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]
Apr 3, 2012, 2:36 pm
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
Getting really frustrated about the lack of LX C availability into BKK (lots of F, but I need to buy more miles for that). However, there is availability to BOM, which would mean a connecting TG flight which I am fine with. This is my first time taking my girlfriend in C (and her first time ever besides regional CX), and I've hyped it up a little bit, so putting her in TG/LH angled lie-flats might really kill the whole experience 
Does this sound OK:
AMS-ZRH-BOM-BKK (destination)
BKK-PEK (long stopover) - ZRH-AMS
PEK is really the destination, but I know there is that greatest distance rule, so I guess I need to say that BKK is the destination.
Does this sound OK:
AMS-ZRH-BOM-BKK (destination)
BKK-PEK (long stopover) - ZRH-AMS
PEK is really the destination, but I know there is that greatest distance rule, so I guess I need to say that BKK is the destination.
Apr 3, 2012, 2:55 pm
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
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Apr 3, 2012, 2:56 pm
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
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Getting really frustrated about the lack of LX C availability into BKK ... This is my first time taking my girlfriend in C (and her first time ever besides regional CX), and I've hyped it up a little bit, so putting her in TG/LH angled lie-flats might really kill the whole experience
And If it poses such a big problem, then buy a F-cl ticket for your GF...
Apr 3, 2012, 3:00 pm
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 399
Ladies & Gentleman,
It is sad to say, I think it is clear LH First blocking is in effect.
Just as a trial, I called US Airways with dates in which LH First was available on ANA, in this case a 4/8 departure FRA-NRT and a 4/11 return.
Despite availability on ANA, US Airways agent could not see it.
Would love to be proven wrong, has anyone had success in them seeing a F seat within two weeks out as of late?
Best,
fw
It is sad to say, I think it is clear LH First blocking is in effect.
Just as a trial, I called US Airways with dates in which LH First was available on ANA, in this case a 4/8 departure FRA-NRT and a 4/11 return.
Despite availability on ANA, US Airways agent could not see it.
Would love to be proven wrong, has anyone had success in them seeing a F seat within two weeks out as of late?
Best,
fw
Apr 3, 2012, 3:09 pm
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 549
Ladies & Gentleman,
It is sad to say, I think it is clear LH First blocking is in effect.
Just as a trial, I called US Airways with dates in which LH First was available on ANA, in this case a 4/8 departure FRA-NRT and a 4/11 return.
Despite availability on ANA, US Airways agent could not see it.
Would love to be proven wrong, has anyone had success in them seeing a F seat within two weeks out as of late?
Best,
fw
It is sad to say, I think it is clear LH First blocking is in effect.
Just as a trial, I called US Airways with dates in which LH First was available on ANA, in this case a 4/8 departure FRA-NRT and a 4/11 return.
Despite availability on ANA, US Airways agent could not see it.
Would love to be proven wrong, has anyone had success in them seeing a F seat within two weeks out as of late?
Best,
fw
LH F and SQ J/F, SIN-FRA, is next to impossible.
LH, J, sin-delhi-fra does pop up every now and then...
Apr 3, 2012, 3:19 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,397
This is my first time taking my girlfriend in C (and her first time ever besides regional CX), and I've hyped it up a little bit, so putting her in TG/LH angled lie-flats might really kill the whole experience
AMS-ZRH-BOM-BKK (destination)
BKK-PEK (long stopover) - ZRH-AMS
AMS-ZRH-BOM-BKK (destination)
BKK-PEK (long stopover) - ZRH-AMS
I'd be more worried about getting lie-flats on the back end of that set of flights than the front end- and you'll be on TG for that part, right?
Have you looked at TG C out of CDG/FRA on the leased 9W 77Ws? It's really nice seating. Bit of a problem if you want to sit as a couple (you'll want to be in opposing rows then, and it's not really conducive to couples seating, but they are fine seats), but if you really want lie-flats, this is the way to do it.
IMO, having lie-flats on a daytime flight is a "nice to have", not a "must have"- I would pick OZ C slanties over UA lie-flats going from my home in SEA to Asia (NRT or ICN), because it's daytime flying on my body clock (departing SEA early afternoon). It's when you want to sleep 6 hours that you want a flat bed surface. I would probably take a daytime flight on TG/LH on FRA/ZRH/whatever-BKK over that itinerary- the convenience of not having a long transit (and longer travel time) that would interrupt sleep would win out. Alternately- see if SQ space opens up close-in in C ex-AMS (or wherever)?
Apr 3, 2012, 3:47 pm
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
Now that is luck - my booking isn't for a couple of months. Not completely my fault, since the GF's schedule isn't as open as mine is.
IMO, having lie-flats on a daytime flight is a "nice to have", not a "must have"- I would pick OZ C slanties over UA lie-flats going from my home in SEA to Asia (NRT or ICN), because it's daytime flying on my body clock (departing SEA early afternoon). It's when you want to sleep 6 hours that you want a flat bed surface. I would probably take a daytime flight on TG/LH on FRA/ZRH/whatever-BKK over that itinerary- the convenience of not having a long transit (and longer travel time) that would interrupt sleep would win out. Alternately- see if SQ space opens up close-in in C ex-AMS (or wherever)?
Thankfully availability just popped up!
Apr 3, 2012, 3:59 pm
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: US Dividend Miles
Posts: 333
Is LH J becoming hard to find? That's a very recent change if so. About a month ago we booked a trip with 5 LH J segments, only one of which was intra-Europe. No LH or LX F availability at all, though...
Apr 3, 2012, 4:26 pm
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 197
Star-blocking for LH F?
Just did a search using the ANA tool and I was able to see some LH F seats. Some time ago the availability on ANA was 100% the same what US agents could see. But today I tried to book a LH F seat and US was not able to see a single F award seat on LH even though ANA showed it...
Seems like LH is blocking their O inventory for US customers
Seems like LH is blocking their O inventory for US customers
Apr 3, 2012, 4:53 pm
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CBR
Programs: QF WP, AC*G
Posts: 1,223
Apr 3, 2012, 5:20 pm
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Československá socialistická republika
Posts: 375
Apr 3, 2012, 5:30 pm
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Philly
Programs: US, CO, Marriott
Posts: 217
Depends on time out. I find LH upgrades to be very close in, since many sell out.
I recently upgraded on LH from BLR-FRA (using US miles), but it was 3 days out.
I recently upgraded on LH from BLR-FRA (using US miles), but it was 3 days out.
Apr 3, 2012, 6:52 pm
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 399
Apr 3, 2012, 7:52 pm
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: AA PPro, Mariott Ambassador, B6 Mosaic, SBUX Gold, Best Buy Elite
Posts: 1,838
There was an issue a couple of weeks ago, but that was all UA bookings not just F, attributable to systems issues at UA during their cutover/merger.
Apr 3, 2012, 8:00 pm
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 549
Maybe l got unlucky?
LH J intra-Europe was not an issue to me either.
Unavailable is still unavailable to me.