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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #960 on: May 27, 2014, 05:40:44 PM »
Don't believe there are any.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #961 on: May 27, 2014, 06:03:15 PM »
Don't believe there are any.
You can schedule daily searches with ANX but that is once daily and you pay per search.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #962 on: May 27, 2014, 10:23:17 PM »
Stopovers are not available for one-way Saver Award flights.

Singapore Air- i keep getting the above error message when trying to book the suites from JFK to FRA. Im booking in November, one way.
Any Ideas ?
It happened because you forgot to select the flight, make sure one circle has the orange dot in it.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #963 on: May 28, 2014, 04:52:30 PM »
It happened because you forgot to select the flight, make sure one circle has the orange dot in it.
No need to PUTPAC.
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cant believe i didnt see that.
thanks that worked.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #964 on: May 29, 2014, 06:24:32 PM »
Just got this error returned from WATT ANA alert tool.

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We are sorry to inform you that there are no applicable direct or connecting flights. Because of the nature of the ANA search engine it is recommended that you only search routes where there is non-stop service or multiple, frequent one-stop options available. More esoteric routes simply do not work with it.
Route was MIA-FCO.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #965 on: June 03, 2014, 11:05:27 AM »
Since when does Aeroplan show phantom availability on Thai?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #966 on: June 03, 2014, 12:35:19 PM »
Since when does Aeroplan show phantom availability on Thai?
How do you know it's phantom?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #967 on: June 03, 2014, 01:56:17 PM »
How do you know it's phantom?

Tried booking and got a message that based on real time availability the flight I requested isn't available. I called and agent said no availability.... checked online and flight still shows available.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #968 on: June 03, 2014, 02:29:48 PM »
Tried booking and got a message that based on real time availability the flight I requested isn't available. I called and agent said no availability.... checked online and flight still shows available.
Did you verify with ANA/UA?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #969 on: June 06, 2014, 01:27:49 AM »
Did you verify with ANA/UA?

I verified it wasn't available on UA. However Aeroplane still shows available.  I didn't use ANA.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #970 on: June 06, 2014, 01:30:43 AM »
I verified it wasn't available on UA. However Aeroplane still shows available.  I didn't use ANA.
Aeroplan is phantom as well. Only use ANA.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #971 on: June 06, 2014, 03:23:55 PM »

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #973 on: June 12, 2014, 08:43:08 AM »
Please note that if you have TAM, GOL and Azul. GOLd STATUS it cant be matched to AVIANCA BRASIL (AmigoCLUB) until july 30.

Note that Avianca brasil is a subsidiary of Avianca (Lifemiles) and Avianca BRASIL will join STAR alliance by end of july. according to news report.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #974 on: June 18, 2014, 02:27:36 PM »
hi
So im trying to book EWR --->BCN with a stopover in ZRH.
i've got Lufthansa miles and UR Points.
First or second week of november travel dates work.
any idea on how to book this  ? United doesnt show any availability as far as i can tell
business or first would be best..

thanks

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #975 on: June 18, 2014, 02:35:15 PM »
hi
So im trying to book EWR --->BCN with a stopover in ZRH.
i've got Lufthansa miles and UR Points.
First or second week of november travel dates work.
any idea on how to book this  ? United doesnt show any availability as far as i can tell
business or first would be best..

thanks

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #976 on: June 18, 2014, 03:32:14 PM »
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #977 on: June 22, 2014, 10:38:59 AM »
Just got this error returned from WATT ANA alert tool.
Route was MIA-FCO.
Had luck using the ANA alert tool today.
Apparently, it's best when it searches for single segments.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #978 on: June 22, 2014, 02:18:20 PM »
For a trip on singapore airlines SIN-DME-IAH using singapore miles, can they add on a leg iah-jfk or would that be more miles?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #979 on: June 22, 2014, 02:24:14 PM »
For a trip on singapore airlines SIN-DME-IAH using singapore miles, can they add on a leg iah-jfk or would that be more miles?
A stop within 24 hours? What should be the problem?
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