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]
Aug 3, 2012, 12:46 pm
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
NRT-BKK-CDG-FRA-NUE > Backtracking CDG-NUE... not sure if it will be approved...
Aug 3, 2012, 2:11 pm
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
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When flying US-North Asia with outbound in first and inbound in business, do you get charged 120k or 105k?
Aug 3, 2012, 2:16 pm
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Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
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Aug 4, 2012, 6:56 am
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 514
What's the latest status with LH F?
Still possible in the 14 day window?
Still possible in the 14 day window?
Aug 4, 2012, 6:58 am
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Posts: 4,709
Aug 4, 2012, 9:42 am
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 514
Aug 4, 2012, 10:25 am
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Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
Aug 4, 2012, 11:34 am
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 175
Aug 4, 2012, 12:01 pm
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: JFK
Posts: 382
Is US *Net blocking only F?
Aug 4, 2012, 1:24 pm
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Posts: 175
Aug 4, 2012, 10:45 pm
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: AA Exec Plat, UA , SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, United, Aeroplan, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 144
airport fees and taxes
usually when you use ur miles to book flights, you get charged fees and taxes. the price varys everytime i notice. i'm trying to fly from YOW to BKK. there are soo many different routings like yow-london-bkk, yow-yyz-nrt-bkk, yow-washington-fra-bkk. i was wondering how do i find out which routing has the lowest tax fares
Aug 5, 2012, 12:48 am
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: IHG Platinum, Hertz Gold, National Emerald
Posts: 705
Stay away from the UK, they have some of the highest departure taxes.
Aug 5, 2012, 9:36 am
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
usually when you use ur miles to book flights, you get charged fees and taxes. the price varys everytime i notice. i'm trying to fly from YOW to BKK. there are soo many different routings like yow-london-bkk, yow-yyz-nrt-bkk, yow-washington-fra-bkk. i was wondering how do i find out which routing has the lowest tax fares
Aug 5, 2012, 9:42 am
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Chicago
Posts: 160
Was looking at attempting the following booking tomorrow - havent seen much discussion re C availability on this thread re OS:
JFK -> VIE OS88
VIE -> BCN OS391
BCN -> JFK via GVA LX1941, LX22
Assuming award space available (shows on United and Aeroplan as of today) any reason this routing wouldnt get approved?
Thanks.
JFK -> VIE OS88
VIE -> BCN OS391
BCN -> JFK via GVA LX1941, LX22
Assuming award space available (shows on United and Aeroplan as of today) any reason this routing wouldnt get approved?
Thanks.
Aug 5, 2012, 10:52 am
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 183
No changes to award tickets once the trip starts
I have an award ticket with US and LH. Due to limited availability I have a return flight with quite a few connections BCN-FRA-BOS-PHL-SEA. However, looking at flight availability, it seems that LH releases additional award seats approx a week before the flights.
It is conceivable that FRA-PHL or even FRA-SEA flights becomes available on a short notice, but at that point I will already start my trip. How firm is US on the rule that "no changes once the trip starts"? Was anyone successful in changing the ticket under similar circumstances?
It is conceivable that FRA-PHL or even FRA-SEA flights becomes available on a short notice, but at that point I will already start my trip. How firm is US on the rule that "no changes once the trip starts"? Was anyone successful in changing the ticket under similar circumstances?