Mar 8, 2015, 2:10 pm
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Flying Club Contact Info
USA +1 800 365 9500
SOUTH AFRICA +27 11 340 3535
HONG KONG +852 2532 6060 9 AM to 6 PM M-F 9 AM to 2 PM Sat
CHINA +86 21 5353 4600
INDIA +1-800-102-3000 ( Toll Free )
+91-124-4693030
CARIBBEAN +1 800 744 7477
Tips to Book Partner Awards:
Delta:
Check af.com for availability.
Virgin Australia:
One-way awards possible
USA +1 800 365 9500
SOUTH AFRICA +27 11 340 3535
HONG KONG +852 2532 6060 9 AM to 6 PM M-F 9 AM to 2 PM Sat
CHINA +86 21 5353 4600
INDIA +1-800-102-3000 ( Toll Free )
+91-124-4693030
CARIBBEAN +1 800 744 7477
Tips to Book Partner Awards:
Delta:
Check af.com for availability.
Virgin Australia:
One-way awards possible
(Master Thread) except ANA (NH) using VS points.
Apr 12, 2017, 3:33 am
#376
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Gold, Virgin Trains Traveller, Her Majesties Secret Service.
Posts: 407
Can anyone share experience of booking a VS/DL award with VS miles?
I want to do MAN - LAS but there seems to be 0 availability for the rest of the year in UC or even PE.
So I thought I could do MAN>ATL>LAS. However the new website is still useless and can't seem to comprehend an award booking on anything other than a direct VS route.
Has anyone managed anything like this?
I want to do MAN - LAS but there seems to be 0 availability for the rest of the year in UC or even PE.
So I thought I could do MAN>ATL>LAS. However the new website is still useless and can't seem to comprehend an award booking on anything other than a direct VS route.
Has anyone managed anything like this?
Apr 13, 2017, 6:24 am
#377
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,042
Can anyone share experience of booking a VS/DL award with VS miles?
I want to do MAN - LAS but there seems to be 0 availability for the rest of the year in UC or even PE.
So I thought I could do MAN>ATL>LAS. However the new website is still useless and can't seem to comprehend an award booking on anything other than a direct VS route.
Has anyone managed anything like this?
I want to do MAN - LAS but there seems to be 0 availability for the rest of the year in UC or even PE.
So I thought I could do MAN>ATL>LAS. However the new website is still useless and can't seem to comprehend an award booking on anything other than a direct VS route.
Has anyone managed anything like this?
Apr 18, 2017, 11:32 am
#378
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,577
Booked DL ATL-EZE x2 in J for 90k VS + $90 each.
Apr 19, 2017, 9:40 am
#379
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 291
Does VS allow you to hold a booking for any amount of time? I currently just have MR points so I'd have to transfer them over to make a booking. Or, assuming it's an instant transfer, will the phone agents wait on the line while I make the transfer?
Apr 19, 2017, 9:59 am
#380
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Gold, Virgin Trains Traveller, Her Majesties Secret Service.
Posts: 407
I've heard reports of phone agents holding G's before. But I have never done it myself...
Apr 19, 2017, 10:02 am
#381
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,644
Apr 21, 2017, 10:52 pm
#382
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA Silver, HHDmd, MBvLTPLT, PCAmb/Dmd, HYT Dis
Posts: 1,579
Booked 3 x J DL HND-LAX for 180,000 miles +$120.18.
Under normal circumstances booking via VS requires 20k less miles than Delta wants in Skymiles (80k lowest award). The current membership rewards 30% transfer bonus made this an even better deal.
Also was able to put the flights on a 72 hour hold while I confirmed I wanted to ticket. The VS confirmation code actually disappeared from being able to look the reservation up, and when I called back the agent had to track it down. But the DL reservation number was always visible on delta.com.
Under normal circumstances booking via VS requires 20k less miles than Delta wants in Skymiles (80k lowest award). The current membership rewards 30% transfer bonus made this an even better deal.
Also was able to put the flights on a 72 hour hold while I confirmed I wanted to ticket. The VS confirmation code actually disappeared from being able to look the reservation up, and when I called back the agent had to track it down. But the DL reservation number was always visible on delta.com.
Apr 21, 2017, 11:17 pm
#383
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,545
Booked 3 x J DL HND-LAX for 180,000 miles +$120.18.
Under normal circumstances booking via VS requires 20k less miles than Delta wants in Skymiles (80k lowest award). The current membership rewards 30% transfer bonus made this an even better deal.
Also was able to put the flights on a 72 hour hold while I confirmed I wanted to ticket. The VS confirmation code actually disappeared from being able to look the reservation up, and when I called back the agent had to track it down. But the DL reservation number was always visible on delta.com.
Under normal circumstances booking via VS requires 20k less miles than Delta wants in Skymiles (80k lowest award). The current membership rewards 30% transfer bonus made this an even better deal.
Also was able to put the flights on a 72 hour hold while I confirmed I wanted to ticket. The VS confirmation code actually disappeared from being able to look the reservation up, and when I called back the agent had to track it down. But the DL reservation number was always visible on delta.com.
Apr 23, 2017, 10:25 am
#384
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA Silver, HHDmd, MBvLTPLT, PCAmb/Dmd, HYT Dis
Posts: 1,579
If you go into the website and drill down to spend miles, then spend partners, and then into Delta it now says One-way trips are permitted at half of the round-trip mileage shown below.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
Apr 30, 2017, 3:58 pm
#385
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,644
If you go into the website and drill down to spend miles, then spend partners, and then into Delta it now says One-way trips are permitted at half of the round-trip mileage shown below.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
However, the next sentence takes it all back:
If a journey requires a connecting flight or stopover to reach the destination, miles are charged for each sector.
Apr 30, 2017, 7:09 pm
#386
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,474
If you go into the website and drill down to spend miles, then spend partners, and then into Delta it now says One-way trips are permitted at half of the round-trip mileage shown below.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
Was surprised when I saw it and other parts of the site still say round-trip required. But I did book 3 Delta One seats for 180k total/60k each.
May 1, 2017, 8:03 am
#387
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,474
Looks like VS finally started allowing more one-ways. All partners now can be booked one-way except for NH and MH. SK is not a redemption partner itself. All such partners have this clause about mileage applying for each segment.
May 1, 2017, 12:00 pm
#388
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
Of course NH is the one airline i need one way!
May 16, 2017, 5:07 am
#389
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC, VS, Marriott, HH, Hertz PC
Posts: 270
Does anybody have any recent updates on the CA LHR-PEK route being available for bookings again?
May 23, 2017, 12:10 pm
#390
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1
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