PIT to Maui.
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:23 am
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Does transferring to British Airways help at all in this case or is United the way to go?
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:35 am
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I do have Chase Sapphire so the transfer part is covered. Question is.. is there an advantage to transfer to British Airways instead of United for this trip?
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:35 am
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Using avios for domestic travel is really only beneficial for short haul domestic flights as their pricing is distance base per segment. Because Pitt to Maui is neither short nor direct, using avios is not a good alternative.
Feb 8, 2013 | 10:36 am
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Feb 8, 2013 | 10:39 am
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Feb 8, 2013 | 10:43 am
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Feb 8, 2013 | 10:44 am
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Feb 8, 2013 | 11:21 am
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Are you even sure you can get 4 seats in Y to Maui in Feb? It's a pretty popular time of year to go, since President's Day is mid-month.
Feb 8, 2013 | 11:30 am
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i would not write off BA miles they may be beneficial, if you have trouble finding flights with united to OGG you could fly united PIT-LAX for 12500 miles one way then fly AA using BA miles LAX-OGG for 12500 one way, this is 25k one way insead of 20k but if it gets you the dates you want for just a 5k premium it might be worth it, also you could add a stop over in LA for a few days and see some west coast sites if you might want. some times we need to think outside the box of avios are bad for longer flights
Feb 8, 2013 | 12:07 pm
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i would not write off BA miles they may be beneficial, if you have trouble finding flights with united to OGG you could fly united PIT-LAX for 12500 miles one way then fly AA using BA miles LAX-OGG for 12500 one way, this is 25k one way insead of 20k but if it gets you the dates you want for just a 5k premium it might be worth it, also you could add a stop over in LA for a few days and see some west coast sites if you might want. some times we need to think outside the box of avios are bad for longer flights
You might have to fly to DFW then to OGG which would cost 27.5ow...
edit: Nevermind, I understand what your are saying about using united and BA avios, sorry
Feb 8, 2013 | 12:47 pm
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i would not write off BA miles they may be beneficial, if you have trouble finding flights with united to OGG you could fly united PIT-LAX for 12500 miles one way then fly AA using BA miles LAX-OGG for 12500 one way, this is 25k one way insead of 20k but if it gets you the dates you want for just a 5k premium it might be worth it, also you could add a stop over in LA for a few days and see some west coast sites if you might want. some times we need to think outside the box of avios are bad for longer flights
PIT-LAX on United for 12.5K one-way and LAX-OGG on AA (Using BA) for 12.5K one-way. (Just recapping to make sure I got it) :-)
Feb 8, 2013 | 1:00 pm
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That's a good idea given that availability may be sparse.
PIT-LAX on United for 12.5K one-way and LAX-OGG on AA (Using BA) for 12.5K one-way. (Just recapping to make sure I got it) :-)
Yes, that's correct.
And if you wanted to stop over in California, you could also fly PIT-SFO on UA, and OAK-OGG or SJC-OGG on AS, as AS is another BA redemption partner.
For redemptions with just UA miles, there is also (at least for now) the possibility of PIT-PHX-OGG on US. That option will likely disappear if US merges with AA.
Originally Posted by NetBrowser07
i would not write off BA miles they may be beneficial, if you have trouble finding flights with united to OGG you could fly united PIT-LAX for 12500 miles one way then fly AA using BA miles LAX-OGG for 12500 one way, this is 25k one way insead of 20k but if it gets you the dates you want for just a 5k premium it might be worth it, also you could add a stop over in LA for a few days and see some west coast sites if you might want. some times we need to think outside the box of avios are bad for longer flights
PIT-LAX on United for 12.5K one-way and LAX-OGG on AA (Using BA) for 12.5K one-way. (Just recapping to make sure I got it) :-)
And if you wanted to stop over in California, you could also fly PIT-SFO on UA, and OAK-OGG or SJC-OGG on AS, as AS is another BA redemption partner.
For redemptions with just UA miles, there is also (at least for now) the possibility of PIT-PHX-OGG on US. That option will likely disappear if US merges with AA.