Award Flights to Easter Island
Dec 25, 2016, 10:16 pm
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Award Flights to Easter Island
I was told I could book award flights with AA miles to Easter Island but seem to be having some difficulty pulling them up on AA.com.
SCL-IPC would be the ideal route. I will be in Colombia before this trip which is why I'm not starting off in U.S.
Any help? Thanks.
SCL-IPC would be the ideal route. I will be in Colombia before this trip which is why I'm not starting off in U.S.
Any help? Thanks.
Dec 25, 2016, 10:31 pm
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For about half of AAdvantage's airline partners -- including LATAM -- you must call AA to book award travel; aa.com is incapable of displaying award-seat availability on those partners.
If you can find availability, it will be far cheaper to book the flight with BA Avios rather than AAdvantage miles (at least in Economy Class) because AA considers IPC to be within the South Pacific award region.
If you can find availability, it will be far cheaper to book the flight with BA Avios rather than AAdvantage miles (at least in Economy Class) because AA considers IPC to be within the South Pacific award region.
Dec 26, 2016, 1:40 am
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Oneworld and other airline Awards Rules, Information 2015 on Open the wiki
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ssistance.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...rd-ticket.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/latam...er-island.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...rld-miles.html
Dec 26, 2016, 3:48 am
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We're QF FFs Platinum and tried this last year. QF eventually came back and told us that LAN hardly ever releases award flights. We tried for over a month and QF was very helpful, but LAN just never released any.
We ended up (through a TA as we didn't see this fare online) buying a J fare for AUD$700 rt which yielded a ton of status credits for a low buy price. The aircraft were full both ways, so maybe they don't need to release rewards. Good luck, it's an interesting place.
We ended up (through a TA as we didn't see this fare online) buying a J fare for AUD$700 rt which yielded a ton of status credits for a low buy price. The aircraft were full both ways, so maybe they don't need to release rewards. Good luck, it's an interesting place.
Dec 26, 2016, 9:46 pm
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Don't forget to switch to the chilean webpage for booking. Substantially cheaper and no residence requirements..
Dec 27, 2016, 2:24 am
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Dec 27, 2016, 3:22 am
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alternatives to Easter Island
I am piggy-backing my own query on this informative thread........
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
Dec 27, 2016, 4:18 am
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I am piggy-backing my own query on this informative thread........
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
Dec 27, 2016, 6:15 am
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I am piggy-backing my own query on this informative thread........
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
I am doing a Star Alliance MR on COPA in March to SCL and I am in interested in adding on a reward flight. Easter Island may be out (only served by One World?) so what (if any?) are my other options? I am also interested in Punta Arenas but that may be way too ambitious (I have a week). Others?
Dec 27, 2016, 9:40 am
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Never tried myself as I sticked to Chilean one throughout my booking.
Any one tried before?
Jan 1, 2017, 8:17 am
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I searched with BA before November and was very surpised to find availability for almost every flight to/from IPC. So they DO release seats, however they are either taken up quickly, or, more probably, technical issues appear and hide them.