The elusive OW upgrade using AA miles
Nov 13, 2002 | 1:22 pm
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The elusive OW upgrade using AA miles
Can it be done? Can I use my AA miles to upgrade on any other OW carrier's flight? So far, I've found it near impossible.
Nov 15, 2002 | 7:40 am
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So far the best programme to have is CX's AsiaMiles. You may upgrade on CX and BA flights from most fares to next class of service.
QF's programme allows you to upgrade on their flights.
I guess on AA's you can use AAdvantage miles to upgrade only on AA flights from most fares unless you want to upgrade on CX but that has to be full Y and J fares only.
QF's programme allows you to upgrade on their flights.
I guess on AA's you can use AAdvantage miles to upgrade only on AA flights from most fares unless you want to upgrade on CX but that has to be full Y and J fares only.
Nov 15, 2002 | 5:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Guy Betsy:
I guess on AA's you can use AAdvantage miles to upgrade only on AA flights from most fares unless you want to upgrade on CX but that has to be full Y and J fares only.</font>
I guess on AA's you can use AAdvantage miles to upgrade only on AA flights from most fares unless you want to upgrade on CX but that has to be full Y and J fares only.</font>
[This message has been edited by christep (edited 11-15-2002).]
Nov 19, 2002 | 11:08 am
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Full fares on Y that AAdvantage members may upgrade on CX are : Y, Y2, YOX fares only.
Business Class fares do NOT include the RTW fares booked in D class. They have to be straight J class fares.
And yes, AA wants you to issue the tickets directly with them so that they can change the booking class themselves without having to call CX.
Business Class fares do NOT include the RTW fares booked in D class. They have to be straight J class fares.
And yes, AA wants you to issue the tickets directly with them so that they can change the booking class themselves without having to call CX.
Nov 19, 2002 | 3:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Guy Betsy:
Business Class fares do NOT include the RTW fares booked in D class. They have to be straight J class fares.
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Business Class fares do NOT include the RTW fares booked in D class. They have to be straight J class fares.
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