Consolidated "ANA Booking Tool and UA MP Awards" Thread [Merged]
Jun 23, 2010, 8:19 am
#106
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ANA star aliance award search
It seems ANA award search tool doesn't work anymore in past week. The search button becomes gray and only thing you can search is ANA flights. Does everyone have the same issue? Is there any way to resolve the issue?
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jun 23, 2010 at 8:37 am Reason: please search archives for similar threads; thank you.
Jun 23, 2010, 8:27 am
#107
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It's not just you. Doesn't work for me either.
Jun 23, 2010, 8:28 am
#108
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There are a few other posts about this. If you have 0 miles in your account, the search tool doesn't work. Continental.com is a good replacement. Their search tool is just as good (if not better).
Jun 23, 2010, 10:19 am
#109
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Is there a thread I could go to with perhaps a quick tutorial on searching ANA or Continental for *A award flights? Or perhaps someone could clue me in? I just spent an hour wandering thru continental.com and I don't see reference to anything but CO flights....
Jun 23, 2010, 10:23 am
#110
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Please see the link contained in the first post of this thread.
Jun 24, 2010, 4:22 am
#111
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Jun 24, 2010, 5:27 am
#112
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It's doubtful that they anticipated a group of dedicated, resourceful, FFers would find a way around the tiny little shallow MOAT they were trying to build around their search tool 
Jun 24, 2010, 8:32 am
#113
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I agree. All I find is EG/MS or LO for alternatives in Europe whe searches are based in NYC. No LH, LX, etc in results. The same searches on ANA showed most *A Eurpean carriers.
I did an ORD/FRA award seatch and 1 UA flight was returned, Y only available. The same search on ANA showed all UA and all LH available with F/C/Y availability.
Jun 25, 2010, 8:03 am
#114
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Hi all,
I'm looking to fly from New York area to CDG in Mar 2011, and I found using the ANA tool businessfirst seats on CO:
3/10/11 Co 056 EWR-CDG
3/17/11 Co 057 CDG-EWR
68,000 mi RT/person
When I call UA, they say they have neither flight available, and the days they do in march cost 105,000 miles.
Are the ANA tool mile costs completely unrelated to the actual cost? And am I pretty much SOL because UA tells me there is no availability?
Thanks.
I'm looking to fly from New York area to CDG in Mar 2011, and I found using the ANA tool businessfirst seats on CO:
3/10/11 Co 056 EWR-CDG
3/17/11 Co 057 CDG-EWR
68,000 mi RT/person
When I call UA, they say they have neither flight available, and the days they do in march cost 105,000 miles.
Are the ANA tool mile costs completely unrelated to the actual cost? And am I pretty much SOL because UA tells me there is no availability?
Thanks.
Jun 25, 2010, 9:34 am
#115
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Hi all,
I'm looking to fly from New York area to CDG in Mar 2011, and I found using the ANA tool businessfirst seats on CO:
3/10/11 Co 056 EWR-CDG
3/17/11 Co 057 CDG-EWR
68,000 mi RT/person
When I call UA, they say they have neither flight available, and the days they do in march cost 105,000 miles.
Are the ANA tool mile costs completely unrelated to the actual cost? And am I pretty much SOL because UA tells me there is no availability?
Thanks.
I'm looking to fly from New York area to CDG in Mar 2011, and I found using the ANA tool businessfirst seats on CO:
3/10/11 Co 056 EWR-CDG
3/17/11 Co 057 CDG-EWR
68,000 mi RT/person
When I call UA, they say they have neither flight available, and the days they do in march cost 105,000 miles.
Are the ANA tool mile costs completely unrelated to the actual cost? And am I pretty much SOL because UA tells me there is no availability?
Thanks.
Jun 27, 2010, 9:13 am
#116
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Jul 5, 2010, 7:05 pm
#118
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Dave
Aug 8, 2010, 2:17 am
#119
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Trying to use the ANA tool now... it's grayed out for partner awards, but not for ANA awards. ANyone know how to fix this?
Aug 8, 2010, 3:11 am
#120
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Just search more diligently and you'll get your answer. It is already on this forum.