Stopover Rules Master thread

[PlatinumGuy]

i'm looking at a tlv-zrh (stop)- lhr (stop)- cph (destination) - zrh-tlv trip     

i think the most efficient way to do it is use ua to book tlv-zrh(stop)-lhr oj cph-zrh-tlv for 55k, and then look for avios/cash for the lhr-cph leg.     
does anyone have any better ideas?

Aeroplan allows 2 stopovers.

[yare]

Aeroplan allows 2 stopovers.

but it's an extra 20k miles + fuel surcharges.    for $180 i can buy the ow lhr-cph

[PlatinumGuy]

but it's an extra 20k miles + fuel surcharges.    for $180 i can buy the ow lhr-cph

No surcharges on that route, you also save the $75 close in.
Admittedly UA will prob miss some of the taxes so you'll save that

[alpicone]

Looking to book JFK-SJU with AA. Is SJU considered international for the purposes of allowing a stopover?

 

[AJK]

Looking to book JFK-SJU with AA. Is SJU considered international for the purposes of allowing a stopover?

SJU is in North America.

Are you planning on traveling to MAD (or LGW before 3/29/13) from SJU? (Those are the only OW destinations from SJU AFAIK.)

[alpicone]

SJU is in North America.

Are you planning on traveling to MAD (or LGW before 3/29/13) from SJU? (Those are the only OW destinations from SJU AFAIK.)

Wasn't planning on it. What could be the potential routing?

[MEIR613]

Wasn't planning on it. What could be the potential routing?

Something like this

[AJK]

Ah, that would work, too.

Forgot one can fly from NA to SA and not just EU

[MEIR613]

Ah, that would work, too.

Forgot one can fly from NA to SA and not just EU

They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice.

[AJK]

They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice.

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IB flies SJU-MAD, and BA flies SJU-LGW until 3/29/13.

[AJK]

Wasn't planning on it. What could be the potential routing?

So then what was your plan? You're stopping over en route to... where?

[MEIR613]

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IB flies SJU-MAD, and BA flies SJU-LGW until 3/29/13.

1)Did you check AA yourself? They might be flying it, but if they don't have availability (saver) it won't help.

2)Even if they had BA, there is YQ so it wouldn't be worth it.

3)BA is not flying that route.

[AJK]

How can I check AA for saver availability if I don't know his dates? Besides, lack of saver availability does not preclude MAD as a final destination from SJU, and you said: "They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice."

The fact that there is YQ on BA does not preclude LGW as a oneworld destination from SJU.

Incorrect.

[MEIR613]

How can I check AA for saver availability if I don't know his dates? Besides, lack of saver availability does not preclude MAD as a final destination from SJU, and you said: "They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice."

The fact that there is YQ on BA does not preclude LGW as a oneworld destination from SJU.

Incorrect.

1)If you said they are discontinuing the flights by 3/29/13, then there is only a certain amount of time (roughly 2 and half weeks) which he can fly and they don't have availability from now till then.

2)I checked SJU and the only OW carriers that fly from there are BA(LGW) I can't find any flights right now whether an award or revenue (could be they stopped it early), AA(CCS) Which I found, IB(MAD) Which there is no availability.

3)I can't find any fare from SJU - LGW, unless you know something that I don't.......   

ETA: What does this mean

[AJK]

You keep on assuming I was checking for availability. I'm not his travel agent.

I was merely stating possibilities from SJU on OW, as he asked about SJU being his NA gateway.

As for your picture, that doesn't prove anything except they won't book that route online.

[MEIR613]

You keep on assuming I was checking for availability. I'm not his travel agent.

I was merely stating possibilities from SJU on OW, as he asked about SJU being his NA gateway.

As for your picture, that doesn't prove anything except they won't book that route online.

I know you're not, but I actually checked for him, which is why I said,

They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice.

That's why I wanted to why you wrote

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IB flies SJU-MAD, and BA flies SJU-LGW until 3/29/13.

You were saying "in general" and I was talking about his specific case.

[AJK]

Glad we cleared that up.

Tho, FTR, your below statement is, at best, ambiguous:

They don't have any more flights direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO choice.

(still not sure what "this his only SO choice" means...)

[MEIR613]

Glad we cleared that up.

Tho, FTR, your below statement is, at best, ambiguous:

(still not sure what "this his only SO choice" means...)

They(AA) don't have any more flights(Saver availability) direct from SJU to EU, so this his only SO(Stop Over) choice(If he wants to go to SJU via AAdvantage miles, he will not be able to make SJU his NA gateway city to make his destination in EU.

It could have been a bit clearer, sorry.

[AJK]

No worries.

Also, availability is dynamic; just because IB/BA hasn't released space as of tonight, doesn't mean "inventory control" won't open up tomorrow or the day after, etc.

[MEIR613]

No worries.

Also, availability is dynamic; just because IB/BA hasn't released space as of tonight, doesn't mean "inventory control" won't open up tomorrow or the day after, etc.

Of course, that's with any award booking.

In this situation, I don't think they are going to open up, since there's only another 2 and half weeks for these routes and there are no flights open.

But I guess you never know.