where to fly on redemption from LHR?
Feb 2, 2010 | 5:48 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Ireland
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where to fly on redemption from LHR?
Is there an easy way to check the flight options on *A from Heathrow? The old flash page on the website used show the destinations from any city in the network but that's gone.
Without going to every *A airline to see where they fly I want to spend about 8/9 days to one destination, using my miles for 2 people end Aug, start Sept 2010, good lie flat bed in either business or First Class without more than a max of one stop as I'll already be coming in from BHD.
Thanks
Without going to every *A airline to see where they fly I want to spend about 8/9 days to one destination, using my miles for 2 people end Aug, start Sept 2010, good lie flat bed in either business or First Class without more than a max of one stop as I'll already be coming in from BHD.
Thanks
Feb 2, 2010 | 6:17 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Not as comfortable as the old tool, but it does show all nonstop and direct options from any city served by *A: http://www.startimetable.com/StarAlliance.pdf
The destination is of course a question of availability of award seats and how many miles you have available. First class options are limited, TG to BKK or NH to NRT could be doable, however SQ on 77W and 380 are off limits unless you have an awful lot of miles in SQ Krisflyer. Examples for a good business classes from LHR would be NZ to LAX and HKG or AC to many places in eastern and western Canada.
The destination is of course a question of availability of award seats and how many miles you have available. First class options are limited, TG to BKK or NH to NRT could be doable, however SQ on 77W and 380 are off limits unless you have an awful lot of miles in SQ Krisflyer. Examples for a good business classes from LHR would be NZ to LAX and HKG or AC to many places in eastern and western Canada.
Feb 2, 2010 | 6:39 am
#3
Join Date: Jun 2007
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The London Heathrow wikipedia page shows airlines and destinations. You can get very favourable rates for redemptions to Tbilisi or Yerevan (assuming you are using BD miles) and are very affordable when you get there.
Feb 2, 2010 | 8:09 am
#4
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Ireland
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As you correctly spotted I am using BD miles. I have approx 600k for the two of us to spend.
It all seems like quite a chore to redeem miles as many airlines either fly to where I don't want to go (eg many of BD's flights) or have few available seats on many of their popular routes as I guess they are going to fill them with more profitable fare paying passengers.
I like the idea of going back to Japan but the reviews of NH's beds is that they slant rather than lie flat so you slide off them of don't sleep!
I'll continue my research.
Thanks guys
It all seems like quite a chore to redeem miles as many airlines either fly to where I don't want to go (eg many of BD's flights) or have few available seats on many of their popular routes as I guess they are going to fill them with more profitable fare paying passengers.
I like the idea of going back to Japan but the reviews of NH's beds is that they slant rather than lie flat so you slide off them of don't sleep!
I'll continue my research.
Thanks guys