Since AA doesn't charge a fee to change
the dates of an award flight as long as the origin and destination stay the same, if someone wants to travel say Summer 2017, can they simply book an award flight with the desired route for a dummy date now under the current rates, then change the dates for free when Summer 2017 becomes bookable without having to pay the increased mileage amounts?
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@DaninMCI — you'd be amazed at how many excited travelers want to book an
awards flight for a trip within 20 - 30 days
of their departure
date
The most difficult part
of all
award bookings is honing in on an
award that balances your
dates, your preferred
flights and your destinations.
Noting the specific
dates you'd like to take each
of these
flights also greatly decreases the likelihood
of United's
award engine timing out and returning an error not because a booking is invalid but simply because it has too many variables to process in the time allowed by the booking engine.
These points are even more valuable when you consider that all Southwest seats are available for
award bookings regardless
of date or
flight.
Effective September 1, Virgin Atlantic is improving some
of the redemption rates for Delta
flights, and all Virgin Atlantic
awards have variable pricing between standard and peak travel
dates.
Here we had a stroke
of luck, depending on how you look at it: while the direct service
flight from Los Angeles did not show availability for a Business Class or First Class Saver
Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Award on most
dates, a mixed class
award connecting through San Francisco was avail
award connecting through San Francisco was available.
Those
flights will still earn redeemable and elite qualifying miles without any
of the blackout
dates you see from typical
award flights.
And one benefit
of frequent travel on
award flights is that even if you are unable to pick the best
dates, you can probably expect to visit again in the future.
Instead
of getting 1 Starpoint for every dollar, which you use for
award nights or transfer into airline miles, why not earn 2 «miles» with Barclay's program toward revenue
flights without blackout
dates?
Often the best
flight, in terms
of schedule, stops, or experience, is offered on a partner, so you want to make sure you see them.Click your preferred
dates on the
award calendar, even if the days are marked in white, which implies there is no space in the lowest redemption categories.
If you like to travel during peak travel times, waiting until a couple
of weeks or months before your travel
date is a recipe for not finding the
award flights or hotel nights that you want since availability is limited.
To me, if an airline says a
flight to Europe should cost 60k miles in economy and I'm willing to stockpile 240k miles for my family to travel, and I have a reasonable amount
of date flexibility, I think I should be able to get the
award at some point.
Because Southwest ties their
award redemptions to the cost
of the
flight at the time
of booking, its points function like the no blackout
date credit card programs
of Barclays Arrival and Capital One Venture.
A Miles & More Business Class
award flight between the US and Europe will cost 105,000 miles roundtrip and, as you can see from this randomly selected set
of dates, a JFK to Frankfurt roundtrip will cost around $ 2,500:
Only the
date of travel or
flight number (time) can be changed after
awards and benefits have been issued.
On many
of United's premium routes (routes that you may wish to burn miles on)
award availability is scarce and you simply won't be able to find the
flights you want on
dates that work for you — miles aren't very flexible like that as you're at the mercy
of the airlines.
Note that there are also strict booking policies on these
awards that include no refund
of your miles if you cancel the
flight, limited
award seat availability on each
flight, booking and travel
date restrictions, and limited destinations.
Combining these two
award bookings in order
of date flown results in a one - way biz class
flight from any two cities in the US, a one - way
flight biz class from San Francisco to Panama City, a roundtrip biz class between Bogota and Lima, and an economy roundtrip between San Francisco and Newark.
I selected a
date I was happy with for each
of the 4 cities that had
award availability and checked the cost
of the
flight from London to those cities and added it to the taxes I would pay to depart that city:
If you change your
flight date, route, cabin class, or
award type on Singapore Air (or Silk Air) you will now owe $ 25 instead
of $ 20.
You are ready to book a
flight and have confirmed
award availability for your
dates and the cash value
of the ticket is more than the cost to buy miles / points.
Close - in booking fee: A fee charged by many airlines for booking an
award close to the departure
date of the
flight.
Make note
of all
of the
dates and
flight numbers
of the
award you found to simplify things with the agent.
