ETIHAD - AA Partner

[_TheTraveller_]

Would CMB-AUH-LHR be okay or is that a no go?

 

[Keith009]

This is the one time I'm kicking myself for booking super early.

Booked BNE-AUH-JFK in the normal Suites as Apartments exSYD weren't available at the time. Now Apartments are available on either side of my booked departure. Normally I'm happy to change but I'd now have to organise changes to other awards I've booked for the other parts of the trip with BA and SQ of which there aren't any availability within a reasonable timeframe. (i.e. without screwing up plans like having my bday in a specific city, a Saturday night in Paris etc) Only silver lining is that EY101 to JFK may become an A380 by the time I travel, and it'd be our first time on the 787.

Oh well, next time. Planning for MLE in 2016 instead and will definitely be gunning for them Apartments. Great value to MLE burning AA miles on EY too.

 

[Spizz]

New to AA due to the Etihad partnership. So would a ADL-SYD QF J, SYD-AUH EY F, AUH-ATH EY J cost 100,000 AA miles and taxes? Could this be booked as 1 award or would it need to be split into 2 ie. ADL-SYD-AUH and then AUH-ATH due to AA route rules?

 

[Princess Fiona]

New to AA due to the Etihad partnership. So would a ADL-SYD QF J, SYD-AUH EY F, AUH-ATH EY J cost 100,000 AA miles and taxes? Could this be booked as 1 award or would it need to be split into 2 ie. ADL-SYD-AUH and then AUH-ATH due to AA route rules?

Two Awards due to the routing rules.
60K to AUH and 30K to ATH

 

[Nizar]

New to AA due to the Etihad partnership. So would a ADL-SYD QF J, SYD-AUH EY F, AUH-ATH EY J cost 100,000 AA miles and taxes? Could this be booked as 1 award or would it need to be split into 2 ie. ADL-SYD-AUH and then AUH-ATH due to AA route rules?

No it would cost 60+30 = 90k miles and it can be booked as the one award as long as the "stopover" in SYD is <24 hours.

 

[Spizz]

Thanks both for the replies. Seems I had my calculations wrong at 100k miles instead of 90k miles. Nizar glad to see it can be booked as 1 award. I will only be in Sydney for a few hours or do I need to specify to AA that I am using SYD as a stopover? in case I'm missing something. Thanks again.

 

[Pushka]

How well does Adl-Syd come up in searches? I've tried a few times on Etihad guest with Auh -Syd-Adl and it's never come up with a result. Or is this when I check Qantas website for Classic availability on my date and then Etihad for Syd-AUH availability. Then call AA and sign up for both.

Would adding the Syd-Adl connection add to AA points needed?

 

[Nizar]

Thanks both for the replies. Seems I had my calculations wrong at 100k miles instead of 90k miles. Nizar glad to see it can be booked as 1 award. I will only be in Sydney for a few hours or do I need to specify to AA that I am using SYD as a stopover? in case I'm missing something. Thanks again.

Use the AA website to see which MEL-SYD QF flights have J availability then feed the flight numbers through to the AA agent when you call up.

Eg. I'd like to book MEL-SYD on QFxx_ in J then SYD-AUH on EYxx_ in F (make sure you say the flight number as on some days they operate two EY flights and you'd have to inadvertently book the 77W lol).

For the AUH-ATH leg as its a separate award (middle east-Europe) on the same booking even if you spend a few days in Abu Dhabi if you so inclined it should not affect the price.

 

[Nizar]

How well does Adl-Syd come up in searches? I've tried a few times on Etihad guest with Auh -Syd-Adl and it's never come up with a result. Or is this when I check Qantas website for Classic availability on my date and then Etihad for Syd-AUH availability. Then call AA and sign up for both.

Would adding the Syd-Adl connection add to AA points needed?

No adding a domestic connection does not add to the points required.
Best to check either on the AA website or the QF website for domestic QF metal availability.
Etihad Guest only likely to have VA award availability showing on their website due to their alliance.

 

[Pushka]

The 380 into Sydney doesn't arrive until 7pm so no connection into Adelaide with Qantas that night. So how does J on the 77W compare?

 

[Pushka]

I just squeak in with 14 day membership to purchase bonus points. Dummy checking suggests there's no way F will become available so for a first run I'll just buy enough for J and a few more.

Does anyone have a reason why there is a 14 day wait before you can purchase?

 

[Nizar]

Does anyone have a reason why there is a 14 day wait before you can purchase?

Not sure but having the wait is not unique to AA, lifemiles also have a similar requirement

 

[Finale]

New to AA due to the Etihad partnership. So would a ADL-SYD QF J, SYD-AUH EY F, AUH-ATH EY J cost 100,000 AA miles and taxes? Could this be booked as 1 award or would it need to be split into 2 ie. ADL-SYD-AUH and then AUH-ATH due to AA route rules?

My partner and I are doing ATH as well in March. F from Sydney using AA but booked ATH leg direct with Etihad as we didn't have quite enough points and no AA buy mile promo. AUH - ATH J is about 26k plus $25 tax per person. (return ex EU, tax would be much more expensive) and we can transfer 1:1 from Amex. I transferred 75% points and pay 25% cash. Ended up about 1c per point which is great value. (40,000 Amex points + $162 in cash for 2 pax)

Now we just have to wish there was no issue with SYD-AUH leg since the tickets are separate. Have 4 and a half hours layover. Another bad thing is AUH - ATH over 5 hour flight but they use recliner & no chauffeur service at ATH!

PS back home using lifemiles TG (old) F from Rome.

 

[Spizz]

Have 4 and a half hours layover. Another bad thing is AUH - ATH over 5 hour flight but they use recliner & no chauffeur service at ATH!

At the dates I'm looking at for ATH it shows Etihad using the A330-200 which business product is lie flat. Are you sure you plane isn't the same-

The best seats in Pearl Business Class, Etihad Airbus A330-200 - Australian Business Traveller

 

[Finale]

At the dates I'm looking at for ATH it shows Etihad using the A330-200 which business product is lie flat. Are you sure you plane isn't the same-

The best seats in Pearl Business Class, Etihad Airbus A330-200 - Australian Business Traveller

Unfortunately they use 321 in March I see 330 starts in May which seems to be mid season there. Now I got it. Most islands close during our visit and open again in May. Thats why we are heading to Malta and Rome instead. Was planing 3 weeks in Greece but end up about 10 days in Athens and Santorini. 330 makes booking direct even better value.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

SYD - ATH J is about 26k plus $25 tax per person..

That seems to be very cheap???

 

[Finale]

That seems to be very cheap???

Sorry my bad. AUH - ATH.

 

[Kangol]

No it would cost 60+30 = 90k miles and it can be booked as the one award as long as the "stopover" in SYD is <24 hours.

Is there a rule about combining OW and non-OW partners on the same award? ie. QF and EY. Or am I thinking about another program?

 

[Nizar]

Is there a rule about combining OW and non-OW partners on the same award? ie. QF and EY. Or am I thinking about another program?

Not that I know of. I've combined QF and EY many times without any problems unless the rules have recently changed

 

[Doggy]

Is there a rule about combining OW and non-OW partners on the same award? ie. QF and EY. Or am I thinking about another program?

With USDM you can't mix non-OW partner awards with OW awards. So maybe you're thinking of that.