jmk2135

Try SEA-NRT, ORD-NRT, SEA-ICN, etc. There's always a way...

spacefugitive

I already looked at SEA and ORD. DFW to SEA or ORD have no award opening that get there in time for the next flight. I will try SEA-ICN.

BTW, I have got 2 difference responses as to what is the minimum transit time. One agent said it was 60 mins, the other said it was 55 mins. Which one is correct?

mrredskin

anyone?

edit: I've checked again, and there are a few more populating, but practically everything, if available is only on a Wednesday. Nothing on a Sunday or Monday in June

eponymous_coward

Try LAX-PEK (CA), SFO-KIX/PVG (UA)...

choupeo

I'm planning our first redemption ever with US. The routing will be something like YVR-CDG (stop)-SGN (dest)-YVR. Do you think this routing can be approved ?

We have things to do in CDG and SGN. Since we'd like to minimize flight time, being able to go to SGN via Europe and back to YVR via North Asia would be perfect but I'm not sure if this kind of routing has been accepted before. I can imagine a route from YYZ or YUL is perfectly fine but here we're located in YVR.
Thanks.

eponymous_coward

I've booked two SEA-HKG awards that routed through FRA.

AirD0c

Searched this thread but did not find much discussion on awards to SA; looking into flying from NYC to Lima in particular, in November. US appears to have no award seats on this route, *A partner only. *A awards are priced at 60k to SA. That's 20k more than what it costs to redeem through United. I don't like the idea of throwing away 20k miles and am contemplating getting a Sapphire Preferred card for the 40k UR points that I could transfer to United, unless I'm missing something here?

eponymous_coward

You're not missing anything. Different mileage plans price the same awards differently. As you've found out, *A North America->South America in coach isn't one of the US redemptions that has a ton of value compared to other programs. There are other awards that are better on US than UA.

gwar69

Sometimes UA's chart is better, somethime the US chart is better. I would agree that for this route, UA miles would be better to use.

gwar69

I have a reservation that includes LX53 BOS-ZRH in C. They just canceled that flight on 12/24. Of course US hasn't contacted me about this, but that's besides the point. The only LX flight into ZRH with open seats is from MIA. However nothing from PHL-MIA is open. I would like to take LX15 from JFK-ZRH instead. Has anybody had any luck getting US to either open up space on their own flights (here PHL-MIA) or contacting LX to open up space(JFK-ZRH)?

When I tried calling last night, I was told they would not call LX to try to get inventory opened up. She just wanted to route me on PHL-MUC-ZRH, with the first leg on US. As I have a separate paid reservation on KL from ZRH-AMS, I really don't want to connect in Europe to ZRH, for fear of my KL ticket getting canceled.

I could take AC from YYZ-ZRH or LX from JFK-GVA-ZRH, but I don't like those options. Any chance I get them to change my stopover from ZRH to AMS? Thoughts?

buschoi

I have had luck getting US to open space on its own domestic flight to connect to an international flight on a *A carrier. They put me on hold, called the revenue desk, and then booked me into Y (despite I was redeeming for a C reward.) So this is possible although you may not get the class of service you prefer.

geo1005

You are far likelier to have US open up a seat on their own metal vs. calling another airline.

Also, what is the correlation between having your KL reservation cancelled and connecting Europe or not???

ejh25

I thought this was the case but UA recently cancelled a flight on my US award reservation. US told me that there was no award inventory on the flights I wanted to reschedule on.

I called UA 3 times and finally got someone who took the ticket over from US to UA and then opened up revenue seats for me.

I would call Swiss agents at different hours of the day until you get one that will help you.

ejh25

It's worth calling LX. I'd try several agents until you get the result you want or get exhausted.

gwar69

My thoughts are most TATL eastbound flights land betwen 8-11 AM. If I land in ZRH then, great. If I land in MUC or GVA then, there is additional time for the connection and I will arrive in ZRH later. My KL flight isn't until 2:00 PM, so I guess there is some wiggle room. That's why I bought KL vs LX, since the LX flight is at 12:30.

Also something I didn't mention is my brother had a Y ticket via UA miles on the canceled flight too. If I can get us onto the same TATL into ZRH, then we each only have 1 connection to AMS, as his ticket is just PDX-AMS-PDX so his ZRH-AMS flight is included, as opposed to mine which is PHL-ZRH-SIN-PHL. We don't really need to be on the same flight, but I thought it could be cool and I could guest him into the lounge in JFK/BOS/MIA/wherever.