October 29, 2010 - One-Way Star Alliance Awards Are Now Available
Nov 12, 2011, 2:25 pm
#181
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Nov 12, 2011, 2:48 pm
#182
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Slightly to the left of center
Posts: 3,475
FWIW, I've actually taken to booking most of my tickets as one-ways now. No more R/Ts.
I had one recently where I wanted to dump the outbound, but keep the return. But to do so required rebooking the return and having new inventory be available, and then refunding the original r/t ticket in its entirety. I have situations like this come up when for example I'm trying to combine AA one ways w/ UA one ways, waiting for preferred routings for a companion to open up in the week or so before the flight to get them on my flights with me, or to get them better flights.
If you are 1K/GS (no fees), and if you don't need a stopover, booking two one-ways preserves much more flexibility for such things vs. a round trip ticket.
I had one recently where I wanted to dump the outbound, but keep the return. But to do so required rebooking the return and having new inventory be available, and then refunding the original r/t ticket in its entirety. I have situations like this come up when for example I'm trying to combine AA one ways w/ UA one ways, waiting for preferred routings for a companion to open up in the week or so before the flight to get them on my flights with me, or to get them better flights.
If you are 1K/GS (no fees), and if you don't need a stopover, booking two one-ways preserves much more flexibility for such things vs. a round trip ticket.
Nov 12, 2011, 3:48 pm
#183
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
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FWIW, I've actually taken to booking most of my tickets as one-ways now. No more R/Ts.
I had one recently where I wanted to dump the outbound, but keep the return. But to do so required rebooking the return and having new inventory be available, and then refunding the original r/t ticket in its entirety. I have situations like this come up when for example I'm trying to combine AA one ways w/ UA one ways, waiting for preferred routings for a companion to open up in the week or so before the flight to get them on my flights with me, or to get them better flights.
If you are 1K/GS (no fees), and if you don't need a stopover, booking two one-ways preserves much more flexibility for such things vs. a round trip ticket.
I had one recently where I wanted to dump the outbound, but keep the return. But to do so required rebooking the return and having new inventory be available, and then refunding the original r/t ticket in its entirety. I have situations like this come up when for example I'm trying to combine AA one ways w/ UA one ways, waiting for preferred routings for a companion to open up in the week or so before the flight to get them on my flights with me, or to get them better flights.
If you are 1K/GS (no fees), and if you don't need a stopover, booking two one-ways preserves much more flexibility for such things vs. a round trip ticket.
1. If you are booked on a RT and bad weather comes up at your destination for your day of arrival only, the airline often changes both legs of your ticket for free, but if you are on a one-way they won't.
2. If you are not elite and need to cancel the fees double.
Jan 7, 2012, 3:13 pm
#184
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,331
I'm new to Star Alliance awards, and especially Star one-way award using MileagePlus points. My planned travel will be within South Asia.
I searched and found this thread, but I want to ask my questions to be 100% sure:
1) A one-way saver award on SQ, for example SIN-SGN would be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
2) A one-way saver award on UA metal, for example SGN-HKG would also be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
I searched and found this thread, but I want to ask my questions to be 100% sure:
1) A one-way saver award on SQ, for example SIN-SGN would be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
2) A one-way saver award on UA metal, for example SGN-HKG would also be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Jan 7, 2012, 11:59 pm
#185
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Los Angeles / Basel
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 26,929
I'm new to Star Alliance awards, and especially Star one-way award using MileagePlus points. My planned travel will be within South Asia.
I searched and found this thread, but I want to ask my questions to be 100% sure:
1) A one-way saver award on SQ, for example SIN-SGN would be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
2) A one-way saver award on UA metal, for example SGN-HKG would also be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
I searched and found this thread, but I want to ask my questions to be 100% sure:
1) A one-way saver award on SQ, for example SIN-SGN would be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
2) A one-way saver award on UA metal, for example SGN-HKG would also be 12.5K miles in Y and 17.5K miles in C, with no fees being assessed since I'm a 1K, correct?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Jan 8, 2012, 9:44 am
#186
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,331