Which FF program best for simple RT booking?
 

I have 150k Delta miles, 130K UA and 120K AA, 102k for US airways

Looking for just a RT from LAX to CPH leaving June 19, 2013 and returning June 29, 2013 on Biz class

Thought Delta would have it for 100k but I see 200k. What a rip off!

What is best FF to use for the above?

EDIT- I mean 2013. Sorry!

:confused:

Last time I check, it's August 2012 already. As far as I know, round-trip or not, none of the FFPs provides time travel yet.

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There is no way to know which program is "best" for this particular redemption, without checking award-seat availability with each program. Note that for AA, a search at aa.com will only display award-seat availability on a few of AA's partners. If you want to check availability using AB, AY, or IB, you need to call AA.

Also keep in mind that not all airlines are releasing award-seats at the earliest possible moment, so even if you can't find what you want today, you might find it two weeks (or two months) from now.

The UA website is offering RT economy award travel on this route for those dates for 30,000 miles and approximately $100 for fees and taxes. The long-distance flights are on LH and require a change in Germany (Munich or Frankfurt flying to CPH; Munich on the return). The flights within Europe are either LH or SAS.

As gov1976 indicated, the AA website doesn't allow booking award travel on AB, AY or IB. You can, however, check the schedules for those airlines on the AA website, so that you know what you're looking for when you phone AA.

The Delta website is pretty useless for booking, call instead.

You have to call to find out what most of the partners have available on all the airlines.

You might also want to consider looking at the various sites that offer far more info on FF seats availability than the official sites, e.g., awardnexus.com (free signup and use for FTers, I think).

found something for 150k delta points but can't find it on delta website anymore...oh well, no big deal, stick finger and put in a return date one day earlier...so can't use it anyways

Don't forget that both AA and UAL allow one way bookings on miles for half the rt miles.

So, often works to use both to create an RT.

Several factors you would need to consider:

1) Availability - how good / bad to find seats.
On that note, only UA's partner seats can be searched online. Both AA and DL you have to use the work-around. AA - use the BA site. DL - use the AF site for seats on AF/KLM.
To successfully redeem DL saver award, it is a MUST to learn about the How To by reading / following the STICKY in DL forum. There are some amazing awards people unearthed, despite the SkyPeso name DL miles have gained.

2) Change fee. AA is the most generous. UA is reasonable. US charges $150 for anything regardless.

As mentioned above you can't use/trust DL's site for awards. Call, call, call.

Live Agent may just be a tad better. I can check awards flight with my free trial offer with Expertflyer

I booked a trip on Courtesy Hold yesterday and it disappeared. Website Technician and CSRs don't have any record of the Locator...oh well.

UA doesn't seem to show any Biz or lst Class. Last time I booked for my Turkey trip, I booked about 11 months out and had a wide choice of lst class and Biz class seats to choose from. Now i see economy class.

Which FF program best for simple RT booking?
 

Try searching segment by segment on the United website.