Nov 11, 2013, 1:09 am
Last edit by: JDiver
Getting Started
You'll find a general sitewide Topic Index in the Where to find information about... thread. Otherwise, a variety of specialized resources are listed below.
Trip Planning: Finding the Best Fares, Choosing a Carrier, Best Routes/Connections, etc.
Looking for a "good" fare? There's no magic formula… you just need to search and study and search some more! Here's a list of links to some of FlyerTalkers' most frequently used resources to get you started:
Choosing an Award Program
Combining Points/Miles
Using Credit Cards to Get Miles/Points
Getting the Most Out of FlyerTalk
You'll find a general sitewide Topic Index in the Where to find information about... thread. Otherwise, a variety of specialized resources are listed below.
Trip Planning: Finding the Best Fares, Choosing a Carrier, Best Routes/Connections, etc.
Looking for a "good" fare? There's no magic formula… you just need to search and study and search some more! Here's a list of links to some of FlyerTalkers' most frequently used resources to get you started:
- Online Travel Booking forum sticky: list of online travel agencies, booking engines, aggregators - these are the best places to begin your airfare search if you're new to all this!
- Travel Tools forum sticky: list of online tools, services, software to improve the travel experience
- Budget Travel: this forum's name says it all
- Mileage Run Deals: unusually low cost fares based on a cents-per-mile calculation – be sure to read the stickies before posting (no fare requests permitted)
- Good Deals in Economy: thread for members to share very good coach/economy class fares (no fare requests permitted)
- Premium Class Deals: forum for sharing excellent fares in first and business class (no fare requests permitted)
- Award Booking Services: list of providers that will handle your award bookings for a fee - note that these are awards booked with YOUR miles/points, not award tickets for purchase, trade or barter
- Award Redemption Comparison Tool: determine mileage requirements across various programs
- Mileage/Award Brokers and Trading, Selling, Buying Miles/Points: are they legit?
Choosing an Award Program
- Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join — Q&A advice thread
- QUICK GUIDE: Airline Programs (USA)
- QUICK GUIDE: Airline Alliances
- QUICK GUIDE: Hotel Programs
- Airline Programs Offering Family or Household Mileage Pooling
Combining Points/Miles
- Combining Points and Miles Not usually much value in doing this, but since you ask
Using Credit Cards to Get Miles/Points
- Credit Card Programs: Start Here
- Credit Card Forum Index - in addition to the general credit card forum, there are dedicated forums for discussing programs specific to AmEx, Chase, Citi and Diners Club
- Manufactured Spending - creative ways of using credit cards to maximize program miles/points earning
- Gaining status without flying? Very limited options, but sometimes an EQM boost.
Getting the Most Out of FlyerTalk
- Glossary — abbreviations and acronyms explained (this link also appears at the bottom of every FT page)
- How to Modify Your Profile Details — adding your location and program affiliations helps those who are trying to help you
- Links to Help You Use the Site — see the Wikipost for tools and functions to maximize your FT experience
- Using the Search Feature on FlyerTalk: The Definitive Thread
- Guide to FlyerTalk's flame-free/no-question-too-stupid/newbie threads
- How to add or embed a file or image / photo in a post
RESOURCES: Getting Started, Member Tips, Helpful Links, FAQs, and More
Dec 16, 2019, 11:02 am
#16
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I cannot for the life of me figure out how to navigate through long threads without the view jumping around and causing me to lose my place in the thread. When I scroll down through a thread Wiki it disappears from view before I can get to the end. I'll be reading through a thread and when I press the down or up arrow or page up or down it skips and I completely lose my place. This happens on ALL computers and ALL browsers. Is there a way to overcome this problem?
Dec 16, 2019, 12:15 pm
#17
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I cannot for the life of me figure out how to navigate through long threads without the view jumping around and causing me to lose my place in the thread. When I scroll down through a thread Wiki it disappears from view before I can get to the end. I'll be reading through a thread and when I press the down or up arrow or page up or down it skips and I completely lose my place. This happens on ALL computers and ALL browsers. Is there a way to overcome this problem?
Jan 3, 2020, 9:52 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Singapore
Programs: Singapore Airlines Krisflyer, IHG One Rewards, Marriot Bonvoy, Wyndham Rewards
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Hi, I've a question on earning miles on mixed economy booking codes on partner airlines. When i make a itinerary, most of the time it will gives out different economy class booking codes. Some will earn 25% miles, some will earn 50% miles or some earn no miles at all. What amount of miles will i earn for the itinerary and how can i ensure i book the correct booking class?
My itinerary is SIN-YYZ-YVR-SIN on JAL and I'm a MH Blue member
My itinerary is SIN-YYZ-YVR-SIN on JAL and I'm a MH Blue member
Jan 3, 2020, 11:02 pm
#19
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Hi, I've a question on earning miles on mixed economy booking codes on partner airlines. When I make a itinerary, most of the time it will gives out different economy class booking codes. Some will earn 25% miles, some will earn 50% miles or some earn no miles at all. What amount of miles will I earn for the itinerary and how can I ensure I book the correct booking class?
My itinerary is SIN-YYZ-YVR-SIN on JAL and I'm a MH Blue member
My itinerary is SIN-YYZ-YVR-SIN on JAL and I'm a MH Blue member
After making the reservation the fare booking codes can be on the ticket/PNR/email or airline web site. Or not.
