I'm starting to have this figured out.
With CX it would be approximately 540 EUR to do a HEL-MAN-HKG-SIN-HKG-CDG-HEL which is very much bookable by a few OTA's, for example Kilroy. Kilroy does show a part of the fare rules, but not the exact fare class. I'd like to know if this is one of the deep-discount fare buckets that doesn't earn 100 % with AY+. In the past someone said these CX fares would be booked into L/H/M but can I be sure?
I'll attach the partial fare rules below. (looking for dates in OCT15)
Also, I have no idea on which leg of the trip these fare rules are for.
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MAXIMUM STAY
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN
12 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.
PENALTIES
CANCELLATIONS
BEFORE DEPARTURE
CHARGE EUR 150.00 FOR CANCEL/REFUND.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
NOTE 1-IN THE EVENT OF NO-SHOW ON A CANCEL/REFUND
TICKET CHARGE EUR150.00 - CANCEL/REFUND FEE
EUR150.00 PLUS NO-SHOW FEE NON REFUNDABLE
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY
NOTE -
TICKET NON REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF NOSHOW.REFUND ON
PARTIALLY USED TICKETS IS NOT ALLOWED. REFUND OF
ALL UNUSED TAXES IS ALLOWED INCLUDING UNUSED
YR/YQ TAXES.
NOTE 2 - THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION/
SERVICE/HANDLING FEE MAY
APPLY IN ADDITION TO NOTE 1
AFTER DEPARTURE
TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHARGE EUR 75.00 FOR REISSUE.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
ANY TIME
CHARGE EUR 75.00 FOR REVALIDATION.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
NOTE 1-IN THE EVENT OF NO-SHOW
PERMITTED AT EUR225.00-REROUTING FEE
EUR75.00 PLUS NO SHOW FEE EUR150.00 OR
PERMITTED AT EUR225.00-REBOOKING FEE
EUR75.00 PLUS NO SHOW FEE EUR150.00
NOTE 2 -GENERAL INFO FOR REROUTING/REBOOKING
TO TKTD FLT FOR THIS FARE ARE AS BELOW
1- REISSUE EQUALS TO REROUTING
2- REVALIDATION EQUALS TO REBOOKING
3- CHANGE OF AIRPORT WITHIN ONE CITY
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AS REROUTING
4- CHANGE MUST BE MADE WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
5- THE CHANGE FEE APPLIES PER TRANSACTION
PER PERSON
6- INFANT WITHOUT SEAT - NO CHANGE FEE
7- CHILD/INFANT WITH SEAT -
DISCOUNT APPLIES TO CHANGE FEE
8- WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS
IN A HIGHER FARE -
COLLECT FARE DIFFERENCE -AND-
COLLECT CHANGE FEE IF APPLICABLE
9- WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS
IN A LOWER FARE-
NO REFUND OF FARE DIFFERENCE -AND-
COLLECT CHANGE FEE IF APPLICABLE
10- IF CHANGE TO 1ST FLT CPN-
RE-PRICE ALL FARES BELOW AND PROVIDE
THE BEST RESULT TO PAX
A- USE A CURRENT CX/KA RULE 0013
L- FARE FOR REPRICE
NEW TKT MAY BE EQUAL/HIGHER OR
LOWER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT
AND MEASURE ADVANCE PURCHASE
FROM TKT REISSUE DATE
B- USE ANY CURRENT CX/KA
FARE FOR REPRICE
NEW TKT MUST BE EQUAL OR HIGHER
VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT
AND MEASURE ADVANCE PURCHASE
FROM TKT REISSUE DATE
11- IF NO CHANGE TO 1ST FLT CPN-
RE-PRICE ALL FARES BELOW AND PROVIDE
THE BEST RESULT TO PAX
A- USE A HISTORICAL CX/KA RULE 0013
L- FARE FOR REPRICE
NEW TKT MAY BE EQUAL/HIGHER OR
LOWER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT
B- USE A HISTORICAL TICKETED FARE
THAT DIFFERS ONLY IN
SEASONALITY/DAY OF WEEK
FOR REPRICE
NEW TKT MAY BE EQUAL/HIGHER OR
LOWER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT
C- USE ANY HISTORICAL CX/KA
FARE FOR REPRICE
NEW TKT MUST BE EQUAL OR HIGHER
VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT
12- WHEN THIS FARE IS COMBINED
WITH ANOTHER FARE-
A- CHARGE THE HIGHEST CHANGE FEE
OF ALL FARE COMPONENTS WITHIN
ALL CHANGED PRICING UNITS
B- IF THE TICKETED FARE ON ANY
CHANGED FLIGHT COUPON DOES
NOT ALLOW REFUND THEN THE FARE
DIFFERENCE IS NOT REFUNDED
NOTE 3 - THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION/
SERVICE/HANDLING FEE MAY
APPLY IN ADDITION TO ABOVE NOTES
If in a reasonable fare class, this would result in approximately 30 000 points. The award points could then be converted into 10 000 tier points and as a result I would become a Silver by using just 560 euros.