Just got asked to fly to MEL in 5 weeks - point me?
Jan 28, 2017, 10:39 am
#63
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One trip only is nothing to an airline:- that's not frequent flying or frequent spending (as many ffp's are morphing into)
Jan 28, 2017, 11:06 am
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Sure, it's not "frequent", but that doesn't mean you can't get a decent mid-tier status out of one trip.
Jan 28, 2017, 12:34 pm
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Flying YYZ-YVR-HKG in J RT is enough to qualify for P25K. Getting AA gold on Asia-NA one way is impressive though.
Jan 28, 2017, 3:53 pm
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Hopefully this final(?) question gets some visibility. Dates are confirmed. For our dates, the following 3 options are all within +/- $700 of each other.
I'll look up which of these airlines are *Alliance - which is bonus to my AP account.
Recommendations?
(All seats are business class)
Option 1:
YYZ-LAX on AirCanada A321 (flight AC799)
9 hr layover in LAX
LAX-MEL on Qantas A380 (flight QF94)
Total journey time: ~30 hours
Option 2:
YYZ-Dubai on Emirates A380 (Flight EK242)
8 hr layover in Dubai
Dubai-MEL on Emirates 777-300er (Flight EK408)
Total Journey time: ~36 hours
Option 3:
YYZ-Abu Dhabi on Etihad 777-300er (Flight EY140)
10 hr layover in Abu Dhabi
AbuDabi - MEL on Etihad A380(flight EY460)
Total Journey time: ~37 hours
I'll look up which of these airlines are *Alliance - which is bonus to my AP account.
Recommendations?
(All seats are business class)
Option 1:
YYZ-LAX on AirCanada A321 (flight AC799)
9 hr layover in LAX
LAX-MEL on Qantas A380 (flight QF94)
Total journey time: ~30 hours
Option 2:
YYZ-Dubai on Emirates A380 (Flight EK242)
8 hr layover in Dubai
Dubai-MEL on Emirates 777-300er (Flight EK408)
Total Journey time: ~36 hours
Option 3:
YYZ-Abu Dhabi on Etihad 777-300er (Flight EY140)
10 hr layover in Abu Dhabi
AbuDabi - MEL on Etihad A380(flight EY460)
Total Journey time: ~37 hours
I do YYZ-OZ 6 times a year,being doing it since 2003.
With 30 hours of flight time, every additional hour feels like 10 additional hours.
I always take the non-stop from West coast to OZ.
For MEL. It is LAX-MEL on UA or QF.
For SYD. It is LAX-SYD or SFO-SYD. First choice United. There have been times when UA is not available my second choice QF even though *A is the only alliance I have status with.
If the above are the 3 options go with AC/QF. From LAX-MEL is only 7900x2=15,800. IMHO, not worth adding 10+ hours for RT.
Jan 28, 2017, 5:22 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 5:42 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 5:45 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 6:24 pm
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tell your BOSS you are going for $2750 in Business class.
Buddy, you dont want to fly an AC 320 to start your flight, and at the price of the flights below, your boss will encourage you to go to SYD again. aeroplan miles are useless crap, that means you are tricked into flying AC.
Also after Trump announcements today, just fly over USA.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...-2738-usd.html
Also after Trump announcements today, just fly over USA.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...-2738-usd.html
Jan 28, 2017, 11:06 pm
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Status match's are uncommon. A challenge is the best you can hope for. AA offer a status challenge for which QF is eligible, but EY is not eligible. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...challenge.html
One trip only is nothing to an airline:- that's not frequent flying or frequent spending (as many ffp's are morphing into)
One trip only is nothing to an airline:- that's not frequent flying or frequent spending (as many ffp's are morphing into)
Jan 31, 2017, 2:41 pm
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Now as this is Flyertalk, what frequent flyer program will you put the trip to?
(Do not join the QFF)
Jan 31, 2017, 8:18 pm
#74
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I joined AAdvantage just to get the Qantas miles from LAX-MEL, return. Of course, the YYZ-LAX is earning me Aeroplan.
I believe business class on Qantas earns x 1.25 AA miles. Not sure if this will result in anything worthwhile.
Feb 1, 2017, 9:08 am
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Wheretocredit has a calculator function. Punch in your route, airline and fare class and it'll spit out all possible earnings sorted in descending order
Assuming you're on a D fare, Alaska would earn you 33k miles (of which 18k is elite qualifying)
Banking to AA gets you 18k elite qualifying and redeemable miles
http://www.wheretocredit.com/calculator#LAX-SYD-QF-D/SYD-LAX-QF-D
Assuming you're on a D fare, Alaska would earn you 33k miles (of which 18k is elite qualifying)
Banking to AA gets you 18k elite qualifying and redeemable miles
http://www.wheretocredit.com/calculator#LAX-SYD-QF-D/SYD-LAX-QF-D