Haley R
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Sorry this is out of PHL not Boston. It shows up just like that but they said there aren’t actually seats. It makes no sense
Sorry this is out of PHL not Boston. It shows up just like that but they said there aren’t actually seats. It makes no sense
Awesome thank youYou can get both at the same time
Sorry this is out of PHL not Boston. It shows up just like that but they said there aren’t actually seats. It makes no sense
oh no... I'm so sorry. I just checked BA and it appears that there are only 2 J Seats on that flight. Same for the BOS flight on 8/13Sorry this is out of PHL not Boston. It shows up just like that but they said there aren’t actually seats. It makes no sense
Sounds like phantom award space, unfortunately. It can happen with partner awards. You can use Air Canada to cross check partner availability.
It’s alright. It’s our own fault for not checking all websites before transferring points over. We also should’ve called United first to make sure. Dh thinks we should transfer over the 120k and go through with the trip and accept the cost. It sucks but we did already have the trip planned out and those points are already with United. They said they would escalate it and it could take 7-10 days but I doubt they will send the points back to chase. We would be flying United Polaris in/out of Newark to Dublin.oh no... I'm so sorry. I just checked BA and it appears that there are only 2 J Seats on that flight. Same for the BOS flight on 8/13
Back in 2018 we flew AA J from JFK-DEN as part of our VCE-DEN award ticket, and personally I wouldn't spend extra on a <4hr flight for that -- 66K MRs equals $726 via Schwab cash out to me. Domestic J is not anywhere close to international J in terms of the hard product.What would my churners do? Direct flight from LGA to home, 3 hours 44 minutes.
We booked AA for 11K points each (3) but because I booked when I was AA Plat Pro I was able to reserve MCE seats for free, I'm back down to Gold.
Same flight is now available through BA for 11K Avios (would have to sit at the back of the plane),BUT J is available for 22K Avios (66K total). We do have 400K MRs, so we have the points. I just need someone to help me decide.
Yikes, that is a lot of points for such a short flight in biz. Not to rub salt in your wound (in fact this might change your decision), but I'm flying to London on United Polaris next month for 60K each. I booked those tix about 5 mos out. Another option to consider would be to look for a different European city on Polaris that requires less pts, spend a day or two there, and then catch a cheap European airline flight to Ireland. A lot of people don't think about repositioning in Europe, but I have found some extremely cheap intra-Europe flights on pts or cash through Air France/KLM/Delta. And last year I got cheap cash tix on Vueling.It’s alright. It’s our own fault for not checking all websites before transferring points over. We also should’ve called United first to make sure. Dh thinks we should transfer over the 120k and go through with the trip and accept the cost. It sucks but we did already have the trip planned out and those points are already with United. They said they would escalate it and it could take 7-10 days but I doubt they will send the points back to chase. We would be flying United Polaris in/out of Newark to Dublin.
I am debating on which card to get. I have lots of travel to book(flights to Hawaii) so would prefer to put it on a Sapphire.
I can get the CSR online for 70,000 UR online
CSP for 80,000
Or Chase CIU
I use Chase as my main bank so I don’t like to hit it hard. I would only do one card for probably the next 6 months. I need to book flights paying cash and have about 200,000 URs to book a hotel. I’m thinking having the 1.5 redeem on the CSR would be nice, plus the 2 travel credits.
I have gotten 3 inks in the last 18 months, plus no benefits to booking travel on it.
Dh does have a CSR though so as long as I can transfer points to him, I can get the 1.5 redeem that way.
ETA: Im lazy and don’t like calling attention to myself, so no branch visit for me to get a card.
What would my churners do? Direct flight from LGA to home, 3 hours 44 minutes.
We booked AA for 11K points each (3) but because I booked when I was AA Plat Pro I was able to reserve MCE seats for free, I'm back down to Gold.
Same flight is now available through BA for 11K Avios (would have to sit at the back of the plane),BUT J is available for 22K Avios (66K total). We do have 400K MRs, so we have the points. I just need someone to help me decide.
I'm sorry this happened to you! It's my biggest fear with transferring points. Sending hugs your way!It’s alright. It’s our own fault for not checking all websites before transferring points over. We also should’ve called United first to make sure. Dh thinks we should transfer over the 120k and go through with the trip and accept the cost. It sucks but we did already have the trip planned out and those points are already with United. They said they would escalate it and it could take 7-10 days but I doubt they will send the points back to chase. We would be flying United Polaris in/out of Newark to Dublin.
