US Dividend Miles - Award Booking Questions and General Discussion

[smit0847]

Could someone please tell me MPM for TYO-PVG and TYO-HKG?

 

[bcworld]

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Maximum Permitted Mileage:
Airports: TYO-PVG
Flying US on 18/12/14


Maximum Permitted Mileage
NO FARES FOR CARRIER 
.


Calculated Sector Mileage
TYO US SHA /18DEC14
*************************************************************
 
    CTY   GI   TPM    cough    MPM  EMS   DED  LAST  NEXT   25M
 
    TYO 3
 1. SHA 3 EH  1111   1111   1333   0M     0     0   222  1666

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Maximum Permitted Mileage:
Airports: TYO-HKG
Flying US on 18/12/14


Maximum Permitted Mileage
NO FARES FOR CARRIER 
.


Calculated Sector Mileage
TYO US HKG /18DEC14
*************************************************************
 
    CTY   GI   TPM    cough    MPM  EMS   DED  LAST  NEXT   25M
 
    TYO 3
 1. HKG 3 EH  1823   1823   2187   0M     0     0   364  2733

What are you up to!?

 

[smit0847]

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Maximum Permitted Mileage:
Airports: TYO-PVG
Flying US on 18/12/14


Maximum Permitted Mileage
NO FARES FOR CARRIER 
.


Calculated Sector Mileage
TYO US SHA /18DEC14
*************************************************************
 
    CTY   GI   TPM    cough    MPM  EMS   DED  LAST  NEXT   25M
 
    TYO 3
 1. SHA 3 EH  1111   1111   1333   0M     0     0   222  1666

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Maximum Permitted Mileage:
Airports: TYO-HKG
Flying US on 18/12/14


Maximum Permitted Mileage
NO FARES FOR CARRIER 
.


Calculated Sector Mileage
TYO US HKG /18DEC14
*************************************************************
 
    CTY   GI   TPM    cough    MPM  EMS   DED  LAST  NEXT   25M
 
    TYO 3
 1. HKG 3 EH  1823   1823   2187   0M     0     0   364  2733

What are you up to!?

I know how far I can push an intra region award in SWP- just wondering how far I can push it in North Asia too

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Question.
My wife is in the process of changing her passport (and thus her last name will also be changed). Hungarian Passport.

I'm looking at booking a BNE-BUD ticket for 2 in August next year.

Can I change her last name (as her passport will have different surnames) once her passport turns up?

 

[bcworld]

Question.
My wife is in the process of changing her passport (and thus her last name will also be changed). Hungarian Passport.

I'm looking at booking a BNE-BUD ticket for 2 in August next year.

Can I change her last name (as her passport will have different surnames) once her passport turns up?

Book the ticket under the details you know will be in the passport at the time of travel.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Book the ticket under the details you know will be in the passport at the time of travel.

Thank you.

 

[Craigie]

To all whom may help me. May I ask 2 questions.

Is openskies airline redeemable and if so can I fly into CDG and out of ORY from AU en route to East coast USA?

And

Would SYD/MEL-HKG-MXP(stop)-MAD-JFK(dest)(or wherever east coast) fall over MPM?

I floated MXP and CDG and my better half forgot London existed and now wants me to make that happen.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

To all whom may help me. May I ask 2 questions.

Is openskies airline redeemable and if so can I fly into CDG and out of ORY from AU en route to East coast USA?

And

Would SYD/MEL-HKG-MXP(stop)-MAD-JFK(dest)(or wherever east coast) fall over MPM?

I floated MXP and CDG and my better half forgot London existed and now wants me to make that happen.

I have not come across anyone who has claimed an award on openskies. So I don't know.

But MXP stopover would be allowed if US Airways flies there in its own right (ie stopover at a US airways destination). AU->MXP->JFK would be fine for MPM.

You may run in to problems with agents not allowing itineraries with stops across multiple IATA zones, but if they allow it (and the only thing you can do is ask), you would be charged the Europe rate rather than the USA rate.

Your return home would also need to be via Europe, not continuing from the USA to AU.

 

[Craigie]

I have not come across anyone who has claimed an award on openskies. So I don't know.

But MXP stopover would be allowed if US Airways flies there in its own right (ie stopover at a US airways destination). AU->MXP->JFK would be fine for MPM.

You may run in to problems with agents not allowing itineraries with stops across multiple IATA zones, but if they allow it (and the only thing you can do is ask), you would be charged the Europe rate rather than the USA rate.

