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by David W Community Ambassador April 23, 2015, 11:21 am

Aadvantage/Etihad

David W Community Ambassador
April 23, 2015, 11:21 am

Hi Ben/OMaaT readers,

If I’m understanding the AAdvantage routing rules correctly, JFK-AUH-CMB isn’t a legal routing but JFK-AUH-CAI is, for 90k AAdvantage miles on Etihad, correct?

Also, if my award was only JFK-AUH in first but would connect same day to a purchased flight in economy, would I be able to use the Etihad lounge while on the ground in AUH?

Thanks!
David
Anonymous Guest
April 23, 2015, 4:41 pm

David, you’re exactly right, you can’t route from the US to CMB via AUH due to the zone restrictions. The CAI connection is fine, though. If you connect same day on a separate ticket you should still get lounge access.
David W Community Ambassador
April 23, 2015, 4:58 pm

Thanks Ben. Any route recommendations for getting from the US to HK/Guangzhou and back with one leg in the Etihad A380 First? Ideally, the trip would be in 2016. I have an abundance of AA miles and im working in Citi TY points
Anonymous Guest
April 23, 2015, 5:00 pm

Ultimately it’s going to cost you a lot more than flying direct on Cathay Pacific, so I’m not sure it’s worth it, necessarily. If you do definitely want to do it, then aim for JFK-AUH on the A380, and then maybe book a separate award from AUH to Asia on one of the planes with a first class cabin.
David W Community Ambassador
April 23, 2015, 5:03 pm

I’ll look into it. Thanks!

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