ANA (NH) Redemptions using VS Flying Club points - thread locked Sept 2022
Dec 18, 2019, 9:19 am
#826
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SAN
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Posts: 302
Just dropped my dummy booking to NRT so two F seats should be back in the system from SFO-NRT on 11/9/2020, jump on it. P.S. been using the text booking feature and it's been great so far!
Dec 20, 2019, 3:21 am
#827
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 2
One-ways on ANA using Atlantic miles
Hi All
Can you now book one-way awards on ANA when using Atlantic miles or can you still only book round trip awards?
Can you now book one-way awards on ANA when using Atlantic miles or can you still only book round trip awards?
Dec 20, 2019, 1:22 pm
#828
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 335
Dec 20, 2019, 8:45 pm
#829
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 2
Petdog I ALREADY KNOW the award chart for Virgin says only round trips on ANA so your response is USELESS
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
Dec 20, 2019, 11:42 pm
#830
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Petdog I ALREADY KNOW the award chart for Virgin says only round trips on ANA so your response is USELESS
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
Maybe even have included the link.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2019/12/15/...ng-club-miles/
Dec 21, 2019, 12:23 pm
#831
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 335
Petdog I ALREADY KNOW the award chart for Virgin says only round trips on ANA so your response is USELESS
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
If you expect a different answer than the one you got initially, you would have wanted to expand the question to the level of information in your second post on the topic
Maybe even have included the link.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2019/12/15/...ng-club-miles/
Maybe even have included the link.
https://loyaltylobby.com/2019/12/15/...ng-club-miles/
In addition to everything CPH-Flyer wisely suggested, have you contacted VS? Asking the actual authority (i.e., the airline) is more definitive than anything you will find on this or any forum.
If by contacting VS you confirm that one-way awards are now possible, that's a big deal and something this community would be grateful to hear about. Please share your findings.
If VS says one-way awards are not possible, perhaps try a second agent. You might even reach out to the original blogger. And you might then come back to this forum, explain the inconsistency, and see if anyone can offer further insight.
Best of luck.
Dec 21, 2019, 1:03 pm
#832
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Petdog I ALREADY KNOW the award chart for Virgin says only round trips on ANA so your response is USELESS
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
I was specifically asking if ONE-WAY awards are now allowed because on the website Loyaltylobby they mentioned successfully booking a one-way award FRA-HND in F for 60K miles
https://onemileatatime.com/virgin-at...m=BoardingArea
Dec 21, 2019, 1:52 pm
#833
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Dec 22, 2019, 12:40 pm
#834
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 335
Out of curiosity, I texted VS:
Dec 22, 2019, 1:42 pm
#835
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Posts: 1,644
Oh, seriously??
Dec 26, 2019, 3:59 pm
#836
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 101
Silly question but I've been unable to find an answer - if I booked through VS for the ANA flight, do we have access to the ANA lounges? Again - sorry for the noob question
Dec 26, 2019, 4:04 pm
#837
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Dec 27, 2019, 2:33 pm
#839
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2
Hi. super lurker here
Has anyone had issues paying through their text chat? I was able to pay and get my confirmation within minutes when I booked my departing/dummy return flight, but when I was finally able to finagle two return flights (on diff days) the $100 in fees is causing all sorts of issues. I had two cards decline (the issuer says its not on their end and they cant even see declines) and the third one has been processing for 5 hours or so now. The amazing rep who patiently sat through my rambling and figured everything out for me even started off by saying something like "this might decline."
A couple of other reps have reassured me that my seats should be held for the 24-48 hr processing time, but my google fu isnt bringing up anything about how long it generally takes to change flights and pay. I think I saw something earlier about a queue since everything is manually inputted?
tldr; waiting for flight change, had some payment issues. do I have anything to worry about? lol
edit: nvm. the sleeplessness had gotten over me and I worried about nothing. The third charges finally went through
edit 2 to save space:
my points for the upgrade that were initially taken out (and then returned when my cards were declined) are still in my account even after the flight change fees finally went through
Has anyone had issues paying through their text chat? I was able to pay and get my confirmation within minutes when I booked my departing/dummy return flight, but when I was finally able to finagle two return flights (on diff days) the $100 in fees is causing all sorts of issues. I had two cards decline (the issuer says its not on their end and they cant even see declines) and the third one has been processing for 5 hours or so now. The amazing rep who patiently sat through my rambling and figured everything out for me even started off by saying something like "this might decline."
A couple of other reps have reassured me that my seats should be held for the 24-48 hr processing time, but my google fu isnt bringing up anything about how long it generally takes to change flights and pay. I think I saw something earlier about a queue since everything is manually inputted?
tldr; waiting for flight change, had some payment issues. do I have anything to worry about? lol
edit: nvm. the sleeplessness had gotten over me and I worried about nothing. The third charges finally went through
edit 2 to save space:
Wonder if the points were deducted but then returned automagically when the first payment didn't go through? Either way I'm considering these points as lost if they will (rightfully) be deducted again at some point in time. Anyone else with data points regarding "free" points bookings with VS?
Last edited by Tutorial; Dec 27, 2019 at 9:53 pm
Jan 3, 2020, 6:44 pm
#840
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: BOS/SIN
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Posts: 1,803
Just had to change an F award but looks like the seat I cancelled went back into award inventory — if anyone is looking for an F seat to JFK in late March/early April NH10 NRT-JFK on March 28 is currently O1
Flight change process was completely painless over the phone (however have yet to receive new receipt/itinerary in my email and $50 fee hasn't posted to my CC, but the booking looks fine/ticketed on VS and NH). Managed to grab an F seat on HND-JFK exactly 331 days out (somehow UA and expertflyer weren't showing the space but OZ was and VS could as well). Also NRT-JFK on 11/30/20 had 2 F seats open a few hours ago (so NH does release 2F sometimes!) but both got taken very quickly
Flight change process was completely painless over the phone (however have yet to receive new receipt/itinerary in my email and $50 fee hasn't posted to my CC, but the booking looks fine/ticketed on VS and NH). Managed to grab an F seat on HND-JFK exactly 331 days out (somehow UA and expertflyer weren't showing the space but OZ was and VS could as well). Also NRT-JFK on 11/30/20 had 2 F seats open a few hours ago (so NH does release 2F sometimes!) but both got taken very quickly