Your return home would also need to be via Europe, not continuing from the USA to AU.

Thanks very much.

At this point the plan is to try ticket SYD/MEL-HKG-MXP-MAD-JFK(stop)-HKG-SYD with the MXP-MAD-JFK and JFK-HKG-SYD a dummy booking. Wait for the window to open and make MXP a stop and change the dates for JFK-SYD.

I understand this will be a few phone calls and a bit of time investment both of which i'm ok with, but this bit about not being able to continue west to come home might change things a bit. I don't mind the route home so maybe i'll have JFK-DOH-PER-SYD/MEL as a back up.

All in J hopefully.

 

[laffer]

Good morning fellow AFF community members.

I am thinking about signing up to expert flyer. Does anyone have any experience using this tool to search for award bookings using US DM miles? Just wondering if it was a better method than combining JL, Qf and BA searches.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Good morning fellow AFF community members.

I am thinking about signing up to expert flyer. Does anyone have any experience using this tool to search for award bookings using US DM miles? Just wondering if it was a better method than combining JL, Qf and BA searches.

I had a paid Expert Flyer membership but found it not very helpful for OneWorld award. Not all airlines are supported, in fact very few are.
I personally find AwardNexus must superior for this purpose

 

[laffer]

Thanks Sergeyvzn.

Does anyone know what the current fee for expedited booking is?

Also early reports were the CX availability tended to be good if you were prepared to leave it late (-30 days). Does that still hold true? I am looking at late January. Happy to fly into anywhere in Europe except LHR to avoid the tax. So pretty flexible.

Doesn't have to be Cx. qf up to Asia is fine and the JL perhaps?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thanks Sergeyvzn.

Does anyone know what the current fee for expedited booking is?

Also early reports were the CX availability tended to be good if you were prepared to leave it late (-30 days). Does that still hold true? I am looking at late January. Happy to fly into anywhere in Europe except LHR to avoid the tax. So pretty flexible.

Doesn't have to be Cx. qf up to Asia is fine and the JL perhaps?

expedited booking fee is $75.

I wouldn't expect CX to open at 30 days... maybe 14, and more likely even closer in than that for F class.

There seems to be a lack of CX availability atm into and out of HKG. Your connecting flight might be easier to find - FRA and AMS can be good ones for availability.

 

[sergeyvzn]

$75 dollars for tickets issued within 21 days of travel

End of January doesn't seem too bad, for example I could see two J seats out of Sydney to Milan on CX for a couple of days at the end of January. Some need to route via MEL though i.e. Syd-MEL-HKG-MXP

 

[laffer]

Many thanks for the replies.

Interesting about MXP. Is CX what people are using to get out of Syd? I am only looking for J if that helps. I tend to be a buy and book straight away kind of person.

Will look at signing up to that service recommended to search for more availability.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Many thanks for the replies.

Interesting about MXP. Is CX what people are using to get out of Syd? I am only looking for J if that helps. I tend to be a buy and book straight away kind of person.

Will look at signing up to that service recommended to search for more availability.

Not necessarily only CX, you may be lucky and get a Qantas seat or two, or JAL. MH is also a possibility but now they only release 1 J seat per flight

if you are a member of FlyerTalk.com, you can get a free community membership with AwardNexus

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Many thanks for the replies.

Interesting about MXP. Is CX what people are using to get out of Syd? I am only looking for J if that helps. I tend to be a buy and book straight away kind of person.

Will look at signing up to that service recommended to search for more availability.

QF availability is pretty hard to come by. That leaves CX and QR. But CX has better opportunities with three, sometimes four flights a day from SYD/MEL, and double, triple or quadruple dailies to many European ports. You can also try and connect to CX from ADL, BNE, CNS.

I don't subscribe to any paid award services. The QF tool is free and will show you a month at a time. JL is free and good as a second reference point. (Also BA if you happen to have it.)

 

[gwaipor]

Can someone tell me best route from SYD-JFK for Dec 2015
All in J

 

[sergeyvzn]

Can someone tell me best route from SYD-JFK for Dec 2015
All in J

Invalid question
What do you mean by "best"?? Shortest? Most comfortable seat? Best service? Best availability? For how many people?

 

[Limewood]

$75 dollars for tickets issued within 21 days of travel

End of January doesn't seem too bad, for example I could see two J seats out of Sydney to Milan on CX for a couple of days at the end of January. Some need to route via MEL though i.e. Syd-MEL-HKG-MXP

If they were on CX site probably not available to USDM, find then on say JL & BA then your in with a chance.