AA:LAX-DFW-HKG-CGK-HKG-DFW-LAX $627.80/2.9 cpm
Jan 18, 2015, 1:29 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVPG
Posts: 226
I also got in on this one...$776 for LAX-ORD-DFW-NRT-SIN...CGK-NRT-DFW-IAD-LAX. Should be a good use of 2 eVIPs.
Got a ticket on TigerAir for $50 to connect SIN-CGK, will spend part of a day in SIN.
Got a ticket on TigerAir for $50 to connect SIN-CGK, will spend part of a day in SIN.
Jan 20, 2015, 4:24 pm
#36
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 194
I booked the OJ using miles on another airline...saved a bundle. I'll have a quick layover in BKK but I'm looking forward to seeing each place, albeit quickly. From my research it looks like no special arrival visa needed for BKK - will stay flightside CGK and avoid any issues (looks like transit visa has no cost at first glance?).
Now I'm on the hunt for any available SWU's from friends/colleagues who can spare one...
Now I'm on the hunt for any available SWU's from friends/colleagues who can spare one...
Jan 20, 2015, 4:33 pm
#37
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ft Worth, TX
Programs: AA, HH
Posts: 451
I booked the OJ using miles on another airline...saved a bundle. I'll have a quick layover in BKK but I'm looking forward to seeing each place, albeit quickly. From my research it looks like no special arrival visa needed for BKK - will stay flightside CGK and avoid any issues (looks like transit visa has no cost at first glance?).
Now I'm on the hunt for any available SWU's from friends/colleagues who can spare one...
Now I'm on the hunt for any available SWU's from friends/colleagues who can spare one...
Jan 22, 2015, 5:13 pm
#40
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
2nd - Look closely, its not applicable on all fare codes.
For US/Canada to Tokyo/Korea/Hong Kong:
Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on purchased, published First Class or Business Class fares booked in F, A, P, J, R, D or I; Economy Class fares booked in Y,B,H,K,M,L,V or S on American Airlines operated flights
Jan 23, 2015, 12:18 am
#41
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Using those classes that pushes the fare up to US$1145 for an S fare for most of March from a lot of places. eg. From STL (STL/DFW/HGK/CGK/NRT/DFW/STL) with PLT and the promotion that's ~65000 points, plus the year long bonuses AA is running.
Jan 31, 2015, 10:12 pm
#42
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Tempe, AZ
Programs: AA Plat
Posts: 310
Has anyone had problems booking these fares through American? I used ITA to find an LAX-DFW-NRT-SIN CGK-NRT-LAX itinerary. When I called AA to price it out, the agent was able to get the same fare I found on ITA but was said the CGK-NRT segment on JL was not bookable.
The ITA site suggests providing the exact booking and fare codes to the airline. When I mentioned this to the AA agent, she had no idea what I was talking about. So we pieced together the itinerary flight by flight. Is this the best way to do this when calling AA?
The ITA site suggests providing the exact booking and fare codes to the airline. When I mentioned this to the AA agent, she had no idea what I was talking about. So we pieced together the itinerary flight by flight. Is this the best way to do this when calling AA?
Feb 1, 2015, 12:38 am
#43
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
Then I just feed them the info flight by flight.However, you have to be soft about it. I proceed somewhat like this-
"Me: First flight, O'Hare to London Heathrow on Sep 19.* (Now pause.)
Agent: I see many options. Do you want to fly in the morning or evening?
Me: Evening. Don't you have a flight around 6 PM? That would be perfect.
Agent: Yes we have that."
*Most normal people don't think in terms of flight #s but departure times. Agents are used to communicating that way. You'll do yourself a favor if you set your FT expertise aside and communicate the way they are used to.
Then the flight #2. And so on.
If an airport is not well-known, you should spell out the code. They know New Delhi in India, but most probably not Lucknow, so I'd tell them LKO---L as in Larry, K as in Kansas, O as in Orange. (I prefer common names and words, but you can use use Nato alphabet if you like: Lima, Kilo, Oscar.)
That's it. If you have been careful, the itinerary should price out to what ITA said.
Put it on a 24 hour hold if you can and check out the accuracy of all information at AA.com, from flight destinations, times (especially the AM/PM mess), to your own name and dob. It is easy for anyone to mis-speak, misunderstand, and mistype.
Last edited by aktchi; Feb 1, 2015 at 1:00 am
Feb 1, 2015, 1:00 am
#44
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IMO the best way is to simply book it on Orbitz or Hipmunk or the like. Worst case scenario you call Orbitz and read out/email the fare basis code to the agent on the phone and they do it on the spot.
Feb 1, 2015, 9:58 am
#45
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Might be a dumb question, but this is my first MR.
Is it possible to stop over in all the cities on an itinerary? Sort of like a way to get a cheaper round the world ticket?
For example fly LAX-DFW-HKG, stay in HKG for 7 nights, then fly HKG-CGK, stay in CGK for 7 nights, then fly CGK-HKG-DFW, stay in DFW 7 nights etc.
If so how would you go about booking that?
Is it possible to stop over in all the cities on an itinerary? Sort of like a way to get a cheaper round the world ticket?
For example fly LAX-DFW-HKG, stay in HKG for 7 nights, then fly HKG-CGK, stay in CGK for 7 nights, then fly CGK-HKG-DFW, stay in DFW 7 nights etc.
If so how would you go about booking that?