Infant On Reward Ticket Master Thread

[AJK]

I booked it on the day so I wouldn't need to pay for the infant ticket if it didn't work out  and yes it was ua metal

So why not call UA and have it attach, even on day of?

if the baby would have been attached by lh it most likely wouldn't have been an issue, the issue was most likely the communication between SHARES and Amadeus

I assume he had tkt# for INF, so I don't know how complicated it could have been.

[yitrap]

I booked it on the day so I wouldn't need to pay for the infant ticket if it didn't work out  and yes it was ua metalif the baby would have been attached by lh it most likely wouldn't have been an issue, the issue was most likely the communication between SHARES and Amadeus

Aren't infant fares fully refundable?

[yitrap]

Turkish

In practice they allowed me to check a full size bag for infant.

[a mirrer]

Aren't infant fares fully refundable?

not always

[yuguy]

If i book an award ticket (AA) round trip, but one way is coach and the other is business, does anyone know how they price out that 10%? is it of the J fare, or the Y?

[shapsam]

Why can't it be both?

[yuguy]

Why can't it be both?

Lol that’s why’ve I’m asking. How do they’ve pride it out?

[shimino1]

Seems infant costs for CX is 25% ex-USA

Does that mean my best booking option for ORD-HKG-TLV would be just booking an extra ticket with AS?


ETA can I even fly with an infant in F on the 77W and J on the A350?

BUMP
Very curios as well.

[yitrap]

BUMP
Very curios as well.

If you get an answer I'd love to know

[B.D.Da'ehu]

I have TLV-NYC booked with IB in J (IB avios on IB metal) as 2 separate bookings, one for TLV-MAD and another for MAD-JFK a day later. What i didn't realize was that in regard to adding an INF i just made things a lot more expensive.


While if you book TLV-JFK in one booking you will pay 10% of the revenue for for INF which is about $246 (revenue is $2,460). However now that i have to separately add the INF to 2 bookings i now have to pay 10% of TLV-MAD which is $153 (revenue is $1,530) and also 10$ of MAD-JFK which is $635 (revenue is $6,350 ).


Making me pay $788 to add the INF as a lap infant. (No more availability to buy a seat in J)


Does anyone have experience with this situation?




If a TA books this as a INF for TLV-JFK (as one trip which would only cost me $246) would IB then allow me to attach the INF to our bookings though we don't have TLV-JFK booked as one booking?

[B.D.Da'ehu]

I have TLV-NYC booked with IB in J (IB avios on IB metal) as 2 separate bookings, one for TLV-MAD and another for MAD-JFK a day later. What i didn't realize was that in regard to adding an INF i just made things a lot more expensive.


While if you book TLV-JFK in one booking you will pay 10% of the revenue for for INF which is about $246 (revenue is $2,460). However now that i have to separately add the INF to 2 bookings i now have to pay 10% of TLV-MAD which is $153 (revenue is $1,530) and also 10$ of MAD-JFK which is $635 (revenue is $6,350 ).


Making me pay $788 to add the INF as a lap infant. (No more availability to buy a seat in J)


Does anyone have experience with this situation?




If a TA books this as a INF for TLV-JFK (as one trip which would only cost me $246) would IB then allow me to attach the INF to our bookings though we don't have TLV-JFK booked as one booking?

BUMP

[Buruch]

Not this exact situation, but I've done an infant on united OW and I've called up several times. Sometimes they'll quote me what appears to be 10% of half a rt, and sometimes 10 of OW. In that case the OW was higher, so I benefited from (what appeared to be) the rt estimate. The wrinkle in that story is they actually charged my card closer to the 10% of the ow - about 200 higher than was quoted to me on the phone. They are being very difficult about the refund.

[a mirrer]

I have TLV-NYC booked with IB in J (IB avios on IB metal) as 2 separate bookings, one for TLV-MAD and another for MAD-JFK a day later. What i didn't realize was that in regard to adding an INF i just made things a lot more expensive.


While if you book TLV-JFK in one booking you will pay 10% of the revenue for for INF which is about $246 (revenue is $2,460). However now that i have to separately add the INF to 2 bookings i now have to pay 10% of TLV-MAD which is $153 (revenue is $1,530) and also 10$ of MAD-JFK which is $635 (revenue is $6,350 ).


Making me pay $788 to add the INF as a lap infant. (No more availability to buy a seat in J)


Does anyone have experience with this situation?




