Aren't the *A awards significnatly cheaper? While QF F is quite nice, with the UA Flatbeds in C and F, I think they present better value at the significantly lower mileage amounts.

Better yet, if you can get NZ via AKL, that's very nice service.

It is a short flight and the LF flight was only available in F. I know that it is a dry carrier but the experience will be good for me. Or something like that. :p :D

Going to australia via asia should be the same as dirct due to the lack of seats on the directs like usair does.

When will complimentary upgrades on united flights start?

The experience should be sobering, to say the least. :D

I think Tommy asked about the elite bonus, I don't see them on those pages, logged in or not... :(

Nope. You're gonna have to hot-foot it from BKK to REP on Bangkok Airways on your own dime. No *A partners fly in and out of there to BKK.

Unless, of course, you wanna reroute to fly into ICN and head to REP from there (on Asiana, a *A partner.)

But if you're dead-set on BKK, it's not going to happen that way.

On the LH page it states, at the bottom under the chart:
Similar verbiage is on the UA and US pages.

On the SA page, in contrast, that same position below the chart has this:
No bonus miles there.

Very impressive not even 24 hrs and already so many carriers can be booked online. US & UA have been in Star for so long and haven't done it.

Another One
 

Once more the word "direct" bags another victim

Only the flight number need remain the same from origin

to destination for a flight "or flights" to be considered "direct"

The correct term is "nonstop"

I just find the amount that Guam is getting screwed shocking.

For instance, the mileage levels are so screwed up that if I book one SaverPass ticket GUM -> PEK It connects in Narita for 70,000 miles.

But, if I book two tickets one GUM -> NRT, then NRT -> PEK it only costs a total of 50,000 miles.

Last week a ticket GUM -> PEK started at 25,000 miles.

Direct flights GUM -> MNL (1500 miles one way) are now 35,000 miles RT.

Continental clearly cares nothing about its customers on Guam.

I would agree. But I am going at a peak travel time for reward travel. DL was only at the 240K level for BC. QF was 190K for BC. QF has the best availability as they have the most flights - and the QF seats were snapped up within a few hours of first day availability.

Yes UA F would be better at 160K - but it is not available. I can check on NZ but I prefer the nonstop from LAX - MEL and SYD. I have A380 down - so want to try that. I have the AS nonstops from DCA-LAX and back as well - so I want to try that now that AS is gone (thanks to you Channa for info on getting those AS F seats).

Next time however - it will likely be UA or NZ.

On the Asia connection. CO offered KE BC for 150K via ICN when in Skyteam. I am not sure why CO can't have an Asia connection on *A at something similar.

Earning miles on COEX
 

Hi Scott,

Tonight I noticed that on CO.com under Other Airline Partners, COEX still lists earning as 100/50 and 1/0 depending on where the WESTNL fares are booked. I assume this is a website giltch, but could you confirm that this will be the same as the CO earning?

Thanks :)

CO is now selling flights to SYD on co.com. But the routings are crazy. CO will list the flight if it includes a CO segment.

Example - the cheapest flight from LAX-SYD booked on co.com is LAX-EWR-SFO-SYD. In other words you need to fly from LAX to Newark to get to SFO.

Does make sense to even list on co.com.

There are co flights aplenty on United.com at least out of Houston.. so be sure to check there as it might be cheaper for the same co flight (sold as a UA codeshare) than on co.com