How do the discount web awards work?
Dec 22, 2004 | 2:19 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: New Delhi, India
Posts: 31
How do the discount web awards work?
Can one avail of the web award discounts for a non point-to-point flight? For example, the economy FD "fare" from Ams to JFK has been cut from 25,000 miles to 18,750 miles. If I'm flying from New Delhi to JFK, the normal o/w fare is 50,000 miles and r/t is 100,000 miles. Does that mean the r/t will now cost 100,000 minus 12,500 (i.e. a saving of 6,250 each way) to become 87,500?
Dec 22, 2004 | 2:36 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Programs: Amex Centurion - BA Gold - IHG Platinum - HHonors Diamond - Virgin/SkyTeam Gold / Hillman Imp
Posts: 2,293
If you routed via the web@ward destination then the system would normally apply the discount.
In other words do for example a Delhi - New York (KL643) via AMS and the system will give a 25% discount so it would be 37,500 miles each way instead of 50,000.
pmcg
In other words do for example a Delhi - New York (KL643) via AMS and the system will give a 25% discount so it would be 37,500 miles each way instead of 50,000.
pmcg
Dec 22, 2004 | 3:20 am
#3
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Kfar Saba, Israel
Posts: 4,172
Note that there are 2 kinds of WebAwards discounts - % and miles. On % discount - this will apply to the whole itinerary (but only the whole init is on KL metal). On DEL - JFK you will get a 25% discount on the whole itin - 37.5K instead of 50K. On BOM - JFK you will not get it as BOM - AMS is on NW metal.
Miles discounts are fixed and will not apply a larger discount when connecting.
Miles discounts are fixed and will not apply a larger discount when connecting.
Dec 24, 2004 | 4:50 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 16,064
Originally Posted by apirchik
On % discount - this will apply to the whole itinerary (but only the whole init is on KL metal).
Dec 28, 2004 | 2:45 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Kfar Saba, Israel
Posts: 4,172
Originally Posted by Kris Rao
In Jan 2004, KLM had 60,000miles web award special to Cameroon. Was able to book the return on KQ back to LHR via NBO.
At some time, it was possible to get the WebAwards discounts when reserving with a phone agent. Nowadays, it is only possible to get these awards online.
Dec 28, 2004 | 4:47 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: LON, SFO, SYD
Posts: 409
Originally Posted by apirchik
The question is - were you able to do this online?
At some time, it was possible to get the WebAwards discounts when reserving with a phone agent. Nowadays, it is only possible to get these awards online.
At some time, it was possible to get the WebAwards discounts when reserving with a phone agent. Nowadays, it is only possible to get these awards online.
Kris
Jan 12, 2005 | 5:39 am
#9
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: HEL
Programs: STE+, used to be with TK but left due to their corruption and political ties
Posts: 4,533
Bummer, I was planing to use those nice 50% off discounts for CPH and HEL but found out they were gone now. No C-class to USA fo me then...