Is MUC consider an LH hub for stop-over purposes?
Jan 24, 2010, 9:43 am
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Is MUC consider an LH hub for stop-over purposes?
Looking to book a reward trip to Europe this summer. Was thinking a stop-over in MUC would work nicely into my trip. Will US allow me to stopover in MUC? I know they would allow in FRA.
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Jan 24, 2010, 10:11 am
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Jan 24, 2010, 10:40 am
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It doesn't even matter if they consider it a hub city, because it is a US Airways international destination city, so you qualify either way. It is, in fact, a partner's hub city if you are booked on LH, but you would be permitted the stopover even it was not.
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2. One en route stopover is permitted at a US Airways hub city, a US Airways international destination or ticketed partner's hub city per direction. US Airways hub/gateway cities include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Pittsburgh. Please consult with Reservations for partner hub cities.
2. One en route stopover is permitted at a US Airways hub city, a US Airways international destination or ticketed partner's hub city per direction. US Airways hub/gateway cities include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Pittsburgh. Please consult with Reservations for partner hub cities.
Jan 24, 2010, 11:00 am
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In this case, I think the OP is better using the 'MUC is a LH hub' angle. There is no arguing that point, as long as a flight in or out of MUC is on LH, the OP will clearly comply with the rule and should be able to convince any agent (or supervisor, if necessary) that the rule is met.
Jan 24, 2010, 3:21 pm
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DUS is a hub for LH as well but I suspect some people may encounter marginally more difficulty in agents who realize this. I've not booked through there but was about to recently, with a stopover, using the ORD-DUS segment until the IAH-FRA segment I originally wanted magically appeared available.
Jan 24, 2010, 3:30 pm
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Flew on DM miles (*A) all on LH: CLT-MUC (stopover)-ADB-MUC-(Overnight - not a stopover)-CLT. Worked out fine.
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Jan 24, 2010, 3:43 pm
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However, the way I've had this interpreted by several agents, in trying to book two different trips is that it has to be a US Airways international destination city that you are flying US Airways to or from. In other words, just because US flies there, if you're not flying US through there, it does not count for an eligible stopover. The agents who quoted me the details of the rule were very specific on this point. Of course the agent one gets on a given call may or may not interpret it that way, but it was quite an obstacle for me.
Jan 31, 2010, 7:42 pm
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hkg stopover
i dont get this stopover rule.
for example hongkong, no staralliance carrier has a hub there. so you are not allowed to make a stopover there?
(at least this i was told by an agent)
dp
for example hongkong, no staralliance carrier has a hub there. so you are not allowed to make a stopover there?
(at least this i was told by an agent)
dp
Jan 31, 2010, 7:47 pm
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