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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 6:18 pm
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InsaneTravel
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Programs: StarAlliance (Aeroplan)
Posts: 498
Thank You Very Much WorldTraveller73

YUL-ZRH is a really good flight (I love the suites on Swiss) but for us to get to YUL (from YVR) for a 17h00 flight (Same Day) is not possible. The YUL-MUC at 20h20 would be possible (again same day) but we would be very limited on our Canada flights. The TimeZones are just not in our favour.

I had a discussion with my Wife and she will try to get October off so we try for the YVR-FRA flight. Or maybe wait till next April when First comes back to Vancouver.

YYZ-SCL-EZE sounds like a good flight (AC Pods) but Business class seems very hard to get. There's the odd day in Sept but nothing in Oct or early to mid-Nov.

I have a couple of questions for you:

Originally Posted by worldtraveller73
The main carriers that fly LIM-SCL are Taca and LAN. There are no Star Partners on this route unless you spring for a TAM ticket via Sao Paolo which is very expensive and long (12 hrs vs 4 hrs)
Is there a reason I can't book TAM with points? LIM-SCL-GRU ... YYZ sounds like a possibility.

Originally Posted by worldtraveller73
I would not recommend transferring points through points.com due to bad exchange rates.
Good luck

I can't find the post but I thought you could get 1 to 1 or slightly better going from Aeroplan to Points.com to Petrocan to RBC Avion to British Airways while the Avion 50% bonus to British Airways was on.

Thanks again !!! Very helpful info !

I.T.
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