask them to find you a solution.
#368
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: IC Royal Ambassador, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 482
#369
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 949
So i called LM today, conceding defeat and wanting to just get a cancellation fee waiver and re-book a normal mileage ticket. However, the LM agent told me to contact the operating carrier to find an alternate routing and they will re-issue the ticket. Problem I see though, is even if the operating carrier opens up award space to the other cities it serves, the departure times violate LM's own rules for stopover and i will actually have about 17 hours in the connecting city. Heres to fingers crossed that will work.
#370
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: Flying: VA; Buying: AA, AS, AV, BA, UA!
Posts: 2,347
So i called LM today, conceding defeat and wanting to just get a cancellation fee waiver and re-book a normal mileage ticket. However, the LM agent told me to contact the operating carrier to find an alternate routing and they will re-issue the ticket. Problem I see though, is even if the operating carrier opens up award space to the other cities it serves, the departure times violate LM's own rules for stopover and i will actually have about 17 hours in the connecting city. Heres to fingers crossed that will work.
#371
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 949
Your main problem is that the operating carrier will most likely expect LM to make the request. However you have a pretty good case to try and get them to do so without getting LM to request something for you. I wouldn't worry about the layover time, once the reservation is in place I doubt their system will struggle to ticket it.
#372
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
Just wanted to report my experience and provide a data point. After calling LM to ask about my options regarding the partner segment cancellation, a very helpful LM agent opened up award space on Avianca and rerouted me thru BOG and onto my final destination in the US with no additional cost in mileage. Even though it added about 6 extra hours of flying and an over night in BOG, I am 1000% happy with the outcome.



#375
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
Posts: 738
I hope you accompanied that with a PM to the OP that you were joking. Otherwise the poor fellow might be very nervous now...