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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 2:42 am
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Question on *A Awards

Are the *A awards only available for round trips or do they allow for one-way travel too?
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 4:00 am
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Originally Posted by cssaus
Are the *A awards only available for round trips or do they allow for one-way travel too?
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a '*A award'. Each of the FFPs has its own rules so you'll need to look at the programme whose points you are spending. I believe that some do allow one-way awards but I think most do not.

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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 6:16 am
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Most FFPs allow one way, but you still pay the same mileage as for a return. For those that don't, you simply need to make a booking for a return and simply not fly the second (return) sector (which amountst to the same thing).

Remember, airlines want you to burn miles earlier rather than later since miles form a liability on the books. Allowing one way awards (other than at the same cost as a return) makes little business sense to them.
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 7:10 am
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Air Canada DOES allow one way rewards and charges 50% of the return (at least they did as of my last interaction a few months ago) reward.
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 9:34 am
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Originally Posted by Retired FF
Air Canada DOES allow one way rewards and charges 50% of the return (at least they did as of my last interaction a few months ago) reward.
AC only allows one-way award travel for AC Aeroplan members redeeming for flights on AC metal only. You can not book a one way AC award ticket for reduced mileage using any *A carriers.
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 1:36 pm
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*A one way awards post #4 lists which *A FFPs have one way awards. (Link found in the sticky *A useful reference links.)
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
(Link found in the sticky *A useful reference links.)
Oh...who could imagine? Thanks, again, KIWI, for your fine efforts in this forum.

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