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 27, 2014, 8:11 am
#1396
Join Date: May 2001
Location: TYO
Posts: 1,496
Looking for ideas to throw my Australian bush weapon....
If I throw it from the land of Bob and Doug or it's southern neighbour, is it still possible to have it get any flavor of fish sauce on it as it starts to return?
If I throw it from the land of Bob and Doug or it's southern neighbour, is it still possible to have it get any flavor of fish sauce on it as it starts to return?
Last edited by pr0digy25; Nov 27, 2014 at 8:16 am
Nov 27, 2014, 8:20 am
#1397
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 248
Nov 27, 2014, 8:48 am
#1398
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: CDG
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 1,611
Nov 27, 2014, 9:02 am
#1399
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Valencia, Spain
Programs: Pascal and Python, no C++
Posts: 738
Nov 27, 2014, 9:23 am
#1400
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: CDG
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 1,611
Nov 27, 2014, 11:17 am
#1401
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
Nov 27, 2014, 11:56 am
#1403
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
Nov 27, 2014, 1:57 pm
#1406
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
There really is not anything New. Program was established with serious flaws. Many of those have been fixed, and absent Fat Finger mistakes, they are not deliberately adding new mistakes, so we have to maximize utility of what we have left.
You are both in possession of almost everything worth knowing, and you are both among the best, most innovative and hard working, so stop arguing please.
You are both in possession of almost everything worth knowing, and you are both among the best, most innovative and hard working, so stop arguing please.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Nov 27, 2014 at 2:13 pm
Nov 28, 2014, 3:43 am
#1409
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: SPG Plat 100, A3*G
Posts: 678
2-for-1 offer back again... Since I was able to cancel a past ticket, I'm back to 100k again, so definitely not buying (I most likely wouldn't buy them in any case) but REALLY want to know the impact of all these negative changes on their sales 
Nov 28, 2014, 5:16 am
#1410
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
I know. but just want to make sure we work together.
Looks like they are panicking since they may be seriously missing their Q4 14 budget targets for ancillary revenue.
Give us 3X1 and I will buy big.
Give us 3X1 and I will buy big.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Nov 28, 2014 at 10:28 am
