What destinations for a sameday turnaround?
#1
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What destinations for a sameday turnaround?
I am searching for a TP run from LON airports to anywhere with a sameday turnaround to boost my balance.
All the places I have tried dramatically increase costwise if you don't include a Saturday overnight stay.
Are there any destinations that don't have this crippling cost associated with a non-saturday stay?
I am looking for around 200TP's -ish (and J class) for a cost effective sum...
I was looking toward the Middle East as many of these flights are over night turnarounds which would be great on my tight schedule, but these are well over 1000GBP.
Any suggestions?
dj
All the places I have tried dramatically increase costwise if you don't include a Saturday overnight stay.
Are there any destinations that don't have this crippling cost associated with a non-saturday stay?
I am looking for around 200TP's -ish (and J class) for a cost effective sum...
I was looking toward the Middle East as many of these flights are over night turnarounds which would be great on my tight schedule, but these are well over 1000GBP.
Any suggestions?
dj
#2
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Don't forget our little OneWorld friends, who don't have the Saturday night rule.
LHR/LGW-BUD-E Europe (eg SOF) can be done in one day for around 500 and 160 TPs on Malev.
Or MAN-LGW-BUD day trip should also yield 160 TPs, as the domestic MAN-LGW flight books into I class on the MA coded flight.
Simiraly, a MAN-LHR-HEL trip on AY will yield 200 TPs.
Or starting from LHR, you can LHR-ARN-HEL with AY for 160 TPs as a day trip for 700-800. Or LHR-HEL-xxx (eg LED) for around 800 for 200 TPs. Or even LHR-ARN-HEL-LED for 240 TPs.
Or if you have time for 2 day/overnight trips, something more exotic, like 2 trips to DME and back, one cheapie LHR-DME-LHR (using the return for the return leg of teh 2nd day trip) for 260 on BA (40 TPs) and DME-FRA-LHR for 700 on S7/BA (160 TPs), which will be 200 TPs for around 1000.
LHR/LGW-BUD-E Europe (eg SOF) can be done in one day for around 500 and 160 TPs on Malev.
Or MAN-LGW-BUD day trip should also yield 160 TPs, as the domestic MAN-LGW flight books into I class on the MA coded flight.
Simiraly, a MAN-LHR-HEL trip on AY will yield 200 TPs.
Or starting from LHR, you can LHR-ARN-HEL with AY for 160 TPs as a day trip for 700-800. Or LHR-HEL-xxx (eg LED) for around 800 for 200 TPs. Or even LHR-ARN-HEL-LED for 240 TPs.
Or if you have time for 2 day/overnight trips, something more exotic, like 2 trips to DME and back, one cheapie LHR-DME-LHR (using the return for the return leg of teh 2nd day trip) for 260 on BA (40 TPs) and DME-FRA-LHR for 700 on S7/BA (160 TPs), which will be 200 TPs for around 1000.
Last edited by Smirnoff; Feb 13, 2011 at 5:46 am
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how about some sort of trip involving JER and AMS, could be booking as returns and upgraded through MMB as needed for cheaper than the normal CE fares
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LGW-AMS-LGW-JER//JER-LGW-AMS-LGW - 240TPs in Club Europe, spread over a two weeks booking LGW-AMS-JER return on AA's Multi City tool.
You need to book two one way tickets - JER-LGW and LGW-JER - these can be Euro Traveller to add a further 20 TPs to your balance, or POUed to CE for 80 TPs.
This trip takes two days in total, but is cheaper than a Club World return (around 600 excluding the two one way positioning flights (not needed if you stop over in JER)).
You need to book two one way tickets - JER-LGW and LGW-JER - these can be Euro Traveller to add a further 20 TPs to your balance, or POUed to CE for 80 TPs.
This trip takes two days in total, but is cheaper than a Club World return (around 600 excluding the two one way positioning flights (not needed if you stop over in JER)).