Flight (AA metal, US stock) avios eligibility?
Hi all, I'm flying SFO-LAX-NRT one way in early March and the ticket was booked under the US Airways flight codes on AA metal all the way. The ticket was issued on US stock (037). Am I eligible for...
View ArticlePlatinum [CA]: Losing AA/US lounge Access?
With all the attention on US cardholders losing access, I was wondering if Canadians would be affected by this as well? I have not seen any announcements, but as per this post in the Canadian Centurion...
View ArticleRoyal Jordanian posting tier points
I just returned from a trip to BKK from LHR via AMM with RJ (booking class D) the outbound was on 24th Jan with the return arriving in the UK 4th Feb, to date nothing has shown in my BA account....
View ArticleConfused over earning Tier miles
Hi Folks, I am a bit confused on the earning of tier miles. At the moment I have around 18350 tier miles and need another 6650 to make silver before October 2014. I am doing a trip from CMB to JNB in...
View ArticleSP earning removed again
I'm not sure whether many people noticed but in early January the much promised SP/A$ earning update was deployed on the Air NZ website for flight bookings. This showed your SP and A$ earning for...
View ArticleBA Gold partner lounge guesting question
Morning All, I have searched Ba and OW forums with no luck I'm intending to start listing my flights on BA97.com and guesting thread but wondering if my BA gold allows me to guest people when I'm...
View ArticleWhy Airlines Reschedule Flights More Often and More Drastically
Quote: Airlines have been having a tough time sticking to their schedules, and not just because of winter storms. Many passengers who bought tickets months in advance find their itineraries getting...
View ArticleANC hotel?
We're going to get into ANC fairly late in July, and then an early morning flight to ADQ the next day. So I'm wondering about where to stay at ANC. We've stayed at the Marriott and Captain Cook a few...
View ArticleAA metal, US Stock, BA Avios
Hi there, I'm flying SFO-LAX-NRT late March (i.e. before US joins OW). Ticket booked through 3rd party, issued on US stock (037), both flights are AA metal. Given US and AA PNR. I'm trying to get BA...
View ArticleAAdvantage said I would earn EQM on EY, then refuses to grant them, now what?
Hello Everyone - not sure if this is the right section, I have been pointed here from a post I made on 'Money Saving Expert', so please move / point me in the direction of where this should be if I am...
View ArticleBetter lounge for sleeping - T2 or T3?
Hi all, will be arriving after midnight, and would have 6/7 hours to kill at Changi. Will be skipping the transit hotel as I need to work half the time. Where would it be better to catch 2-4 hours nap,...
View ArticleTwo PNRs, one elite and one non-elite, MCE seating questions
My sister and I are on two separate PNRs, her BOS-LAX-HNL and return, me ORD-LAX-HNL and return, all in March. I am OW Ruby on CX and was able to select MCE seats for myself on all four legs. My sister...
View ArticleStrange Coupon Referral Loophole?
So here is a strange one. Play along if you would.... I saw this on a blog this morning and tweaked it some. Please read to the end before getting pis88d at my referral, it doesn't work without...
View ArticleWhich way to ticket is better? ATL-ICN-NKG
Hi, I'm fairly new to Korean airlines. I'll be flying ATL-ICN on KE and ICN-NKG on OZ (KE does not fly this route). I plan to buy economy ticket and ticket ATL-ICN in M fare so I can use KE miles to...
View ArticleTurkish Airlines - Positive Experiences in the air and on the ground
Since we have a general rant thread, I thought it is also a good idea to share positive experiences like in the UA forum. I checked in at Atatürk airport. Usually the ground staff looks like the grumpy...
View ArticleQantas Restaurants - a rebirth??
Looks like after the recent launch in SYD of Qantas Restaurants, the website is up and running: http://restaurants.qantas.com.au/ I was lucky that I had heard about it from another source when my...
View ArticleSpecial catering on Valentines day?
Hi, We're flying F next Friday, DUS-DXB-SYD. Can we expect anything special catering wise as it is Valentines day? thx
View Articlebetter service depending metal?
Hey everyone, I was wondering if Business class passengers would receive better service from FA's if they are flying, for example a 2 class 77w rather than a 3 class one. Since there wouldn't be First,...
View ArticleCreative uses of a UA buddypass + paid ticket
I have a buddypass from a friend that would allow me to travel anywhere that UA or UA express travels. Obviously UA flies some great routes, but since I only have the one pass, I'd like to get creative...
View ArticleClose-in fee assessed on an award change?
I am looking at booking PEK-HKG-LAX in mid-August in KA and CX First. Searching for availability of the HKG-LAX leg on JAL and BA websites shows the 9:30 and 12:55 departures with available seats, but...
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