PurpleSquirrel
MS Nuts
I have a ton of AA miles. About 500K miles that I want to use for a trip to India this year.
Time frame: End of Oct/ Early Nov 2018
Origin : LAX
Destination : MAA / HYD /BLR
Travellers : 2 Adults, 2 kids (below 12 yrs)
Ticket type: Economy.
AA awards are 40K (one-way) / 80 (return) + taxes to Indian subcontinent.
Based on my research, I can redeem AA miles on trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific flights
Trans-Atlantic
#1 - British Airways. Almost all flights have a stopover at LHR and the taxes are horrendous. BA is out of my list.
#2 - Qatar Airways, oneworld partner. They have a stopover at Doha. However, I see zero availability on BA.com.
Trans-Pacific
#3 - Cathay Pacific. LAX - HKG availability is good but HKG-India availability is zero.
Tools I've discovered :
a) ExpertFlyer
b) KVS Availability Tool.
Both of these services cost money. I don't mind spending if the results are good.
I've tried ba.com , cathaypacific.com for searching availability but not sure if they provide comprehensive results.
Looking for pointers on finding availability. Are there any other OneWorld airlines I missed that can be used for AA awards to India ?
Time frame: End of Oct/ Early Nov 2018
Origin : LAX
Destination : MAA / HYD /BLR
Travellers : 2 Adults, 2 kids (below 12 yrs)
Ticket type: Economy.
AA awards are 40K (one-way) / 80 (return) + taxes to Indian subcontinent.
Based on my research, I can redeem AA miles on trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific flights
Trans-Atlantic
#1 - British Airways. Almost all flights have a stopover at LHR and the taxes are horrendous. BA is out of my list.
#2 - Qatar Airways, oneworld partner. They have a stopover at Doha. However, I see zero availability on BA.com.
Trans-Pacific
#3 - Cathay Pacific. LAX - HKG availability is good but HKG-India availability is zero.
Tools I've discovered :
a) ExpertFlyer
b) KVS Availability Tool.
Both of these services cost money. I don't mind spending if the results are good.
I've tried ba.com , cathaypacific.com for searching availability but not sure if they provide comprehensive results.
Looking for pointers on finding availability. Are there any other OneWorld airlines I missed that can be used for AA awards to India ?
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