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Jan 30, 2006 | 4:29 am

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henry999

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: Tampere

Posts: 3,346

Quote:

Originally Posted by bt9906

LAX-AMS-WAW-PRG-BUD-FRA-CPT-SIN-BKK-MNL-ICN-NRT-HNL-LAX
This should qualify for the 34,000 mile tix, which costs $4,400

So I have two basic questions:
1) is this routing valid?
2) would it be cheaper if I fly to LHR first and then buy the ticket? I think the cost is significantly cheaper (>$1K)

This appears to be a valid routing, in that you should have *A coverage on all sectors. However, the total distance is only some 30 000 miles; what a waste (since you're paying for 34 000 regardless). For fare comparisons, you need to d/l wbt's handy-dandy spreadsheet (check the sticky at the top of this forum). A YRWSTAR2 ex-UK is GBP1649, which, at today's exchange, is about $2900. You should easily find a r/t LA-London for less than $1500. You'd get more FF points, too.

cheers,

Henry

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