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]
Jul 26, 2010, 9:27 am
#2791
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Perth, Australia
Programs: Hilton Diamond, QFF WP, Velocity Gold
Posts: 647
Partner travel
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One en route stopover per itinerary is permitted for select international travel awards.
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One en route stopover per itinerary is permitted for select international travel awards.
gleff: I've done Australia to US via Europe and stopover in Asia.. but that's from Perth, and not in North Asia. I think the big problem is getting a stopover in NRT. I tried to do that and the computer rejected me, many times!
Jul 26, 2010, 9:38 am
#2792
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow
Programs: Nothing shiny :-(
Posts: 2,493
Jul 26, 2010, 10:49 am
#2793
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: AA, UA, NWA, SPG, HH
Posts: 353
Will MCI-ORD-FRA-BOM (Stop) - BKK (Destination)- FRA-ORD-MCI be allowed?
I wasn't sure if stopping over in BOM is allowed on a routing to BKK.
Thanks!
I wasn't sure if stopping over in BOM is allowed on a routing to BKK.
Thanks!
Jul 26, 2010, 11:17 am
#2795
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 2
Dear all,
Any input from the experts regarding the following open jaw itinerary (no stop overs) for 2 pax would be highly appreciated:
ZRH-JNB-MUB (or GBE if better availability)
MPM-JNB-ZRH
First and last sequence preferrably with LX (alternatively LH or SA) in F. For continental flights in Africa, it would be SA in C.
The target date for departure is July 11, 2011 (or any following date) and the return date would be July 27 or thereabouts. Any insights about availability for the respective awards?
Also: Are there any other options to find out about award availabilities other than calling the US Airways hotline? ANA does unfortunately not help here given the 330-days range. Thanks a lot.
Any input from the experts regarding the following open jaw itinerary (no stop overs) for 2 pax would be highly appreciated:
ZRH-JNB-MUB (or GBE if better availability)
MPM-JNB-ZRH
First and last sequence preferrably with LX (alternatively LH or SA) in F. For continental flights in Africa, it would be SA in C.
The target date for departure is July 11, 2011 (or any following date) and the return date would be July 27 or thereabouts. Any insights about availability for the respective awards?
Also: Are there any other options to find out about award availabilities other than calling the US Airways hotline? ANA does unfortunately not help here given the 330-days range. Thanks a lot.
Last edited by Travelidgio; Jul 26, 2010 at 11:26 am
Jul 26, 2010, 12:27 pm
#2797
Join Date: May 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: US Chairman, Marriott Platinum, PCR Platinum, and SPG Gold
Posts: 1,244
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My initial thought was IAD-FRA-SIN open jaw return from KBV-BKK-FRA-IAD. All on LH and TG or SQ if possible. We would then buy a ticket between SIN-HAN stop HAN-BKK stop BKK-KBV stop. This would be 160K miles per ticket.
I then started to look at using my fiance's AA miles on CX. We could fly DCA-JFK-HKG open jaw return BKK-HKG-JFK-DCA. This would be 135K miles per ticket and we'd get to fly CX F. We would then buy a HKG-PEK stop PEK-KBV stop KBV-BKK.
What would you do?....
Could I nest a US Air award from HKG-PEK open jaw return BKK-HKG? Would that be worth the miles since I'd have to pay for Asia 1 into Asia 2?
My initial thought was IAD-FRA-SIN open jaw return from KBV-BKK-FRA-IAD. All on LH and TG or SQ if possible. We would then buy a ticket between SIN-HAN stop HAN-BKK stop BKK-KBV stop. This would be 160K miles per ticket.
I then started to look at using my fiance's AA miles on CX. We could fly DCA-JFK-HKG open jaw return BKK-HKG-JFK-DCA. This would be 135K miles per ticket and we'd get to fly CX F. We would then buy a HKG-PEK stop PEK-KBV stop KBV-BKK.
What would you do?....
Could I nest a US Air award from HKG-PEK open jaw return BKK-HKG? Would that be worth the miles since I'd have to pay for Asia 1 into Asia 2?
What we'd like to do is nest this *A ticket in between: HKG-PEK stop PEK-BKK-KBV destination KBV-BKK-PEK....the trick would then be to skip the last segment BKK-PEK. Could this work?
Jul 26, 2010, 1:13 pm
#2798
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow
Programs: Nothing shiny :-(
Posts: 2,493
Jul 26, 2010, 4:14 pm
#2799
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Programs: OZ *G, HHonors Gold, Aclub Plat
Posts: 1,025
Jul 26, 2010, 5:52 pm
#2800
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 168
According to the rules, stopovers must be in a *A hub, which BOM is not. So you can satisfy this rule by calling BKK the stopover. True, it's out of the way, but not egregiously so.
Jul 26, 2010, 8:25 pm
#2801
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: SYD
Programs: UA Premier Gold (*G), IHG Platinum & Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,458
I spoke to the US Airways call centre and they weren't able to answer my question.
Are you allowed to redeem miles for a Star Alliance award in somebody else's name?
Are you allowed to redeem miles for a Star Alliance award in somebody else's name?
Jul 26, 2010, 9:05 pm
#2802
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
Jul 26, 2010, 9:07 pm
#2803
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
Jul 27, 2010, 2:47 am
#2804
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow
Programs: Nothing shiny :-(
Posts: 2,493
Whoops, overlooked that point. Bangkok is nearly 2,000 miles east of Bombay, so it would be very generous of US to allow that. But if they do then the doubled79's alternative suggestion of MCI-ORD-FRA-BOM (destination)- BKK (Stopover)-FRA-ORD-MCI would presumably work?
Jul 27, 2010, 3:18 am
#2805
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,270
