Originally Posted by
teddyflyer
The time has come to book some DONE4 or DGLOB34 tickets. We have completed a number before, but not for many years. we would appreciate any tips on the items below.
- We are planning to start in Oslo. Is there a local agent people used? Otherwise which airline would you recommend to book through? The first segment will be Qatar, Finnair or BA.
- We are looking at starting in Jan 2023. D class already seems sold out for LHR - MLE per Expert Flyer. I am presuming that is unlikely to change and we should therefore look for other routing.
- Are people generally finding it hard to get D class. For example, we will need SYD - SCL and it looks like very limited D class on Qantas for any moderately busy period
Thanks for any advice
There is no need to use a local agent anymore (this was required some years back). You can now book with any airline or agency you prefer. I know different airlines calculate the airline-imposed surcharges differently, but I don't know which airline might be cheapest. I'd guess that BA might be more expensive, with AA perhaps not as bad but still higher than others, but these are just guesses on my part. Many here use the AA RTW desk, others like BA or QF or CX, etc.
D inventory is sometimes hard to get. You can try using different points of sale (PoS) in EF to see if that makes a difference. If it does, that might lead you to use an airline or agency in that country, or call the reservations desk of AA or BA or another airline in that country. You can also try different codeshares, e.g., in EF set the "Alliance" control to "OneWorld".