What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?

[YouWouldNeverThink]

I booked a paid united flight from EWR to LAX and then upgraded with points to business.  The upgrade is on wait list.  However, I noticed that if I try to book the entire ticket using points, the business seat is available.   The paid ticket was booked on Sunday so its beyond the cancellation point now.   Any way to get it from wait list to confirmed?    TIA

[high end hobo]

I booked a paid united flight from EWR to LAX and then upgraded with points to business.  The upgrade is on wait list.  However, I noticed that if I try to book the entire ticket using points, the business seat is available.   The paid ticket was booked on Sunday so its beyond the cancellation point now.   Any way to get it from wait list to confirmed?    TIA

You need R space in order to upgrade and I space in order to book with points.
Hope for a delay or schedule change so you can 'cancel' your revenue flight for free and then book with points

Also this is the wrong thread.

[Yehoshua]

Booked:
LAX-ZRH-TLV LX J x2
TLV-HKG-DPS CX J x2

On hold:
DPS-ICN KE J x2
ICN-LAX KE F x2

Cost per person:
82.5k AC + ~$22
40k AA + ~$51
95k KE + ~$200 (includes free stop in ICN)

Cost for baby:
AC: ~$74 ($100 CAD)
CX: $671
KE: 9.5k KE + ~$18

Now changed to:
Booked:
LAX-ZRH-TLV LX J x2
TLV-HKG-DPS CX J x2

Not yet booked (waiting for MR>IB transfer to go through):
DPS-HKG KA Y x2

On hold:
HKG-ICN KE F x2
ICN-LAX KE F x2

Cost per person:
82.5k AC + ~$22
40k AA + ~$51
~10k BA +$20.30
80k KE + ~$200 (includes free stop in ICN)

Cost for baby:
AC: ~$74 ($100 CAD)
CX: $671
KA: 1.25k BA + $0
KE: 8k KE + ~$10

CPP for the KA flight: 13.97 cpp for the adults at 11.512cpp for the baby.

[high end hobo]

Booked for me and my soon to be DW
New York (JFK) to Warsaw (WAW) — Wed, Oct 12
LOT 27
Dep: 10:15 pm
Arr: 12:40 pm
8h 25m
Boeing 787
   
Tel Aviv (TLV) to Istanbul (IST) — Tue, Oct 25
Turkish Airlines 789
Dep: 9:45 pm
Arr: 12:05 am
2h 20m
Boeing 777
Layover in IST
Wed, Oct 26
6h 40m
   
Istanbul (IST) to New York (JFK) — Wed, Oct 26
Turkish Airlines 3
Dep: 6:45 am
Arr: 10:45 am
11h 0m
Boeing 777

   
Newark (EWR) to Honolulu (HNL) — Tue, Feb 28
United 15
Dep: 9:10 am
Arr: 3:10 pm
11h 0m
Boeing 767

All in Business class
104K ANA + $244 YQ + $58 taxes

Update.
Booked HNL-JFK then Hidden City on DELTA ONE for the return for 29K Biz plat.

[CsMD]

Hi I just booked on Flying Blue
These flights are in August:
ORD-ROM-TLV on Alitalia x 4 25k each + ~200
TLV-AMS-ORD on KLM x 4    42.5k each + ~200

I need to book 2 more, unfortunately there are no more award flights in economy. Looking at UR site they offer roundtrip for 68k using Sapphire reserve however according to a rep they don't offer roundtrip tickets with different airlines, even if they are connected (flying blue) Do you recommend HUCA or is she right?
Also, does it make sense to hold out for more award seats? I understand that now to August is an eternity in milage flight.
Thanks everybody!

[lubaby]

Hi I just booked on Flying Blue
These flights are in August:
ORD-ROM-TLV on Alitalia x 4 25k each + ~200
TLV-AMS-ORD on KLM x 4    42.5k each + ~200

I need to book 2 more, unfortunately there are no more award flights in economy. Looking at UR site they offer roundtrip for 68k using Sapphire reserve however according to a rep they don't offer roundtrip tickets with different airlines, even if they are connected (flying blue) Do you recommend HUCA or is she right?
Also, does it make sense to hold out for more award seats? I understand that now to August is an eternity in milage flight.
Thanks everybody!

Can you search for the flights using the UR travel portal?

[CS91]

JFK-IST-TLV TK J
TLV-EWR UA J Polaris

Succos 2017
450k UA (3 pax)

[David Smith]

JFK-IST-TLV TK J
TLV-EWR UA J Polaris

Succos 2017
450k UA (3 pax)

Why did you book UA J with UA?

[CS91]

Why did you book UA J with UA?

Because SQ wouldn't have been able to book it. There wasn't actually open space...

[lubaby]

Because SQ wouldn't have been able to book it. There wasn't actually open space...

Sweet. Guessing HUCA worked out in the end?

[chucksterace]

ORD-ZRH-TLV in J (UA)
TLV-HKG - J (AS)
HKG-ORD - F (AS)

[David Smith]

ORD-ZRH-TLV in J (UA)
TLV-HKG - J (AS)
HKG-ORD - F (AS)

CX award availability from TLV is open already, evidently. Nice.

[chucksterace]

CX award availability from TLV is open already, evidently. Nice.

Yup.

[mmgfarb]

CX award availability from TLV is open already, evidently. Nice.

I think it's been open for a while IINM

Yup.

You're flying CX HKG-ORD I'm assuming?

[CsMD]

Can you search for the flights using the UR travel portal?

I tried that but I couldn't make a RT fare with two airlines. The rep confirmed that as well. Will I get a different story If I HUCA? I'd like to use the portal to book ORD-ROM-TLV on Alitalia and TLV-AMS-ORD on KLM. Thanks!

[CS91]

Sweet. Guessing HUCA worked out in the end?

Many HUCAs. Almost gave up. But yup!

[lubaby]

Many HUCAs. Almost gave up. But yup!

Which award bucket did they book it into (in case you need date changes later)?

[CS91]

Which award bucket did they book it into (in case you need date changes later)?

I

[high end hobo]

JFK-IST-TLV TK J
TLV-EWR UA J Polaris

Succos 2017
450k UA (3 pax)

I'm glad HUCA worked.

but beware, while you may have the soft product Polaris, you will likely not have the hard product by then on that route.
See an article posted today on OMAAT

[EJB]

I'm glad HUCA worked.

but beware, while you may have the soft product Polaris, you will likely not have the hard product by then on that route.
See an article posted today on OMAAT

I'm hopeful that they'll use a Polaris jet on my PS flights in december .