A couple of questions from an AAdvantage newbie

[MEL_Traveller]

I have an AA J award booking for 2 pax with JL SYD TYO and would like to move the date a few days back.
jL website shows only 1 seat availability on some days and waitlist availability on others.
Can I waitlist JL seats through AA? Does anyone have any experience with how long JL waitlists take to clear?

I'm fairly certain you can't waitlist partner awards under AA. (I don't even think you can for AA metal, but happy to be corrected on that.)

 

[The Flying Brick]

Re: Couple of AAdvantage questions from a newbie to it

AA don't waitlist Awards - maybe different for AA Anytime Awards that are bookable up until the last seat on the plane is sold but I couldn't imagine anyone on AFF blowing their points on those types of fares.

 

[Danger]

I've been looking for flights from Singapore to Stockholm on points. Qantas offered multiple options on Finnair; American didn't. Qantas had no seats on any BA flights; American offered multiple. Same dates. I had always thought (and hoped) that all oneworld airlines had the same availability to everyone else, with the possible exception of holding more for their own elites, but more searches over the past few months leave me to think there are differences.

I found award space with QR on the new SYD-DOH service using AA miles. Once again, the same flight wasn't available with QF points.

I never thought I'd see the day.

Qantas is offering award seats on partner airlines (AB and CX) that aren't bookable with AA. Astounding.

AUH-TXL and HKG-xMEL-PER.

Almost two months on and I'm still having this problem and still on the AUH-TXL route. Both QF and BA show availability on both AB flights between AUH and TXL. AA still has nothing.

 

[get me outta here]

I have a germ of an idea to get to Alaska. What would be the best route availability as I may need to buy some AA miles - only have 155,000 at the moment, so not sure if it's economic.

Otherwise have QF (140K and 200K VA points). Not counting sign bonuses not yet paid.

 

[Guvner]

I have a germ of an idea to get to Alaska. What would be the best route availability as I may need to buy some AA miles - only have 155,000 at the moment, so not sure if it's economic.

Otherwise have QF (140K and 200K VA points). Not counting sign bonuses not yet paid.

new AA points promo started today..

 

[gojun]

Newbie here.

I usually fly CX but have noticed a lot of you mentioned JAL to Tokyo is good value in F, I'm happy with J, and I need to fly to Osaka 2-3 times a year to see the SO. Next flight is in August and seeing what options are out there.

Happy to purchase 80k worth of points or more since there's a sale on atm.

 

[junbugging]

have noticed a lot of you mentioned JAL to Tokyo is good value in F, I'm happy with J, and I need to fly to Osaka 2-3 times a year to see the SO. Next flight is in August and seeing what options are out there.

Just looking at the first week of August, I see five JAL Business awards available for SYD-NRT on the 1st and 2nd, one on the 3rd, and nothing for the 4th to the 8th.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Newbie here.

I usually fly CX but have noticed a lot of you mentioned JAL to Tokyo is good value in F, I'm happy with J, and I need to fly to Osaka 2-3 times a year to see the SO. Next flight is in August and seeing what options are out there.

Happy to purchase 80k worth of points or more since there's a sale on atm.

It's not bad value. Just need to check the connections to Osaka. Sometimes those can't be booked until 60 or 90 days or whatever restrictions they have for domestic awards (I think they have some limited domestic availability to connect with international flights outside those booking dates, but worth checking before committing to buying miles).

Worth doing F one way just once for a bit of fun. It's a step up x10 over business class

 

[gojun]

It's not bad value. Just need to check the connections to Osaka. Sometimes those can't be booked until 60 or 90 days or whatever restrictions they have for domestic awards (I think they have some limited domestic availability to connect with international flights outside those booking dates, but worth checking before committing to buying miles).