If a TA books this as a INF for TLV-JFK (as one trip which would only cost me $246) would IB then allow me to attach the INF to our bookings though we don't have TLV-JFK booked as one booking?

it shouldn't be an issue as the baby will be ticketed on both legs. maybe have a ta issue a ticket and call and try to attach it to one booking at a time and see if it works and if not have the ta void the ticket.

[B.D.Da'ehu]

it shouldn't be an issue as the baby will be ticketed on both legs. maybe have a ta issue a ticket and call and try to attach it to one booking at a time and see if it works and if not have the ta void the ticket.

Is there a bigger chance of this working in the airport?


I'm debating whether to try this now or have a TA issue the ticket within 24 hours of my flight in order to try this at the checkin counter.

[yitrap]

Is there a bigger chance of this working in the airport?


I'm debating whether to try this now or have a TA issue the ticket within 24 hours of my flight in order to try this at the checkin counter.

Why not try not and if it doesn't work try again 24 hours before

[ExGingi]

I have TLV-NYC booked with IB in J (IB avios on IB metal) as 2 separate bookings, one for TLV-MAD and another for MAD-JFK a day later. What i didn't realize was that in regard to adding an INF i just made things a lot more expensive.


While if you book TLV-JFK in one booking you will pay 10% of the revenue for for INF which is about $246 (revenue is $2,460). However now that i have to separately add the INF to 2 bookings i now have to pay 10% of TLV-MAD which is $153 (revenue is $1,530) and also 10$ of MAD-JFK which is $635 (revenue is $6,350 ).


Making me pay $788 to add the INF as a lap infant. (No more availability to buy a seat in J)


Does anyone have experience with this situation?




If a TA books this as a INF for TLV-JFK (as one trip which would only cost me $246) would IB then allow me to attach the INF to our bookings though we don't have TLV-JFK booked as one booking?

The closest I had to this situation was when I tried to add an infant to a FlyingBlue award redemption DL/SU for JFK-TLV and AF for TLV-JFK. Flying Blue didn't charge ANYTHING for the award ticket. We were delayed at JFK check-in with DL, but eventually boarded. Connection at SVO was major delay, but eventually seems like they issued their own ticket at N/C (what was their option? child had no Russian visa, so couldn't leave stranded at SVO).

On the return needed to get a one way infant ticket. However that was more expensive than a RT TLV-JFK-TLV, so I booked a revenue RT ticket for the adult using OTA TLV-JFK-TLV with the return far out. Then called AF/DL to purchase INF ticket. Checked in at TLV using FB issued adult ticket and child INF ticket (cancelled adult ticket on OTA) had major delays because adult was OW TLV-JFK while INF was RT, but eventually they let it through.

[ExGingi]

DW just returned for a trip to TLV with INF booked through AC on UA for outbound and LX for return (originally booked LX both ways, but UA opened up on day of travel for outbound, so changed, thanks to @efflpetzel for posting).

Booked adult online on Aeroplan.ca, and then called to add INF.

Then called LX to request Bassinet, they said the INF wasn't attached, told me to call AC. After about 1.5 hours total going back and forth, finally LX said they were able to request Bassinet.

When changed to UA, called to request bulkhead. They said no INF ticket attached. After about 40 minutes on the phone, with UA (rather competent) agent contacting UA ticketing to create a UA PNR based on the AC ticket number (which UA reservations cannot pull up) they were able to attach, and off to the airport it was. At check-in again some delays and issues, but eventually worked out.

On return check-in at TLV LX said no INF ticket attached. Sent to ticketing counter, gave them ticket number there, and they were able to attach. Almost missed flight.

Caveat emptor. AC seems to be doing something wrong when attaching an INF ticket to a partner award redemption.

[Mountain Man]

I booked TLV-SFO-DEN for 75k UA on Polaris. The infant price came to $400 plus tax. Is that a normal price give or take $100? Thanks!

[lubaby]

I booked TLV-SFO-DEN for 75k UA on Polaris. The infant price came to $400 plus tax. Is that a normal price give or take $100? Thanks!

Yes, that’s around 10% of published (standard infant rate).

If you had booked this via AC (Aeroplan), mileage would’ve been 82.5k for the one way, but infant fee would be 100 CAD ($80 USD).

[Mountain Man]

Yes, that’s around 10% of published (standard infant rate).

If you had booked this via AC (Aeroplan), mileage would’ve been 82.5k for the one way, but infant fee would be 100 CAD ($80 USD).

I saw that. I'm debating to cancel but what I'd really like to do would be to book with ANA which looks like 208k RT plus fees in business.