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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1737904 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #400 on: January 27, 2013, 08:52:58 PM »
Q-
     On United am I allowed 2 open Jaws in ADDITION to my destination and stopover ?

Could I book the following?

ORD-FRA-NCE stop

MRS-FRA-VCE stop

MXP-FRA- DUB stop

DUB-FRA-ORD

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Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #401 on: January 27, 2013, 08:54:40 PM »
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #402 on: January 27, 2013, 09:06:31 PM »

Thanks.

I should be clearer -- UA just combines 2 one ways together for a RT.

So you're entitled to one stopover on a UA "round trip", and then can have 2 OJs because they're simply 2 one ways.
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Re: Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #403 on: January 27, 2013, 09:44:56 PM »
I should be clearer -- UA just combines 2 one ways together for a RT.

So you're entitled to one stopover on a UA "round trip", and then can have 2 OJs because they're simply 2 one ways.

So what's wrong with my itinerary?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #404 on: January 27, 2013, 10:09:53 PM »
I should be clearer -- UA just combines 2 one ways together for a RT.

So you're entitled to one stopover on a UA "round trip", and then can have 2 OJs because they're simply 2 one ways.
You can have a stopover in addition to your destination
ORD-LHR (stop)
LHR-ZRH (stop)
ZRH-ORD
That's more than just two OW's
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #405 on: January 27, 2013, 10:10:09 PM »
So what's wrong with my itinerary?
It's not two OJ's in addition to the stops
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Re: Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #406 on: January 27, 2013, 10:19:29 PM »
So what's wrong with my itinerary?
You can't have a OJ en route meaning EWR - LHR(OJ) - CDG - TLV(destination). The OJ is en route of EWR-TLV.

You can only have an OJ at the origin or destination. 

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #407 on: January 27, 2013, 10:22:50 PM »
You can have a stopover in addition to your destination
ORD-LHR (stop)
LHR-ZRH (stop)
ZRH-ORD
That's more than just two OW's

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That's simply:

1) ORD-LHR(stop)-ZRH(dest)
2) ZRH-ORD
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Re: Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #408 on: January 27, 2013, 10:24:36 PM »
You can't have a OJ en route meaning EWR - LHR(OJ) - CDG - TLV(destination). The OJ is en route of EWR-TLV.

You can only have an OJ at the origin or destination.

That's correct in terms of getting it to auto price, but crazier things have been done on phone.
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Re: Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #409 on: January 27, 2013, 10:26:29 PM »
That's correct in terms of getting it to auto price, but crazier things have been done on phone.
Im talking "legal" terms.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #410 on: January 28, 2013, 10:00:48 AM »
Very simple question but I don't know the answer  :(
How does one go about transferring MR from one Amex card to another (same person)?
TIA for any help!

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #411 on: January 28, 2013, 10:02:11 AM »
Very simple question but I don't know the answer  :(
How does one go about transferring MR from one Amex card to another (same person)?
TIA for any help!
If it's the same person, all the MR points should be connected to all the persons MR cards.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #412 on: January 28, 2013, 10:03:52 AM »
If it's the same person, all the MR points should be connected to all the persons MR cards.
when i view my account, each of my cards has its own MR number and the points are separate...

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #413 on: January 28, 2013, 10:07:41 AM »
when i view my account, each of my cards has its own MR number and the points are separate...
Interesting. That is not the way it's supposed to be. Give them a call.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #414 on: January 28, 2013, 10:10:41 AM »
Interesting. That is not the way it's supposed to be. Give them a call.
Hmm, never knew its not supposed to be like that. In that case, this may actually be a benefit for me because I applied for Plat and PRG at the same time, so maybe with separate MR accounts I have a better chance of getting both sign-up bonuses? Any thoughts?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #415 on: January 28, 2013, 10:12:15 AM »
Hmm, never knew its not supposed to be like that. In that case, this may actually be a benefit for me because I applied for Plat and PRG at the same time, so maybe with separate MR accounts I have a better chance of getting both sign-up bonuses? Any thoughts?
Dont call. It can possibly benefit you, with what you said.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #416 on: January 28, 2013, 10:16:06 AM »
Dont call. It can possibly benefit you, with what you said.
only problem is I want to cancel my Plat to get AF refunded. I opened Plat on Jan 6. How long can I wait before cancelling and still get full refund? If I cancel now without combining MR accounts, I'll lose my 100,000 MR from plat sign-up bonus.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #417 on: January 28, 2013, 10:16:25 AM »
when i view my account, each of my cards has its own MR number and the points are separate...
i would jut play it out. Don't call. Why u care?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #418 on: January 28, 2013, 10:19:08 AM »
i would jut play it out. Don't call. Why u care?
I care because I need somewhere to dump my Plat MR points before cancelling.

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« Reply #419 on: January 28, 2013, 10:20:55 AM »
I care because I need somewhere to dump my Plat MR points before cancelling.
soooo?!  Transfer them to the other card?  Also u have till march 6 u know to cancel. If im not mistaken
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