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Old May 9, 2005, 11:13 pm
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reservation for an award flight
Is it possible to make a reservation now and pay by redeeming miles later (before the flight of course), if I don't have enough miles just yet?

Also, if I buy some miles to reach the award level, but the US Airways could not offer any suitable itinerary, can I return the miles and get my money back?
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Old May 10, 2005, 7:00 am
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They'll find the itinerary for you, then you can hold it for a short time while you accrue the miles. I think its only 24 or 72 hours, no longer.

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Old May 10, 2005, 7:41 am
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Originally Posted by jcooke
They'll find the itinerary for you, then you can hold it for a short time while you accrue the miles. I think its only 24 or 72 hours, no longer.

-JC
While waiting for miles to transfer to my US account, they've let me keep renewing the hold on a reservation 2 or 3 times...
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Old May 10, 2005, 8:09 am
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I believe ya on that one, just gotta find a good agent to do that and know ask to renew the hold.
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Old May 10, 2005, 1:21 pm
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Thanks!

jcooke: by agent you mean a CSR or an independent travel agent?
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Old May 10, 2005, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by javabean
Thanks!

jcooke: by agent you mean a CSR or an independent travel agent?
Since you can only book award tickets through US, then a US agent must be the one to give you an extension.
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Old May 10, 2005, 1:30 pm
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Since you can only book award tickets through US, then a US agent must be the one to give you an extension.
that's what I thought. thanks
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