Avianca "Lifemiles" - Questions and Discussion

[vitagen]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Thanks I'll give it a shot

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Thanks I'll give it a shot

Let us know how you go, good luck!

 

[BobbyFlyer]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

I've seem to recall on this thread that it is possible to book 4 seats in J on TG, by booking 2 seats and then waiting for release of another 2 seats later on. Is this correct and does TG do this on Aus-BKK legs (particularly PER)? Appreciate if anyone can shed light on this....

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

I've seem to recall on this thread that it is possible to book 4 seats in J on TG, by booking 2 seats and then waiting for release of another 2 seats later on. Is this correct and does TG do this on Aus-BKK legs (particularly PER)? Appreciate if anyone can shed light on this....

Yes, assuming quota has not been met yet.

See:
Why Thai Airways only releases two award seats at a time... - One Mile at a Time

 

[BobbyFlyer]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Thanks....now to play the game....

 

[joffaa]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

You can still book J flights to Europe for next year.
These routes are still available. You can get J seats Mel- bkk - FCO, ZRH, ARN, CPH & DME. 85K
Obviously some selective routes have been blocked.

 

[aaronjames000]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

You can still book J flights to Europe for next year.
These routes are still available. You can get J seats Mel- bkk - FCO, ZRH, ARN, CPH & DME. 85K
Obviously some selective routes have been blocked.

With which airline joffaa?

 

[sergeyvzn]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

With which airline joffaa?

Guess which Star Alliance airline flies to all these places via Bangkok? Ohhhh, must be Thai -

 

[joffaa]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Lock in TG.

 

[aaronjames000]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

I'll put that down to the brain still being asleep! It was 0520 in the morning where I am!

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

You can still book J flights to Europe for next year.
These routes are still available. You can get J seats Mel- bkk - FCO, ZRH, ARN, CPH & DME. 85K
Obviously some selective routes have been blocked.

Unfortunately all these destinations feature their old angled lie-flat. Of course still better than any Y.

But I thought some people already had some luck by simply contacting LM and had booking done successfully? Plus you can still see flights available separately, so I don't think LM is actively blocking them like they do with LH F class.

BTW, just FYI. Even for Y class, I can find lots of flights on SQ separately BNE-SIN and then SIN-NRT. But when you combine BNE-NRT, zilch on SQ, although LM gave me some really weird connection BNE-TPE-OKA-NRT (talking about most direct connection!). So it's not just TG, and it's not just premium cabin on premium aircraft. Somehow there is a glitch in connecting through SE Asia.

Would really like to hear more success stories from other members who have contacted LM.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Unfortunately all these destinations feature their old angled lie-flat. Of course still better than any Y.

But I thought some people already had some luck by simply contacting LM and had booking done successfully? Plus you can still see flights available separately, so I don't think LM is actively blocking them like they do with LH F class.

you wouldn't go out of your way to fly TG business class, unless you could get the full flat beds on select 77W services to ARN/CPH. better value for money with airlines such as UL or AI for an outright cash ticket (mixed class, coach to asia).

 

[bcworld]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

unless you could get the full flat beds on select 77W services to ARN/CPH.

I don't believe it's 'select'. Scandinavian services (CPH, ARN, OSL) are pretty much exclusively 77W operated, with the possible exception of occasional substitution where non stop seasonal flights to HKT are operated.

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

I don't believe it's 'select'. Scandinavian services (CPH, ARN, OSL) are pretty much exclusively 77W operated, with the possible exception of occasional substitution where non stop seasonal flights to HKT are operated.

Is it? Seatguru still saying it's operated by 773 or 340. But I know seatguru can be outdated.

 

[bcworld]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Is it? Seatguru still saying it's operated by 773 or 340. But I know seatguru can be outdated.

You lost me at Seatguru.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Is it? Seatguru still saying it's operated by 773 or 340. But I know seatguru can be outdated.

seat guru is notoriously unreliable for just about anything except USA carriers.

it it would be better to rely on the airline's own website than seat guru.

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

seat guru is notoriously unreliable for just about anything except USA carriers.

it it would be better to rely on the airline's own website than seat guru.

Sorry Just got lazy.

But for BNE to BKK, TG website states it's 773 with old angled lie-flat in 2-3-2, yet seatguru says its 77W with staggered seat. AFAIK, seatguru is correct on this one! So even TG website can be unrealiable.

 

[bcworld]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

Sorry Just got lazy.

But for BNE to BKK, TG website states it's 773 with old angled lie-flat in 2-3-2, yet seatguru says its 77W with staggered seat. AFAIK, seatguru is correct on this one! So even TG website can be unrealiable.

I think we've been through this before recently, but TG does not ever list 777-300ER on their website. 777-300 is their coding for 77W, so in that sense, the TG website is correct. If TG plans an old 777-300 they list it as 777-200/300 on the website.

Other airlines use internal coding for planes that don't fit the norm...Asiana springs to mind...77L? (but not referring to a 777-200LR).

 

[VAG newbie]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

I think we've been through this before recently, but TG does not ever list 777-300ER on their website. 777-300 is their coding for 77W, so in that sense, the TG website is correct. If TG plans an old 777-300 they list it as 777-200/300 on the website.

Other airlines use internal coding for planes that don't fit the norm...Asiana springs to mind...77L? (but not referring to a 777-200LR).

Thanks. I didn't know that. Learned something new That was very useful information.

 

[futaris]

re: Avianca "Life Miles" - Questions and Discussion

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