Valid routing?? using miles
Nov 20, 2011 | 12:35 pm
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No chance of that working with UA. Better chance of it working with CO. If you can find the inventory I'd try booking it as a multi-city online or calling it in and feeding the segments to the agent. I know that CO permits BKK-SYD-SFO/LAX so adding on the hop to BOM shouldn't be too much trouble.
Jan 15, 2012 | 11:48 am
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Has nothing to do with the original poster's routing but I figured I'd ask a routing question with this thread.
Looking for first class award from ZRH to PDX. Is travel through YUL on LX valid routing? How do I find routing rules for these types of things?
Looking for first class award from ZRH to PDX. Is travel through YUL on LX valid routing? How do I find routing rules for these types of things?
Jan 15, 2012 | 12:17 pm
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CO let me book DEN-CLE-YUL(overnight)-ZRH-LHR. I don't think you'd have any trouble.
Jan 15, 2012 | 12:20 pm
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The reason I ask is I tried this through MIA (ZRH-MIA-IAH-PDX) and it was no-go; invalid routing. I'll call and ask. I just can't stand the long hold times (30+ minutes). I have no status.
Once I called OnePass and they gave me the option of ringing me back when an agent is available but now they are just having me hold. Is there a way to have the call back option done automatically instead of listening to the terrible hold announcement over and over and over?
Also, what is the longest permitted layover on an international award ticket? Is 24 hours permitted and not counted as a Stopover?
Once I called OnePass and they gave me the option of ringing me back when an agent is available but now they are just having me hold. Is there a way to have the call back option done automatically instead of listening to the terrible hold announcement over and over and over?
Also, what is the longest permitted layover on an international award ticket? Is 24 hours permitted and not counted as a Stopover?
Last edited by mpp; Jan 15, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Jan 15, 2012 | 12:26 pm
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The reason I ask is I tried this through MIA (ZRH-MIA-IAH-PDX) and it was no-go; invalid routing. I'll call and ask. I just can't stand the long hold times (30+ minutes). I have no status.
Once I called OnePass and they gave me the option of ringing me back when an agent is available but now they are just having me hold. Is there a way to have the call back option done automatically instead of listening to the terrible hold announcement over and over and over?
Once I called OnePass and they gave me the option of ringing me back when an agent is available but now they are just having me hold. Is there a way to have the call back option done automatically instead of listening to the terrible hold announcement over and over and over?
Jan 15, 2012 | 12:38 pm
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So PDX-ZRH is 5375 miles, so I'll ballpark that MPM is 5912. So as long as you stay under 5912 + 15% = 6799 miles, you should be good.
PDX-YUL-ZRH is 6070 miles. (I'm assuming AC flies PDX-YUL direct, something I'm not sure if they do. If not, PDX-YVR-YUL-ZRH is still only 6281 miles, so that would be valid as well.
Also, what is the longest permitted layover on an international award ticket? Is 24 hours permitted and not counted as a Stopover?
Chris
