Originally Posted by
babs
Okay I thought I would give this ago by no means optimized. BUT by changing the following although you would have to connect through heathrow but same terminal so no big deal I guess and as only a transit you could avoid the ADP.
The main reason I’m trying to avoid LHR is APD, followed by trying to avoid the mess of LHR connections. Over the years, I’ve had T4-T4, T3-T5 and T5-T4. Not something I enjoy (though I have to admit that the T4-T4 was the better one, but that was before T5 opened). The other reason I’d like to avoid the UK is the roll out of the nude-o-scopes. I can put up with a T3-T3 connection at LHR, so long as I didn't get shoved into a WBI.
So instead of CDG-HEL-MAD-BUD-FCO-HKG-CMB earning 500SC for this by going CDG-AMM-MAD-HEL-LHR-SIN-CMB which would earn 540. This has two benefits takes you to where you want to go and works with your dates you get to try RJ which is meant to be very nice
Doesn’t look like that would work. Would need to overnight in AMM to get the MAD flight, then I wouldn’t be able to connect to the HEL flight.
Just checked flight times for AMM-BCN-HEL, same problem as via MAD. The flights can't connect.
Maybe CDG-HEL-GVA-AMM-LHR-HKG-CMB? In the middle of checking that now...
Looks like I can do it with an overnight in AMM, but I can't get to QF30. To make the HKG-CMB on the other end, I'd have to get CX250 [or get to LHR T5 for BA25].
(perhaps if you can fit it into your trip ord/jfk-AMM is probably the best earner from NA-Europe for Qantas status credits)
Just checked that out, RJ262 (JFK-AMM) doesn't fly on 09AUG (a monday). RJ264 from ORD does, but doesn't arrive in time to make a connection towards CDG or HEL.
Secondly you could go QF380 from LHR to SIN which you might enjoy could use some of those hard earned points on an upgrade to First.
So QF32 or QF10 to SIN... I was on the 380 last year on an LONE4. Put in for an upgrade to Y+, didn't clear. (flight then landed in KUL due to weather and fuel)
You could improve the above by simply going LHR-HKG-CMB which would give you an extra 20 status credits. so 560
My first plan (when I was planning as an xONE4 out of Aus), assuming I went through LHR was to get QF30 to MEL via HKG.
also in Asia you could try and fit in either CGK or DEL from NRT for 120 status credits each way
Asia is maxed out with the places I want to stop in at the start of the trip. All I can do on the return is make a single sector connection back to CMB. Either Europe-SIN-CMB or Europe-HKG-CMB.