One more thing to remember is that they only allow one
connection on award bookings, so plan for that when putting together your itinerary.
Not exact matches
Stops of less than 24 hours en route don't count as a stopover, making them fair game
on even one - way
awards like this one, and United's
booking engine somehow decided it had no issue with a totally illogical «
connection» in Phuket.
If you
book business class
on Japan Airlines with Asia Miles and your
booking includes a
connection on American Airlines (or another Oneworld carrier), the
booking will fall under a different
award chart.
My partner and I were able to
book two low - level
award tickets leaving Thursday evening
on a non-stop and returning Sunday morning with a
connection in Detroit.
Offer is limited to registered TrueBlue members in good standing redeeming
Award Flight fares using TrueBlue points for new
bookings only; offer not valid in
connection with monetary flight fares, purchases
on partner airlines or code share or interline flights, JetBlue Getaways vacation packages, previously
booked Award Flights or any other product or service.
If you can find Saver
Award availability
on United.com with 2 or fewer
connections then you can
book the same flight over the phone.
Make sure you consider the impact of a
connection on the total number of miles required for your
award booking.
If your
booking involves a
connection on a partner of Japan Airlines (such as American Airlines), your
booking will fall under their partner
award chart, and you will need to call to complete the
booking.
Since you can only have partner
awards at level 1 prices, if you
book Delta at anything other than level 1 you pay extra for the
connection on a partner airline.