Redemption Help: DC redemption : need help checking availability for....
Feb 16, 2011 | 3:28 pm
#1741
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two Business seats from EWR on 24 aug
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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl NY US [KJFK] ZRH Zurich CH [LSZH] WED 24 Aug 2011 | 2 Seats Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------- LX 17 JFK 17:50 ZRH 08:05 +1 333 0 FS- CS- YS- CO 78 EWR 18:35 ZRH 08:40 +1 762 0 FS/ CS- YS- UA 978 EWR 18:35 ZRH 08:40 +1 763 0 FS- CS- YS- LX 15 JFK 20:55 ZRH 10:50 +1 333 0 FS- CS- YS- LX 19 EWR 21:30 ZRH 11:35 +1 73H 0 FS/ CS+ YS/
Feb 16, 2011 | 7:09 pm
#1743
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,655
I have successful changed a day before the flight out to another flight two days later. Different flight numbers and airports for the first segment.
Feb 16, 2011 | 8:20 pm
#1744
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,834
Consider yourself lucky. Yes it can be done if you find a willing agent / supervisor, but more often than not they will flat out refuse.
Heck I was refused making a booking 6 days out and referred to the 7-day rule while none of the agents even considered that I may have BD Gold and can book up to 3-days prior to flight. even after I mentioned the 3-day rule to them 2 agents insisted that such a rule does not exist.
Heck I was refused making a booking 6 days out and referred to the 7-day rule while none of the agents even considered that I may have BD Gold and can book up to 3-days prior to flight. even after I mentioned the 3-day rule to them 2 agents insisted that such a rule does not exist.
Last edited by demue; Feb 16, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Feb 17, 2011 | 3:16 am
#1745
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Oslo
Programs: SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 224
Hi.
I am looking to book two award tickets (two adults and one infant in lap) in business class from OSL-JNB via either FRA-LHR-ZRH or MUC using Diamond Club miles. I have not yet bought the miles required as I have some questions. On ANA I see there is availability on SK809 OSL-LHR and on SA237 LHR-JNB (which I would very much like to get on!) but is the ANA website up to date? Where should I call to make the booking? I have been told to call BMI in India, but I`d rather not as I live in Norway and that would cost me dearly. Can`t I just call their offices in the UK?
And when should I buy the miles? I don`t want to be stuck with 19000 miles if all of a sudden all awards seats are taken..
Any help would be appreciated!
I am looking to book two award tickets (two adults and one infant in lap) in business class from OSL-JNB via either FRA-LHR-ZRH or MUC using Diamond Club miles. I have not yet bought the miles required as I have some questions. On ANA I see there is availability on SK809 OSL-LHR and on SA237 LHR-JNB (which I would very much like to get on!) but is the ANA website up to date? Where should I call to make the booking? I have been told to call BMI in India, but I`d rather not as I live in Norway and that would cost me dearly. Can`t I just call their offices in the UK?
And when should I buy the miles? I don`t want to be stuck with 19000 miles if all of a sudden all awards seats are taken..
Any help would be appreciated!
Feb 17, 2011 | 4:17 am
#1746
Moderator: The British Airways Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
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You call the number shown on the back of your diamond club card. There is an 'outside UK' number for overseas callers, which is a UK number starting with +44. You don't need to call India.
Feb 17, 2011 | 4:17 am
#1747
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
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Hi.
I am looking to book two award tickets (two adults and one infant in lap) in business class from OSL-JNB via either FRA-LHR-ZRH or MUC using Diamond Club miles. I have not yet bought the miles required as I have some questions. On ANA I see there is availability on SK809 OSL-LHR and on SA237 LHR-JNB (which I would very much like to get on!) but is the ANA website up to date? Where should I call to make the booking? I have been told to call BMI in India, but I`d rather not as I live in Norway and that would cost me dearly. Can`t I just call their offices in the UK?
And when should I buy the miles? I don`t want to be stuck with 19000 miles if all of a sudden all awards seats are taken..
Any help would be appreciated!
I am looking to book two award tickets (two adults and one infant in lap) in business class from OSL-JNB via either FRA-LHR-ZRH or MUC using Diamond Club miles. I have not yet bought the miles required as I have some questions. On ANA I see there is availability on SK809 OSL-LHR and on SA237 LHR-JNB (which I would very much like to get on!) but is the ANA website up to date? Where should I call to make the booking? I have been told to call BMI in India, but I`d rather not as I live in Norway and that would cost me dearly. Can`t I just call their offices in the UK?
And when should I buy the miles? I don`t want to be stuck with 19000 miles if all of a sudden all awards seats are taken..
Any help would be appreciated!
Ohh dear. where do I start other than referring you to the 'Sticky Thread' in the BMI forum? All is explained there. But either way, to alleviate your fears of high calling costs I can tell you that you call the Diamond Club UK number at UK working times and that the person answering the phone will be sitting in a call center in India.
The only way to find out if ANA is right is to call them up and request them to check seat availability for reward booking on a sector by sector basis. If they confirm go and buy those miles and pray the seats will still be there when you want to book them. I'm not aware that you can make a reservation first and hold it and then get the miles into your account later. IIRC the miles need to be there for a booking.
