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
Nov 13, 2014, 6:00 am
#1292
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
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Nov 13, 2014, 10:21 am
#1293
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
Real boomies?
Can anyone tell me if the real boomies are still alive ? Can't find any anymore... Or is nowadays only the "inter-regio" boomy active ?
If real ones are still alive, I know most of those who know them won't answer my question, at least not in public
. But it never hurts asking.
If real ones are still alive, I know most of those who know them won't answer my question, at least not in public
. But it never hurts asking.
Last edited by Artemio; Nov 13, 2014 at 10:39 am Reason: Since I don't know the answer, I reformulated my text.
Nov 13, 2014, 10:29 am
#1294
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,838
You already know the answer.
Nov 13, 2014, 10:40 am
#1295
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
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Fortunately they have alternatives.
Intra-Regio via Inter-Regio is what we do.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Nov 13, 2014 at 10:46 am
Nov 13, 2014, 11:04 am
#1296
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
I can't find intra-regio boomies via extra-regio any more. Do they still exist ?
Or are the inter-regio booms via extra-regio the only ones we can play with?
Nov 13, 2014, 1:28 pm
#1297
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
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Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.2; SM-G900F Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/38.0.2125.114 Mobile Safari/537.36)
Ok, let's do it again. At least I'll try...
I can't find intra-regio boomies via extra-regio any more. Do they still exist ?
Or are the inter-regio booms via extra-regio the only ones we can play with?
Mathematicians have a simpler notation : Cx-Cy-Cx gone, only Cx-Cy-Cz left
Originally Posted by Artemio
I can't find intra-regio boomies via extra-regio any more. Do they still exist ?
Or are the inter-regio booms via extra-regio the only ones we can play with?
Nov 13, 2014, 1:46 pm
#1298
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: LH FTL,Hyatt Platinum,BMI Silver
Posts: 50
The truth is, that almost all interesting things are gone - apart from only very few exceptions. However, in my case it would require long position flights, if I really wanted to benefit from these last remaining and literally very little loopholes. But even without any loopholes, the program has become not attractive and not interesting anymore, as the prices even for many standard awards have become much higher partly, whereas the availability is as poor and bad as it has never been before. At least for my regular flown legs. There is no reason for me to buy or gift new LifeMiles, unless they accept that they exaggerated this time with the recent price increase and do some corrections in the award charts.
Last edited by kaninchen; Nov 13, 2014 at 1:48 pm Reason: Grammar
Nov 13, 2014, 6:26 pm
#1300
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PVG
Programs: TK*G, BA Silver, LH FTL
Posts: 36
I have to disagree...Cx-Cy-Cx is still possible. Not as much as before the changes, but still available from various regions.
Nov 13, 2014, 11:12 pm
#1301
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you disagree with the fact that mathematicians have a simpler notation?
And I should make it clear that I'm talking Lifemiles regions, so C4s is not the same "Cx" as C4n, just as C3n <> C3c etc.
PS Ranjid, good luck with the PMs
Originally Posted by ranjid
I have to disagree...Cx-Cy-Cx is still possible. Not as much as before the changes, but still available from various regions.
And I should make it clear that I'm talking Lifemiles regions, so C4s is not the same "Cx" as C4n, just as C3n <> C3c etc.
PS Ranjid, good luck with the PMs
Last edited by WolfvanWeen; Nov 14, 2014 at 12:24 am Reason: just clarifying
Nov 14, 2014, 12:42 am
#1302
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: PVG
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you disagree with the fact that mathematicians have a simpler notation?
And I should make it clear that I'm talking Lifemiles regions, so C4s is not the same "Cx" as C4n, just as C3n <> C3c etc.
PS Ranjid, good luck with the PMs
you disagree with the fact that mathematicians have a simpler notation?
And I should make it clear that I'm talking Lifemiles regions, so C4s is not the same "Cx" as C4n, just as C3n <> C3c etc.
PS Ranjid, good luck with the PMs
in this case the notation is perfect, but the part that says "gone" is definitely not correct.
Last edited by ranjid; Nov 14, 2014 at 1:31 am Reason: too much info
Nov 14, 2014, 9:03 am
#1304
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I have sent an Email to the Wolfman with an example - and there are many many more.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Nov 14, 2014 at 9:19 am
Nov 14, 2014, 11:32 am
#1305
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: AZ FA+, A3 G, AB G | IHG RA, HGP D, FPC P, Accor P, BW D, HH D, Eleva, GHA P, 1862 Voyager
Posts: 1,852
Are these same zone boomies still possible with long hauls and in F? I think I'm aware of some but they don't nett significant savings.