Inventory on hold
Mar 31, 2007 | 12:10 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: UK
Programs: AA LfGLD, HH Gold, PC Plt, Marriott Plt
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Inventory on hold
I going to book an OW award ticket with AA miles, I know that I can put the trip on hold for 14 days.
If the first part of the trip is say available now, can I hold those flights and put in dummy flights for the rest of the booking then change the dates and flights of the dummy part at a future date (within the 14 days)?
I think I have found the answer to my own question by doing another search and using the word dummy. I feel like one at the moment.
I would say the answer is Yes.
If the first part of the trip is say available now, can I hold those flights and put in dummy flights for the rest of the booking then change the dates and flights of the dummy part at a future date (within the 14 days)?
I think I have found the answer to my own question by doing another search and using the word dummy. I feel like one at the moment.
I would say the answer is Yes.
Last edited by Smart Monkey; Mar 31, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Mar 31, 2007 | 3:45 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 9,122
I going to book an OW award ticket with AA miles, I know that I can put the trip on hold for 14 days.
If the first part of the trip is say available now, can I hold those flights and put in dummy flights for the rest of the booking then change the dates and flights of the dummy part at a future date (within the 14 days)?
If the first part of the trip is say available now, can I hold those flights and put in dummy flights for the rest of the booking then change the dates and flights of the dummy part at a future date (within the 14 days)?
I routinely book award tickets in this way. I call 330 days out, hopefully grab that flight, and leave it at that. 330 days before the next segment, I call to try and grab that. (The only hassle is that the AAgents have to change the award category each time I add flights. They say they can't book anything without having the proper award category there.)
Mar 31, 2007 | 5:50 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Madrid, Spain & Santiago, Chile
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 3,181
Yes, but there is no need. Prior to ticketing, it can just end wherever.
I routinely book award tickets in this way. I call 330 days out, hopefully grab that flight, and leave it at that. 330 days before the next segment, I call to try and grab that. (The only hassle is that the AAgents have to change the award category each time I add flights. They say they can't book anything without having the proper award category there.)
I routinely book award tickets in this way. I call 330 days out, hopefully grab that flight, and leave it at that. 330 days before the next segment, I call to try and grab that. (The only hassle is that the AAgents have to change the award category each time I add flights. They say they can't book anything without having the proper award category there.)
Mar 31, 2007 | 11:16 pm
#5
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MEL/LAX
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Outbound sector is not cancelled upon adding the return (subsequent) sector - it is added to the itinerary and then ready to ticket.
Apr 1, 2007 | 8:21 am
#6
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Madrid, Spain & Santiago, Chile
Programs: AA EXP
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Apr 1, 2007 | 12:34 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
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The AAgents do need to modify the record to change the type of award that it says will be used, but as far as I know that doesn't cancel anything.
Apr 1, 2007 | 12:42 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Yes -- all but one of the awards I've booked this way have been OW awards.
When the AAgent needs to change the award type it is to increase the number of miles I need to spend. Sorry for not making that clear.
When the AAgent needs to change the award type it is to increase the number of miles I need to spend. Sorry for not making that clear.
Apr 1, 2007 | 7:24 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2003
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The fact that the AAgent needs to put in an award type is a technicality. It doesn't have to be defined as one and ticketed until just that - ticketing. Prior to that it is just a reservation and can be one segment, two or however many and the checking against specific award rules doesn't happen until ticketing.