Originally Posted by
wandering_fred
DEN-LAX-MAD-LPA-/-MAD (the choice that was present) - SIN
SIN--> Japan in future willing to pay the $125 re-route fee
Mrs QF the same except 6 DIFFERENT USA segments or different times
So the justification is as much the cost of USA flying in combination with getting there
And QF makes the DONE4 difficult with the release of no (minimal D class) seats even in non peak periods
Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
If you change this to HND-JFK-DEN you'll earn some extra miles.
I've never had that problem with QR. What route is giving you a problem?
Agree, QR is typically not an issue, I get the impression that Wandering_Fred really wants that QF A380 for some reason. QF is very stingy with D space on some flights, last year I really wanted the QF AKL-JFK flight but was never able to find D on it either. Similarly the year before, it was very hard to get the QF flight SYD-DFW in D.
I'd really just go via DOH, service is miles ahead of QF, seats are at least equal if not better. The one and only time I'd avoid QR is during Ramadan since they don't have alcohol in DOH lounges during that month and my layovers are more often than not fairly long. (I actually don't know about Al Mourjan and Al Safwa during that month, but my friend tried a Priority Pass lounge and all alcohol had been removed, so assume it's airport wide)
Ahhhh. I do recall a comment a bit upthread now, QF codes credit much better to that program. It's one I know absolutely nothing about.