While changes to
award flights on Alaska are free up to 61 days in advance
of the
flight, you'll be charged $ 125 if changes are made closer to the departure
date.
Even when you have enough AAdvantage miles to book a
flight, you might not find Off Peak or MileSAAver
award availability for the
date of your choosing.
On that
date, the number
of points needed for
award travel on some routes «will vary based on destination, time, day
of travel, demand, fare class, and other factors,» the airline said, adding that «many
flights... will stay at the current redemption rate.»
You'll also find this warning: «Available
award seats will depend on the
flight, the
date of travel, the expected demand for the
flight, the season, the destination and various other factors.»
Ufly's
award prices are based on the
date and destination
of the
flight.
If you have the Spirit Airlines credit card, you can book Spirit
award flights of up to 1,249 miles in length on off - peak
dates from just 2,500 miles plus taxes and fees starting at about $ 5 - $ 20 each direction, depending on how far in advance you book.
British Airways uses a distance - based
award chart and
flights of up to 650 miles can cost as few as 4,000 Avios points each direction on off - peak
dates.
Instead, the cost
of award tickets are loosely based on the cash price
of the ticket, so the price in points will vary by destination, the time and
date of the
flight, demand for seats, and the fare class.
Award flight pricing is unusual in that it's based on the
date and destination, not strictly on distance or the price
of the ticket.
That's in their membership guide for frequent fliers, along with a list
of dates for which
award seats will not be available for redemption travel on any
flights.
• Be flexible about your travel
dates and times • Book
flights for late night or mid-morning, as they may be available for fewer points • Try to book your
Award Flight as far in advance as possible • Consider booking a trip during the off - peak season • Try leaving early for a trip, or returning later, or consider flying on the actual day
of the holiday, since most people like to overnight on big holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
Luckily, you can reset the expiration
date by either earning or redeeming miles, which means that there are dozens
of ways to keep your miles fresh for your next
award flight.
In other cases, you may be able to find an
award seat but only at the highest tier — meaning you might have to spend 125,000 miles to get a coach seat on a
flight to Paris this summer, instead
of the lowest rate
of 35,000 that you might have needed in February, even if the
flight dates aren't listed as blackouts.
No blackout
dates plus access to discounted
award flights on Hawaiian Airlines Suite
of valuable travel assistance services you can use at home and away
Feed the agent the
date,
flight number, and cabin
of the
award space you want to book.
For an additional $ 107 you save 15,600 Avios, have a broader choice
of dates and
flights and you earn Avios and Tier Points as well — It makes absolutely no sense to book
awards on these
flights.
Enjoy the richest benefits
of any hotel loyalty program and redeem Starpoints ® for Free Night
Awards, with no blackout
dates, at more than 1,100 hotels and resorts, with
Award Flights, on room upgrades and more.
If you're interested in visiting during April, you just need to find saver
award flight availability from your city to Chicago (ORD) during one
of these
dates.
«Qualified Purchases» are any purchases made with your FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature card that post to your account under the airline carrier providing your
award travel
flight between the
dates of your
award travel
flight.
It's definitely possible that after the route starts and Etihad has a better sense
of the load factor for the
flight,
award space will again be released for some
dates, but it's understandable that for this entirely new route Etihad first wants to see how paid bookings perform.
Note the
date, cabin, and
flight number
of the
award space to later give to a Singapore agent.
To book the
award, call Singapore Airlines at 213-404-0301 and give the agent the
date, cabin, and
flight number
of the
award space you found on united.com.
The study examined
award flight costs on 100,000
date / route combinations for domestic economy travel from March 1 through October 31
of this year.
Tell the agent you want to book an American Airlines
flight and feed her the
date,
flight number, and cabin
of the
award space you found on aa.com.
If the Eligible Member cancels the Companion Ticket booking more than twenty - four (24) hours prior to the scheduled departure
of the outbound
flight from Canada, British Airways will redeposit the Companion
Award eVoucher which will only be valid for the remainder
of its twenty - four (24) month expiry period based on original
date of issue.