Intra-Asia Awards
Feb 1, 2004 | 3:51 pm
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Intra-Asia Awards
I need to book a NRT-BKK-HKG ticket this August. I bave mileage on all the major programs, except DL. From what I can tell, the ticket will cost 40k miles on AA, 25k miles on CO, 20k miles on NW, and 20k miles on UA. However, after a few tries, there seems to be little availability into BKK. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed?
Feb 1, 2004 | 6:03 pm
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NRT-BKK is always a difficult segment to redeem awards on US carriers.
If you can afford to burn more miles, you could try to get a partner award, especially with *.
If all else fails, consider getting a seat on the less popular NRT-SIN route, and buying a cheap SIN-BKK ticket, a route with wide-open competition.
P.S: I take it you want an open-jaws ticket, as intra-Asia stopovers are not allowed at least on NW and UA, IIRC.
If you can afford to burn more miles, you could try to get a partner award, especially with *.
If all else fails, consider getting a seat on the less popular NRT-SIN route, and buying a cheap SIN-BKK ticket, a route with wide-open competition.
P.S: I take it you want an open-jaws ticket, as intra-Asia stopovers are not allowed at least on NW and UA, IIRC.
Feb 1, 2004 | 9:31 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jonhoram:
I need to book a NRT-BKK-HKG ticket this August. I bave mileage on all the major programs, except DL. From what I can tell, the ticket will cost 40k miles on AA, 25k miles on CO, 20k miles on NW, and 20k miles on UA. However, after a few tries, there seems to be little availability into BKK. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed?</font>
I need to book a NRT-BKK-HKG ticket this August. I bave mileage on all the major programs, except DL. From what I can tell, the ticket will cost 40k miles on AA, 25k miles on CO, 20k miles on NW, and 20k miles on UA. However, after a few tries, there seems to be little availability into BKK. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed?</font>
Are you looking for a stopover on your Intra-Asia award? If so, then that would rule out NW miles.
Feb 2, 2004 | 8:50 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by davistev:
Are you looking for a stopover on your Intra-Asia award? If so, then that would rule out NW miles.</font>
Are you looking for a stopover on your Intra-Asia award? If so, then that would rule out NW miles.</font>
Feb 3, 2004 | 12:19 pm
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One possibilty to explore is a NW ticket roundtrip NRT-BKK-NRT using partners via HKG.
I dont know if NW does NRT-HKG but I am sure JAL or JAS do, and then from HKG to BKK you can use Kenya Airways (also a NW partner), on the return, get off in HKG and cancel your last segment to BKK...
I dont know if NW does NRT-HKG but I am sure JAL or JAS do, and then from HKG to BKK you can use Kenya Airways (also a NW partner), on the return, get off in HKG and cancel your last segment to BKK...
Feb 4, 2004 | 11:02 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jonhoram:
I already have a JFK-NRT/HKG-JFK ticket. I need to get from NRT to HKG with a few days stop in BKK.</font>
I already have a JFK-NRT/HKG-JFK ticket. I need to get from NRT to HKG with a few days stop in BKK.</font>
UA won't be of much use either also because of the BKK-HKG segment. You could use UA miles on TG, but that would run you 40K miles per the *A chart.
The same goes for OW.
Also, for the person who inquired about stopovers on intra-Asia awards, I know JL allows them and would be willing to guess that many other carriers do as well.
[This message has been edited by moondog (edited Feb 04, 2004).]