Official India-based Airlines Award Availability Check Request Thread
Apr 11, 2014, 9:23 am
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I found the profile section, where you can update your spouses membership number, but it's greyed out and won't let you type in anything..
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Apr 11, 2014, 1:01 pm
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its best to call them & get it done....
Apr 18, 2014, 8:53 am
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Has anyone ever cancelled an AI reward booking ?? I need to make a speculative booking and was wondering if I need to cancel, what the process would be (can I do it online or do I need to call ??) and what is the cancellation penalty (in miles and rupees)..
Apr 19, 2014, 7:39 am
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i am also looking for the same answer
Apr 19, 2014, 1:56 pm
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you can do it by calling or online....the cancellation penalty is normally 500 miles but its waived for elites....
Apr 20, 2014, 10:12 am
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May 19, 2014, 1:59 am
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Hi Guys, I would like to know how much AirIndia charges over and above the Miles requirement for Delhi-LHR-Delhi, Delhi-New York-Delhi and Delhi-Bangkok-Delhi. I do not hav sufficient miles to check the amount. Thanks a lot for your help.
May 22, 2014, 1:47 am
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I want to book domestic award ticket on jet airways, but I have seen they usually unlock award ticket seats 1-2 days before the travel.
Is the inventory if award tickets shown correctly on jet airways portal.
Can I call them and ask for award ticket booking, will this make a difference.
Is the inventory if award tickets shown correctly on jet airways portal.
Can I call them and ask for award ticket booking, will this make a difference.
May 22, 2014, 8:11 am
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I want to book domestic award ticket on jet airways, but I have seen they usually unlock award ticket seats 1-2 days before the travel.
Is the inventory if award tickets shown correctly on jet airways portal.
Can I call them and ask for award ticket booking, will this make a difference.
Is the inventory if award tickets shown correctly on jet airways portal.
Can I call them and ask for award ticket booking, will this make a difference.
May 23, 2014, 1:13 am
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But is it true, that the Jet awards are re-opened 1-2 days before the travel day?
May 28, 2014, 7:09 pm
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9W last minute award availability in F? Booking Class R?
This is around the winter holidays, so I don't have my hopes up. I got 2 award tickets (through AAdvantage) in F from the US to BOM connecting in LHR.
There was only 1 seat in F available for LHR-BOM so I took it and did a "voluntary downgrade" (AA terminology) to J for the other. AA assures me that the award is shown as an F award. (It actually saves miles to do this because if I kept the TATL F and 9W J then it would price out as two awards, 62.5K+30K =92.5K miles; whereas an AA F award to India is 90K miles one way).
Questions:
1. Apparently it is routine for 9W to only have 1 F award open. How full are the F cabins and what is 9W's procedure and priority order for releasing the seats? (I imagine their own elite FFs get priority; if it helps I an AA PLT/OneWorld Emerald).
2. The one seat in F shows class R (and shows up on AA.com as "Economy" !) The AA agent assured me that it was booked in First. Is there a list of Jet Airways award classes anywhere? (The other reservation in Premiere shows "D").
Thanks in advance!!!
There was only 1 seat in F available for LHR-BOM so I took it and did a "voluntary downgrade" (AA terminology) to J for the other. AA assures me that the award is shown as an F award. (It actually saves miles to do this because if I kept the TATL F and 9W J then it would price out as two awards, 62.5K+30K =92.5K miles; whereas an AA F award to India is 90K miles one way).
Questions:
1. Apparently it is routine for 9W to only have 1 F award open. How full are the F cabins and what is 9W's procedure and priority order for releasing the seats? (I imagine their own elite FFs get priority; if it helps I an AA PLT/OneWorld Emerald).
2. The one seat in F shows class R (and shows up on AA.com as "Economy" !) The AA agent assured me that it was booked in First. Is there a list of Jet Airways award classes anywhere? (The other reservation in Premiere shows "D").
Thanks in advance!!!
Jun 4, 2014, 11:25 am
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Query about AI redemption/ticket booking:
1. Do they charge the same number of miles for a child booking, as an adult booking, or like Jet, they charge 50% ??
2. I am trying to book an award flight for 1 adult, 1 child, but they have only one award seat available. So I thought I will book 1 award ticket and 1 revenue ticket. But their system is not letting me book for a child alone either as an award or as a revenue ticket. Anyone knows a work around ..??
1. Do they charge the same number of miles for a child booking, as an adult booking, or like Jet, they charge 50% ??
2. I am trying to book an award flight for 1 adult, 1 child, but they have only one award seat available. So I thought I will book 1 award ticket and 1 revenue ticket. But their system is not letting me book for a child alone either as an award or as a revenue ticket. Anyone knows a work around ..??
Jun 4, 2014, 12:45 pm
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2. I am trying to book an award flight for 1 adult, 1 child, but they have only one award seat available. So I thought I will book 1 award ticket and 1 revenue ticket. But their system is not letting me book for a child alone either as an award or as a revenue ticket. Anyone knows a work around ..??
Jun 24, 2014, 1:27 pm
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based in Canada - have I redemption questions now that AI will join STAR A
I understand that from the AI website you need 90,000 miles for a business class ticket YYZ to DEL. However it does not say if that is a return trip. Does a return trip cost 180,000 miles in business class.
I also understand that one can buy AI miles at the rate of 1 INR per mile is there a maximum you can buy.
I guess it will be to early to speculate the cost in miles of an AI reward ticket on a *A. However if one can buy AI at 1 INR per mile it might make it worth topping up my Flying Returns to fly a *A carrier.
I also understand that one can buy AI miles at the rate of 1 INR per mile is there a maximum you can buy.
I guess it will be to early to speculate the cost in miles of an AI reward ticket on a *A. However if one can buy AI at 1 INR per mile it might make it worth topping up my Flying Returns to fly a *A carrier.
Jun 25, 2014, 12:57 am
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I understand that from the AI website you need 90,000 miles for a business class ticket YYZ to DEL. However it does not say if that is a return trip. Does a return trip cost 180,000 miles in business class.
I also understand that one can buy AI miles at the rate of 1 INR per mile is there a maximum you can buy.
I guess it will be to early to speculate the cost in miles of an AI reward ticket on a *A. However if one can buy AI at 1 INR per mile it might make it worth topping up my Flying Returns to fly a *A carrier.
I also understand that one can buy AI miles at the rate of 1 INR per mile is there a maximum you can buy.
I guess it will be to early to speculate the cost in miles of an AI reward ticket on a *A. However if one can buy AI at 1 INR per mile it might make it worth topping up my Flying Returns to fly a *A carrier.