Changes to redemption prices on partner airlines eff 30 May 2019
May 26, 2019, 5:48 pm
#137
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May 26, 2019, 6:01 pm
#138
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I've had mixed success in booking domestic flights outside of 60 days. When booking JAL domestic awards on AA, I've had 0 success. The 60 day policy there is always enforced.
May 27, 2019, 5:37 pm
#139
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May 27, 2019, 9:47 pm
#140
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Hello, If I have a booking on AS using Avios, and need to update reservation/change dates after May 30, will it be costing the new Avios rate? Also will I be able to get a refund of the points if I am removing people from the reservation after May 30 and only lose the tax which is $5.60?
May 28, 2019, 6:08 am
#141
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Hello, If I have a booking on AS using Avios, and need to update reservation/change dates after May 30, will it be costing the new Avios rate? Also will I be able to get a refund of the points if I am removing people from the reservation after May 30 and only lose the tax which is $5.60?
May 29, 2019, 9:16 am
#143
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I was prepared to make several 4500 Avios bookings on JAL domestic for October today, the last day before they are raised to 6000. However, all the availability after 60 days out has disappeared overnight!
May 29, 2019, 9:21 am
#144
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No availability for JAL domestic beyond 60 days is a well known issue but some have been able to book when calling, see the discussion from post 128 onwards
May 29, 2019, 9:44 am
#145
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Yeah, phone agents can't see anything available beyond 60 days now either.
It looks like the bug that was allowing JAL flights to be visible online and bookable over the phone after 60 days out has been fixed (for now at least).
It looks like the bug that was allowing JAL flights to be visible online and bookable over the phone after 60 days out has been fixed (for now at least).
May 29, 2019, 2:46 pm
#149
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Some things in BA land change at midnight GMT, but that is actually about 3:15 away.
I'm thinking about the opening of a new day for reservations at the far end of the booking cycle, for example.
I'm thinking about the opening of a new day for reservations at the far end of the booking cycle, for example.
May 29, 2019, 3:00 pm
#150
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For call centres there may well be some overlap in old/new rates depending on whether the agent has restarted their application since midnight of their local timezone.
It'd be interesting to know what will happen in the case of a customer who calls in before midnight where they are, but gets through to a call centre located in a timezone where it's after midnight. Hopefully that scenario will be rare.