Should we wait and hope they give our points back or go ahead and book with United?
Dh is pretty set on flying business with the lie flat seats. It’s showing 115k just for the flight there and about 75k for the flight back per person@Haley R How flexible are you?
On UA's website I see mixed cabin Premium Economy for 45K miles MCO-IAD (3'39")-DUB on Aug 7. For a flight that goes for $1996, that's a pretty good redemption of UA miles. Not as good as a lie-flat seat though to be sure.
ETA: I would not get your hopes up for a return of URs from UA to Chase. Chase is very clear about transfers being a one-way transaction.
I think we have to just rethink the entire trip. We never looked at London but I’m seeing 60k each way like you said. I don’t think we’d want to do another flight to Dublin with a 3 year old after having to do a positioning flight in the first place. It seems like too much. I guess we’ll have to start over with our planning and see what we want to doYikes, that is a lot of points for such a short flight in biz. Not to rub salt in your wound (in fact this might change your decision), but I'm flying to London on United Polaris next month for 60K each. I booked those tix about 5 mos out. Another option to consider would be to look for a different European city on Polaris that requires less pts, spend a day or two there, and then catch a cheap European airline flight to Ireland. A lot of people don't think about repositioning in Europe, but I have found some extremely cheap intra-Europe flights on pts or cash through Air France/KLM/Delta. And last year I got cheap cash tix on Vueling.
What would my churners do? Direct flight from LGA to home, 3 hours 44 minutes.
We booked AA for 11K points each (3) but because I booked when I was AA Plat Pro I was able to reserve MCE seats for free, I'm back down to Gold.
Same flight is now available through BA for 11K Avios (would have to sit at the back of the plane),BUT J is available for 22K Avios (66K total). We do have 400K MRs, so we have the points. I just need someone to help me decide.
Back in 2018 we flew AA J from JFK-DEN as part of our VCE-DEN award ticket, and personally I wouldn't spend extra on a <4hr flight for that -- 66K MRs equals $726 via Schwab cash out to me. Domestic J is not anywhere close to international J in terms of the hard product.
I agree with all of the above. While it’s nice to sit up front I agree 22k is still more than I would want to let go of for that short of a flight. I think what you already have booked sounds good!I think I'd stick with the 11k point flights.
1. There's 3 of you, so you have your own row.
2. Unless lounge access would be very valuable and you couldn't get it otherwise, I'd save the points.
What would my churners do? Direct flight from LGA to home, 3 hours 44 minutes.
We booked AA for 11K points each (3) but because I booked when I was AA Plat Pro I was able to reserve MCE seats for free, I'm back down to Gold.
Same flight is now available through BA for 11K Avios (would have to sit at the back of the plane),BUT J is available for 22K Avios (66K total). We do have 400K MRs, so we have the points. I just need someone to help me decide.
I think we have to just rethink the entire trip. We never looked at London but I’m seeing 60k each way like you said. I don’t think we’d want to do another flight to Dublin with a 3 year old after having to do a positioning flight in the first place. It seems like too much. I guess we’ll have to start over with our planning and see what we want to do
We looked at both aer Lingus and United Polaris and they seem to have 2 seats that are basically next to each other. So dh and I would take turns being by him I think.@Haley R When considering the lie-flat biz seats, look at the plane layout. Sometimes the seats are staggered, sometimes each seat is like a mini pod to itself; how does a seat "communicate" to the ones around it, like do you have to walk all the way around to the front or back of the biz cabin to talk to someone on the other side...and how would your 3yr old do in one of those? Biz class seats generally try to be as private as possible and with my kid at that age I don't think being off in a "pod" would've worked out well for us (we would've squeezed together into my "pod" probably ).
I’m also gonna look at doing London. I have no idea what’s around there for a 3 year old to do lolSince you were considering Scotland before, you can go from London to Edinburgh by train in 4.5 hours. City center to city center, should be easier than a flight.
I’d go there in business and come back in economy. It took me a few trips before I realized that, for us, we were wasting miles/money for biz class from Western Europe to eastern USDh is pretty set on flying business with the lie flat seats. It’s showing 115k just for the flight there and about 75k for the flight back per person
I’m also gonna look at doing London. I have no idea what’s around there for a 3 year old to do lol