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Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
Mar 12, 19, 3:12 pm
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QR Al Safwa First Class Lounge
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421,203
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lopez151
Champagne?
Can anyone report which champagne is being poured in AS at the moment? And any of the other wines if someone recalls.
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Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Oct 26, 12, 5:36 am
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Skyteam Upgrade on Codeshare service
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687
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lopez151
Skyteam Upgrade on Codeshare service
I'm on KE metal, using a DL codeshare flight number, from ICN-ORD and IAD-ICN next week. Full Y tickets. A Delta agent just told me on the phone that there is Skyteam Upgrade space available at 25k...
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Radisson Hotel Group | Radisson Rewards
Sep 25, 12, 9:18 am
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Radisson hotel distributing Passport copies to staff
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6,202
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lopez151
Passports are really secure travel documents. ...
Passports are really secure travel documents. Particularly American and most European passports. I don't think there is any reason for you to replace them, as someone having a photocopy doesn't...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Sep 17, 12, 12:11 pm
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1,166
Global First Lounge (IFL / GFL) Access Questions and Experiences
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139,387
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lopez151
LAX IFL access
Hi,
I'm traveling today LAX-SFO-ICN. LAX-SFO is in UA F, and SFO-ICN is in SQ F. I thought the rules said that a same-day international first class ticket got you into first class lounges, so I...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Aug 18, 12, 12:49 pm
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One-way award change question
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511
Posted By
lopez151
Thanks! Hopefully I have the same good luck that...
Thanks! Hopefully I have the same good luck that you did.
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Aug 18, 12, 11:54 am
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One-way award change question
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511
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lopez151
One-way award change question
I've got a question about whether a change to an award ticket is allowed, and I can't find an answer here or elsewhere that is directly on point.
Right now I have an award booking ICN-SFO-LAX in...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jul 3, 12, 12:49 am
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Solution to the Gov't fare upgrading item in the works?
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10,747
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lopez151
I really don't understand the issue with the YCA...
I really don't understand the issue with the YCA fares. The U.S. Government is likely one of the largest, if not the largest, customers that United has. Other large corporate clients negotiate...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jun 8, 12, 7:57 pm
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UA Miles for SAA tix to JNB/CPT
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1,919
Posted By
lopez151
I was based in Accra until recently, and found it...
I was based in Accra until recently, and found it very easy to find Y or C space on SAA for mileage redemption. And it is a bargain at 25k/50k round trip in Y and C respectively. I haven't tried to...
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Star Alliance
Feb 8, 12, 3:50 am
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Redeem miles for SA Y nonstop or MS J with connection?
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784
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lopez151
I did end up ticketing the SA Y return leg...
I did end up ticketing the SA Y return leg instead of the convoluted MS J routing. I don't know what I was thinking! Much longer, and dry to boot.
B747-437B -- I am indeed based in Accra these...
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Star Alliance
Feb 2, 12, 8:52 am
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Redeem miles for SA Y nonstop or MS J with connection?
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784
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lopez151
Redeem miles for SA Y nonstop or MS J with connection?
This is a question about star alliance partners South African Airways and Egypt Air.
For an upcoming award reservation I can either:
fly South African Airways nonstop Johannesburg-Accra in...
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Continental OnePass (Pre-Merger)
Dec 24, 11, 8:52 am
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Reduced award availability on continental.com when logged in as Plat
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526
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lopez151
Reduced award availability on continental.com when logged in as Plat
I'm not sure if others will be able to reproduce this or explain it, but I was just searching for award tickets from Accra to Johannesburg in January 2012 and got worse results when I was logged in...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Oct 26, 11, 6:31 pm
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iMac 27" as carry-on for int'l flight?
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11,442
Posted By
lopez151
Regarding the question about ensuring that you...
Regarding the question about ensuring that you can avoid duty when you re-import the item into the U.S., you need to pre-register the device with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It is an easy...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Oct 8, 11, 4:22 pm
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Enhancements coming - Pre-Departure Beverages...September 2011
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lopez151
10/7 IAD-ACC in Business. OJ, Water, Champagne...
10/7 IAD-ACC in Business. OJ, Water, Champagne offered for PDB. Overheard FA refuse choice of beverage to another J passenger.
