Advice NYC to Dub
Nov 5, 2013 | 10:49 am
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Advice NYC to Dub
Wanting to send my parents to Dublin over memorial day. Prefer to do business class at least one way if not both. I have the following mileage balances:
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
Nov 5, 2013 | 11:18 am
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Wanting to send my parents to Dublin over memorial day. Prefer to do business class at least one way if not both. I have the following mileage balances:
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
Nov 5, 2013 | 11:55 am
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Actually, I would bypass kayak. Just go on united.com and delta.com and do a search. That should get you 90% of what you need. There might be some low DL miles... not clear on those details since I UK myself.
Nov 5, 2013 | 1:02 pm
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And remember that EI (which flies JFK-DUB) is a UA partner, albeit not a Star Alliance member.
However, BA sometimes gets better EI award availability than UA does, and Chase UR points can be converted to BA Avios. Surcharges for Avios redemptions are EI TATL flights are minuscule, but even small surcharges trigger certain U.S. taxes that surcharge-free redemptions do not. BA will charge fewer miles (Avios) for JFK-DUB than UA will charge for EWR-DUB.
And remember that EI (which flies JFK-DUB) is a UA partner, albeit not a Star Alliance member.
However, BA sometimes gets better EI award availability than UA does, and Chase UR points can be converted to BA Avios. Surcharges for Avios redemptions are EI TATL flights are minuscule, but even small surcharges trigger certain U.S. taxes that surcharge-free redemptions do not. BA will charge fewer miles (Avios) for JFK-DUB than UA will charge for EWR-DUB.
Nov 6, 2013 | 2:40 am
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All BA flights would involve a connection in London.
Because some people like to treat their parents every once in a while!
Nov 6, 2013 | 7:02 am
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Wanting to send my parents to Dublin over memorial day. Prefer to do business class at least one way if not both. I have the following mileage balances:
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
AA: 400k
United: 200k
Delta: 60k
USair: 150k
Alaska: 50k
Hawaiian: 85k
Chase UR: 400k
I would prefer JFK to EWR but would consider EWR if the options are superior.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not sure if I should be looking at partners and which partner websites to use. Thank you.
But beware of high surchages on BA flights via London (even if booked with AA miles).
Nov 6, 2013 | 8:57 am
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Why take a shuttle up to BOS when you can just take BA from New York? BA also flies from JFK and from EWR.
All BA flights would involve a connection in London.
Because some people like to treat their parents every once in a while!
I suspect that midnightinharlem meant to say: "Use BA Avios to fly EI from BOS to DUB." Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
Originally Posted by irishguy28
All BA flights would involve a connection in London.
Because some people like to treat their parents every once in a while!
Nov 6, 2013 | 9:14 am
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I suspect that midnightinharlem meant to say: "Use BA Avios to fly EI from BOS to DUB." Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
I suspect that midnightinharlem meant to say: "Use BA Avios to fly EI from BOS to DUB." Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
Last edited by milesmuncher; Nov 6, 2013 at 9:15 am Reason: typo
Nov 6, 2013 | 9:58 am
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If you can get an AA segment from NYC-BOS it brings the cost down again somewhat vs. the direct flight from JFK (12.5K + 4.5K = 17K vs. 20K in economy). Not sure 3,000 each way is worth connecting IMO, but to each his own.
That's correct, but it will only be 17,000 Avios (in Economy) if you book it as two separate redemptions using Avios, and then you will not be protected in the event of a mis-connect at BOS. (If you try to book both flights as a single redemption with BAEC, you will be charged BAEC's much higher multi-partner redemption rate.)
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I suspect that midnightinharlem meant to say: "Use BA Avios to fly EI from BOS to DUB." Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
I suspect that midnightinharlem meant to say: "Use BA Avios to fly EI from BOS to DUB." Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
Nov 6, 2013 | 11:21 pm
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.601 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)Since Avios uses a distance-based scheme, BOS-DUB -- which is just under 3,000 flown miles -- costs only 12,500 Avios one way in Economy, or 25,000 Avios one way in Business. By contrast, JFK-DUB on EI would cost 20,000 Avios one way in Economy, and 40,000 Avios one way in Business. But either EI routing requires fewer miles (Avios) than the alternatives available to the OP. And, as noted in my earlier post, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights are minuscule.
