First time poster. Long, long time reader.
So I may have backed myself into a corner. The ultimate goal is to get on a O/W from EWR to DEL on Sun June 30th. I am 8000 miles short of the 40k so I just initiated a purchase for the miles. I opted not to take an instant additional charge of $300 to cover the diff b/c the miles were offered at a 20% discount if purchased separately. This is where the problem lies... The miles didnt post instantly and may take up to 48 hours to post. Errrh!!!
I have a flight via NRT (Sun, 11am) reserved but the hold expires at midnight. There is a good chance it will pop up again and I can reserve it again.
Question: How long does it normally take for purchased miles to post? The full 48 hours?
If it does take the full 48 hours there is a decent chance I can get on the direct EWR to DEL(Sun, 8:30pm) which the mileage required seems to drop a few hours before the flight. Is booking this last minute ill-advised?
Thank you!
P.S. Relevant I am a mileage leech and have no status.
So I may have backed myself into a corner. The ultimate goal is to get on a O/W from EWR to DEL on Sun June 30th. I am 8000 miles short of the 40k so I just initiated a purchase for the miles. I opted not to take an instant additional charge of $300 to cover the diff b/c the miles were offered at a 20% discount if purchased separately. This is where the problem lies... The miles didnt post instantly and may take up to 48 hours to post. Errrh!!!
I have a flight via NRT (Sun, 11am) reserved but the hold expires at midnight. There is a good chance it will pop up again and I can reserve it again.
Question: How long does it normally take for purchased miles to post? The full 48 hours?
If it does take the full 48 hours there is a decent chance I can get on the direct EWR to DEL(Sun, 8:30pm) which the mileage required seems to drop a few hours before the flight. Is booking this last minute ill-advised?
Thank you!
P.S. Relevant I am a mileage leech and have no status.