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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #780 on: January 08, 2014, 01:23:29 AM »
@Meir
Did it twice recently with one phone call. Didn't even HUCA.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #781 on: January 08, 2014, 08:29:53 AM »
I don't know. I didn't need it for more than 24 hours. Was waiting for amex transfer to post.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #782 on: January 08, 2014, 02:43:47 PM »
What's the best option for a flight leaving YYZ to TLV after pesach and return probably one year later? I've got aeroplan points and amex. Any suggestions? Is worth doing a one way or round trip and once the return dates start posting change the return. TIA

Also does it pay to buy a one way?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #783 on: January 08, 2014, 03:00:12 PM »
What's the best option for a flight leaving YYZ to TLV after pesach and return probably one year later? I've got aeroplan points and amex. Any suggestions? Is worth doing a one way or round trip and once the return dates start posting change the return. TIA

Also does it pay to buy a one way?
Well if you want to fly united, then book now both ways and then youll switch, this way youll lock in the 40/60...

Maybe transfer your Amex to ANA and book a saver eco 60k rt
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #784 on: January 09, 2014, 07:31:54 AM »
Looking to book ow award ticket economy on United

Any time in the future I'll change the date after I book it

Jfk-ewr with a stopover in lax. Any advice would be appreciated 

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #785 on: January 09, 2014, 09:21:14 PM »
Well if you want to fly united, then book now both ways and then youll switch, this way youll lock in the 40/60...

Maybe transfer your Amex to ANA and book a saver eco 60k rt
the free date changes are even once you begin the trip? Cause if I book now with ANA for departure after pesach, I can't yet book my return cause its in over a year. Also if I book business should I go UA or US? Which one is better? TIA
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #786 on: January 09, 2014, 10:21:26 PM »
@Meir
Did it twice recently with one phone call. Didn't even HUCA.

Meshuggy you are such a smooth talker .  :)

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #787 on: January 10, 2014, 08:44:42 AM »
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #788 on: January 13, 2014, 12:00:10 AM »
When I am looking on UA NYC-LHR they wonna charge me about $300 in charges when booking in J, does this make sense?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #789 on: January 13, 2014, 12:10:34 AM »
When I am looking on UA NYC-LHR they wonna charge me about $300 in charges when booking in J, does this make sense?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #790 on: January 15, 2014, 11:22:48 PM »
Need some help if anyone is willing:

I'm trying to book one of the 90k RT in business to North Aisa and here is my itinerary:

1. YYZ - TPE - HKG on EVA Air 3 day stopover
2. Using flying blue miles on bangkok air HKG - USM 4 days USM - CNX 5 day stopover.
3. CNX - BKK (one day stopover) - TPE - LAX -YYZ

The first agent said 90k but got disconnected the second (3rd and 4th) agent said because the return is from South Asia it's 120k.

Before I continue HUCAing are there any routing suggestions I should change to increase the likelihood of the 90K going through?

Thx!


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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #791 on: January 16, 2014, 12:32:01 PM »
does this make sense i want a flight from fra to jfk. when i search this segment it comes up no availability on Lufthansa flight 400 but when i search zhr to jfk it has availability with a stop in fra with the connecting flight slight 400 

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #792 on: January 16, 2014, 12:47:15 PM »
Need some help if anyone is willing:

I'm trying to book one of the 90k RT in business to North Aisa and here is my itinerary:

1. YYZ - TPE - HKG on EVA Air 3 day stopover
2. Using flying blue miles on bangkok air HKG - USM 4 days USM - CNX 5 day stopover.
3. CNX - BKK (one day stopover) - TPE - LAX -YYZ

The first agent said 90k but got disconnected the second (3rd and 4th) agent said because the return is from South Asia it's 120k.

Before I continue HUCAing are there any routing suggestions I should change to increase the likelihood of the 90K going through?

Thx!

On US, you can only one have 1 stopover OR one open jaw.

You have a stopover AND an open jaw (unless of course you're not in BKK for 24 hours or more and you incorrectly termed it a stopover).
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #793 on: January 16, 2014, 02:46:29 PM »
On US, you can only one have 1 stopover OR one open jaw.

You have a stopover AND an open jaw (unless of course you're not in BKK for 24 hours or more and you incorrectly termed it a stopover).

Sorry my bad. BKK is less than 24 hours.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #794 on: January 16, 2014, 03:10:22 PM »
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #795 on: January 16, 2014, 03:14:40 PM »
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Thanks! Do you think it will help if I add a leg from HKG to CNX? (even though I don't really need it.)

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« Reply #796 on: January 24, 2014, 01:28:11 PM »
I need to book 2 business class tickets from USA to Europe with multiple less than 24 hour layovers in Europe. I only have enough miles for one ticket currently. I want to book one ticket before the deval to lock in at least one Ticket. I plan to book a ticket operated by united only, as it will reduce the amount of miles required for the second ticket after the devaluation. My question is, as united does not operate flights within Europe, will the ticket issued after the deval be charged the amount of miles for a partner ticket (140,000)? How will the deval change the free layovers within 24 hours on a partner airline?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #797 on: January 25, 2014, 04:14:31 PM »
Looking to book TLV-SIN, preferably in J in late February.
I'm having zero luck doing a simple search on UA.
Any tips for which carriers would have availability w/o waiting to the last minute?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #798 on: January 25, 2014, 10:57:01 PM »
Looking to book TLV-SIN, preferably in J in late February.
I'm having zero luck doing a simple search on UA.
Any tips for which carriers would have availability w/o waiting to the last minute?
Are you looking specifically for *A?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #799 on: January 26, 2014, 05:51:03 AM »
Are you looking specifically for *A?
I guess not, but I need to help the person buy the miles for the flight, and figured that UA was simple.
What else do you see?