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SkyTeam777 Jun 25, 2015 9:12 pm
Originally Posted by Gamecock (Post 16956804)
^

I flew into Swaziland on SAA Airlink a couple of years ago.
For some reason (I guess because they are codeshare/Airlink flights), it is not possible to redeem UA miles for Swaziland or Madagascar.

belfordrocks Jun 26, 2015 12:58 am
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25028608)
Does anyone know if we can redeem AA miles for the QF-codeshare flight on Air North from Darwin to Dili, East Timor?
Don't think so I'm afraid

uaflr Jun 26, 2015 11:01 am
any ideas for Nauru?

KQ321 Jun 26, 2015 2:31 pm
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25028608)
Does anyone know if we can redeem AA miles for the QF-codeshare flight on Air North from Darwin to Dili, East Timor?
I can't answer this particular question. However, to update on the original topic of this thread, I understand Garuda now have regular (daily?) flights from Denpasar to Dili. Which presumably means that SkyTeam frequent flyers can now get to Dili on miles...

bartas8891 Jun 27, 2015 11:28 am
Originally Posted by drbobguy (Post 16881382)
While by no means unreachable it always amazes me how hard it is to get to places in the former Soviet Union using miles (besides Moscow/Petersburg). Even places like Minsk and Kharkov are a real challenge, and they're medium-sized European cities.
S7 is a partner in one world hence avios can be used for redemption inside russia and availability is quite big. I would hav thought that AAdvantage miles can also be used.

schreibsman Jun 27, 2015 11:54 am
Originally Posted by bartas8891 (Post 25035455)
S7 is a partner in one world hence avios can be used for redemption inside russia and availability is quite big. I would hav thought that AAdvantage miles can also be used.
Actually there is a restriction from AAdvantage, but the details are not given online:

Redeem miles
Use AAdvantage miles to book award travel on S7 with oneworld and Other Airline Awards which allow you to travel to and from your desired destination using any combination of our airline participants. Please note that destinations in Eastern Russia are not valid for redemption on S7 using this award type.

MDFFlyer Jun 27, 2015 12:10 pm
Exiting Vzl through miles is difficult.

MVF Trekker Jun 30, 2015 9:40 pm
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777 (Post 25028624)
For some reason (I guess because they are codeshare/Airlink flights), it is not possible to redeem UA miles for Swaziland or Madagascar.
Since SA flies to Madagascar, why can't you redeem UA miles on SA?

For Swaziland, you can just fly into JNB or another nearby city in ZA and then travel by land to SZ. Although I honestly don't think that there's that much to see in SZ.

MVF Trekker Jun 30, 2015 9:47 pm
Originally Posted by schreibsman (Post 25035537)
Actually there is a restriction from AAdvantage, but the details are not given online:
Delta also has a similar restriction that prevents you from redeeming on SU's subsidiaries that fly in Eastern Russia even though you may see the flights to be coded as SU flights.

MVF Trekker Jun 30, 2015 9:51 pm
I would like to travel to Greenland on miles but I think it's still not possible.

keitherson Jun 30, 2015 11:10 pm
Antarctica ain't a country, but..

MDFFlyer Jun 30, 2015 11:14 pm
Originally Posted by keitherson (Post 25052190)
Antarctica ain't a country, but..
I actually think you can use miles to get their via a cruise. Cruise leaving from Argentina or Chile I believe :p

bosboy73 Jul 1, 2015 5:38 am
Originally Posted by MVF Trekker (Post 25051961)
I would like to travel to Greenland on miles but I think it's still not possible.
Could have done it a few years ago when SAS was running to Kangerlussuaq. It was pricing as a then 50K UA Europe award via CPH.

Now, I don't believe the Air Iceland flights from REK "domestic" are available for redemption (and they ain't cheap, especially the ones to Ilulissat!) and I haven't looked into it but not sure if the Air Greenland flights allow redemption opportunities.

Furthermore, GL is essentially a territory, just like Tahiti or Bermuda... it's not an independent country.

JDiver Jul 1, 2015 1:20 pm
Originally Posted by bosboy73 (Post 25053182)
Could have done it a few years ago when SAS was running to Kangerlussuaq. It was pricing as a then 50K UA Europe award via CPH.

Now, I don't believe the Air Iceland flights from REK "domestic" are available for redemption (and they ain't cheap, especially the ones to Ilulissat!) and I haven't looked into it but not sure if the Air Greenland flights allow redemption opportunities.

Furthermore, GL is essentially a territory, just like Tahiti or Bermuda... it's not an independent country.
Correct; it's Danish.

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N1120A Jul 1, 2015 6:08 pm
Originally Posted by travelkid (Post 18863865)
Recently had an US award flying TK out of Teheran, Iran- no problem (the return of a open jaw).
Tehran.


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