50,000 mile award tickets: coach one way, first the other?
Apr 26, 2005, 4:09 pm
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50,000 mile award tickets: coach one way, first the other?
I'm booking an award ticket, and a 50,000 mile first class seat is available on the outbound flight I want but not the inbound flight (only on a much later flight); a 50,000 mile premium coach award seat is available on both flights, so I'm booking a premium coach award. Would US Airways allow me to book a first class seat on the outbound and a coach seat on the inbound, as both would cost 50,000 miles?
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.
Apr 26, 2005, 4:21 pm
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Originally Posted by NYCommuter
I'm booking an award ticket, and a 50,000 mile first class seat is available on the outbound flight I want but not the inbound flight (only on a much later flight); a 50,000 mile premium coach award seat is available on both flights, so I'm booking a premium coach award. Would US Airways allow me to book a first class seat on the outbound and a coach seat on the inbound, as both would cost 50,000 miles?
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.
Apr 26, 2005, 9:00 pm
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Originally Posted by NYCommuter
I'm booking an award ticket, and a 50,000 mile first class seat is available on the outbound flight I want but not the inbound flight (only on a much later flight); a 50,000 mile premium coach award seat is available on both flights, so I'm booking a premium coach award. Would US Airways allow me to book a first class seat on the outbound and a coach seat on the inbound, as both would cost 50,000 miles?
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.
I'm assuming that I could also book a first class ticket and just standby for the earlier inbound flight. Thanks for any advice.