Author Topic: AA Award Flights (Read 503859 times)

shimbo · « **Reply #940 on:** November 24, 2015, 01:56:37 PM »

Sorry if this has been asked already, I read a few pages didn't find it:

If I book an economy anytime award jfk-lax for 30k one way, then business saver space opens up, will they switch me and refund 5k? What would they charge?

coralsnake · « **Reply #941 on:** November 24, 2015, 03:27:10 PM »

Quote from: shimbo on November 24, 2015, 01:56:37 PM

Sorry if this has been asked already, I read a few pages didn't find it:

If I book an economy anytime award jfk-lax for 30k one way, then business saver space opens up, will they switch me and refund 5k? What would they charge?

$150 if you want those miles back.

But IME its more likely that F opens up on that route than J.

shimbo · « **Reply #942 on:** November 24, 2015, 03:39:34 PM »

Quote from: coralsnake on November 24, 2015, 03:27:10 PM

$150 if you want those miles back.

But IME its more likely that F opens up on that route than J.

thanks
They would allow me to forfeit the 5k and not pay $150?

coralsnake · « **Reply #943 on:** November 24, 2015, 03:41:12 PM »

Quote from: shimbo on November 24, 2015, 03:39:34 PM

thanks
They would allow me to forfeit the 5k and not pay $150?

Yes

Hatastah · « **Reply #944 on:** November 24, 2015, 06:55:25 PM »

What would LHR-AUH-JNB in F on Etihad cost in AA mileage?

aradisc · « **Reply #945 on:** November 24, 2015, 07:05:30 PM »

Quote from: Hatastah on November 24, 2015, 06:55:25 PM

What would LHR-AUH-JNB in F on Etihad cost in AA mileage?

AA doesn't let you transit the Middle East between Europe and Africa so it would price separately as 40K + 60K = 100K. But I think Etihad may only fly to JNB on Jet Airways A330s without first class? So 40K in F LHR-AUH + 45K in J AUH-JNB = 85K

Yehoshua · « **Reply #946 on:** November 24, 2015, 10:50:08 PM »

So I've been trying to book CPT-LAX like this: CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX, with the first 2 segments on QR and the last segment on EY.

First I first booked CPT-DOH-AUH and then called to add AUH-LAX. It priced as 2 awards

Then I cancelled that and booked AUH-LAX and then called to add on CPT-DOH-AUH and again it priced as two awards.

Does this make sense? I thought transiting through DOH was supposed to allow you to travel CPT-LAX on one award? Any suggestions?

ual902 · « **Reply #947 on:** November 24, 2015, 10:52:48 PM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on November 24, 2015, 10:50:08 PM

So I've been trying to book CPT-LAX like this: CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX, with the first 2 segments on QR and the last segment on EY.

First I first booked CPT-DOH-AUH and then called to add AUH-LAX. It priced as 2 awards

Then I cancelled that and booked AUH-LAX and then called to add on CPT-DOH-AUH and again it priced as two awards.

Does this make sense? I thought transiting through DOH was supposed to allow you to travel CPT-LAX on one award? Any suggestions?

CPT > AUH is 1 Award
AUH > LAX is another award

That is how AA prices this.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #948 on:** November 24, 2015, 11:16:15 PM »

Quote from: ual902 on November 24, 2015, 10:52:48 PM

CPT > AUH is 1 Award
AUH > LAX is another award

That is how AA prices this.

Yet CPT-DOH-LAX is one award. That's why I wanted to if I can somehow string them together.

D93 · « **Reply #949 on:** November 25, 2015, 12:27:04 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on November 24, 2015, 10:50:08 PM

So I've been trying to book CPT-LAX like this: CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX, with the first 2 segments on QR and the last segment on EY.

First I first booked CPT-DOH-AUH and then called to add AUH-LAX. It priced as 2 awards

Then I cancelled that and booked AUH-LAX and then called to add on CPT-DOH-AUH and again it priced as two awards.

Does this make sense? I thought transiting through DOH was supposed to allow you to travel CPT-LAX on one award? Any suggestions?

More likely a MPM issue -
CPT-LAX = 9993
CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX = 13205

Yehoshua · « **Reply #950 on:** November 25, 2015, 12:27:33 AM »

Quote from: D93 on November 25, 2015, 12:27:04 AM

More likely a MPM issue -
CPT-LAX = 9993
CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX = 13205

Good point

Jimgotkp · « **Reply #951 on:** November 25, 2015, 12:34:36 AM »

MPM isn't the issue. Can't combine non-OW airlines with OW airlines on these awards. So, have to do QR instead of EY unless you're willing to pay for two separate awards.

D93 · « **Reply #952 on:** November 25, 2015, 12:36:34 AM »

Quote from: Jimgotkp on November 25, 2015, 12:34:36 AM

MPM isn't the issue. Can't combine non-OW airlines with OW airlines on these awards. So, have to do QR instead of EY unless you're willing to pay for two separate awards.

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Hatastah · « **Reply #953 on:** November 25, 2015, 02:45:50 AM »

Quote from: aradisc on November 24, 2015, 07:05:30 PM

AA doesn't let you transit the Middle East between Europe and Africa so it would price separately as 40K + 60K = 100K. But I think Etihad may only fly to JNB on Jet Airways A330s without first class? So 40K in F LHR-AUH + 45K in J AUH-JNB = 85K

Thanks

Joe4007 · « **Reply #954 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:25:47 AM »

Quote from: D93 on November 25, 2015, 12:27:04 AM

More likely a MPM issue -
CPT-LAX = 9993
CPT-DOH-AUH-LAX = 13205

CPT-DOH-LAX = 12921

Exceeds the MPM as well.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #955 on:** November 25, 2015, 09:04:13 AM »

Quote from: Joe4007 on November 25, 2015, 08:25:47 AM

CPT-DOH-LAX = 12921

Exceeds the MPM as well.

But is still permitted, at least hypothetically if QR had space, on one award.

Joe4007 · « **Reply #956 on:** November 25, 2015, 09:06:41 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on November 25, 2015, 09:04:13 AM

But is still permitted, at least hypothetically if QR had space, on one award.

That's kinda my point. Not sure how it's an MPM issue if you already surpassed the max.

D93 · « **Reply #957 on:** November 25, 2015, 10:07:09 AM »

Quote from: Yehoshua on November 25, 2015, 09:04:13 AM

But is still permitted, at least hypothetically if QR had space, on one award.

What makes you say it's permitted on one award?

Joe4007 · « **Reply #958 on:** November 25, 2015, 10:40:14 AM »

Quote from: D93 on November 25, 2015, 10:07:09 AM

What makes you say it's permitted on one award?

See here and here.

If I understand it correctly, seems like the reason you can't do AUH is because in order for this exception to work QR needs to get you from origin region to your destination region.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #959 on:** November 25, 2015, 10:47:47 AM »

Quote from: Joe4007 on November 25, 2015, 10:40:14 AM

See here and here.

If I understand it correctly, seems like the reason you can't do AUH is because in order for this exception to work QR needs to get you from origin region to your destination region.

Hey, you beat me to it. You can also see here and here.

I just thought that if you transited DOH it'd count. I wanted to try to find QR space to the US to try it out, but no luck so far.

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