Oct 14, 2013, 4:55 pm
Last edit by: NewbieRunner
Update 08APR2014: Star Alliance Awards must have been booked by March 30, 2014. They are no longer available through US. This thread is mostly useful for historic purposes, and discussing issues such as schedule changes/route changes that affect FTers existing *A awards booked before 3/31/2014.
Discussion on using US miles to book oneworld awards is available here.
If you are looking for discussion on US's new partner awards that use various partners not in oneworld (many of whom are former *A partners), see the devoted thread on using US miles to book NON-oneworld partners here.
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Update 07JAN14: American Airlines award tickets bookable online on usairways.com or through reservation.
Please see the devoted thread on using US miles to book AA here.
Discussion on using US miles to book oneworld awards is available here.
If you are looking for discussion on US's new partner awards that use various partners not in oneworld (many of whom are former *A partners), see the devoted thread on using US miles to book NON-oneworld partners here.
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Update 07JAN14: American Airlines award tickets bookable online on usairways.com or through reservation.
- Award travel must be wholly on American Airlines or a combination of American Airlines and US Airways.
- American Airlines awards cannot be combined with any of our current partner.
- American Airlines award travel chart (PDF)
Please see the devoted thread on using US miles to book AA here.
Star Alliance Award Bookings Using US Airways Miles - FAQ and Help Thread [MERGED]
Feb 20, 2013, 1:59 am
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Need help in finding a savers award ticket for biz or first from LAX to BKK and RGN to LAX or any city close to LAX.
Flight out on december 21, 2013, flight back on January 5, 2013.
Managed to book my sister a ticket from Canada to BKK and BKK to Canada for above dates but having a difficult time finding one for me.
Please help. I can't seem to find anything on Expert flyer.
I also have AA miles and Alaska to book two one way tickets if I need to.
Flight out on december 21, 2013, flight back on January 5, 2013.
Managed to book my sister a ticket from Canada to BKK and BKK to Canada for above dates but having a difficult time finding one for me.
Please help. I can't seem to find anything on Expert flyer.
I also have AA miles and Alaska to book two one way tickets if I need to.
Code:
LAX Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX] PEK Beijing Capital CN [ZBAA] BKK Bangkok Metro / Suvarnabhumi Intl TH = BKK DMK [VTBS] SAT 21 Dec 2013 | 1 Seat Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------- CA 984 LAX 00:40 PEK 05:30 +1 773 0 FS+ CS- YS- -> CA 959 PEK 13:40 +1 BKK 18:05 +1 738 0 FS/ CS+ YS+ CA 988 LAX 11:50 PEK 16:40 +1 773 0 FS+ CS- YS+ -> CA 979 PEK 19:45 +1 BKK 23:45 +1 772 0 FS/ CS- YS-
Feb 20, 2013, 2:48 am
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Code:
LAX Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX] PEK Beijing Capital CN [ZBAA] BKK Bangkok Metro / Suvarnabhumi Intl TH = BKK DMK [VTBS] SAT 21 Dec 2013 | 1 Seat Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------- CA 984 LAX 00:40 PEK 05:30 +1 773 0 FS+ CS- YS- -> CA 959 PEK 13:40 +1 BKK 18:05 +1 738 0 FS/ CS+ YS+ CA 988 LAX 11:50 PEK 16:40 +1 773 0 FS+ CS- YS+ -> CA 979 PEK 19:45 +1 BKK 23:45 +1 772 0 FS/ CS- YS-
Feb 20, 2013, 11:37 am
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2
Final Outcome
It can go either way - some agents will and some won't charge you the higher price for a stop in a higher zone. However...ff an agent has already annotated the booking determining it is 100K you may have little luck getting that changed (short of cancelling the whole thing and starting again - and even then you might have the same issue).
Given you have 11 segments (instead of the 'usual' 8 or so) I would say just bite the bullet and pay the extra 10K.
Congrats on your first post!!
Given you have 11 segments (instead of the 'usual' 8 or so) I would say just bite the bullet and pay the extra 10K.
Congrats on your first post!!
MCI-ORD-YUL-ZRH (stop)
ZRH-VIE-IST-PVG (destination)
PVG-ICN-NRT-ORD-MCI
I got it to price at 90k miles pp, which I got entirely through the Oct. share miles promo, so I'm rtw in biz for $723 ai pp. Long hauls are LX/TK/NH lie-flat products, so excited to give those a spin.
Very happy with this one, again thanks and glad to be here!
Feb 20, 2013, 12:28 pm
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Feb 20, 2013, 5:13 pm
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
Shown as error when I try booking.
Any chance NH will add more flights for december 21, 2013 or january 5th, 2014. I needed to make a stop over so I couldn't book the NH availability for LAX to BKK till I see the avaialbility for Jan 5th
Feb 20, 2013, 9:02 pm
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Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
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I always thought that RTW routings, by US's definition, include four stopovers. Some agents get this rule confused when and incorrectly reject an itinerary that takes you all East- or Westbound when you only have one or no stopovers.
