Partner O class award price increase
Oct 27, 2020, 11:34 am
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Partner O class award price increase
Looks like O class partner awards to Asia have been quietly increased from 85k to 102.5k. Reviewing multiple dates to ICN and TPE next year all the KE and CI flights that previously priced at 85k are now pricing at 102.5k (even in cases where no DL metal is involved).
Oct 27, 2020, 11:38 am
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What fare codes are you seeing? We have an expert here in award fares and award fare codes who can probably help to clarify the relevant fare rules.
Oct 27, 2020, 12:37 pm
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Oct 27, 2020, 12:40 pm
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Oct 27, 2020, 12:44 pm
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Oct 27, 2020, 12:46 pm
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Oct 27, 2020, 12:52 pm
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Good grief, I'm also seeing the jump from 75k to 95k. Thankfully I recently burned most of my family's stash (1,650,000 SkyMiles redeemed) on J flights to Europe (mostly KLM and some AF). One trip was earlier this month and the others are set for December, March, and (booked last week) July. I guess we have to fly them all now.
Oct 27, 2020, 2:13 pm
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Oct 27, 2020, 7:21 pm
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FYI, not all partners book into O (VS Upperclass awards book into G). While partner awards book into a single booking class, most of them have multiple levels (generally 3) depending on advance purchase. There are currently no partner levels that require roundtrip bookings (unlike various DL metal awards).
VS G awards to UK with 60-day advance were formerly 86K one-way, while other partner awards (KL/AF/AZ and VS beyond UK) to Europe with 60-day advance were formerly 75K. These low-level, 60-day advance partner awards do indeed appear to have been harmonized to all be 95K one-way with fare basis code CSMH950.
Other partner business award levels to Europe are
21-day advance CSMG1050 - 105K
no advance CSM1350 - 135K
Note that DL increased their low-level, 90-day advance purchase D1 awards to Europe to 105K each-way (from 80K) at least a couple of months ago. They also added a roundtrip booking requirement
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32623031-post6.html
VS G awards to UK with 60-day advance were formerly 86K one-way, while other partner awards (KL/AF/AZ and VS beyond UK) to Europe with 60-day advance were formerly 75K. These low-level, 60-day advance partner awards do indeed appear to have been harmonized to all be 95K one-way with fare basis code CSMH950.
Other partner business award levels to Europe are
21-day advance CSMG1050 - 105K
no advance CSM1350 - 135K
Note that DL increased their low-level, 90-day advance purchase D1 awards to Europe to 105K each-way (from 80K) at least a couple of months ago. They also added a roundtrip booking requirement
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32623031-post6.html
Last edited by xliioper; Oct 27, 2020 at 8:44 pm