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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 10:08 am
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ozzie
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Sydney, Aus
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What would you do ? CX or BA ??

I have a HUGE dilemma. I need to fly home to Aus from the UK for a wedding at the end of April. I have come up with two choices:

CX for £2101 in J
BA for £1343 in WT+

The BA and QF fares in J are too expensive for this trip ... £3200 +, and I simply don't have the time to trip to Europe to pick up a cheaper fare.

My issue is, of course, as a QF WP, I would receive more miles for the BA trip than I would for the CX trip, allbeit in far less comfort.

The difference I see is as follows (approximate):

CX

22000 + 11000 (for business) = 33000

BA

22000 + 5500 (for WT+) + 22000 (status bonus)= 49500

So I would receive an extra 16500 miles for flying BA, on a cheaper fare.

What would you do ?

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