Using Miles
May 12, 2003 | 10:20 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Posts: 14
Using Miles
I'm working on booking a trip that would basically be the following itinerary:
ORD-RIX-DUB-MAD-ORD
Getting to RIX (Riga) seems like the biggest challenge. According to AA when using miles you can only have flights on two airlines, so if I were to try to book either ORD-RIX-DUB-ORD or ORD-RIX-DUB, MAD-ORD what do you think is the best way to try to pull this off?
ORD-RIX-DUB-MAD-ORD
Getting to RIX (Riga) seems like the biggest challenge. According to AA when using miles you can only have flights on two airlines, so if I were to try to book either ORD-RIX-DUB-ORD or ORD-RIX-DUB, MAD-ORD what do you think is the best way to try to pull this off?
May 12, 2003 | 3:49 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MEL/LAX
Programs: AAdv GLD(MM), QF LTS, UA MP_nada, HH Gld, SPG, GoldenCircle Jade
Posts: 4,478
I too am visiting RIX (in Sep). I am going on BA - in your case you can go either ORD-LHR(AA), LHR-RIX(BA), RIX-LHR-DUB(BA) etc...or ORD-LHR-RIX-LHR-DUB (BA) - but I am not sure whether AAdv lets you use BA transatlantic sectors for awards??
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May 12, 2003 | 10:46 pm
#4
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Boca Raton, FL DL FO/MM AA EXP SPG PLT
Posts: 968
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Darren:
Do a oneworld award. ord-lon-rix-hel-dub-mad-lon-ord. 115k in business class, no muss, no fuss. </font>
Do a oneworld award. ord-lon-rix-hel-dub-mad-lon-ord. 115k in business class, no muss, no fuss. </font>
Oops. Edited to add that you can only redeem on BA across the pond after 30 June 2003.
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