Feb 20, 2013, 9:48 pm
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Location: SYR
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Anyone have any recent success booking NZ from Auckland to the States in any class of service as an award ticket?
Feb 20, 2013, 10:39 pm
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
Legitimate route or not with #of segments
Thinking about booking the following segments (many)
LAX-PEK-BKK-CNX (stopover)
CNX-BKK-RGN (destination)
RGN-SIN-HND-LAX
Is the above doable? Only one segment is first class and rest is biz. Is it worth paying the Savers Award ticket for only one first class segment from LAX to PEK? Or should I just go with United Airlines for 130k
LAX-PEK-BKK-CNX (stopover)
CNX-BKK-RGN (destination)
RGN-SIN-HND-LAX
Is the above doable? Only one segment is first class and rest is biz. Is it worth paying the Savers Award ticket for only one first class segment from LAX to PEK? Or should I just go with United Airlines for 130k
Feb 20, 2013, 10:51 pm
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
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Thinking about booking the following segments (many)
LAX-PEK-BKK-CNX (stopover)
CNX-BKK-RGN (destination)
RGN-SIN-HND-LAX
Is the above doable? Only one segment is first class and rest is biz. Is it worth paying the Savers Award ticket for only one first class segment from LAX to PEK? Or should I just go with United Airlines for 130k
LAX-PEK-BKK-CNX (stopover)
CNX-BKK-RGN (destination)
RGN-SIN-HND-LAX
Is the above doable? Only one segment is first class and rest is biz. Is it worth paying the Savers Award ticket for only one first class segment from LAX to PEK? Or should I just go with United Airlines for 130k
Aside from that, you are backtracking through BKK to get to your stopover, CNX. That may result in a denied routing request, depending on the agent you get. But I've also seen many backtracking routes get ticketed without question.
Last edited by tommyleo; Feb 20, 2013 at 10:58 pm
Feb 20, 2013, 11:27 pm
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correct. RTW = multiple stops allowed.
Feb 20, 2013, 11:27 pm
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
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Defn of courtesy award ticket hold
I got off the phone with U.S. Airways agent about half hour ago. I have a courtesy hold on an awards ticket till February 23, 2013. I did not give any credit card information.
However, when I look at the flight on Expert Flyer and United Search Engine, it is still showing as available. Does this mean that if someone purchases the exact segment I have on courtesy hold, I would lose it?
Also, one segment of SQ 997 from RGN to SIN is showing availability on United And Expertflyer search engine but U.S. agent cannot book that segment even though she can search it on the computer.
Anyone know why she can't book it for me?
TIA
However, when I look at the flight on Expert Flyer and United Search Engine, it is still showing as available. Does this mean that if someone purchases the exact segment I have on courtesy hold, I would lose it?
Also, one segment of SQ 997 from RGN to SIN is showing availability on United And Expertflyer search engine but U.S. agent cannot book that segment even though she can search it on the computer.
Anyone know why she can't book it for me?
TIA
Feb 21, 2013, 6:52 am
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Location: New York
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I got off the phone with U.S. Airways agent about half hour ago. I have a courtesy hold on an awards ticket till February 23, 2013. I did not give any credit card information.
However, when I look at the flight on Expert Flyer and United Search Engine, it is still showing as available. Does this mean that if someone purchases the exact segment I have on courtesy hold, I would lose it?
Also, one segment of SQ 997 from RGN to SIN is showing availability on United And Expertflyer search engine but U.S. agent cannot book that segment even though she can search it on the computer.
Anyone know why she can't book it for me?
TIA
However, when I look at the flight on Expert Flyer and United Search Engine, it is still showing as available. Does this mean that if someone purchases the exact segment I have on courtesy hold, I would lose it?
Also, one segment of SQ 997 from RGN to SIN is showing availability on United And Expertflyer search engine but U.S. agent cannot book that segment even though she can search it on the computer.
Anyone know why she can't book it for me?
TIA
Feb 21, 2013, 7:28 am
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: BWIADCA
Posts: 1,902
Lets look at this.
IAD-FRA-PEK 3 days at PEK
PEK-SHA 3 days at SHA
SHA-ICN-NRT-IAD
Will I be able to book it?
I also found return flights PVG-BKK-DME-VIE-IAD if the first one wont work. Do I need visa to transfer via DME? The transfer time is only 2 hours.
IAD-FRA-PEK 3 days at PEK
PEK-SHA 3 days at SHA
SHA-ICN-NRT-IAD
Will I be able to book it?
I also found return flights PVG-BKK-DME-VIE-IAD if the first one wont work. Do I need visa to transfer via DME? The transfer time is only 2 hours.
Feb 21, 2013, 7:45 am
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Feb 21, 2013, 7:46 am
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The alternative one you'll likely get resistance on, as it goes through Central/South Asia (at least I got resistance when I tried to do this), plus some agents recite a "4 segments each way" rule. Though couldn't hurt to try a few times.
If you're staying in DME (which, for two hours, I can't imagine any other option), you don't need a visa.