*A First Class Routes Thread
Apr 19, 2011, 3:00 pm
#151
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To elaborate, I have expanded my search to include other american and canadian cities and found some availability on LH.. Can't seem to find ANYTHING on LX, TG, or SQ. Does the ANA tool support those three? When are f class seats released for those three?
Originally Posted by slaman
Hello all,
I am trying to create an itinerary that maximizes the first class routes... I am just playing around with the ANA tool to see availability and for some reason there is 0 F-class availability for any flights from EWR/JFK/IAD to ZRH... Why is this? I am looking at exactly 330 days out, so unless someone already booked the seats released today, I don't understand why nothing is showing up.
Any insight?
I am trying to create an itinerary that maximizes the first class routes... I am just playing around with the ANA tool to see availability and for some reason there is 0 F-class availability for any flights from EWR/JFK/IAD to ZRH... Why is this? I am looking at exactly 330 days out, so unless someone already booked the seats released today, I don't understand why nothing is showing up.
Any insight?
Last edited by slaman; Apr 19, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Apr 19, 2011, 5:36 pm
#152
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Hello all,
I am trying to create an itinerary that maximizes the first class routes... I am just playing around with the ANA tool to see availability and for some reason there is 0 F-class availability for any flights from EWR/JFK/IAD to ZRH... Why is this? I am looking at exactly 330 days out, so unless someone already booked the seats released today, I don't understand why nothing is showing up.
Any insight?
I am trying to create an itinerary that maximizes the first class routes... I am just playing around with the ANA tool to see availability and for some reason there is 0 F-class availability for any flights from EWR/JFK/IAD to ZRH... Why is this? I am looking at exactly 330 days out, so unless someone already booked the seats released today, I don't understand why nothing is showing up.
Any insight?
SunLover
Apr 19, 2011, 5:41 pm
#153
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Thanks! I managed to get a few flights on LH... but nothing on LX or SQ... any ideas on how I can find those?
Apr 20, 2011, 6:13 am
#154
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Basically - check and pray, check and pray...
SunLover
Apr 20, 2011, 7:21 am
#155
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LX and SQ are extremely tight with F (and even J) reward availability for *A members outside of their respective FF programs; although there have been a few reports of availability appearing as the flight dates approach.
Basically - check and pray, check and pray...
SunLover
Basically - check and pray, check and pray...
SunLover
For example, if I book JFK-FRA on LH right now, and 2 weeks before I leave, LX opens up availability on JFK-ZRH... can I change it to JFK-ZRH and add a connection to FRA all for a single change fee? ($90 per ticket with AC) Or would that require three separate changes and a $270 change fee?
Apr 20, 2011, 11:23 pm
#156
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I see... and if 2-3 weeks before my departure date, I see something open up, I change my itinerary to accommodate the new availability? What happens if it requires a date change, a route change, and an airline change?
For example, if I book JFK-FRA on LH right now, and 2 weeks before I leave, LX opens up availability on JFK-ZRH... can I change it to JFK-ZRH and add a connection to FRA all for a single change fee? ($90 per ticket with AC) Or would that require three separate changes and a $270 change fee?
For example, if I book JFK-FRA on LH right now, and 2 weeks before I leave, LX opens up availability on JFK-ZRH... can I change it to JFK-ZRH and add a connection to FRA all for a single change fee? ($90 per ticket with AC) Or would that require three separate changes and a $270 change fee?
Jul 14, 2011, 8:29 am
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Jul 14, 2011, 5:25 pm
#161
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How about this for 120k? Booked this for 2012--(Aeroplan, but they are raising this award type to 175K for bookings made after 7/15/2011 
YYZ-DUS LH F
DUS-LIS LH C
LIS-ZRH TP C
ZRH-HKG LX F
HKG-HND NH C
NRT-ORD NH F
ORD-YYZ UA F
YYZ-DUS LH F
DUS-LIS LH C
LIS-ZRH TP C
ZRH-HKG LX F
HKG-HND NH C
NRT-ORD NH F
ORD-YYZ UA F
Jul 15, 2011, 2:08 am
#162
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List is updated to here.
Thanks for the CA info.
Thanks for the CA info.
Jul 23, 2011, 9:30 am
#165
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SFO-DUB
I am looking for the most comfortable/convenient/reliable *A routing for a roundtrip SFO DUB. Could be C or F.
Some choices so far -
Out of SFO on UA to
a) LHR
b) ORD
c) JFK
d) IAD
e) BOS
It looks as if FRA (on LH/UA) should be an option, but it doesn't come up on ual.com
What about AC via YYZ? US via PHL?
This is more about reliability and comfort than the # of miles I spend. Getting up in age and am willing to use whatever miles it takes - I have lots.
Some choices so far -
Out of SFO on UA to
a) LHR
b) ORD
c) JFK
d) IAD
e) BOS
It looks as if FRA (on LH/UA) should be an option, but it doesn't come up on ual.com
What about AC via YYZ? US via PHL?
This is more about reliability and comfort than the # of miles I spend. Getting up in age and am willing to use whatever miles it takes - I have lots.