ANA (NH) Redemptions using VS Flying Club points - thread locked Sept 2022
May 2, 2020, 4:46 pm
#1036
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
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As far as #2 is concerned, a VS rep just told me that if the award costs change, any mileage difference wouldn’t apply to changing an existing booking for the same award type. Anyone know if he just made that up or if there’s precedent here?
May 5, 2020, 9:39 pm
#1037
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Peoria, IL
Programs: AA,UA,DL,BA,HH,*W,BW
Posts: 175
That is usually true, if the original ticket allows a change that is within the year period from when the original ticket was issued. But if your change is beyond the 365 days of when the ticket was issued, then you must re-deposit that "ticket/miles" and then a new ticket is issued using whatever mileage costs are at that time.
May 6, 2020, 2:09 am
#1038
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
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That is usually true, if the original ticket allows a change that is within the year period from when the original ticket was issued. But if your change is beyond the 365 days of when the ticket was issued, then you must re-deposit that "ticket/miles" and then a new ticket is issued using whatever mileage costs are at that time.
May 6, 2020, 5:28 am
#1039
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 65
Has anyone had any luck with Virgin holding ANA seats when the outbound opens until the return date opens the following week or so?
May 6, 2020, 5:55 am
#1040
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You book what you can, then you call back later and pay the change fee to grab your preferred date/cabin.
May 7, 2020, 9:52 pm
#1042
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,464
It's not a fixed time for all space to become accessible. For example you will see DL space for a given date appear at time X, but if you try to call to book ANA space at that exact time when the agent does a long sell it won't come back confirmed. A few hours later it will.
May 8, 2020, 1:35 am
#1043
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Glob/UA Gold
Posts: 612
Booked 3 First Class ORD-NRT/HND-ORD tickets in March 2021! I had sent an SMS but did not get a reply so I decided to wait up for the 2:00AM EDT open and I'm glad I did. Thanks to all the contributors to this thread. What a thrill, hopefully we can actually go without threat of 14 day quarantine- it's only a 14 day trip 
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May 11, 2020, 5:28 am
#1044
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 65
Has anyone noticed that there is no availability showing on United past 4th April 2021?
May 12, 2020, 2:46 am
#1045
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 35
Booked 3 First Class ORD-NRT/HND-ORD tickets in March 2021! I had sent an SMS but did not get a reply so I decided to wait up for the 2:00AM EDT open and I'm glad I did. Thanks to all the contributors to this thread. What a thrill, hopefully we can actually go without threat of 14 day quarantine- it's only a 14 day trip .
.Congrats to you joachimm! Fingers crossed Chicago has the new seats by 2021 for us!
May 12, 2020, 10:24 am
#1048
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Glob/UA Gold
Posts: 612
Yeah I am hoping ANA will upgrade this route to the new product, but I was just happy to get 3 seats. Even 2 open seats is rare and I couldn't see sending my wife and father in law back to biz class :-).
May 12, 2020, 11:45 am
#1049
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: United Gold, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 207
Just booked ORD-HND HND-IAH for my wife and I March 2021!
I’ll see all you guys and gals and the Ritz Carlton Kyoto next March!
I’ll see all you guys and gals and the Ritz Carlton Kyoto next March!
May 12, 2020, 3:08 pm
#1050
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Cologne
Programs: FB Plat, IHG RA Spire, TK Elite+, HH Diamond, LH SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 972
XXX -> TYO -> XXX on ANA F using VS miles then stays at RC Kyoto 😀.
im doing it in November! (Hopefully)