ANA (NH) Redemptions using VS Flying Club points - thread locked Sept 2022
Apr 7, 2021, 4:33 pm
#1351
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: TXL
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Apr 10, 2021, 2:48 pm
#1353
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 10
I booked round trip tickets (had to break up into two bookings) through VS on ANA
2 Business Class tickets & 1 First Class ticket: Depart ORD December 14, arrive Tokyo December 15. Depart Tokyo January 14th arrive ORD January 14th
Looking to see if I can switch to all 1st if I can over time but I'm happy with this booking.
2 Business Class tickets & 1 First Class ticket: Depart ORD December 14, arrive Tokyo December 15. Depart Tokyo January 14th arrive ORD January 14th
Looking to see if I can switch to all 1st if I can over time but I'm happy with this booking.
Apr 12, 2021, 1:19 am
#1354
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 67
Well am looking to go to Haneda Tokyo next March, on ANA with Virgin air miles / points.
I live in the UK but looking at flying from Frankfurt for lower fees etc. but looking at Heathrow as a backup. We live in Scotland but through my partner we get free rail travel so getting to London is a zero cost option, apart from a night in a hotel night before type of thing.
Monday 14th March would be the first date interested in, which I think I might be able to get via Virgin this coming Saturday, the 17th, if any availability.
Am looking to try and get 2 seats on the same flight out, and then similar about 10 days later to get home. Two First would be nice but think chances quite low, done this once before and nabbed First for partner both ways, and Business for me both ways.
Looking at the United site for availability and for Frankfurt it shows they have 2 flights a day, one at 11:30 and the other at 20:45. The 4th March is showing a Business seat on the 11:30 flight and a First on the 20:45 flight.
My basic plan is to try and get the highest grade seat (First or Business) on the day they appear. I will put my partner in the highest rated seat as they would get more benefit from the higher class cabin (they drink and like their food, am teetotal and non-adventurous food wise) and even nab an Economy seat if needed. Then over the coming weeks months, keep an eye on things and see if can nab better seats as they become available.
Am I right in thinking that if I keep track on things, and higher grade seats become available on the same flight - there would be no fee for changing booking if it is on the same flight? If to change to another flight, is it £50 per person to change?
Part from doing a dummy booking – is there a way to see how much the taxes / fees would be to fly from Heathrow?
I live in the UK but looking at flying from Frankfurt for lower fees etc. but looking at Heathrow as a backup. We live in Scotland but through my partner we get free rail travel so getting to London is a zero cost option, apart from a night in a hotel night before type of thing.
Monday 14th March would be the first date interested in, which I think I might be able to get via Virgin this coming Saturday, the 17th, if any availability.
Am looking to try and get 2 seats on the same flight out, and then similar about 10 days later to get home. Two First would be nice but think chances quite low, done this once before and nabbed First for partner both ways, and Business for me both ways.
Looking at the United site for availability and for Frankfurt it shows they have 2 flights a day, one at 11:30 and the other at 20:45. The 4th March is showing a Business seat on the 11:30 flight and a First on the 20:45 flight.
My basic plan is to try and get the highest grade seat (First or Business) on the day they appear. I will put my partner in the highest rated seat as they would get more benefit from the higher class cabin (they drink and like their food, am teetotal and non-adventurous food wise) and even nab an Economy seat if needed. Then over the coming weeks months, keep an eye on things and see if can nab better seats as they become available.
Am I right in thinking that if I keep track on things, and higher grade seats become available on the same flight - there would be no fee for changing booking if it is on the same flight? If to change to another flight, is it £50 per person to change?
Part from doing a dummy booking – is there a way to see how much the taxes / fees would be to fly from Heathrow?
Apr 15, 2021, 8:39 am
#1355
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,459
Can we fly home from KIX to LAX or ORD for 47.5k pp in J or do we have to travel back to HND?
Trip in late March so will try in book it in two weeks.
Trip in late March so will try in book it in two weeks.
Apr 15, 2021, 8:50 am
#1356
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
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Posts: 13,047
Well am looking to go to Haneda Tokyo next March, on ANA with Virgin air miles / points.
I live in the UK but looking at flying from Frankfurt for lower fees etc. but looking at Heathrow as a backup. We live in Scotland but through my partner we get free rail travel so getting to London is a zero cost option, apart from a night in a hotel night before type of thing.
Monday 14th March would be the first date interested in, which I think I might be able to get via Virgin this coming Saturday, the 17th, if any availability.
Am looking to try and get 2 seats on the same flight out, and then similar about 10 days later to get home. Two First would be nice but think chances quite low, done this once before and nabbed First for partner both ways, and Business for me both ways.
