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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 6:40 pm
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Question

Originally Posted by [email protected]
Today my office was given two option for travel between MNL and YYZ for business next month ( as I travel this route as many as 8X's return each year). I have finally come to terms that CX will not bring back it's F service on the route so I priced both J services.

CX 2300 usd
AC 4500 usd

I did try the AC non stop last Aug and after a 12 hour delay in HKG, with no compensation even offered, I swore I promised myself, I would rather swim, but my wife hates the stop in Vancouver where you cant get off the plane. Is almost double the price worth the non stop and rotten attitude of the UA staff in HKG who could not care less about their allience partner?
Dben5il,

Just curious, are you sure that MNL-YYZ is USD 4500 on AC? Were you looking at roundtrip or one-way?

CX's "D" fare and AC's "J" fare are exactly the same (Before taxes)!

Code:
       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   USD2388.00                     37.25XT      USD2425.25ADT 
    XT      5.00YC       7.00XY       4.95XA      20.30YR       
         2388.00                     37.25           2425.25TTL 
ADT-01  D                                                       
 MNL CX X/HKG Q12.36 CX YTO Q4.24 M2371.26D NUC2387.86END ROE   
 1.00                                                           
 1 CX 900D 12APR T MNLHKG SS1  1230P  240P /DCCX /E             
 2 CX 828D 12APR T HKGYYZ SS1   425P  955P /DCCX /E             

       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   USD2388.00                     20.30XT      USD2408.30ADT 
    XT     15.00YQ       5.30YR                                 
         2388.00                     20.30           2408.30TTL 
ADT-01  J                                                       
 MNL CX X/HKG Q12.36 AC YTO Q4.24 M2371.26J NUC2387.86END ROE   
 1.00                                                           
*I«                                                             
 1 CX 904J 12APR T MNLHKG SS1   700A  855A /DCCX /E             
 2 AC  16J 12APR T HKGYYZ SS1   315P  630P /DCAC /E
If CX is booked in "J" class instead of "D", it is higher than AC!!

Code:
       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   USD3036.00                     37.25XT      USD3073.25ADT 
    XT      5.00YC       7.00XY       4.95XA      20.30YR       
         3036.00                     37.25           3073.25TTL 
ADT-01  J                                                       
 MNL CX X/HKG Q12.36 CX YTO Q4.24 M3019.26J NUC3035.86END ROE   
 1.00                                                           
*I«                                                             
 1 CX 900J 12APR T MNLHKG SS1  1230P  240P /DCCX /E             
 2 CX 828J 12APR T HKGYYZ SS1   425P  955P /DCCX /E
So where are you getting the USD 2300 CX
and USD 4500 AC from? It looks like you are comparing CX's one-way fare with AC's round-trip fare!
Code:
       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   USD4442.00                     91.55XT      USD4533.55ADT 
    XT      5.00YC      14.00XY       4.95XA      13.90CA       
           12.20SQ        .90XG      40.60YR                    
         4442.00                     91.55           4533.55TTL 
ADT-01  DR                                                      
 MNL CX X/HKG Q12.36 CX YTO Q4.24 M2204.26DR CX X/HKG Q12.36    
 CX MNL Q4.24 M2204.26DR NUC4441.72END ROE1.00                  
 1 CX 900D 12APR T MNLHKG SS1  1230P  240P /DCCX /E             
 2 CX 828D 12APR T HKGYYZ SS1   425P  955P /DCCX /E             
 3 CX 829D 21APR Q YYZHKG SS1  1140P  700A  23APR J /DCCX /E    
 4 CX 901D 23APR J HKGMNL SS1   910A 1110A /DCCX /E             


       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   USD4426.00                     67.60XT      USD4493.60ADT 
    XT     13.90CA      12.20SQ        .90XG      30.00YQ       
           10.60YR                                              
         4426.00                     67.60           4493.60TTL 
ADT-01  JR                                                      
 MNL CX X/HKG Q12.36 AC YTO Q4.24 M2196.26JR AC X/HKG Q12.36    
 CX MNL Q4.24 M2196.26JR NUC4425.72END ROE1.00                  
*I«                                                             
 1 CX 904J 12APR T MNLHKG SS1   700A  855A /DCCX /E             
 2 AC  16J 12APR T HKGYYZ SS1   315P  630P /DCAC /E             
 3 AC  15J 21APR Q YYZHKG SS1   945A  120P  22APR F /DCAC /E    
 4 CX 905J 22APR F HKGMNL SS1   955P 1150P /DCCX /E
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