Manage my booking in the Finnair and/or SriLankan airline web sites can show more.
https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/au
I assume YYZ-YVR is not on JAL, as not in the wikipedia listing. Nor are JL flight from YYZ
Probably a codeshare or native flight another airline. Maybe Westjet (not a Oneworld airline). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet
Earnings on codeshares can be harder to determine. Or earn nothing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_destinations
Great Circle Mapper
https://www.wheretocredit.com/japan-airlines
Jan 4, 2020, 12:10 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Singapore
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Thanks for the reply. One question though, say one leg (SIN-YYZ) booking class earn 50% of the miles whereas the return leg (YVR-SIN) only earn 25% of the miles, how will the total miles be counted for the entire itinerary ? Will it be 50% + 25%, 50% only or 25% only?
YYZ-YVR is on an award ticket on Westjet, redeemed using Delta SkyMiles
YYZ-YVR is on an award ticket on Westjet, redeemed using Delta SkyMiles
Jan 4, 2020, 12:50 am
#21
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50% and 25%. Is counted for each flight number. Look at great circle mapper
As JAL does not fly to/from YYZ how are you getting there?
Or is it SIN-YVR-YYZ-YVR-SIN ?
If JAL are you going via Japan? NRT/HND?
Possible Great Circle Mapper
As JAL does not fly to/from YYZ how are you getting there?
Or is it SIN-YVR-YYZ-YVR-SIN ?
If JAL are you going via Japan? NRT/HND?
Possible Great Circle Mapper
Jan 4, 2020, 1:40 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Singapore
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From what i can see from the booking page,
1st leg - SIN-HND/NRT-ORD(most common)/NYC/DFW-YYZ (paying)
2nd leg - YYZ-YVR (redeem miles)
3rd leg - YVR-HND/NRT-SIN (paying)
Since JAL does not fly Toronto, the US-CA portion is either from ORD/NYC to YYZ on AA / AC
1st leg - SIN-HND/NRT-ORD(most common)/NYC/DFW-YYZ (paying)
2nd leg - YYZ-YVR (redeem miles)
3rd leg - YVR-HND/NRT-SIN (paying)
Since JAL does not fly Toronto, the US-CA portion is either from ORD/NYC to YYZ on AA / AC
Nov 30, 2021, 1:33 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Dorchester, Dorset UK
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Typing
I wonder if some kind person can help? Just lately, I assume I must be doing something wrong or something must’ve changed because when typing, say on a new paragraph, my cursor changes to typing the initial letter in lowercase, instead of starting the sentence with a capital.
Jan 13, 2022, 12:38 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2014
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So, I have no clue where to ask this...
I'm trying to comment on the Alaska Airlines article on the main page of the website. My planned post is as follows:
This isn't about the content in the post per se, but I'm being told that there's apparently one or more words that "aren't allowed". I am utterly at a loss for the "objectionable" word(s) in there, and the site isn't giving me so much as a clue so I can work around the problem.
I'm trying to comment on the Alaska Airlines article on the main page of the website. My planned post is as follows:
My main objection to things like this is...well, frankly, in at least some cases passengers paid for a ticket that had "X" included (whatever X happens to be...alcoholic beverages, an in-flight meal, etc.) and now it's not there. If you've got a direct/non-stop flight this can be worked around to a large extent, but if you've got a bad connection (not exactly implausible in a lot of cases) then the loss of the meal (and thus potentially having to spring for an airport-price meal) can easily be a hit of $15-30.
So even stipulating that this is "actually" for health/safety reasons (versus being a staffing/supply chain issue), the "right" answer would be for AS to offer pax some form of a voucher/reimbursement (potentially in the form of a credit with a "long tail" expiration) up to a given value for grabbing a meal at either their departure or connecting airport. Bluntly, if they can't/won't provide on-board meals for these longer flights, they can at *least* deal with it and comp folks a trip to the airport McDonald's.
So even stipulating that this is "actually" for health/safety reasons (versus being a staffing/supply chain issue), the "right" answer would be for AS to offer pax some form of a voucher/reimbursement (potentially in the form of a credit with a "long tail" expiration) up to a given value for grabbing a meal at either their departure or connecting airport. Bluntly, if they can't/won't provide on-board meals for these longer flights, they can at *least* deal with it and comp folks a trip to the airport McDonald's.
Jan 13, 2022, 7:57 pm
#27
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So, I have no clue where to ask this...
I'm trying to comment on the Alaska Airlines article on the main page of the website. My planned post is as follows:
<snip>
This isn't about the content in the post per se, but I'm being told that there's apparently one or more words that "aren't allowed". I am utterly at a loss for the "objectionable" word(s) in there, and the site isn't giving me so much as a clue so I can work around the problem.
I'm trying to comment on the Alaska Airlines article on the main page of the website. My planned post is as follows:
<snip>
This isn't about the content in the post per se, but I'm being told that there's apparently one or more words that "aren't allowed". I am utterly at a loss for the "objectionable" word(s) in there, and the site isn't giving me so much as a clue so I can work around the problem.
May 9, 2022, 9:19 pm
#28
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 124
It's an artifact of the Infinite Scroll feature that the admins turned on awhile back. I generally like Infinte Scroll but agree that trying to access a Wiki with Infinite Scroll is annoying. You can disable it by following the instructions in the Wiki or the first post here: Infinite / Automatic Scroll: issues, q&a, disable on desktop version
May 10, 2023, 10:24 am
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/othe...-airlines-470/