Author Topic: Infant On Reward Ticket Master Thread (Read 170018 times)

lubaby · « **Reply #740 on:** January 21, 2018, 01:38:16 PM »

Quote from: Mountain Man on January 21, 2018, 01:33:58 PM

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 104k RT (per pax) plus fees in business.

FTFY

ANA certainly has amazing chart value. The thing is, ANA is not an instant transfer, so you’d have to hope availability waits for you (1-2 days), or be flexible on travel dates (unless you already have points there).

Mountain Man · « **Reply #741 on:** January 21, 2018, 01:39:57 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on January 21, 2018, 01:38:16 PM

FTFY

Thing is, ANA is not an instant transfer, so you’d have to hope availability waits for you (1-2 days), or be flexible on travel dates (unless you already have points there).

Right and it looks like on ANA site:
It is not possible to make a reservation through the Internet for a child (2-12 years old) or infant (less than 2 years old) traveling alone. Please note that a ticket must be purchased for an infant, even if he/she is not occupying a seat. Please contact ANA.

Mountain Man · « **Reply #742 on:** January 21, 2018, 02:21:45 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on January 21, 2018, 12:59:28 PM

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).

Ok so I spent the past hour crunching numbers. I have UA, UR, and MR I can use for this trip. It looks like ANA RT would be 253,500 miles plus 273.66 (economy there business back). The advantage is it would be three separate seats. Valuing MR at 1.5 (because of BP) total would be $4,076.16.

Booking TLV-SFO-DEN would be $2,641.50 in AC (165k MR@1.5 +166.5 fees and infant) vs $2,563.55 for UA (150k@1.35 + 538.55 fees and infant).

Because the leg there I'm ok with Economy and might want a Europe stop I think I'll stick with the UA itinerary for now unless someone knows if ANA doesn't need a third seat for an infant. Thanks!

lubaby · « **Reply #743 on:** January 21, 2018, 02:37:12 PM »

Quote from: Mountain Man on January 21, 2018, 02:21:45 PM

Ok so I spent the past hour crunching numbers. I have UA, UR, and MR I can use for this trip. It looks like ANA RT would be 253,500 miles plus 273.66 (economy there business back). The advantage is it would be three separate seats. Valuing MR at 1.5 (because of BP) total would be $4,076.16.

Booking TLV-SFO-DEN would be $2,641.50 in AC (165k MR@1.5 +166.5 fees and infant) vs $2,563.55 for UA (150k@1.35 + 538.55 fees and infant).

Because the leg there I'm ok with Economy and might want a Europe stop I think I'll stick with the UA itinerary for now unless someone knows if ANA doesn't need a third seat for an infant. Thanks!

I think you can do infant with NH. Also, although they allow mixed cabin bookings (1 way / segment in economy, others in Business), since you can’t book as OW’s, ~~you need to pay the full Business class price per person round trip (IINM).~~
Actually, although you can’t book 1 ways, you can pay 1 way pricing per direction (average of business and economy) on a round trip.

ExGingi · « **Reply #744 on:** January 21, 2018, 02:42:18 PM »

Quote from: Mountain Man on January 21, 2018, 02:21:45 PM

Ok so I spent the past hour crunching numbers. I have UA, UR, and MR I can use for this trip. It looks like ANA RT would be 253,500 miles plus 273.66 (economy there business back). The advantage is it would be three separate seats. Valuing MR at 1.5 (because of BP) total would be $4,076.16.

Booking TLV-SFO-DEN would be $2,641.50 in AC (165k MR@1.5 +166.5 fees and infant) vs $2,563.55 for UA (150k@1.35 + 538.55 fees and infant).

Because the leg there I'm ok with Economy and might want a Europe stop I think I'll stick with the UA itinerary for now unless someone knows if ANA doesn't need a third seat for an infant. Thanks!

If the entire trip is on UA, I would assume you can buy a lap infant ticket from UA, even if the adult ticket was purchased through ANA.

Mountain Man · « **Reply #745 on:** January 21, 2018, 03:01:07 PM »

Quote from: ExGingi on January 21, 2018, 02:42:18 PM

If the entire trip is on UA, I would assume you can buy a lap infant ticket from UA, even if the adult ticket was purchased through ANA.

How would I confirm that? Call UA?

