Originally Posted by
Jerry_Maguire
Currency movements have made Korea an attractive starting point for these fares. A DCIR22 is $5008 ex ICN vs $5004 ex HKG according to Expert Flyer today, and similarly close for a DCIR26. In fact I ticketed a DCIR22 ex ICN a few days ago using a helpful Seoul travel agent.
With the prices being the same, why choose ICN rather than HKG?
Originally Posted by
Jerry_Maguire
for my business/personal travel patterns the circle pacific's are more convenient as I never really had a use for the Asia-Europe sector of a DONE3 or 4 and often ended up having to use it on a USA to Asia trip the long way.
I'm considering either an ex-HKG DCIR26 or an ex-TLV/ex-AMM DONE3 to serve as positioning flights for a different ex-HKG DCIR22 and a quasi-mileage run to make sure I requalify. Because of the timing, the DCIR26 would let me enjoy sunny Australia while the ex-TLV/ex-AMM DONE3 would force a trip to Europe in February (brr!). But the DONE3 is significantly more flexible than a DIRxx.