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Old May 26, 2018 | 12:27 am
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Originally Posted by sydtogla
This is worth calling EK for. On certain rotes the switch from J Flex to F is not very significant in price so maybe ask them to look at a couple of your itineraries.

You could also do a day hop on EK5123 or 5145 in J BNE-AKL (I think around 850 AUD) and you’ll get over the line.
Indeed, on the CPT/Europe routes the difference between J Flex and F Saver can be in the order of U$ 100. And F Saver gives the same tier miles as F Flex.
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