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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1020 on: April 06, 2014, 08:08:40 AM »
For past week trying to find business award seats on LH FRA OR MUC to jfk -- in Sept onward --none! -- in past LH was released for biz 6 months out

also  Swiss Air   Business ZRH - JFK  was released way in advance , 11 months or so ---- none now

anyone know if now LH- biz is treated as same way as first class , none till  14days out
In Jan, I booked EWR-FRA-MUC-TLV on LH for a trip coming up in June.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1021 on: April 06, 2014, 08:09:28 AM »
Lately availability is scarce in general for all flights I've been looking it. :/
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1022 on: April 06, 2014, 08:19:27 AM »
In Jan, I booked EWR-FRA-MUC-TLV on LH for a trip coming up in June.


i booked also in jan and feb --- now if try to book SEPT onward "0" biz on lh on "any" day Germany- USA

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1023 on: April 06, 2014, 09:44:32 AM »
For past week trying to find business award seats on LH FRA OR MUC to jfk -- in Sept onward --none! -- in past LH was released for biz 6 months out

also  Swiss Air   Business ZRH - JFK  was released way in advance , 11 months or so ---- none now

anyone know if now LH- biz is treated as same way as first class , none till  14days out
Clearly not. It's tougher than before but they still release.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1024 on: April 06, 2014, 10:01:23 AM »
Availability 6 months out for LH is gone. LX has been tough for years. 
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1025 on: April 06, 2014, 10:06:38 AM »
Clearly not. It's tougher than before but they still release.


PLEASE give me the  flights that you see going from any place in Germany to USA starting in month of Sept --- only with LH -- as i see none


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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1026 on: April 06, 2014, 10:09:58 AM »
Availability 6 months out for LH is gone. LX has been tough for years. 
Yup. Lucky has reported this already. We'll see what happens. Here's  hoping it doesn't go the way of LH F space
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1027 on: April 06, 2014, 10:11:16 AM »
Even North American flights have way less availability than they used to IME.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1028 on: April 06, 2014, 10:17:31 AM »
Availability 6 months out for LH is gone. LX has been tough for years.

 yes LX was never easy -- but-- if you were able to plan your needs about 10 months out , could find with not much trouble BIZ ZRH-USA

This yr I did Zrh -MIA FOR FEB AND EVEN CHANGED DATES --- ALSO -- I am on DEC -- ZRH -MIA---- all biz

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1029 on: April 06, 2014, 10:23:24 AM »
You would think that with the increase now to 70k for biz, you would not need too worry about biz disappearing completely  -- I think now UA cost more for Europe-USA than anyone else except Delta --


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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1030 on: April 06, 2014, 10:48:51 AM »
Unfortunately, the price going to 70K only affects one part of the equation: demand.

The other part, supply, is strictly governed by the partner's inventory management dept. Nothing to do with UA.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1031 on: April 06, 2014, 11:13:59 AM »
Yes-- but in many  things if you pay more- get more--  I assume UA now pays more for each seat that LH releases -- only problem with that -- LH is not releasing any seats --- and they could say even 5k for business , but no availability so price does not matter in this case

I was thinking/  maybe hoping that LH  has gone to a shorter release date like 3-4 months rather than -none!

time will tell !

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1032 on: April 06, 2014, 11:49:41 AM »

PLEASE give me the  flights that you see going from any place in Germany to USA starting in month of Sept --- only with LH -- as i see none
All I said was that it's not the case as LH F. I booked for someone a ticket on LH J for about 5 weeks from now.
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1033 on: April 08, 2014, 01:42:39 PM »
I need to book a ticket for Pesach, would like to avoid the $75 close in fee x3 ppl.
Anyone with a club card or premier status that wouldn't mind booking for me (I will transfer the miles from chase into their account) please PM, would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1034 on: April 13, 2014, 10:16:33 PM »
Can you get a stopover of <24 hours to count as a free stopover when your origin and destination are the same? i.e. EWR-MIA-EWR and you're in MIA for <24 hours.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1035 on: April 13, 2014, 10:19:45 PM »
No. Domestic stop overs are only 4 hours anyways
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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1036 on: April 13, 2014, 10:29:06 PM »
No. Domestic stop overs are only 4 hours anyways
Got it, thanks!

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1037 on: April 13, 2014, 10:41:04 PM »
Can you get a stopover of <24 hours to count as a free stopover when your origin and destination are the same? i.e. EWR-MIA-EWR and you're in MIA for <24 hours.
MIA is your destination, not stopover. You can stay there for as long as you want.

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1038 on: April 13, 2014, 11:21:56 PM »
Can someone help me find Saver Award Business for MIA-EWR 4/27? (Is it not available or I don't know where to look)

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Re: United award flights
« Reply #1039 on: April 13, 2014, 11:25:18 PM »
Can someone help me find Saver Award Business for MIA-EWR 4/27? (Is it not available or I don't know where to look)
Doesn't look like there's any available.