award booking lead time
Mar 31, 2010, 12:16 pm
#1
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award booking lead time
Hi all,
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
Mar 31, 2010, 1:12 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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True. 2 days is the rule. But there is a way around it:
Book a ticket for a future date.
Then pay the fee to change the date to the flight you want (hoping that availability still will be there after the ticket is issued).
Book a ticket for a future date.
Then pay the fee to change the date to the flight you want (hoping that availability still will be there after the ticket is issued).
Mar 31, 2010, 1:14 pm
#3
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Location: Tübingen, Germany
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Hi all,
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
Cheers
Thomas
Mar 31, 2010, 1:28 pm
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Hi all,
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
quick question for the award experts. What is the lead time for a award booking?
I just tried to book a C award ticket ex ZRH to either JNB or HKG for tomorrow night (need warm weather), LX SEN line tells me that I can not fly before Sunday as they need a 2 day lead time to issue award tickets. I typically don't believe in anything the unfriendly LX SEN people say and therefore called the german LH line who tell me (in a very apologizing way and after greeting me by name ^ ) that I can fly the day after tomorrow earliest.
Apart from the fact that I have a hard time understanding this policy and not being able to go to either JNB or HKG - what is the official lead time for award bookings? Anybody know?
Thanks!
pilatusguy
you might wanna buy quickly some us airways miles (today is the last day for the 100% bonus)
75usd and you can ticket anytime with us airways.
dp
Mar 31, 2010, 10:18 pm
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The rule can be waived. Whether it will be is another matter.
I didn't need to for my latest booking (ticketed 60 odd hours before departure) but have done as late as 10 hours before departure.
I didn't need to for my latest booking (ticketed 60 odd hours before departure) but have done as late as 10 hours before departure.