It does have the following under the domestic chart:
"International Travel Round trip redemptions on International flights from: 15,000 miles in Economy 30,000 miles in Business Class 40,000 miles in First Class Destinations include: Japan, USA, Hawaii, Germany, France, China, India and Guam" So it looks like UK-JP redemptions are no longer available if the included list is exhaustive rather than just a selection. We were trying to get my wife a return UK-JP ticket in any class recently and gave up as there was no availability, and the costs of calling repeatedly to submit new dates was adding up... Useless! |
Originally Posted by nufnuf77
(Post 25517716)
I am looking at booking ANA First LHR-TYO-SEA r/t using my Virgin Atlantic miles. I cannot find the mileage chart - could somebody help me figure out how many miles this would be?
PS: Would it be possible to get a 1 or 2 day-long stopover in Tokyo whilst booking as one award?
Originally Posted by ankomonkey
(Post 25519071)
Destinations include: Japan, USA, Hawaii, Germany, France, China, India and Guam" So it looks like UK-JP redemptions are no longer available if the included list is exhaustive rather than just a selection. |
i had saved an image as well
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...chart-ana.html IS there any special trick to booking ANA awards with virgin. I can see award space on united/aeroplan but the virgin offices in uk/us/hong kong cannot see anything. I have done HUCA atleast 3 times for each of these locations |
Originally Posted by ankomonkey
(Post 25519071)
It does have the following under the domestic chart:
"International Travel Round trip redemptions on International flights from: 15,000 miles in Economy 30,000 miles in Business Class 40,000 miles in First Class Destinations include: Japan, USA, Hawaii, Germany, France, China, India and Guam" So it looks like UK-JP redemptions are no longer available if the included list is exhaustive rather than just a selection. We were trying to get my wife a return UK-JP ticket in any class recently and gave up as there was no availability, and the costs of calling repeatedly to submit new dates was adding up... Useless!
Originally Posted by geclub1
(Post 25520759)
I have a copy saved as of 15JUL15. PM me your email address and I will forward you a copy.
The chart as of 15JUL15 had the same list of destinations, but then in the next paragraph, they provide an example itin of LHR-TYO-SIN return.
Originally Posted by mintcilantro
(Post 25521031)
i had saved an image as well
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/membe...chart-ana.html IS there any special trick to booking ANA awards with virgin. I can see award space on united/aeroplan but the virgin offices in uk/us/hong kong cannot see anything. I have done HUCA atleast 3 times for each of these locations Is 22000 miles the max I can do? I think LHR-TYO-SEA should be fine, but LHR-TYO-SYD or LHR-TYO-JFK are over this 22k limit which is a shame. And I promise this is a last question, but what happens to amount of miles required where ANA only offers business on some legs of the otherwise First class journey, eg LHR(First)-TYO-(Business)HKG. Can this be issued as 1 ticket for F miles on VS, or does it have to be split to 2 separate bookings? |
i don't mind the questions but i don't know the answers either. I tried an award booking yesterday to find out if stopovers/open jaws are allowed. I don't trust teh agent i talked to who said open jaws are not allowed. He wanted to add extra 15k miles for the ITM to NRT segment I tried to add
in the end they couldn't confirm the award availability so I didn't book it. Do let us know what you find out. |
Originally Posted by nufnuf77
(Post 25521181)
Is 22000 miles the max I can do? I think LHR-TYO-SEA should be fine, but LHR-TYO-SYD or LHR-TYO-JFK are over this 22k limit which is a shame.
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Originally Posted by geclub1
(Post 25521365)
The chart I have goes up to 34,000 miles.
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Here is something I observed while trying to book DL awards with VS miles. I found the flights I wanted on dl.com and then called VS. Tried to book DFW-LAX-NRT. The agent mentioned that the DFW-LAX segment was not available. I then tried just DFW-LAX on dl.com and it did not come out available at low level. So if you encounter such issues, it might be because of married segments.
I asked the VS agent to not do a segment by segment search and try searching DFW-NRT and that also did not come up available. I then went to af.com and that DL combination was not showing as available. So not only does DL have married segments, they allow them just with DL miles. I guess before calling VS, try checking af.com for the DL flights you want. |
Originally Posted by UA Fan
(Post 25559080)
Here is something I observed while trying to book DL awards with VS miles. I found the flights I wanted on dl.com and then called VS. Tried to book DFW-LAX-NRT. The agent mentioned that the DFW-LAX segment was not available. I then tried just DFW-LAX on dl.com and it did not come out available at low level. So if you encounter such issues, it might be because of married segments.
I asked the VS agent to not do a segment by segment search and try searching DFW-NRT and that also did not come up available. I then went to af.com and that DL combination was not showing as available. So not only does DL have married segments, they allow them just with DL miles. I guess before calling VS, try checking af.com for the DL flights you want. |
Air China Update
Originally Posted by whole9yards
(Post 25301780)
Hi all
Has anyone else had problem booking redemption flight on Air China? I always use my Virgin miles for my parents flights to/from LHR, but today I was told that as from 14th July, VS staff were told to halt all redemption booking on Air China using VS miles! Does anyone know why this is? Is the partnership with CA coming to an end? HELP! :( |
My experience using VS miles on SQ:
ANA's website showing availability in J. CPH-SIN, various dates. 1st call(UK office) nothing available. 2nd call(UK office) nothing. 3rd call(HKG office) date requested, 24h wait time. Next day had a call saying no availability... 4th call(UK office) finally some hope! Got a booking ref no and asked to ring back. I called today to be told that the booking request came back as unconfirmed from SQ. These are the same flights you can book with ANA miles instantly! So there you go. The true value of VS miles :td: |
Originally Posted by mobilemario
(Post 25637371)
My experience using VS miles on SQ:
ANA's website showing availability in J. CPH-SIN, various dates. 1st call(UK office) nothing available. 2nd call(UK office) nothing. 3rd call(HKG office) date requested, 24h wait time. Next day had a call saying no availability... 4th call(UK office) finally some hope! Got a booking ref no and asked to ring back. I called today to be told that the booking request came back as unconfirmed from SQ. These are the same flights you can book with ANA miles instantly! So there you go. The true value of VS miles :td: Since VS has actually submitted long-sell and the space came back as unconfirmed, I would lean towards that it is actually phantom space. |
Originally Posted by mobilemario
(Post 25637371)
................. The true value of VS miles :td:
The true value of VS miles for partner booking, maybe. They still offer good value for flights on VS metal IMHO, just wish they would sort this partner debacle out. :td: Nick |
Originally Posted by Nottingham Nick
(Post 25638727)
The true value of VS miles for partner booking, maybe.
They still offer good value for flights on VS metal IMHO, just wish they would sort this partner debacle out. :td: Nick I think most people in US are used to not paying scam charges that you end up having to pay if you fly VS using VS miles. Elsewhere people view miles as a discount coupon rather than a mostly free flight. So you probably see some value on redeeming on VS but I don't. |
Good point about the charges, but we have been paying YQ on VS and BA for so long that we have got used to them. :td::td:
Nick |
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