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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #640 on: November 18, 2013, 12:58:33 PM »
You would have FCT since you have a LH or LX F flight.

You wouldn't get a car.
Are you sure? Pretty sure you only get fct access of you have a preceding lh or lx f and your continuing on lh/lx
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #641 on: November 18, 2013, 01:14:34 PM »
Are you sure? Pretty sure you only get fct access of you have a preceding lh or lx f and your continuing on lh/lx
Not true.

I've said it many times, as long as you have a FC flight that day on LH or LX you get access.

Even if you are not coming from or leaving to a LX or LH F flight.

Please, someone prove me wrong.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #642 on: November 18, 2013, 01:22:53 PM »
Not true.

I've said it many times, as long as you have a FC flight that day on LH or LX you get access.

Even if you are not coming from or leaving to a LX or LH F flight.

Please, someone prove me wrong.
So yyz-muc-fra-bkk will have access even though the only lh f is yyz-muc and fra-bkk is not even lh. You sure?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #643 on: November 18, 2013, 01:38:08 PM »
So yyz-muc-fra-bkk will have access even though the only lh f is yyz-muc and fra-bkk is not even lh. You sure?
Yes

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #644 on: November 18, 2013, 01:45:23 PM »
Yes
And how do you get to the plane? Walk back to the main terminal?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #645 on: November 18, 2013, 02:04:21 PM »
Yes

You've done it? or someone who has?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #646 on: November 18, 2013, 02:06:21 PM »
You've done it? or someone who has?
I've heard from first hand experience.

I believe him till I've heard first hand experience that not.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #647 on: November 18, 2013, 02:13:11 PM »
At the very minimum, the YYZ-MUC in F must be on the same day as the FRA-XXX flight.

If it isn't, game over.

But I'd like to see people using FCT as an arrivals lounge when not departing on an LH-group flight.

At least according to most reports online, and in the FT Wiki, your friend was an exception, not the rule.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #648 on: November 20, 2013, 04:07:20 PM »
 anyway to search on United.com for nonstop saver award flights only. Whenever I try to limit my search to nonstop flights it also shows standard award flights which I dont want.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #649 on: November 20, 2013, 04:21:40 PM »
@MEIR613:

How apropos:

http://thepointsguy.com/2013/11/trip-report-lufthansa-first-class-lounge-frankfurt-terminal-2/

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I hadn’t reviewed the access rules carefully, but figured since I was arriving in First Class on a Lufthansa flight I could get in, but it wasn’t to be.

The “personal assistants” manning the reception desks informed me (sincerely regretfully, I might add) that because I was continuing on Thai that I should go to the First Class lounge in the terminal itself since they would have no way of getting me to my plane. I said I could take care of getting to the plane myself, but they were firm, so I turned back around and walked back to the terminal.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #650 on: November 20, 2013, 07:21:41 PM »
Are there any close in fees to book United flights in the USA using Miles and More points?
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #651 on: November 20, 2013, 07:54:57 PM »
Are there any close in fees to book United flights in the USA using Miles and More points?
No.


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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #652 on: November 20, 2013, 10:21:51 PM »
No.

And do connections add to the cost of the award?
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #653 on: November 20, 2013, 10:50:00 PM »
Lol.
"since they would have no way of getting me to my plane."
How about the same way you'll get there after being denied lounge access :D
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #654 on: November 20, 2013, 10:53:08 PM »
Lol.
"since they would have no way of getting me to my plane."
How about the same way you'll get there after being denied lounge access :D
They don't think like that in fct, there is only one way to get to the plane
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #655 on: November 21, 2013, 09:39:11 AM »
anyway to search on United.com for nonstop saver award flights only. Whenever I try to limit my search to nonstop flights it also shows standard award flights which I dont want.
does anybody know if this can be done?? When searching ANA for united flights the best thing is to first check United .com for saver award flights.  Anyway to limit search on United.com to nonstop saver award flights only so i dont have to sift through standard award nonstop flighst as well

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #656 on: November 21, 2013, 10:59:37 AM »
does anybody know if this can be done?? When searching ANA for united flights the best thing is to first check United .com for saver award flights.  Anyway to limit search on United.com to nonstop saver award flights only so i dont have to sift through standard award nonstop flighst as well

From Dan:

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Note that if you search for a Monday or any day without nonstop award availability then United.com will say that no nonstop flights could be found and the calendar will not reflect nonstop availability. To get the United.com award calendar to only reflect nonstop availability only you’ll need to first search and find a date with nonstop award availability.

Or spelled out a bit more:

http://milevalue.com/tricking-united-coms-award-calendar/
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #657 on: November 21, 2013, 01:03:27 PM »
From Dan:

Or spelled out a bit more:

http://milevalue.com/tricking-united-coms-award-calendar/

My question was not how to display nonstop flights.  My question was how to get United.com to display nonstop saver awards flights so I know those will be available on ANA.  Currently on United.com when you search nonstop flights it will display days with standard award flights as well and then you have to sift through each day to see if saver awards are also available

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #658 on: November 21, 2013, 01:37:01 PM »
Not true.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #659 on: November 21, 2013, 02:00:58 PM »
Not true.

The article you referenced agrees with davidd75
I remember when a coke was a nickel, and you could buy VRs in OD.