Author Topic: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold? (Read 817901 times)

sky121 · « **Reply #180 on:** September 10, 2014, 05:17:07 PM »

Quote from: E-MAN on September 10, 2014, 05:10:28 PM

Can't wait for Mom's TR!

+1000

Freddie · « **Reply #181 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:05:56 PM »

Thanks to everyone who helped me try to get from MEL to YYZ.

Here is what I did in the end. I think it's the simplest and best itinerary as far as connections and miles used.

ilherman · « **Reply #182 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:07:07 PM »

Plan B?

Yehoshua · « **Reply #183 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:19:01 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:05:56 PM

Thanks to everyone who helped me try to get from MEL to YYZ.

Here is what I did in the end. I think it's the simplest and best itinerary as far as connections and miles used.

Why no Plan B from SFO-YYZ?

Freddie · « **Reply #184 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:20:08 PM »

Quote from: ilherman on September 11, 2014, 10:07:07 PM

Plan B?

You can't tell? Yes. MEL-SYD cleared for I while still on the phone with the agent. SYD-SFO is waitlisted. SFO-YYZ is AC metal so not eligible for I.

Looks good?

Quote from: Yehoshua on September 11, 2014, 10:19:01 PM

Why no Plan B from SFO-YYZ?

As explained above.

ilherman · « **Reply #185 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:25:59 PM »

Looks good. If business class opens up on AC you can call in and UA will put you in business class (assuming the SYD-SFO leg clears

Yehoshua · « **Reply #186 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:30:35 PM »

Quote from: ilherman on September 11, 2014, 10:25:59 PM

Looks good. If business class opens up on AC you can call in and UA will put you in business class (assuming the SYD-SFO leg clears

That's exactly what I did on an UA-US routing.

Freddie · « **Reply #187 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:34:41 PM »

Quote from: ilherman on September 11, 2014, 10:25:59 PM

Looks good. If business class opens up on AC you can call in and UA will put you in business class (assuming the SYD-SFO leg clears

You can?! DDMS said that the non-UA metal leg cannot be hooked up with plan B.

Dan · « **Reply #188 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:35:56 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:34:41 PM

You can?! DDMS said that the non-UA metal leg cannot be hooked up with plan B.

S'iz an andera zach.

Freddie · « **Reply #189 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:36:14 PM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on September 11, 2014, 10:30:35 PM

That's exactly what I did on an UA-US routing.

So I guess I should keep checking the SFO-YYZ leg and call in to be seated in I?

Freddie · « **Reply #190 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:37:20 PM »

Quote from: Dan on September 11, 2014, 10:35:56 PM

S'iz an andera zach.

S'redt zich do veggen tzvei bazunderer inyonim? Vos zeinen di tzvei zachen?

Yehoshua · « **Reply #191 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:38:47 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:37:20 PM

S'redt zich do veggen tzvei bazunderer inyonim? Vos zeinen di tzvei zachen?

If J opens up on AC, call UA and have them put you in J. No wait listing possible.

Freddie · « **Reply #192 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:41:17 PM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on September 11, 2014, 10:38:47 PM

If J opens up on AC, call UA and have them put you in J. No wait listing possible.

What do I say to UA? How do I explain why I should be given J/I?

Yehoshua · « **Reply #193 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:44:01 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:41:17 PM

What do I say to UA? How do I explain why I should be given J/I?

You already paid for it.

Freddie · « **Reply #194 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:46:13 PM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on September 11, 2014, 10:44:01 PM

You already paid for it.

Ah, gotya. BTW I see right now that the 10:25pm SFO-YYZ that arrives at 6am the next morning is already open for I. (I am currently seated in X on the 3:15pm.)

Hmmm. What would you do?

Yehoshua · « **Reply #195 on:** September 11, 2014, 10:48:38 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:46:13 PM

Ah, gotya. BTW I see right now that the 10:25pm SFO-YYZ that arrives at 6am the next morning is already open for I. (I am currently seated in X on the 3:15pm.)

Hmmm. What would you do?

If you can make changes for free then switch to the later flight, and if the earlier flight becomes available in J then switch back.

Freddie · « **Reply #196 on:** September 13, 2014, 06:50:37 AM »

Quote from: Freddie on September 11, 2014, 10:05:56 PM

Thanks to everyone who helped me try to get from MEL to YYZ.

Quote from: ilherman on September 11, 2014, 10:25:59 PM

Looks good. If business class opens up on AC you can call in and UA will put you in business class (assuming the SYD-SFO leg clears

Quote from: Yehoshua on September 11, 2014, 10:48:38 PM

If you can make changes for free then switch to the later flight, and if the earlier flight becomes available in J then switch back.

So I have never actually had a successful Plan B because every time I set up a Plan B, suddenly space opens up in the award I wanted all along!

As you guys remember, I was waitlisted for I on my intercontinental SYD-SFO leg... well, I just checked now right after shabbos was over here in Melbourne and there was suddenly availability in O on SYD-LAX.

So I changed from MEL-SYD-SFO-YYZ to MEL-SYD-LAX-YYZ by using a trivial extra 10k miles and the phone rep (from Manilla, Phillipines) waived the change fee even though my itinerary was booked about 36 hours ago.

PLUS... added bonus... I now have the AC connection to YYZ booked in business! So everything worked out the best possible way. Attached is my new itinerary.

sruly101 · « **Reply #197 on:** September 13, 2014, 04:42:11 PM »

Nice! how many miles is this OW?

ilherman · « **Reply #198 on:** September 13, 2014, 09:26:34 PM »

Nice! As I suspected

rediplus · « **Reply #199 on:** September 13, 2014, 10:08:31 PM »

waitlisted for SQ/R from JFK in november