bostonbali
Dec 21, 07, 8:35 am
OK, so I got this $6,300 Korean Air voucher I'd like to take advantage of. I cannot refund it, need to use it up. Unfortunately, KE won't let me break up the voucher into several tickets, so I need your help in finding a way to use it on one trip… :)
My goal is to fly from/near DTW to SE Asia in Prestige (C) Class. Destinations would be DPS (meet my parents who will be vacationing there), as well as BKK (never been, could use a new suit…) :)
Flying with KE directly to DPS doesn't seem to work – my schedule does not align with theirs (they only fly there 4 days a week), so I was looking at flying to KUL, SIN or CGK and taking a LCC to DPS.
Getting from DPS to BKK didn't seem feasible with KE, as I would have to fly through ICN. That in itself would not be a problem, as I'm using this trip as a MR, but it seemed a bit cost prohibitive (around $2K) and takes all day (ICN layover would be 8 hours), so I will probably have to purchase a separate LCC ticket instead of incorporating this trip into the KE ticket.
The best I found so far is DTW-ATL-ICN-KUL (dep 3/21), returning BKK-ICN-ATL-DTW (dep. 3/30). That 'C' class fare, unfortunately, is only $6,036 – a bit shy of my $6,300 voucher.
I did find a decently-priced SEA-ICN-BKK-ICN-SEA 'C' fare for $3,866, and was hoping to tack on a few legs within the region inside of the SEA-BKK trip to reach the value of my voucher ($6,300, so I'd need to find flights for about $2,400). I can't find trips long enough to be worth this extra hassle.
Any other tips on how to get as close to $6,300 (without going too much over or under), and get as close as possible from DTW to DPS and BKK? I'm all ears – I've been studying fares and schedules for the past 4 days!!!
Thanks,
Bostonbali
My goal is to fly from/near DTW to SE Asia in Prestige (C) Class. Destinations would be DPS (meet my parents who will be vacationing there), as well as BKK (never been, could use a new suit…) :)
Flying with KE directly to DPS doesn't seem to work – my schedule does not align with theirs (they only fly there 4 days a week), so I was looking at flying to KUL, SIN or CGK and taking a LCC to DPS.
Getting from DPS to BKK didn't seem feasible with KE, as I would have to fly through ICN. That in itself would not be a problem, as I'm using this trip as a MR, but it seemed a bit cost prohibitive (around $2K) and takes all day (ICN layover would be 8 hours), so I will probably have to purchase a separate LCC ticket instead of incorporating this trip into the KE ticket.
The best I found so far is DTW-ATL-ICN-KUL (dep 3/21), returning BKK-ICN-ATL-DTW (dep. 3/30). That 'C' class fare, unfortunately, is only $6,036 – a bit shy of my $6,300 voucher.
I did find a decently-priced SEA-ICN-BKK-ICN-SEA 'C' fare for $3,866, and was hoping to tack on a few legs within the region inside of the SEA-BKK trip to reach the value of my voucher ($6,300, so I'd need to find flights for about $2,400). I can't find trips long enough to be worth this extra hassle.
Any other tips on how to get as close to $6,300 (without going too much over or under), and get as close as possible from DTW to DPS and BKK? I'm all ears – I've been studying fares and schedules for the past 4 days!!!
Thanks,
Bostonbali