Help! AA OW Award Flagged as Invalid
 

Hey guys, I need some more help. I posted here a couple of months ago and the knowledge I gained was invaluable.

Trying to do a C OW150 AA award. Here is the routing:


MKE-ORD-MIA-SCL(Stop)-IPC(Stop)-SCL-MIA-ORD(Stop for 5 months)-LHR-CAI(Stop)-LHR-ORD.


The note in the record was that you cannot stopover or transit the origin (which I know) or destination (which is news to me).

On my first post here, you all seemed to think that the MKE origin, and ORD destination would count as my open jaw, but I guess AA sees it differently.

I can fix it by getting back to MKE, but frankly I dont want to go back if I dont have to. I live in chicago.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413059

Thanks again. I need to ticket by Tuesday, so please help if you can. Is this something I can appeal (assuming the human checker is wrong)? I passed the computer validation, and had sent this in for final ticketing.

Val

Edited: never mind, I understand now.

From what the original poster said it is clear that they have said that s/he cannot visit the destination (ORD) earlier in the itinerary.

The note said that you cannot stopover or transit the origin or destination.

It is the destination which is tripping it up. I think I will just continue on to MKE to make it valid. Thanks to all.

Val

Val, I'm not sure anyone (even AA) would much care if you "forgot" to take that final ORD-MKE segment. You could book it (and pay the taxes on it), then never actually take it. Would probably be OK.

Anyone ever tried this? I haven't, and I can't speak to its morality, ethics, etc. But it does seem like a very practical way to solve your problem.

And you won't have to worry about not being able to pick up your luggage at ORD, because the INS forces you to pick up your luggage at ORD, and recheck it if you had an onward connection.

Wouldn't they insist that the OP have a reservation for that last segment (since it's not a stopover) and will expect him to be on the flight? The agent at LHR will give him a bp for the segment and not showing up for it doesn't sound like a clean getaway.

I do have a reservation for ORD-MKE now. This makes the ticket legal. What has been suggested is, as you must claim your luggage at ORD (per US Customs), it would be easy to dump the MKE segment at that point.