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]
Apr 5, 2010, 12:08 pm
#1531
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A lovely little town filled with cows
Programs: US2, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,284
Sorry for the newbie question. Would a booking from North America to South Africa (CPT) via Singapore be permissible as long as the 4 segment rule per direction is not exceeded? Or is there some sort of mileage restriction? For example:
YOW-FRA-SIN (stop) – JNB-CPT (destination)
Thanks!
YOW-FRA-SIN (stop) – JNB-CPT (destination)
Thanks!
Apr 5, 2010, 12:13 pm
#1532
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,269
Sorry for the newbie question. Would a booking from North America to South Africa (CPT) via Singapore be permissible as long as the 4 segment rule per direction is not exceeded? Or is there some sort of mileage restriction? For example:
YOW-FRA-SIN (stop) – JNB-CPT (destination)
Thanks!
YOW-FRA-SIN (stop) – JNB-CPT (destination)
Thanks!
Apr 5, 2010, 12:20 pm
#1533
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
Apr 5, 2010, 12:33 pm
#1534
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: SZG/MUC
Posts: 348
She was also able to get me (on hold):
SZG-FRA OS J
FRA-ICN LH F
ICN-LAX OZ F
LAX-JFK UA F
JFK-ZRH LX F
ZRH-FRA LH J
FRA-SZG OS J
for 100,000 miles!!! And that's a RTW ticket! :-D Don't ask me how!
Last edited by vysean; Apr 5, 2010 at 12:56 pm Reason: remove agent's name
Apr 5, 2010, 12:52 pm
#1535
Original Member and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
I got an AMAZING Agent called xxxxx and it was all done within 20mins for 100,000miles.
She was also able to get me (on hold):
SZG-FRA OS J
FRA-ICN LH F
ICN-LAX OZ F
LAX-JFK UA F
JFK-ZRH LX F
ZRH-FRA LH J
FRA-SZG OS J
for 100,000 miles!!! And that's a RTW ticket! :-D Don't ask me how!
She was also able to get me (on hold):
SZG-FRA OS J
FRA-ICN LH F
ICN-LAX OZ F
LAX-JFK UA F
JFK-ZRH LX F
ZRH-FRA LH J
FRA-SZG OS J
for 100,000 miles!!! And that's a RTW ticket! :-D Don't ask me how!
Apr 5, 2010, 1:02 pm
#1536
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: SZG/MUC
Posts: 348
Yeah, I really should have booked there and then but I was in shock after she gave me the routing and told me it was 100k...I couldn't make a decision on the spot... :-O
Apr 5, 2010, 2:43 pm
#1537
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Toronto
Programs: SPG Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 855
ANA Tool's LX availability IS NOT same as US Air's
I clearly saw availability on LX Geneva - JFK in F via the ANA tool. Called US Air; only business and economy available....
SO frustrating....I had spent a couple hours jigging by itinerary....now wasted...
SO frustrating....I had spent a couple hours jigging by itinerary....now wasted...
Apr 5, 2010, 3:28 pm
#1538
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 380
Thank you, everyone, for helpful comments.
Just managed to book the exact TATL itinerary I searched for on ANA.
It took 2 tries, but the second agent was extremely helpful and patient with me guiding her through the available segments. I am bringing my parents to the U.S. for the first time using miles from the Track-It-Back promo
Just managed to book the exact TATL itinerary I searched for on ANA.
It took 2 tries, but the second agent was extremely helpful and patient with me guiding her through the available segments. I am bringing my parents to the U.S. for the first time using miles from the Track-It-Back promo
Apr 5, 2010, 9:48 pm
#1539
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 3,259
Apr 5, 2010, 10:04 pm
#1540
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A lovely little town filled with cows
Programs: US2, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,284
That's the same problem I'm fighting for JFK-GVA. It's certainly unusual. I just checked again and still nothing despite ANA tool showing 1 seat. Running with the theory that maybe they were starting to block or something, I found another day that had at least 4 seats. I asked how many seats were available on that day, and the answer was 4.
I think it's an IT issue.
Have any of you tried redeeming CO miles for these seats (even just as a dummy booking)? That would be my first step before deciding it was a US problem or even something more nefarious.
Apr 6, 2010, 3:16 am
#1541
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
EDIT: Never mind. I misread vysean's question.
Last edited by goliath; Apr 6, 2010 at 11:43 am
Apr 6, 2010, 4:46 am
#1542
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DCA
Programs: AMC MovieWatcher, Giant BonusCard, Petco PALS Card, Silver Diner Blue Plate Club
Posts: 22,297
Contra the above comments, I have seen US AIrways be ok with North American to JNB via Singapore on multiple occasions.
I haven't been trying for LX award space via US yet, but so far in my experience (a dozen or so segments), the ANA website matches LX availability as booked via CO.
I haven't been trying for LX award space via US yet, but so far in my experience (a dozen or so segments), the ANA website matches LX availability as booked via CO.
Apr 6, 2010, 11:03 am
#1543
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 3,259
I have unsuccessfully tried redeeming CO miles for LX seats showing on ANA, see post # 1472 in this thread:
At least the BKK - ZRH flight was clearly showing a difference between ANA and CO availability. For the PVG - ZRH flight, it could also have been LX inventory control working its magic.
At least the BKK - ZRH flight was clearly showing a difference between ANA and CO availability. For the PVG - ZRH flight, it could also have been LX inventory control working its magic.
Apr 6, 2010, 11:42 am
#1544
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
Apr 6, 2010, 11:43 am
#1545
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,269
Managed to get my itinerary ticketed after my itinerary went through 3 supervisors. It's a fairly complicated routing but I wanted to visit shanghai and Seoul and also wanted to get as much F class as possible and add UA and OZ F to my log. I added one intra europe ticket to it using my BMI miles as well.
CDG-BKK TG F (on the newly acquired Jet airways 77W with suites in F)
BKK-PVG TG F (20 hour transit)
PVG-ICN OZ F (22 hour transit)
ICN-NRT UA F (destination)
NRT-BKK TG F (Jet airways 77W suites again)
BKK-ZRH LX F
(ZRH-CDG LX C (throw away leg))
booked with BMI:
ZRH-FRA LH C
FRA-MAN LH C (First time in FCT)
also ticketed the same for the girlfriend except she is travelling FRA-BKK on the way out a month before me.
Was charged 110k miles per person.
Looking forward to the trip. Might even write a trip-report for once.
CDG-BKK TG F (on the newly acquired Jet airways 77W with suites in F)
BKK-PVG TG F (20 hour transit)
PVG-ICN OZ F (22 hour transit)
ICN-NRT UA F (destination)
NRT-BKK TG F (Jet airways 77W suites again)
BKK-ZRH LX F
(ZRH-CDG LX C (throw away leg))
booked with BMI:
ZRH-FRA LH C
FRA-MAN LH C (First time in FCT)
also ticketed the same for the girlfriend except she is travelling FRA-BKK on the way out a month before me.
Was charged 110k miles per person.
Looking forward to the trip. Might even write a trip-report for once.