Originally Posted by
Johanna Merluza
I am looking to book a one way flight from Manila back to NYC (EWR preferred) on March 19 for my husband and I. I saw that there was one P fare left for $2600 for MNL>NRT (ANA) then NRT>EWR (UA). I pulled the trigger for this flight because I assumed this was a good deal, would you agree? When Japan opens up for tourists, do you expect flight prices to go up or down?
I booked the second flight using miles, which was 180K. This was the last fare left that had the MNL>NRT leg in business class.
Is there a better strategy to get from MNL to NYC using points/miles for two people? I have ~400k UR points and ~400k MP points. My dates are not very flexible unfortunately. I can fly either March 18 or 19 -- it takes a little longer but for 200k miles you get can both get to NYC for just about the cost of the UA ticket -- and you can use your UA miles!
Thanks!
I think you got a pretty good deal -- I do see that Singapore Airlines has flights in business for $2,800 (and that will be way better than UA). I would expect when tourism reopens in Japan that costs will likely go up -- but it also will depend on the capacity that is added back -- and how quickly.
ETA: I also see 3 J class seats on SQ/NH/UA for 99k miles each if you are willing to route via SIN, then NRT on the 19th. So for 200k miles you can both get to NYC for just a bit more than the UA 180k ticket -- but you do have an extra stop in SIN -- but then again you can enjoy flying SQ!
One tip when searching for mileage redemptions on UA -- make sure you scroll to the bottom and then choose the button to show all flights -- then go back to the top and sort by business (lowest) -- sometimes the best routings / options aren't even shown on the first page of results -- the way UA sorts results initially, is - to say the least -- interesting.... This is how I found the SQ options for less mileage...