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]
Jun 3, 2010, 2:55 pm
#2266
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Jun 3, 2010, 4:12 pm
#2267
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,397
Well, THIS is interesting.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/about...r-new-zealand/
So you could do a (legal) stopover in HKG if you flew NZ on LHR-HKG, or LAX if you flew NZ LHR-LAX. Fascinating.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/about...r-new-zealand/
Hubs: Auckland, Los Angeles, Hong Kong
Jun 3, 2010, 4:17 pm
#2268
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Not the first time this has been mentioned in this thread 
Jun 3, 2010, 6:34 pm
#2269
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA, UA, SQ, VA, QF, AF, BA
Posts: 2,865
BNE-LAX stop
LAX-MEX destination and open jaw (cruise)
MCO-BNE
Thanks, should be able to get the return for 3 segs max.
Jun 3, 2010, 6:57 pm
#2270
Join Date: May 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: US Chairman, Marriott Platinum, PCR Platinum, and SPG Gold
Posts: 1,244
From the membership guide:
6.Open jaw travel is not permitted when an en route stopover is included in the award itinerary. Open jaw travel is defined as flying to a city and returning from a different city on a valid routing having one common city. The distance between the two open jaw cities cannot exceed the distance of the outbound or return trip. This may include certain itinerary restrictions. Check with the booking agent when making reservations.
You might be able to convince an agent that this does not apply to partner award travel b/c it is not specifically addressed immediately below that section, but I doubt it.
Best of luck.
Jun 3, 2010, 11:13 pm
#2271
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: BNE
Programs: QF,US,ANA
Posts: 323
BNE-DFW via Europe ?
I am looking at routes from BNE-DFW I cant find availability in C for trans Pacific routes but I can get there if I travel via Europe.
I have found the following BNE-BKK-FRA-DFW destination DFW-FRA-BHX stop BHX-FRA-BKK-BNE all in C.
Would this route be valid ? as it is going the long way round ?
Thanks
Ian
I have found the following BNE-BKK-FRA-DFW destination DFW-FRA-BHX stop BHX-FRA-BKK-BNE all in C.
Would this route be valid ? as it is going the long way round ?
Thanks
Ian
Jun 4, 2010, 2:35 am
#2272
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: Ex-NWA Plat
Posts: 1,480
As always:
give US a call to book it.
if an agent says it is invalid, hang up and try again. this time tell the agent the previous one gave you these specific flights, you thought it over, decided to ticket!
its bound to work!
give US a call to book it.
if an agent says it is invalid, hang up and try again. this time tell the agent the previous one gave you these specific flights, you thought it over, decided to ticket!
its bound to work!
Jun 4, 2010, 3:39 am
#2273
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ZRH
Programs: LH Senator ★
Posts: 677
Is it possible to fly Europe - South Asia via North Asia?
Either without or with Stopover?
For example: FRA-NRT-BKK or FRA-ICN-SIN ?
Europe-South Asia is 110k miles in F, Europe-North Asia is 100k miles in F.
Either without or with Stopover?
For example: FRA-NRT-BKK or FRA-ICN-SIN ?
Europe-South Asia is 110k miles in F, Europe-North Asia is 100k miles in F.
Jun 4, 2010, 3:52 am
#2274
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: US Dividend Miles
Posts: 333
It sounds from the routing you quoted like Madrid isn't a stopover per se, but an actual side trip. If you could actually go from MAD to your Asian destination, then FRA-MAD would likely be seen as a positioning flight for the transcontinental flight. FRA-MAD-FRA is really unlikely to be allowed. On the other hand, you could have a stopover in FRA and buy a quick FRA-MAD-FRA turnaround on Lufthansa.
Jun 4, 2010, 4:50 am
#2275
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Germany
Posts: 53
Yes you can fly to BKK via NRT or ICN. But then it will cost you 110k miles.
Jun 4, 2010, 6:08 am
#2276
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TK F has poor service from all my experiences with them. You are also entering yourself into a massive aircraft lottery where there is a high probability you will end up in a crappy business seat on an A340 on the day of travel. Also it means a nice long flight in intra-europe business 
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I have flown TK F 4 times now and I would much rather take any *A alternative in F with the exception of US airlines.
.I have flown TK F 4 times now and I would much rather take any *A alternative in F with the exception of US airlines.
LX is known to have better soft product, but the TK suites are clearly better than LX A343.
If you were given a stopover which you didn't ask for then you can ask them to remove it without charging the change fee.
If you were given an extra stopover which you asked for but meant the number of stopovers on the itinerary exceeded the allowed number then you may be able to get it changed without paying the fee.
With either of these 2 scenarios you will not be able to re-route or change carriers (although possibly if you manage to remove the stopover and your onward flight for the new date has no availability).
If you have had an invalid routing ticketed then as far as they will be concerned it won't be ''invalid'' as it was ticketed. If you want to make changes to it then they will most likely charge you the fee.
Hope that helps ^
If you were given an extra stopover which you asked for but meant the number of stopovers on the itinerary exceeded the allowed number then you may be able to get it changed without paying the fee.
With either of these 2 scenarios you will not be able to re-route or change carriers (although possibly if you manage to remove the stopover and your onward flight for the new date has no availability).
If you have had an invalid routing ticketed then as far as they will be concerned it won't be ''invalid'' as it was ticketed. If you want to make changes to it then they will most likely charge you the fee.
Hope that helps ^
Jun 4, 2010, 9:20 am
#2278
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
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Not to scare everyone, but some has posted that she and her family are being investigated by US for fraud and had their award bookings cancelled after they took advantage of the cheap-miles promos. See here. Maybe someone can help.
Jun 4, 2010, 9:20 am
#2279
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ZRH
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Posts: 677
So connection without stopover FRA-NRT-BKK is forbidden, but with stop in Tokyo it is OK?
And because I can have only one stopover, it forces me to fly FRA-NRT-BKK and return directly BKK-FRA. Thanks.
And because I can have only one stopover, it forces me to fly FRA-NRT-BKK and return directly BKK-FRA. Thanks.
Jun 4, 2010, 9:54 am
#2280
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 172
Just booked South Pacific - North Asia F award 120K points plus $200 taxes/fees.
SYD-BKK-FRA-DME and LED-MUC-BKK-SYD
SYD-FRA and MUC -SYD is TG F
FRA-DME and LED-MUC is LH C
30 minutes on phone, no hassles (I had used KVS to work out route and availability - agent thanked me for making it so easy)
SYD-BKK-FRA-DME and LED-MUC-BKK-SYD
SYD-FRA and MUC -SYD is TG F
FRA-DME and LED-MUC is LH C
30 minutes on phone, no hassles (I had used KVS to work out route and availability - agent thanked me for making it so easy)