However, being able to
put awards on hold before transferring Ultimate Rewards or SPG Starpoints to your Korean Air SkyPass account is very helpful.
For this reason, we actually prefer calling to
put an award on hold before transferring points to Korean Air.
With transfers generally taking 2 days to process, this allows you time to
put the award on hold before transferring the points.
However, being able to
put awards on hold before transferring Ultimate Rewards or SPG Starpoints to your Korean Air SkyPass account is very helpful.
Not exact matches
If you need to transfer points to your Flying Blue account
before booking, some friendly phone agents have been known to
put award tickets
on hold for a couple of days which leaves plenty of time for transfers to process.
American will let you
put award tickets
on hold for up to 5 days, so make sure you
put the ticket
on hold to ensure you have the seat locked in
before you buy miles.
To keep your
awards seat from disappearing while you're waiting for your points to transfer,
put your reservation
on hold before transferring (if the program allows it), or make sure that there are multiple seats available
on your intended flight or that there is more than one flight available
on the same airline.
Starpoints don't transfer to airlines immediately so, even when you find an airline
award you want to book, you need to be able to
put it
on hold before you transfer Starpoints.
Once you find the
award you want, you have to call Korean Air to
put the
award on hold — agents may be able to
put seats
on hold for weeks or months if you ask, up until a few days
before departure.
Advantages of using AA miles include being able to book one way
awards,
put the
award on hold for up to 5 days
before ticketing, and having AA call you back if there's a long
hold time.
Amex MR transfers tend to be instant but you may want to consider
putting the
award on hold if possible
before transferring.