Oct 14, 2013, 4:55 pm
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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 1, 2014, 5:05 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
Feb 1, 2014, 5:14 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
the second ticket will be one way charged the same as a return, so you might as well add a return to that for free.
if you just want one award ticket, SEA-TPE and back, then if you fly back to SEA that's where the ticket will finish you could fly back via another port and then onto another city as an open jaw... but returning via SEA will potentially finish your ticket at that point.
Feb 1, 2014, 5:24 pm
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 259
Thanks...
I just want to book one business award ticket using 90K US Airways Mile. It seems like I cannot make Tokyo as my final destination. Can I finish my trip at JFK ? or does it have to be Seattle?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE -> SEA (stopover 1 month) -> JFK (final destination)
Thanks...
I just want to book one business award ticket using 90K US Airways Mile. It seems like I cannot make Tokyo as my final destination. Can I finish my trip at JFK ? or does it have to be Seattle?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE -> SEA (stopover 1 month) -> JFK (final destination)
Thanks...
yes that is possible, however it will be charged as two separate award tickets.
the second ticket will be one way charged the same as a return, so you might as well add a return to that for free.
if you just want one award ticket, SEA-TPE and back, then if you fly back to SEA that's where the ticket will finish you could fly back via another port and then onto another city as an open jaw... but returning via SEA will potentially finish your ticket at that point.
the second ticket will be one way charged the same as a return, so you might as well add a return to that for free.
if you just want one award ticket, SEA-TPE and back, then if you fly back to SEA that's where the ticket will finish you could fly back via another port and then onto another city as an open jaw... but returning via SEA will potentially finish your ticket at that point.
Feb 1, 2014, 5:33 pm
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Thanks...
I just want to book one business award ticket using 90K US Airways Mile. It seems like I cannot make Tokyo as my final destination. Can I finish my trip at JFK ? or does it have to be Seattle?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE -> SEA (stopover 1 month) -> JFK (final destination)
Thanks...
I just want to book one business award ticket using 90K US Airways Mile. It seems like I cannot make Tokyo as my final destination. Can I finish my trip at JFK ? or does it have to be Seattle?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE -> SEA (stopover 1 month) -> JFK (final destination)
Thanks...
there is no problem to open jaw your ticket on the return... flying back to JFK is ok, BUT, you cannot have a stopover AND and open jaw on the one ticket.
if you flew straight back (not stopover) TPE-JFK that should be ok, provided you don't use SEA as your transit point (once you return to your city of origin, ie SEA, then the airlines may want to terminate your ticket there)
have you read the USDM membership guide? it's only short and answers many of your questions including routing restrictions.
Feb 1, 2014, 5:42 pm
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 259
Hi,
But it would ok for the following route instead? If my flight starts in Seattle, but does not end in Seattle, that'd be an open jaw ticket?
SEA->TPE (destination)
TPE-> JFK (stopover) -> SEA (final destination)
Thanks.
But it would ok for the following route instead? If my flight starts in Seattle, but does not end in Seattle, that'd be an open jaw ticket?
SEA->TPE (destination)
TPE-> JFK (stopover) -> SEA (final destination)
Thanks.
yes but no...
there is no problem to open jaw your ticket on the return... flying back to JFK is ok, BUT, you cannot have a stopover AND and open jaw on the one ticket.
if you flew straight back (not stopover) TPE-JFK that should be ok, provided you don't use SEA as your transit point (once you return to your city of origin, ie SEA, then the airlines may want to terminate your ticket there)
have you read the USDM membership guide? it's only short and answers many of your questions including routing restrictions.
there is no problem to open jaw your ticket on the return... flying back to JFK is ok, BUT, you cannot have a stopover AND and open jaw on the one ticket.
if you flew straight back (not stopover) TPE-JFK that should be ok, provided you don't use SEA as your transit point (once you return to your city of origin, ie SEA, then the airlines may want to terminate your ticket there)
have you read the USDM membership guide? it's only short and answers many of your questions including routing restrictions.
Feb 1, 2014, 6:28 pm
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but the stopover is not on the most direct route home right? So they may knock it back on that basis.
Feb 1, 2014, 9:01 pm
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Feb 1, 2014, 10:08 pm
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Feb 2, 2014, 1:29 am
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ROFL. Even I would tell you that's never, ever going to happen. Many agents may be geographically challenged but they don't need to know where these cities are to know you can't visit Seattle twice in one direction. Not to mention you have 2 stopovers in addition to your point of turnaround (TPE, SEA, NRT).
US may be flexible but you can't just book anything you want at the 90K level haha. It has to look vaguely legitimate.
US may be flexible but you can't just book anything you want at the 90K level haha. It has to look vaguely legitimate.
Feb 2, 2014, 2:31 am
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Feb 2, 2014, 2:39 am
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Feb 2, 2014, 4:29 am
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Hi,
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
Does anyone know if US Airway will let me book the following route?
SEA-> LA/SF (transfer) -> TPE (destination)
TPE->SEA (Stopover) -> Tokyo (destination)
Can I make Tokyo as my destination after Seattle? or is it I can only go to any North American city (LA, JFK...etc) as my final destination after stopping over at Seattle?
Thanks!
Feb 2, 2014, 7:34 am
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I can't seem to find any recent discussion on this. If I want to redeem Dividend Miles for travel to their "South Pacific" zone (which I presume encompasses Australia, New Zealand, and the So. Pac. islands) can I transit through Europe?
I'm actually not really interested in the European stopover (although I assume it would be allowed); I'm more interested in the award availability. And, from the USA East Coast, some of these routings are not crazy.
BTW, I assume only one stopover would be allowed? What if a flight only operates, 2 or 3x a week? Can you then "force" another stopover? Or is it all YMMV with such US awards?
And, FYI, these routings used to be allowed on UA, but they seem to have stopped them last year.
Thanks.
I'm actually not really interested in the European stopover (although I assume it would be allowed); I'm more interested in the award availability. And, from the USA East Coast, some of these routings are not crazy.
BTW, I assume only one stopover would be allowed? What if a flight only operates, 2 or 3x a week? Can you then "force" another stopover? Or is it all YMMV with such US awards?
And, FYI, these routings used to be allowed on UA, but they seem to have stopped them last year.
Thanks.
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Feb 2, 2014, 3:57 pm
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Feb 2, 2014, 7:33 pm
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Can I change airlines after the merger?
I'm scheduled to fly, LAX-PEK-HKG at the end of April, on Air China in Business Class using my US Airways miles for a partner award to SE Asia.
Once the merger occurs would I be able to change to the direct LAX-HKG on Cathay Pacific... paying the change fee?
Thanks in advance.
Once the merger occurs would I be able to change to the direct LAX-HKG on Cathay Pacific... paying the change fee?
Thanks in advance.