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by Jacob McCarthy Member January 3, 2017, 3:32 pm

Europe OW J Award

Jacob McCarthy Member
January 3, 2017, 3:32 pm

I already secured space home from Vienna to ORD on Austrian using UA miles, but what do you guys recommend for an OW J class award using AA miles to continental Europe. I really don’t want to go through LHR due to the fees and all that. This is for a award the week of Easter.
Hugh B Member
January 3, 2017, 4:10 pm

I know this sounds really complex and, if you are just looking for a quick way home this isn’t for you but, I found the following itinerary looking on AA.com:VIE-CDG-(AirBerlin)HEL-JFK-(Finnair)CLT-ORD(American). Obviously, the other option is to fly VIE-MAD-ORD on Iberia.
Gaurav Community Ambassador
January 3, 2017, 4:42 pm

If you’re avoiding BA you’re down to Finnnair, AA, IB and AirBerlin. Especially around a holiday I would lock in whatever is available.
Jacob McCarthy Member
January 6, 2017, 12:13 pm

[QUOTE=”Gaurav, post: 24721, member: 79″]If you’re avoiding BA you’re down to Finnnair, AA, IB and AirBerlin. Especially around a holiday I would lock in whatever is available.[/QUOTE]
I found an AA award to LHR so no fees , will probably do paid BA from there and will hope to check out the first wing when it opens
Hugh B Member
January 6, 2017, 8:14 pm

[QUOTE=”Jacob McCarthy, post: 24848, member: 104″]I found an AA award to LHR so no fees , will probably do paid BA from there and will hope to check out the first wing when it opens[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that while you don’t get the BA fees, you still get the UK taxes which are higher than the rest of Europe(~100$.)
Jacob McCarthy Member
January 6, 2017, 8:20 pm

[QUOTE=”Hugh B, post: 24874, member: 2317″]Keep in mind that while you don’t get the BA fees, you still get the UK taxes which are higher than the rest of Europe(~100$.)[/QUOTE]
I booked the awards today, $5.60 fees for ORD-LHR on AA, and $81 fees for VIE-ORD on Austrian, interesting I got my Austrian ref number from ua, but couldn’t choose a seat with it on Austrian, I put it into Lufthansa’s website though and I could
Anonymous Guest
January 6, 2017, 8:24 pm

[USER=104]@Jacob McCarthy[/USER] — That’s typical, sounds like you did everything right!
Jacob McCarthy Member
January 6, 2017, 8:54 pm

[QUOTE=”Tiffany, post: 24877, member: 7″][USER=104]@Jacob McCarthy[/USER] — That’s typical, sounds like you did everything right![/QUOTE]
Hopefully BA’s first wing is open when I’m at LHR, excited to check it out

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