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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1200 on: September 30, 2014, 10:30:23 PM »
Israeli MM account = 85K in F.

Any YQ is? and what is YQ for business around?

I was actually thinking about it
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1201 on: September 30, 2014, 10:48:11 PM »
So nothing really cheaper than UA 80k then?
65k LM
Any YQ is? and what is YQ for business around?

I was actually thinking about it
YQ is about $400, but you only get the discount when it's ex-TLV.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1202 on: October 01, 2014, 05:03:14 PM »
Why don't you book with Singapore?

I think it's around 67.5k OW

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1203 on: October 01, 2014, 05:29:09 PM »
Why don't you book with Singapore?

I think it's around 67.5k OW
It's 57.5, but $400 of YQ.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1204 on: October 01, 2014, 05:31:09 PM »
It's 57.5, but $400 of YQ.
65k LMYQ is about $400, but you only get the discount when it's ex-TLV.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1205 on: October 01, 2014, 05:34:02 PM »

Your mixing 2 things up.

LM charges 65k and there NO YQ.

Then I responded to Chucky about LH, it's $400 in YQ.

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1206 on: October 01, 2014, 05:34:59 PM »
Your mixing 2 things up.

LM charges 65k and there NO YQ.

Then I responded to Chucky about LH, it's $400 in YQ.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1207 on: October 02, 2014, 10:18:22 AM »
SQ will probably be the cheapest if you manage to do at least the first leg on UA.

ETA, besides LM of course (which is probably irrelevant. Most people don't have access to LM).
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1208 on: October 02, 2014, 03:25:24 PM »
can someone advise on the attached route that for 130K miles the longest leg is in X and its a Saver First ? is there any way to get around this and get the entire trip in F. also, the UA portion of the trip is in J. how does one find out if they offer an F on this route and how would you get it ?

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1209 on: October 02, 2014, 05:46:57 PM »
can someone advise on the attached route that for 130K miles the longest leg is in X and its a Saver First ? is there any way to get around this and get the entire trip in F. also, the UA portion of the trip is in J. how does one find out if they offer an F on this route and how would you get it ?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1210 on: October 02, 2014, 09:14:49 PM »
When i search on united NYC-TLV it shows me an itinerary NYC-FRA-TLV (on LH)

but when i search FRA-TLV the same flight does not show

Any idea how to get this to show online? or any to PUTPAC



 

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1211 on: October 02, 2014, 09:21:54 PM »
When i search on united NYC-TLV it shows me an itinerary NYC-FRA-TLV (on LH)

but when i search FRA-TLV the same flight does not show

Any idea how to get this to show online? or any to PUTPAC
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1212 on: October 02, 2014, 09:23:38 PM »

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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1213 on: October 02, 2014, 09:45:24 PM »
Anyway around it?
Put JFK-FRA-TLV on hold, then call in and have the JFK-FRA segment removed. Have them ticket it  :)
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1214 on: October 02, 2014, 10:15:06 PM »
Put JFK-FRA-TLV on hold, then call in and have the JFK-FRA segment removed. Have them ticket it  :)
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1215 on: October 02, 2014, 10:39:52 PM »
It's a good idea but it doesn't work IME.

LH is really serious about married segments on awards.

You can try sending a request to the booking control office in Germany, but that's a far shot.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1216 on: October 02, 2014, 11:13:45 PM »
It's a good idea but it doesn't work IME.

LH is really serious about married segments on awards.

You can try sending a request to the booking control office in Germany, but that's a far shot.
IIRC it worked by me. When should the problem occur? Once they have the proper fare class and the segment, they send it in for ticketing aaaand?
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1217 on: October 02, 2014, 11:16:47 PM »
Just realized, maybe you are right.

I had an opposite problem, they had FRA-JFK and TLV-FRA available when bored separately, but not on one ticket.

After over leg was on hold, they didn't let me patch in the other segment.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1218 on: October 02, 2014, 11:20:54 PM »
Having the same issue with CX.
MXP-HKG and HKG-PEK are available separate but not together.
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Re: Star Alliance Award Search Tips
« Reply #1219 on: October 02, 2014, 11:32:11 PM »
That makes no sense. What logic is that? Reverse married segments? Why can't that just add the admittedly available flight to the record?
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