Originally Posted by
FFSaver
Tried to find 5 seats in J on low YQ, but it's almost impossible for the March break 2019 period. So ended up with this itinerary:
YYZ-HND AC - 5J (stopover)
NRT-BKK TG - 2F/3J (<24 hrs)
BKK-HAN TG - 5J (destination)
SGN-PEK CA - 5J (open jaw)
PEK-LHR CA - 2F/5J (<24 hrs)
LHR-YYZ AC - 5J
Scamcharges: 926.56 + booking fee per person
Getting 5 seats limits a lot of options.
I will monitor to see if other airlines opens up and switch... hopefully will get lower scamcharges compared to the change fees.
Any other suggestions?
Yeah probably half that scam charge is LHR YYZ, as I think HND is protected so that’s about $550 alone. So fly back via ZRH (LX) or ORD (UA) (or similar).
Intra Europe flights are cheap and readily available but if you book separately remember to book a decent connection time (I’d recommend overnight).
Edit - If my dates are correct both 3/11 and 3/14 (plus others? Excluding 3/13) have a ZRH BRU YYZ for 275,000 miles (ie 55k x 5) and $364 for 5 people all J available ... So it’s not exactly direct but it saves quite a few dollars. Likely any routing outside of LHR will save taxes.