CMB to Europe via S. Asian zone?
Apr 27, 2013, 4:06 pm
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CMB to Europe via S. Asian zone?
I am currently ticketed CMB-IST-CDG, but in looking for an F routing to change the award, the easiest option seems to be CMB-BKK-CDG. Would this routing be permissible?
Apr 28, 2013, 12:35 am
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Good luck!
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Apr 28, 2013, 1:43 am
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I have done CMB-HKG-LHR; CMB-SIN-LHR; and CDG-HKG-CMB. No problem.
Apr 28, 2013, 8:32 am
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Jun 10, 2013, 10:17 pm
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I am trying to change to CMB-SIN-DEL-FRA-CDG now, and UA are telling me it won't ticket. I assume the backtrack to SIN is the issue. If they had a more complete network, and there was any other way for me to get to DEL from CMB other than going through BKK or SIN, that would be fine, but this is my only option, so I don't think they should fight me on it.
Jun 10, 2013, 11:11 pm
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I am trying to change to CMB-SIN-DEL-FRA-CDG now, and UA are telling me it won't ticket. I assume the backtrack to SIN is the issue. If they had a more complete network, and there was any other way for me to get to DEL from CMB other than going through BKK or SIN, that would be fine, but this is my only option, so I don't think they should fight me on it.
Jun 10, 2013, 11:19 pm
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3 agents, no luck. Keep calling?
Nope, no stopover. I am flying CMB-SIN 1:30am-7:50am, then same day SIN-DEL 7:05pm-10:10pm, then just after midnight connecting DEL-FRA 2:35am-7:15am and finally FRA-CDG 9:35am-10:45am. Longest stop is 11+ hr in Singapore, in DEL for 4 hours and change. I see no reason for this not to ticket.
Don't assume anything - see if the SIN-DEL-FRA-CDG works and then add the CMB and then you will see the issue. I think it's the stopover in DEL that's causing the issue since you're not connecting in SIN to go to Europe, but instead you are connecting in SIN to go to DEL, right? I assume you are staying in DEL? If so, it will be treated as two one-way tickets= CMB/SIN/DEL//DEL/FRA/CDG
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Jun 10, 2013, 11:38 pm
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Nope, no stopover. I am flying CMB-SIN 1:30am-7:50am, then same day SIN-DEL 7:05pm-10:10pm, then just after midnight connecting DEL-FRA 2:35am-7:15am and finally FRA-CDG 9:35am-10:45am. Longest stop is 11+ hr in Singapore, in DEL for 4 hours and change. I see no reason for this not to ticket.
Could it be they're not allowing 4 segments on that one-way routing too?
Jun 10, 2013, 11:50 pm
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http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemil...ia-via-europe/
Could it be they're not allowing 4 segments on that one-way routing too?
Could it be they're not allowing 4 segments on that one-way routing too?
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Jun 11, 2013, 1:17 am
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F from BKK is 80k miles, from CMB it's 60k miles. Why should I be penalized 20k miles? I am taking the most efficient / only connection from CMB to DEL.
I just tried to call in a CMB-BKK-FRA routing as a test, and they won't allow that either. So, the number of segments/connections isn't the issue. Is this a new horrible restriction from UA? Yet another change I'm going to like no doubt.
UPDATE: got a good agent who listened to my routing and said, that it should be a 60k F award, but needs to be priced manually. He put it all in and said call back in 24h, because SQ and LH don't confirm instantly.
I just tried to call in a CMB-BKK-FRA routing as a test, and they won't allow that either. So, the number of segments/connections isn't the issue. Is this a new horrible restriction from UA? Yet another change I'm going to like no doubt.
UPDATE: got a good agent who listened to my routing and said, that it should be a 60k F award, but needs to be priced manually. He put it all in and said call back in 24h, because SQ and LH don't confirm instantly.
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Jun 11, 2013, 8:11 am
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As expected, I called back, SQ and LH confirmed my F seats, but UA again refuses to ticket this even though it is now in my itinerary and the seats are all confirmed. They even say CMB-BKK-FRA is not a legal routing. According to what UA is telling me, the ONLY *A flight the system will let you take ex-CMB to Europe is CMB-IST on TK.
Jun 11, 2013, 8:13 am
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Actually, what you describe is part of a very disturbing trend of restricting award routings, segment connections, etc.
Granted, united.com was overly generous with what it allowed if you played it right (like stopovers on one ways), but lately I've seen it totally reversed -routings are more and more restricted by united.com - and I am guessing since phone agents are using same system to validate awards - we now have a situation of COMPUTER SAYS NO, it must be invalid.
Still not as bad as AA award rules - but definitely a fix has been done.
Granted, united.com was overly generous with what it allowed if you played it right (like stopovers on one ways), but lately I've seen it totally reversed -routings are more and more restricted by united.com - and I am guessing since phone agents are using same system to validate awards - we now have a situation of COMPUTER SAYS NO, it must be invalid.
Still not as bad as AA award rules - but definitely a fix has been done.