Buruch · « **Reply #746 on:** January 21, 2018, 04:08:57 PM »

Quote from: Mountain Man on January 21, 2018, 03:01:07 PM

How would I confirm that? Call UA?

Yup. I did it when I booked UA flights with another partner.

Mountain Man · « **Reply #747 on:** January 21, 2018, 04:09:44 PM »

Quote from: Buruch on January 21, 2018, 04:08:57 PM

Yup. I did it when I booked UA flights with another partner.

And it was 10%?

Buruch · « **Reply #748 on:** January 21, 2018, 04:11:16 PM »

Quote from: Mountain Man on January 21, 2018, 04:09:44 PM

And it was 10%?

Of the cash price, yes.

Mountain Man · « **Reply #749 on:** January 21, 2018, 04:12:55 PM »

Quote from: Buruch on January 21, 2018, 04:11:16 PM

Of the cash price, yes.

Thx

DansDealsLover · « **Reply #750 on:** February 05, 2018, 05:16:39 PM »

NT: I booked my family on UA to TLV and booked a lap ticket for my infant. I called to change infant ticket to a seat, and they advised I need to purchase full fare ticket at today's price (over $2000 on those flights!). Any way around this?

Abelefko1 · « **Reply #751 on:** February 05, 2018, 05:24:59 PM »

Quote from: DansDealsLover on February 05, 2018, 05:16:39 PM

NT: I booked my family on UA to TLV and booked a lap ticket for my infant. I called to change infant ticket to a seat, and they advised I need to purchase full fare ticket at today's price (over $2000 on those flights!). Any way around this?

Well if you want to buy a seat there’s no way around “buying the seat “

DansDealsLover · « **Reply #752 on:** February 05, 2018, 05:31:04 PM »

Quote from: Abelefko1 on February 05, 2018, 05:24:59 PM

Well if you want to buy a seat there’s no way around “buying the seat “

Do I get a refund on the infant lap ticket, or can the price of that go towards the seat?

B.D.Da'ehu · « **Reply #753 on:** February 12, 2018, 02:25:50 PM »

Quote from: B.D.Da'ehu on January 05, 2018, 05:00:44 AM

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?

Update:
I booked the infant with @Chaikel Travel and the first phone call to IB did not work. All they were willing to do was write a note that i'm traveling with the infant. But in that case i wouldn't be able to get a bassinet. And i also risk running into issues at the airport.

Then i called the call center in Spain and the lady very nicely added the infant to my booking one leg at a time and got bassinets for both flights.

Thanks @a mirrer for your help.

thaber · « **Reply #754 on:** February 16, 2018, 02:43:55 AM »

Confirming that Hawaii is considered domestic in so far as infant flies free? specifically on UA metal booked with SQ?

mochjas · « **Reply #755 on:** February 16, 2018, 04:54:28 AM »

Quote from: thaber on February 16, 2018, 02:43:55 AM

Confirming that Hawaii is considered domestic in so far as infant flies free? specifically on UA metal booked with SQ?

correct. If SQ tries charging (not saying that they will) you can just book without the infant and call UA to add after for free

thaber · « **Reply #756 on:** February 16, 2018, 09:53:38 AM »

Quote from: mochjas on February 16, 2018, 04:54:28 AM

correct. If SQ tries charging (not saying that they will) you can just book without the infant and call UA to add after for free

TY!

KidOOO · « **Reply #757 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:12:30 PM »

Planning to book NYC-TLV on LX J with an infant, United is quoting $384 for the infant, which I assume is around 10% of fare

If I booked this with LH miles, how much will they charge for the infant?

lubaby · « **Reply #758 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:28:59 PM »

Quote from: KidOOO on February 25, 2018, 04:12:30 PM

Planning to book NYC-TLV on LX J with an infant, United is quoting $384 for the infant, which I assume is around 10% of fare

If I booked this with LH miles, how much will they charge for the infant?

No 10%, just some taxes and fees (not sure which ones).

Another option is AC (165k RT), no YQ and infant is just 100cad in J.

KidOOO · « **Reply #759 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:33:58 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on February 25, 2018, 04:28:59 PM

No 10%, just some taxes and fees (not sure which ones).

I am wondering if it will be the same taxes and fees as adult or much less?

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