Originally Posted by
littlejimmy112
Ok, what I've got at this point is LAX-SIN-CMB on SQ for miles (60k/thinking of getting C) then $271 on Emirates (thanks for the $50 business class tip!). Definitely the long way, but given that an award seat to Maldives is 80/120K, the $274 seems a reasonable alternative.
Certainly sounds like the absolute best use of UA miles to get to the Maldives! Just one additional thought here (if you do go for a J award), you could also fly to BKK on TG (thus avoiding an SQ SIN-CMB J->Y downgrade for J class UA redemptions) and then connect on Bangkok Airways (PG) nonstop to MLE. I have found reasonable Y and J MLE fares in the past, and I have always enjoyed PG's domestic service.
Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
charters like condor from europe, or from asia.
SQ is scheduled out of SIN
MH is scheduled out of KUL
QR now has WAS-DOH-MLE
Also, don't forget that China Eastern (3Q) now has a twice-weekly PVG-MLE-JNB service. I haven't heard of FTers using 3Q to MLE yet, but it does present another (albeit interesting) option to the Maldives.
-FlyerBeek