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]
Feb 10, 2013, 6:12 am
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The last time I booked there was no phone ticketing fee... can't remember about the times before that.
Feb 10, 2013, 10:35 am
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The call center in Europe has never charged booking fees until this week. See my post here.
Feb 10, 2013, 8:32 pm
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Hi,
is the following itinerary allowed?
DFW-FRA (LH) - BRU - KGL (SN) and then, way back, BUJ - KGL (SA) - BRU (stopover) - ORD (SN) - DFW (UA)?
Thanks!
is the following itinerary allowed?
DFW-FRA (LH) - BRU - KGL (SN) and then, way back, BUJ - KGL (SA) - BRU (stopover) - ORD (SN) - DFW (UA)?
Thanks!
Feb 10, 2013, 8:33 pm
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nope. you can have either a stopover OR an open jaw. You'd need to close the KGL-BUJ in order to have a stopover in BRU on the way back.
Feb 10, 2013, 8:43 pm
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Feb 10, 2013, 9:28 pm
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Can you still change parts of a ticketed booking without having to redeposit the miles ?
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
Feb 10, 2013, 10:18 pm
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Can you still change parts of a ticketed booking without having to redeposit the miles ?
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
Maybe they're worried that if they rebook one leg in F before cancelling the one in Y that they have created a duplicate booking (even if for one minute)?
Feb 10, 2013, 10:26 pm
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this is confusing and I don't know the answer. You'd think they could just change the one sector. I have done it before - upgraded one leg when it went from single to double class aircraft, they agent just made the chenge there and then. Others have reported agents telling them they have to cancel the whole thing and then rebook. I don't know why they would have to do that - they could just change the one leg as they do when you have a schedule change.
Maybe they're worried that if they rebook one leg in F before cancelling the one in Y that they have created a duplicate booking (even if for one minute)?
Maybe they're worried that if they rebook one leg in F before cancelling the one in Y that they have created a duplicate booking (even if for one minute)?
Maybe as I have no status and a mile purchaser they are not as flexible as CP members ?
Feb 10, 2013, 10:29 pm
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they can certainly change bookings without cancelling - they often do this for schedule changes. No problem at all with that!
Feb 10, 2013, 11:09 pm
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So technically they might have to do a cancel and rebook, but it may just happen at the same time (seat never released) so nobody even had a chance to jump in and grab your seat during the process.
Feb 10, 2013, 11:58 pm
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Can you still change parts of a ticketed booking without having to redeposit the miles ?
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
The reason I ask is a couple of weeks ago I was trying to get a class upgrade ,
I have paid for first but one short leg was in Y , when I spoke to multiple agents not only was I told I needed to pay $150 (which is not worth it for a 2 hour flight) But I would also need to redeposit the miles and make a whole new booking .
Is this a new policy , when I questioned one agent she went off to speak to a supervisor who confirmed I would need to redeposit and book a whole new ticket ....
Feb 11, 2013, 1:26 am
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Feb 11, 2013, 1:34 am
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Feb 11, 2013, 6:10 am
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Bumping a question that was buried in a post I had a few pages back -- looking for some insight into a couple of options I have for long-haul flights in my award booking:
1) C on OZ's (two-cabin from SFO-ICN, which generally has the QS seats unless there's an equipment swap) 777-200LR vs. F in UA's 747-400?
2) F in CA's 747-400 -- I'm having trouble finding reviews of the F cabin on this plane -- has anyone had experience with it? I saw tommyleo's trip report of F in CA's 777, which looked great, but worried that this cabin might be tired if the 74's haven't been updated.
1) C on OZ's (two-cabin from SFO-ICN, which generally has the QS seats unless there's an equipment swap) 777-200LR vs. F in UA's 747-400?
2) F in CA's 747-400 -- I'm having trouble finding reviews of the F cabin on this plane -- has anyone had experience with it? I saw tommyleo's trip report of F in CA's 777, which looked great, but worried that this cabin might be tired if the 74's haven't been updated.
Last edited by LM225; Feb 11, 2013 at 6:35 am
Feb 11, 2013, 6:36 am
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Since you were asking about OZ ICN-SFO you are talking the nicest C seats out there. I would pick OZ C ICN-SFO any day over UA F.