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 8, 2010, 3:29 pm
#2341
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Think of how many people immediately give up when they're erroneously told by a representative of the airline that US miles can only be used on US flights. I'd almost love to record calls like that and play them back for senior management, assuming they'd care.
Jun 8, 2010, 3:54 pm
#2342
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: AA, AB, AC, ..., ZZ
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CCU/DEL/BOM to TLV via FRA?
Anyone had success routing from India to TLV using LH, e.g.:
CCU-FRA-TLV
The individual segments show availability, but the agents keep insisting that this is not a "legal Star routing" or something of that ilk.
Should I give up?
Should I try (yet) another agent?
Thanks!
CCU-FRA-TLV
The individual segments show availability, but the agents keep insisting that this is not a "legal Star routing" or something of that ilk.
Should I give up?
Should I try (yet) another agent?
Thanks!
Jun 8, 2010, 3:59 pm
#2343
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Location: Purgatory
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Sounds like they're using the *A website to check for published routes. I'd keep trying - even calling a different time of day just for luck's sake.
Jun 8, 2010, 10:21 pm
#2344
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Circle City
Posts: 3,568
Is something like this possible on USAirways? U.S. -> Europe -> South America U.S.
For example, JFK-FRA-GRU-JFK
Would it basically be three r/t tickets or is there another way to get 'er done?
Thanks.
For example, JFK-FRA-GRU-JFK
Would it basically be three r/t tickets or is there another way to get 'er done?
Thanks.
Jun 8, 2010, 11:03 pm
#2347
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,519
Has anyone figured out what the deal is with Swiss Award availability? The ANA tool shows F, US airways can't see it, the ANA tool will show no C, US Airways can book seats.... I can't really detect any sort of pattern. 
Last edited by fly2nrt; Jun 8, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Jun 9, 2010, 11:58 am
#2348
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http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...koutdates.html
Jun 9, 2010, 12:31 pm
#2349
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 850
Yes, that's true, but it's not like US Airways who say "You cannot book a reward flight on US metal from December 21 to december 28". They don't black out saver availability just because of date (I should know- I just booked christmas flights for my family).
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...koutdates.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...koutdates.html
http://www.united.com/page/middlepag...8,1145,00.html
They don't have to call them blackout dates, just reduce the capacity to zero on certain days (e.g. capacity controls)
Jun 9, 2010, 2:32 pm
#2350
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 176
United does in fact have blackout dates for non-premium cabins.
http://www.united.com/page/middlepag...8,1145,00.html
They don't have to call them blackout dates, just reduce the capacity to zero on certain days (e.g. capacity controls)
http://www.united.com/page/middlepag...8,1145,00.html
They don't have to call them blackout dates, just reduce the capacity to zero on certain days (e.g. capacity controls)
Looks like that must be an outdated page or something. Check out here:
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,1146,00.html
No blackout dates.... of course, there are with no inventory made available, so I guess in the end it makes no difference.
Jun 10, 2010, 1:00 pm
#2351
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That would be a hard one to book. It's not technically allowed by the rules because it's not even close to a direct route home. With the right agent you MIGHT get it booked but I doubt it.
Jun 10, 2010, 3:21 pm
#2352
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I tried to book IAD-FRA-EZE and was basically laughed at....
Originally Posted by ejh25
That would be a hard one to book. It's not technically allowed by the rules because it's not even close to a direct route home. With the right agent you MIGHT get it booked but I doubt it.
Jun 10, 2010, 3:30 pm
#2353
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 850
For those that are interested, LH A380 availability is wide open in January FRA-NRT and NRT-FRA (many other months).
Jun 10, 2010, 3:40 pm
#2354
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I'd laugh at you too. Flexible / barely enforced rules are awesome but that's seriously pushing it. Can't blame you for trying, of course.
The only "out of the way" one I think should be permitted would be North America - South Pacific awards via Asia. Thankfully US permits this. What would also be awesome would be something like JFK-GRU-AKL if it actually existed, all on JJ.
The only "out of the way" one I think should be permitted would be North America - South Pacific awards via Asia. Thankfully US permits this. What would also be awesome would be something like JFK-GRU-AKL if it actually existed, all on JJ.
Jun 10, 2010, 4:26 pm
#2355
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 103
I'd laugh at you too. Flexible / barely enforced rules are awesome but that's seriously pushing it. Can't blame you for trying, of course.
The only "out of the way" one I think should be permitted would be North America - South Pacific awards via Asia. Thankfully US permits this. What would also be awesome would be something like JFK-GRU-AKL if it actually existed, all on JJ.
The only "out of the way" one I think should be permitted would be North America - South Pacific awards via Asia. Thankfully US permits this. What would also be awesome would be something like JFK-GRU-AKL if it actually existed, all on JJ.
ICN-NRT(stop)-ATL(dest) ATL-MUC(stop)-ICN all for the price of a North Asia/US award ^