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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #100 on: March 26, 2015, 10:07:31 AM »
Etihad via AUH w AA miles too.. No?
Why not with EK with AS?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #101 on: March 26, 2015, 10:10:19 AM »
Why not with EK with AS?
An option as well.

Was just giving some options. You can probably also fly JAL through NRT.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #102 on: March 26, 2015, 10:28:37 AM »
Etihad via AUH w AA miles too.. No?
That is going to be an expensive award.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #103 on: March 26, 2015, 10:50:05 AM »
Etihad via AUH w AA miles too.. No?
CX J through HKG for 50k AS.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #104 on: March 26, 2015, 10:58:51 AM »
CX J through HKG for 50k AS.
Is that cheaper than with AA?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #105 on: March 26, 2015, 12:00:39 PM »
That is going to be an expensive award.

If you really want to go around the world... Go NYC-LHR.. Then LHR-AUH with Etihad apts then to MNL

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #106 on: March 26, 2015, 12:12:47 PM »
Also when I was in YVR I saw a nonstop flight to MNL. Maybe go that way?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #107 on: March 26, 2015, 12:14:51 PM »
Also when I was in YVR I saw a nonstop flight to MNL. Maybe go that way?
Who flys that route from YVR? AC?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #108 on: March 26, 2015, 12:18:35 PM »

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #109 on: March 26, 2015, 02:58:51 PM »
PR
And availability is pretty good. Though no flat bed seats.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #110 on: March 26, 2015, 03:02:03 PM »
And availability is pretty good. Though no flat bed seats.
Who can book them?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #111 on: March 26, 2015, 03:04:32 PM »
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #112 on: March 26, 2015, 10:44:09 PM »
not online though, thats for sure

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #113 on: March 26, 2015, 11:21:18 PM »
I think ANA.
And Etihad.
not online though, thats for sure
Correct. Need to call.
Availability is not as wide open as some might want you to believe.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #114 on: March 27, 2015, 11:21:01 AM »
Called AA they said they see no availability with to MNL with that date!

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #115 on: March 29, 2015, 12:04:40 PM »
KBP-NYC, AA has no availability, what the next best option?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #116 on: March 29, 2015, 08:50:40 PM »
KBP-NYC, AA has no availability, what the next best option?
Bump, nothing with UA either.
(with AA there's actually a few hundred in YQ so I guess that's not option #1 anyhow)

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #117 on: March 29, 2015, 11:44:25 PM »
Maybe book a cheap ticket to a main city in Europe for example Frankfurt & from there you have many mileage options

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #118 on: March 30, 2015, 01:05:31 AM »
whats the best way to book an award flight on air canada? nyc-yyz-tlv

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #119 on: March 30, 2015, 01:06:30 AM »

whats the best way to book an award flight on air canada? nyc-yyz-tlv

What class of travel?
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