Award Booking Ins and Outs: US Airways

General Rules

• Can you do a stopover on a one-way ticket? Yes, but at the cost of a round-trip ticket.
• Can you do a stopover on a roundtrip ticket? Yes
• Is a stopover allowed anywhere en route? Yes, but only at an alliance hub on a return ticket.
• Is an open-jaw routing allowed? Yes
• Is a double open-jaw routing allowed? No
• Is a one-way award allowed? Yes, but at the same price of a round-trip ticket.
• Is a stopover and open-jaw allowed? No.
• What is the maximum segments on a round-trip ticket? No set number.
• Can flights be changed after start of itinerary? No
• Are fuel surcharges imposed? No
• Award holds? Yes, for 72 hours.
• Is there a phone booking fee? $25 continental U.S./Alaska/Canada, $35 Latin America/Caribbean, $50 Hawaii/Europe/Middle East/South America/all other destinations per passenger

Routing Rules

No MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage) rule.

• Is a US to Asia via Europe routing allowed? Yes
• Is a US to India via Europe or other Asian regions routing allowed? Yes
• Is a US to Australia via Asia routing allowed? Yes
• Is a Domestic stopover on international awards allowed? Yes

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Routing rules are bendable, and awards are manually priced.
• 5K reduction on US Airways operated awards if you own the US Airways co-branded credit card

Cons

• All partner flights can only be booked over the phone
• Once the itinerary has started flights cannot be changed
• Many agents are ill-informed, so booking requires multiple calls to multiple agents.

Phone Number

Award Magic

 

Transfer Partners

SPG 1:1