freakazoid

Well feel free to give it a try and call (and tell us the result), nothing is set in stone with US. That said, I believe you will be charged the highest region you connect in. I'm not even sure if they really put DME into North Asia and not Europe. You're also backtracking, so quite a few reason for this not to succeed in the end.

asmallworld

Please delete!

asmallworld

Does unfortunately not work!

The Mileage Millionaire

FWIW, I booked this without the SFO-JFK legs, but only because there was no availability (except coach -- not happening) for the days I wanted. No biggie to tack on an upgradeable $300 transcon; one less flight towards status in 2010.

Still not sure if I could have included these segments. Any thoughts?

Beckles

I just put on hold the following itinerary (2 seats), I had checked it all on the ANA Tool but was still in awe that the agent was able to book it in about five minutes. When she went to price it she thought the taxes and fees looked high, she put me on hold for five more minutes then came back and said the rate desk had "fixed" it, taxes and fees were $111.06 + $50 reservation fee per passenger.

Itinerary:

MCI-ORD UA (Y)
ORD-FRA LH (F)
FRA-DBV OU (C) (That's Dubrovnik, Croatia on Croatia Airlines)
<destination>
DBV-FRA OU (C)
<stopover>
FRA-IAH LH (F)
IAH-MCI CO (F)

The call took a total of fifteen minutes (the last few minutes she wanted to know how I knew there was availability plus I got her full name/employee number for an Above & Beyond certificate) there was no debate about the routing being legal for one minute, though this is hardly anything fancy.

Edited to add: I did ultimately ticket this and am set for a great trip next summer! When I called back to ticket the agent first said the taxes and fees would be $201.06 per person, I said no, they should be $111.06 + $50 with no phone fee since they can't be booked online and she quickly agreed with that, but it still took almost as long to ticket it as it did to book the flights in the first place.

thyeri

Call you call hotline 24h??

uva185

Hotline?

You can call to make a reservation 24 hours a day.

ArizonaGuy

Yes. But I've found you are more likely to get someone experienced with complex *A awards and aware of people who like to build the trip segment by segment if you call M-F during the day and get a Winston-Salem person.

Of course I say this as my last two awards were booked on a Saturday evening and late Sunday night and with one hiccup, I had no problems either. But both times I got a person in Winston-Salem.

thyeri

Thanks for your answer.
What is Winston-Salem?

ArizonaGuy

Winston-Salem, North Carolina. US Airways has a call center located there.

pogonation

Was wanting a little more info regarding the 1/2 stopovers rule. Now recently it seems most people have been saying only 1 stopover is allowed. Whereas originally people were saying two. US' terms and conditions still state that 1 stopover is allowed in each direction so technically they should offer 2 stopovers per return trip. I know that the call centre staff vary significantly and that many will say just 1 stopover is allowed but is it likely I could quote their own rules to them and get 2 stopovers or keep ringing back until an agent just allows me 2 stopovers without asking questions??

Also would like to know the rules regarding making this change: If booked in F and one segment was booked in C as no F was available, it is free to change that flight to F if availability pops up in the future. What I want to know is if it is still possible to make this kind of a change after travel has begun (I know major changes which require a fee cannot be done)?

Thanks ^

Beckles

I would suggest keep trying if you really want two stopovers. The online Member Guide does have conflicting information. Under "Partner Awards" it says "One en route stopover per itinerary is permitted for select international travel awards." Under "Stopovers" it says "One en route stopover is permitted at a US Airways hub city, a US Airways international destination or ticketed partner's hub city per direction. US Airways hub/gateway cities include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Pittsburgh. Please consult with Reservations for partner hub cities."

So clearly one or the other is wrong. The problem one may have with asking the agents to read the second one is depending on the routing you're going for, the very next rule could be a problem depending on your desired routing, it says about stopovers "Stopovers are allowed only for the most direct route of travel."
My understanding is you're stuck in the class of service you originally ticket unless you pay the $150/$250 change fee.

I seem to recall in the past one could waitlist for higher classes of service on award tickets, but it seems many/most/all airlines have eliminiated this option, though not all charge to change the ticket if the higher class later becomes available.

FlyIgglesFly

Hopefully quick question: What's the deal with one-way *A awards? Anyone do that with Dividend program? I know a lot of airlines have them for their own metal, but was wondering if there were any that we could use, and how.

Of course, I'm sure this has already been discussed in the past, but It's never been an issue except I'm burning out my AA account on a 1-way award (no longer live in hub anyway).

Thoughts?

vysean

US doesn't offer one way awards (well, you can book one, but you'll pay the round-trip mileage).

FlyIgglesFly

True, but I was wondering if I could use DM for award travel, one-way, on say BMI or Luft. I assuming the answer is no, but I'd like to hold out a shred of hope that I could.