Reader Questions
If you have any questions with regards to topics covered on this blog or anything you may think I will be able to help you with, drop me a line on this page and I will try my best to help you with the answers at the earliest.
If you have any questions with regards to topics covered on this blog or anything you may think I will be able to help you with, drop me a line on this page and I will try my best to help you with the answers at the earliest.
I and my wife hv booked business class round trip DEL-SFO and back. I have availed companion discount offer. Is it possible to get upgrade to first class on one leg of the journey.
Mr. Gupta, The Companion Fare offer on Emirates is booked on ‘Saver’ fares. The offer to upgrade to Business Class is on Full fare Business Class tickets. So, you won’t be eligible. However, it never hurts to ask. You should call EK and request them and may be they will make an exception. All the best, and please report back how it went!
I am Platinum on USAir and would like to switch to Delta for my primary carrier in 2012. Any tips on how I can get them to match my status?
Thanks,
Corey
@corey, Delta offers 90 day status challenges now rather than status matches. These come with reduced requirements. But you get the benefits during the challenge period of your status also, except for the plastic card and any sort of upgrade vouchers! You may want to try this out.
Hi AJ,
I am planning a trip to India and my preferred carriers are Cathay and Singapore.
This is the first time I am looking into collecting miles. It looks like on the lowest fares they don’t allow you to earn any miles. Is this normal? I could also book Emirates for roughly the same price.
Also if you earn miles for these trips with a US carriers (AA or US Air), do they count towards elite status?
Thanks,
Saurabh
@Saurabh,
Could you elaborate on where you would be travelling from? Cathay and Singapore do have restrictive policies on earning miles from low fare classes. if you earn miles with a US carrier they count towards elite status.
Sorry for leaving some details out. I am traveling from SFO to BOM. I looked up the details on mileage earning on CX & SQ after reading your reply and I wouldn’t get any miles for the tickets I was thinking about. Same thing about Etihad. So I instead booked Continental CO48 through EWR. Takes longer but I can spend the layover in NYC.
Seems like CX and SQ would be great redemption options for miles earned in Oneworld/Star but not for paid tickets.
Since now I’m targeting Star Alliance elite status, which airline can I fly within India to get miles into Continental account? Couldn’t see any partners on the Star alliance website.
Thanks for your help!
you can easily make star alliance elite status by signing on for the Aegean Airlines FFP while allows you to become Star Alliance Gold with 20000 miles in the account. You get 1000 miles on sign up which count towards elite status. with your flying you’ll get approx 15000 miles already. status earned is good for 2 years.
India does not have a star alliance partner yet. you can earn miles into united/continental by flying Jet Airways. but these will not count towards elite tiers!
The Aegean Airlines info is super helpful.. I won’t have to plan a mileage run anymore
Thanks
Hi
I keep visiting your page as i am too a FF of Jet Airways, though its mostly domestic flights.
I need some advice, i have these upgrade vouchers to business class around 6 of them and my status is Gold card holder of jet airways.
Whenever i fly i look for best fares but then these best fares dont allow a upgrade to business class. How can i use these vouchers?
1 of this voucher expires april 30 next month.
I am also flying with my family to jeddah next month, shud i keep these vouchers and see if i get upgrade for all 3 tickets, though its unlikely but i can still try.
Regards
Abby
Hi AJ –
What is your view on these folks who offer substantial discount off business class fares thru buying mileage miles from others and repackaging it ?
http://www.flyL4L.com
@Abdullah,
Apologies for the delayed response. you’re post totally missed my eye earlier. I tried answering the question for you, and posted it here:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/livefromalounge/2012/04/02/readers-question-using-jet-airways-upgrade-vouchers/
All the best with the upgrades. If you need more info, look me up!
Only one question though. Have you made writing this blog as your career or do you do this within your extra time? Merely wondering..