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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1500 on: July 06, 2015, 12:16:17 PM »

You don't have to stop at the same connecting point on the inbound as the outbound.
Sorry for not being clearer. I'm flying into Venice on the way back, and therefore I can't use united.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1501 on: July 06, 2015, 12:51:11 PM »
Sorry for not being clearer. I'm flying into Venice on the way back, and therefore I can't use united.

I don't see why that precludes UA. What else haven't you been clear about?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1502 on: July 06, 2015, 12:54:01 PM »

I don't see why that precludes UA. What else haven't you been clear about?
UA has no direct flights to VCE.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1503 on: July 06, 2015, 12:59:30 PM »
UA has no direct flights to VCE.
Partners have flights with a connection.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1504 on: July 06, 2015, 01:03:38 PM »
Can I work out the same itinerary using AC or will it only work with united ?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1505 on: July 06, 2015, 01:06:31 PM »
Can I work out the same itinerary using AC or will it only work with united ?
Yes, but by booking with AC, it will incure paying fuel surcharges for most carriers.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1506 on: July 06, 2015, 01:19:10 PM »
UA has no direct flights to VCE.

Well, that's what you left out. Your post implies you will not fly anything but non-stop ("direct" is an often-used, but incorrect term).

Partners have flights with a connection.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1507 on: July 06, 2015, 01:21:21 PM »

Well, that's what you left out. Your post implies you will not fly anything but non-stop ("direct" is an often-used, but incorrect term).
What's the diff. bet. Non stop, and direct to ones destination ?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1508 on: July 06, 2015, 01:37:43 PM »
What's the diff. bet. Non stop, and direct to ones destination ?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1509 on: July 06, 2015, 04:06:47 PM »

Well, that's what you left out. Your post implies you will not fly anything but non-stop ("direct" is an often-used, but incorrect term).

Yup.

I'm a bit confused about this whole routing. Are you saying I can route with either UA or AC the following itinerary NYC-WAW- TLV, TLV- X -VCE- X -NYC on one round trip ticket ?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1510 on: July 06, 2015, 04:13:26 PM »

I'm a bit confused about this whole routing. Are you saying I can route with either UA or AC the following itinerary NYC-WAW- TLV, TLV- X -VCE- X -NYC on one round trip ticket ?

Yes. You're entitled to a stopover with UA and two stopovers (or one stopover + one open jaw) with AC.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1511 on: July 06, 2015, 04:18:44 PM »

Yes. You're entitled to a stopover with UA and two stopovers (or one stopover + one open jaw) with AC.
So then the above itinerary would only work with AC, since there are no star alliance "non stop" flights from TLV-VCE or VCE-NYC, correct ?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1512 on: July 06, 2015, 04:21:38 PM »
So then the above itinerary would only work with AC, since there are no star alliance "non stop" flights from TLV-VCE or VCE-NYC, correct ?
A stopover less than 24 hours is not considerd a stopover.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1513 on: July 06, 2015, 04:22:46 PM »
So then the above itinerary would only work with AC, since there are no star alliance "non stop" <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/tapatalk-emoji/emoji6.png" /> flights from TLV-VCE or VCE-NYC, correct ?

Correct, there are no *A non-stops TLV-VCE.

UA has a seasonal non-stop VCE-EWR.

A stopover less than 24 hours is not considerd a stopover.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1514 on: July 07, 2015, 02:18:18 AM »
I've been trying to search on United for non-stop award availability for VIE-NYC around Sep 7th, and I don't see any of Austrian Airlines nonstop flights showing up, although it does show Austrian connecting flights. Should nonstop Austrian flights be available through United, and why wouldn't they VIE-EWR and VIE-JFK flights be showing up in the search?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1515 on: July 07, 2015, 02:22:54 AM »
I've been trying to search on United for non-stop award availability for VIE-NYC around Sep 7th, and I don't see any of Austrian Airlines nonstop flights showing up, although it does show Austrian connecting flights. Should nonstop Austrian flights be available through United
If there's availability, yes.
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and why wouldn't they VIE-EWR and VIE-JFK flights be showing up in the search?
Because it's not available.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1516 on: July 08, 2015, 10:04:44 PM »
If there's availability, yes. Because it's not available.

Thanks. I was wondering about that since I didn't see availability on any other dates that I checked, but I now I see some on a few dates in the vicinity.


If I'm looking to book the following itinerary with star alliance airlines (and stop over in each city for several days), would any airline allow this to be booked at a regular round trip award rate:
NYC-BRU
BRU-PRG
PRG-VIE
VIE-NYC

thx

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1517 on: July 08, 2015, 10:11:31 PM »
Thanks. I was wondering about that since I didn't see availability on any other dates that I checked, but I now I see some on a few dates in the vicinity.


If I'm looking to book the following itinerary with star alliance airlines (and stop over in each city for several days), would any airline allow this to be booked at a regular round trip award rate:
NYC-BRU
BRU-PRG
PRG-VIE
VIE-NYC

thx
I feel like it might be possible on ANA. You're basically looking for a program that will allow 2 stopovers on a RT.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1518 on: July 09, 2015, 12:34:00 AM »
You're basically looking for a program that will allow 2 stopovers on a RT.
AC allows it.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1519 on: July 09, 2015, 03:00:07 PM »
Any reason why the non stop award option of NYC-ZRH doesn't come up on EF ? It keeps on routing he through GVA ?
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