Feb 17, 2011 | 5:25 am
#1748
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: London, England
Programs: MUCCI -- What else matters?
Posts: 1,145
Hi there,
I'm looking for some help please. I would like two tickets on a valid routing LHR-MLE, in business class, to be in MLE for four or five nights (more is OK) some time between 22/08-02/09. I've searched on ANA for the obvious route via SIN, but it seems that SIN-MLE is just not available - in fact it looks like SIN-MLE is not available any time until the end of the year! So either the ANA tool is missing something or I need some other route. Happy to stop over a night or two in interesting places on the way, as long as we get to MLE for the four or five nights. Am talking explicitly about a diamond club cash+miles booking in business, so no suggestions that I magic up some BA miles and use those please ;-). I would be overjoyed to hear your suggestions!
Cheers,
-simon
I'm looking for some help please. I would like two tickets on a valid routing LHR-MLE, in business class, to be in MLE for four or five nights (more is OK) some time between 22/08-02/09. I've searched on ANA for the obvious route via SIN, but it seems that SIN-MLE is just not available - in fact it looks like SIN-MLE is not available any time until the end of the year! So either the ANA tool is missing something or I need some other route. Happy to stop over a night or two in interesting places on the way, as long as we get to MLE for the four or five nights. Am talking explicitly about a diamond club cash+miles booking in business, so no suggestions that I magic up some BA miles and use those please ;-). I would be overjoyed to hear your suggestions!
Cheers,
-simon
Often that has been the only way to get more than seat on the same flight
Many thanks,
-simon
Feb 17, 2011 | 11:25 pm
#1750
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: MEL
Programs: QF Plat, BD*S, Hertz 5
Posts: 311
Hi All,
Firstly
FRA-PNQ 11 Nov for two pax
PNQ-FRA 30 Nov for two pax
Secondly, more a route check question. I am trying to get to Pune from Melbourne. The most direct route I can find is MEL-BKK-FRA-PNQ as LH are the only carrier into PNQ.
Does this mean I will be charged at the Indian number of miles or Europe number of miles from Australia? Does this change if I take a stopover?
Firstly
FRA-PNQ 11 Nov for two pax
PNQ-FRA 30 Nov for two pax
Secondly, more a route check question. I am trying to get to Pune from Melbourne. The most direct route I can find is MEL-BKK-FRA-PNQ as LH are the only carrier into PNQ.
Does this mean I will be charged at the Indian number of miles or Europe number of miles from Australia? Does this change if I take a stopover?
Feb 18, 2011 | 2:25 am
#1751
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: DUB - Ireland
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I imagine that that would be charged as two separate itineraries MEL-FRA and FRA-PNQ. Mumbai is not so very far away - I'd imagine that that is your best choice for the sake of value.
Feb 18, 2011 | 12:23 pm
#1752
formerly Marwanie
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: BA Silver, MH Enrich Gold, BMI
Posts: 295
Does ANA show different availability for LX than expertflyer? Trying to find JNB-LHR on 9/3 or 9/4 but nothing coming up for 3 people in J.
Last edited by jclover213; Feb 18, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Feb 18, 2011 | 2:28 pm
#1754
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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo Intl ZA [FAJS] LON London Metro UK = LHR LGW STN LTN LCY SAT 03 Sep 2011 | 1 Seat Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------- SA 234 JNB 20:00 LHR 06:25 +1 343 0 FS/ CS- YS- SA 236 JNB 20:15 LHR 06:55 +1 332 0 FS/ CS- YS+ LX 289 JNB 19:25 ZRH 06:10 +1 343 0 FS- CS- YS- -> LX 316 ZRH 07:15 +1 LHR 08:05 +1 320 0 FS/ CS- YS- LH 573 JNB 18:45 FRA 05:20 +1 388 0 FS- CS- YS- -> LH 900 FRA 07:30 +1 LHR 08:05 +1 320 0 FS/ CS- YS- SA 260 JNB 19:25 FRA 06:10 +1 346 0 FS/ CS- YS- -> LH 900 FRA 07:30 +1 LHR 08:05 +1 320 0 FS/ CS+ YS+ SA 264 JNB 20:50 MUC 07:20 +1 346 0 FS/ CS- YS+ -> LH 2472 MUC 09:15 +1 LHR 10:15 +1 321 0 FS/ CS+ YS+
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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo Intl ZA [FAJS] LON London Metro UK = LHR LGW STN LTN LCY SAT 03 Sep 2011 | 1 Seat Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- --------------- LX 289 JNB 19:25 ZRH 06:10 +1 343 FS+ CS- YS- YR- -> LX 316 ZRH 07:15 +1 LHR 08:05 +1 320 LX 289 JNB 19:25 ZRH 06:10 +1 343 FS+ CS- YS- YR- -> LX 332 ZRH 12:05 +1 LHR 13:00 +1 321
Feb 18, 2011 | 5:26 pm
#1755
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: GLA
Programs: AF/KL FB Plat 4L, VA Vel Silver, BA EC, LH M&M
Posts: 1,825
UA booking class for DC redemption in Business
Does anybody of you know which UA booking class(es) is/are relevant for a DC redemption in Business class? And are all seats in this/these booking class(es) available for DC members?
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.