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
Jul 10, 2014, 7:28 am
#421
Moderator: Avianca, Travel Photography, Travel Technology & USA
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Far western edge of the La-La Land City limits
Programs: Emeritus VIP Fromins Deli Encino grandfathered successor program - UA MM & HH Diamond
Posts: 3,729
Let's get back to the core agenda of this thread. For now let's stipulate the GUM trick is history. Time to move on to finding other ways to received enhanced benefits.
Jul 10, 2014, 11:40 am
#425
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Location: CGN
Programs: LH SEN, BA Gold, DL PM, IC RA
Posts: 239
Jul 10, 2014, 1:28 pm
#426
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
Jul 10, 2014, 2:18 pm
#428
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: QF LTG
Posts: 1,200
With regards to the famed C1/C6 miscode has anyone been able to route the eastbound over the pacific as opposed to the long way around?
EDIT: I just found some sporadic availability on UA, still not as much variety as I am seeing westbound.
EDIT: I just found some sporadic availability on UA, still not as much variety as I am seeing westbound.
Jul 10, 2014, 2:20 pm
#429
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Location: MUC / PAR / HAJ / LFCZ
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Jul 10, 2014, 3:48 pm
#430
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: CGN
Programs: LH SEN, BA Gold, DL PM, IC RA
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Jul 10, 2014, 5:24 pm
#431
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: Marriott Gold
Posts: 952
Could someone please help me out and PM me the answer to rotten kiwi, and how to use it? Also for Prince of Persia? I'm assuming that the c1/c6 miscode is one of those two... unless it's another entirely different airport.
Jul 11, 2014, 1:11 am
#432
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Jul 11, 2014, 1:25 am
#433
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
Posts: 738
Hooray, it's July 11th.
Air India is now a proud member of StarAlliance.
Routemap already includes their flights, searches for SS on LM already shows them.
There are some nice new Aborigine weapons.
For Europeans who want to visit India in J, fire your weapon at the StarWars knights.
Right now of course, as LM hasn't yet added AI to their form, you need to use other tricks to get the right connection in time.
(I guess it's going to take them a few days, as was the case with US leaving...)
Air India is now a proud member of StarAlliance.
Routemap already includes their flights, searches for SS on LM already shows them.
There are some nice new Aborigine weapons.
For Europeans who want to visit India in J, fire your weapon at the StarWars knights.
Right now of course, as LM hasn't yet added AI to their form, you need to use other tricks to get the right connection in time.
(I guess it's going to take them a few days, as was the case with US leaving...)
Last edited by WolfvanWeen; Jul 11, 2014 at 1:37 am Reason: confirmed my hunting instinct
Jul 11, 2014, 1:55 am
#435
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BTS
Posts: 611
Hooray, it's July 11th.
Air India is now a proud member of StarAlliance.
Routemap already includes their flights, searches for SS on LM already shows them.
There are some nice new Aborigine weapons.
For Europeans who want to visit India in J, fire your weapon at the StarWars knights.
Right now of course, as LM hasn't yet added AI to their form, you need to use other tricks to get the right connection in time.
(I guess it's going to take them a few days, as was the case with US leaving...)
Air India is now a proud member of StarAlliance.
Routemap already includes their flights, searches for SS on LM already shows them.
There are some nice new Aborigine weapons.
For Europeans who want to visit India in J, fire your weapon at the StarWars knights.
Right now of course, as LM hasn't yet added AI to their form, you need to use other tricks to get the right connection in time.
(I guess it's going to take them a few days, as was the case with US leaving...)
- now need to work out what's been added 