I always book my flights with Amex for this reason. They take the cardholder’s side in all disputes and put holds on bs airline charges. Gives you way more leverage with the chisellers like UA, Delta, AA,Ac, etc.
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What airline charges have you disputed with AMEX?
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I’ve never considered looking up flights on Google. Orbitz, expedia, or direct. And after seeing the 2 screen shots from google, they either screen shotted the most expensive or google is super upcharging. Either way Google will remain a main drag l search for anything besides flight prices. Lol. To each their own its all good and just makes for fun back and forth
Also 5x points on travel with points you can use for insane redemption value (though it’s getting much harder with all these points experts ruining things for everyone).
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@kreich The correct answer is fly AA! However, a little backstory:
I transferred Membership Rewards to DL to book an award on Garuda Indonesia for a trip that was canceled due to the beginning of the pandemic. Since I transferred those to DL and I am AA captive they have been burning a hole in my proverbial DL account pocket. I thought I found a good use for them but maybe not?
@dgolfman62281 we have an overnight in LA regardless. Flying into LAX on a Saturday and out to NRT on Sunday. That is why I think the connection will be the right answer but wanted input. The kicker is that the flight to NRT is on a separate ticket with SQ so if I have issues getting in or out of SLC I have no protection for the “important” flight the next day.
@Douger23 I normally love a day exploring on a layover but with the combo of LA and toddlers, no thanks! @RealChili normally my golden rule is always direct no matter the circumstances. The fact that I am considering a connection at all has me asking for help and checking to see if I am no longer sane. If we were just flying to LA no question, suck it up and go. The 12-hour flight the next day is the dilemma of one additional morning at home with a normal routine that could make the difference on a week+ trip.
@Tron Google flights w/ legroom chrome extension is the only way to research. I must say that @Randy should be a little concerned about approving invoices if you are not doing this! On complicated itineraries, google flights will find fares that the carrier website won’t show directly on their website.
Thanks to everyone for always being a sounding board when in need!
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Delta is the only airline I fly with, only problems I’ve ever had are a result of weather, which I will never hold against any Airline, last time in Jamaica every flight ran ahead of schedule and check in times were maybe 5 minutes at most.
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SQ is a Star Alliance airline, so in the future when opting for their service (I don’t blame you for choosing them), you should book UA for domestic feeder to your SQ flight, take advantage of synchronization and if you have FF, get more points.
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Would need 100 hours to describe but examples are:
— cancelled flight where airline rebooked me on a flight with connections
— cancelled flight where airline rebooked me in a lower fare class
— flight delayed more than 3 hours and airline refuses to pay compensation
— flight delayed more than 48 hours and airline refuses to fully refund
etc etc etc
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Hey! That’s Turkmenistan!
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For sure a learning experience. I have always flown a combo of AA/JL/CX/QR to Asia and am One World Emerald so I forgot those are things that make sense to consider!
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How much of that is gouging, how much is just an automated algorithm that got thrown out of whack in an extreme corner case?
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If they could make more money by charging higher prices, then they already would. Fines are just taken out of the shareholders pockets.
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I’m a huge fan of Google Flights. Mostly because 1) price tracking tool is super easy, 2) easier to use search features than most of the airlines have on their own sites, and 3) it never shows me Southwest options
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I find Google Flights to be helpful if you know you want to travel in a certainly window, but you’re open on where you want to go.
I find the interface with the map and lowest cost helpful.
Good for research. But sure as hell wouldn’t book anything that way.
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I do, at least to shop and compare, but this may not surprise you 
Yeah the map is great.
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To my knowledge - Google flights just feeds you to the carrier’s site when you go to book - nothing is “booked” on google.
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My buddy is flying from Boston to San Diego on Alaska (737), the headwinds are so strong that they’re refueling in Omaha. Crazy stuff.
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