Looking at the United site for availability and for Frankfurt it shows they have 2 flights a day, one at 11:30 and the other at 20:45. The 4th March is showing a Business seat on the 11:30 flight and a First on the 20:45 flight.
My basic plan is to try and get the highest grade seat (First or Business) on the day they appear. I will put my partner in the highest rated seat as they would get more benefit from the higher class cabin (they drink and like their food, am teetotal and non-adventurous food wise) and even nab an Economy seat if needed. Then over the coming weeks months, keep an eye on things and see if can nab better seats as they become available.
Am I right in thinking that if I keep track on things, and higher grade seats become available on the same flight - there would be no fee for changing booking if it is on the same flight? If to change to another flight, is it £50 per person to change?
Part from doing a dummy booking – is there a way to see how much the taxes / fees would be to fly from Heathrow?
I live in the UK but looking at flying from Frankfurt for lower fees etc. but looking at Heathrow as a backup. We live in Scotland but through my partner we get free rail travel so getting to London is a zero cost option, apart from a night in a hotel night before type of thing.
Monday 14th March would be the first date interested in, which I think I might be able to get via Virgin this coming Saturday, the 17th, if any availability.
Am looking to try and get 2 seats on the same flight out, and then similar about 10 days later to get home. Two First would be nice but think chances quite low, done this once before and nabbed First for partner both ways, and Business for me both ways.
Looking at the United site for availability and for Frankfurt it shows they have 2 flights a day, one at 11:30 and the other at 20:45. The 4th March is showing a Business seat on the 11:30 flight and a First on the 20:45 flight.
My basic plan is to try and get the highest grade seat (First or Business) on the day they appear. I will put my partner in the highest rated seat as they would get more benefit from the higher class cabin (they drink and like their food, am teetotal and non-adventurous food wise) and even nab an Economy seat if needed. Then over the coming weeks months, keep an eye on things and see if can nab better seats as they become available.
Am I right in thinking that if I keep track on things, and higher grade seats become available on the same flight - there would be no fee for changing booking if it is on the same flight? If to change to another flight, is it £50 per person to change?
Part from doing a dummy booking – is there a way to see how much the taxes / fees would be to fly from Heathrow?
You are FAR more likely to find award space to/from FRA, so don't spend too much time worrying about LHR costs.
Apr 15, 2021, 3:26 pm
#1357
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
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Posts: 21,161
Apr 19, 2021, 11:37 pm
#1358
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: ANA Diamond, JAL JGC Sapphire, Asiana Gold, Marriott Ambassador Elite, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 102
Has anyone booked anything recently? Checking for new March 2022 dates and it seems like nothing is available. On the other hand, late Feb 2022 was wide open just a few days ago.
Apr 20, 2021, 12:14 am
#1359
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Ex-Bonvoyed, Hyatt, Hilton, BR, AC, AA
Posts: 1,296
Yes, I just took a HND-JFK in F for mid March 2022 about 10 mins ago. Not sure what airport pairing you’re looking for but there are seats, just very sparse and booked up rather quickly.
Apr 20, 2021, 8:09 am
#1360
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: ANA Diamond, JAL JGC Sapphire, Asiana Gold, Marriott Ambassador Elite, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 102
Ah that’s the exact same route and timing I was looking at. I guess it’s a positive that it’s still bookable, my timing is just bad. I cross-referenced availability through ANA’s mileage programme, and as a Diamond I didn’t see any seats, so I feared that bookings in F might just be closed overall.
Apr 20, 2021, 10:46 am
#1363
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 357
Nailed down 2 F LAX-NRT last week for early March. I'd keep an eye out for LAX/SFO since people seem to favor HND. I do too, but beggars can't be choosers.
Apr 20, 2021, 2:22 pm
#1364
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Ex-Bonvoyed, Hyatt, Hilton, BR, AC, AA
Posts: 1,296
Not too sure about LAX route, but I purposely looked for HND instead of NRT for JFK because NH has been cancelling the NRT flights and keeping the HND flights for JFK.
Apr 21, 2021, 8:46 am
#1365
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 81
Looking to book London to Manila for next year when availability appears. A couple questions:
Appreciate the help
- Can Virgin book a connecting itinerary with ANA from LHR - HND - MNL? (ANA do offer HND - MNL flights with long layover)
- If Virgin can't offer connecting itinerary, how likely are ANA to allow check-through baggage on two separate tickets? BA/Oneworld can be a bit difficult for this...hope ANA might be better
- Does anybody have experience of check through baggage from ANA to JAL? Clearly on separate tickets, but JAL offer better departure/shorter layover from HND to MNL.
Appreciate the help