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Jun 25, 11, 11:21 am
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Has anyone ever won the 100k miles for the post-flight survey?
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757
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lopez151
Has anyone ever won the 100k miles for the post-flight survey?
I just got the email we always get to take the post-flight United survey for a chance to win 100k miles, and I was wondering if anyone on FT had ever won the prize. So, are any of you out there?
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Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
May 26, 11, 11:35 pm
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Old BusinessElite on 767 worth it?
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2,676
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lopez151
I have about 85,000 miles left on Delta, most of...
I have about 85,000 miles left on Delta, most of which came over from Northwest.
I like the callback feature that the phone line has instead of making you wait on hold, but really, a 1h40m...
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Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
May 26, 11, 6:22 pm
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Old BusinessElite on 767 worth it?
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2,676
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lopez151
Alright, I'm sold. I'm going to do it if I can...
Alright, I'm sold. I'm going to do it if I can ever get through to Delta on the phone. I wish upgrades could be requested through the website!
I'll let everyone know if it was worth it after the...
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Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
May 25, 11, 11:31 pm
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Old BusinessElite on 767 worth it?
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2,676
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lopez151
Old BusinessElite on 767 worth it?
I haven't flown Delta internationally in years, but I have a CDG-MSP segment coming up, and I'm trying to decide if upgrading from my B fare is worth the 25,000 miles.
I've been spoiled by the lie...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
May 7, 11, 1:36 pm
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UA/CO to Begin Crossfleeting Operations on Some Trans-Atlantic Flights - June 2011
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63,878
Posted By
lopez151
Another factor
The other factor here could possibly be that the U.S. Government is implementing this spring the portion of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement which allows flights on EU Member State carriers, flying...
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Air France, KLM, and Other Partners | Flying Blue
Apr 7, 11, 8:40 pm
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Unusually high award ticket taxes/fees
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lopez151
Unusually high award ticket taxes/fees
I just priced a return classic award ACC-AMS-CUR for this November at 40k miles each way, with very good availability of award seats. However, I was astonished to see that the taxes/surcharges/fees...
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Star Alliance
Dec 22, 10, 2:59 pm
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Is Turkish a good option?
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1,228
Posted By
lopez151
I also recently flew IST-JNB with the new C...
I also recently flew IST-JNB with the new C product, and it was just excellent. Seat was very comfortable, and the food was outstanding. They even had an onboard chef! Or at least an FA in a chef...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Dec 19, 10, 4:43 pm
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2,383
Washington Times - United Admits to StarNet Blocking!
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254,392
Posted By
lopez151
I'm a new 1K, and this may be discussed earlier...
I'm a new 1K, and this may be discussed earlier in this 152 page thread, but can 1K desk agents call inventory management to get seats released when the ANA tool shows that UA is blocking starnet...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Dec 12, 10, 8:59 pm
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421
Reports that UA is Awarding Status even if short a few EQM/EQS
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50,698
Posted By
lopez151
Happy surprise for me - I'm at 99,505 eqm, and I...
Happy surprise for me - I'm at 99,505 eqm, and I logged in tonight to find myself at 1K for the first time! I do have a reservation booked for late December that would have put me over, but the...
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India-Based Airlines
Jan 20, 08, 8:58 pm
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14
9W-NW Interline Q
Views:
1,539
Posted By
lopez151
Does interlining of bags usually work pretty...
Does interlining of bags usually work pretty well? I flew a few weeks ago MSP-EWR on NW using one NW-issued ticket, and then later the same day EWR-BRU on 9W using a seperate 9W-issued ticket.
I...
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Practical Travel Safety and Security Issues
Dec 11, 07, 6:49 pm
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253
Comrade Chertoff on Increased Fingerprint Harassment
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17,081
Posted By
lopez151
So many misconceptions
Just wanted to chime in with a couple things because there seems to be a lot of misinformation going around about the switch to ten-print.
1) Tourism in the U.S. is back to pre-9/11 levels in...
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Star Alliance
Aug 8, 07, 9:58 pm
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5
Cost Effective Options for Travel in Africa
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1,160
Posted By
lopez151
Second that. Your tickets are going to cost a...
Second that. Your tickets are going to cost a fortune and there's just no way around it. When I was based in Lagos, I twice had to fly to CDG in order to connect back down to Yaounde and Luanda. The...
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