*Alliance Awards from PER

[kzkzkz]

Hi all I've looked around for this topic without much success so sorry if someone has already gone over this.

I've just finished a RTWSTAR trip and have been accruing miles with United MP. The rewards chart shows that one requries 20k/30k/40k points for intra-AUS/NZ travel and 20k/40k/50k for AUS/NZ - Oceania (both return I am assuming).

1. Does this hold true for flights originating in Perth or do different numbers apply?
2. Is it possible to travel from say PER-SYD in this fashion, for example PER-AKL-SYD, for the same points above?

I have the Star Alliance applet - if we use Fiji (NAN) as an example the only two possiblities displayed are PER-SIN-AKL-NAN (around 20000 miles RT) and PER-AKL-NAN but I am unsure if these are both eligible routes for award travel. It seems strange that they would allow the former, since award travel to SIN alone eats up a lot of miles, but some days the latter does not run.

3. Has anyone had any experience booking *awards from perth?

Any advice appreciated!

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

Yes those amounts are for return travel.

1. Yup PER is included. But remember you can't transit through another region on those mileage amounts, so PER-SIN-ADL is not allowed for example.

2. PER-AKL-SYD probably is allowed, as long as within mileage allowance (or specified exception given the lack of *A alternatives).

PER-AKL-NAN is allowed at those mileage amounts, but PER-SIN-AKL-NAN would require 2 awards (not only going through another region but exceeding mileage allowance), PER-SIN + SIN-NAN.

3. Not me, but I know folk who have done PER-AKL-PPT as mileage plus award in business (fantastic value compared to paid fare).