Worth doing F one way just once for a bit of fun. It's a step up x10 over business class

I don't mind just taking Peach between Tokyo and Osaka or take the shinkansen

Should I just consider going via CX J to KIX return for 80k?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I don't mind just taking Peach between Tokyo and Osaka or take the shinkansen

Should I just consider going via CX J to KIX return for 80k?

Certainly easier in the case of delays to all be on the one ticket + having lounge access for the entire journey is good (rather than having to transfer to Peach).

I think with both CX and JL you have a fairly good chance of availability and a good product on each and of course you can mix and match on the same ticket. QF is in the mix but I wouldn't rely on them having seats available

 

[gojun]

I just want to be sure it's 80k for J because the same flight with CX AM is 120k points from SYD to KIX return. I mean SYD to KIX return and SYD to HKG return can't both be 80k with AA... can it?

I'm assuming all booking will be done through the call centre? I've seen people mention they've been using different sources to check flight availability.

I don't have enough AM to claim yet, unless I go for an upgrade but the chances of that are unlikely... so rather have it booked from the beginning.

Thanks again for the input

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I just want to be sure it's 80k for J because the same flight with CX AM is 120k points from SYD to KIX return. I mean SYD to KIX return and SYD to HKG return can't both be 80k with AA... can it?

I'm assuming all booking will be done through the call centre? I've seen people mention they've been using different sources to check flight availability.

I don't have enough AM to claim yet, unless I go for an upgrade but the chances of that are unlikely... so rather have it booked from the beginning.

Thanks again for the input

AA is 40K miles each way, business class, to Asia from Australia.

Asia used to be split into two zones, with Japan being in the higher zone (45k one way), but this changed with the recent award chart in March - all of asia is now the same 40k.

QF flights are bookable directly on the AA website. CX and JL you need to find availability then call AA (via the Aussie call centre. If you call at night it's straight throgh in about 20 seconds.)

You can check availability for CX on the QF or BA sites. JL availability will show on the BA site.

Both the QF and BA sites can show phantom availability, so you can confirm that via JL's booking tool.

I wouldn't necessarily use AM's or JL's tools to look exclusively as they might show additional availability for their own members (although generally I have always been able to book what I can see on JL's tool)

 

[gojun]

As for checking CX flights on QF or BA sites, is that checking through their FF members portal or just directly on their website?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

As for checking CX flights on QF or BA sites, is that checking through their FF members portal or just directly on their website?

Through their FF portals.

 

[gojun]

Ah I'm not signed up to either of them. Might need to post in that thread and ask for someone to check.

Thanks again for all your helpful information

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Ah I'm not signed up to either of them. Might need to post in that thread and ask for someone to check.

Thanks again for all your helpful information

You can just sign up! JL's mileage bank is free to join. BA is free but you need a UK mailing address (use a friend's). QF is also free to join atm with a link.

That way you can easily adapt and change your searches to suit you in real time without having to wait for replies on here.

 

[gojun]

Do you happen to have said link?

 

[sergeyvzn]

Ah I'm not signed up to either of them. Might need to post in that thread and ask for someone to check.

Thanks again for all your helpful information

BA Executive Club (their FF program) membership is free. You can sign up by providing a bogus street address in the UK (whatever, 1 Oxford street London would do) and check availability immediately. Certainly quicker than posting a question on a thread elsewhere

 

[gojun]

BA Executive Club (their FF program) membership is free. You can sign up by providing a bogus street address in the UK (whatever, 1 Oxford street London would do) and check availability immediately. Certainly quicker than posting a question on a thread elsewhere

Thanks! Once I get the flight details, I just call and request those via the call centre, correct?

It would be good if I can sign up to QF for free atm because I need to transfer some points off my CBA rewards before I cancel it.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Thanks! Once I get the flight details, I just call and request those via the call centre, correct?

It would be good if I can sign up to QF for free atm because I need to transfer some points off my CBA rewards before I cancel it.

Yes - ring the call centre, give them all flight details and your credit card details and they'll do it for you

for the QFF link - Google it