jason53

^^ Thanks guys

krayZpaving

I don't think they'll allow you do VIE-SZG-VIE in the middle of the outbound leg. It's backtracking. Probably need to get into SZB via another city, or perhaps try getting out to BKK a different way. VIE-BKK is on BR's old config, I understand, not the Royal Laurel (though check to be sure).

laurenceYYZ

Booking with my Aeroplan points for the first time... and was hoping to do a trip next fall.

Was able to find one routing that's valid, but I want to add an open jaw and also avoid Luthansa and their fuel surcharges, so we thought we'd add the return from Seoul to get Asiana for lower fuel surcharges. We're also leaving from Copenhagen since we have another way to get from Toronto to Europe.

Is this valid?

CPH - SIN (stop) SIN - TPE (open jaw) ICN-IST-CPH

Is there a tool to price or book this other than calling into the Aeroplan line?

erik19283

I can't tell you if it's valid or not, but I was wondering why you would do an open jaw between Taipei and Seoul. Why don't you fly TPE - ICN on Eva and stop in ICN? I guess you were going to stop there anyway since you were going to do an open jaw, no? That would save you from buying a ticket between TPE and ICN.

laurenceYYZ

Planning on doing the longer stop in Taipei, but also with a short stop in seoul. Also, TPE-CPH wasn't that great in terms of return flights.

We would have to otherwise buy a return flight to go to Seoul from TPE. This way we only need a one-way ticket.

allbrosca

Thanks. Found an easy fix. Can go SZG-IST-BKK on TK, but it will cost me a day since it's an overnight flight. I can also cut out some YQ by switching the stop in ZRH and going to WAW on LO and coming home that way too. So try for:

YYZ-WAW LO
WAW-VNO LO stop

VNO-VIE OS
VIE-SZG OS stop

SZG-IST TK
IST-BKK TK
BKK-KTM TG turnaround?

KTM-IST TK
IST-PRG TK
PRG-WAW LO
WAW-YYZ LO

Think that might work, leaving the KTM turnaround as the big question? If it doesn't, I could ditch KTM for DPS, ICN, SIN or HKT. Open to suggestions.

Thanks^

crimsona

Were you planning a 23 hour connection in Prague? Otherwise both LOT and Turkish fly IST WAW direct

allbrosca

Yes. I can get a 22 hour connection. I can also go IST YYZ direct on AC but scam charges. Not sure about on TK.

markandrew

This is valid. You are probably looking at $300 per pax. I'd roughly say $150 airport taxes and $150 for OZ fuel surcharge. You can find out the taxes by looking up each sector on UA and YQ is the published rate.

Just be advised you could just as well go

YYZ-SIN (through CPH or other) stop
SIN-TPE (stop)
TPE-ICN (stop)
ICN-YYZ (Atlantic or Pacific)

Remember you have three stops including your destination, or two plus an open jaw works also. The point being made before was you could also just as well add the flight between TPE-ICN as a second stop instead of as an open jaw, how else will you get TPE-ICN without flying???

SQ from CPH-SIN is an awful old J class hard product, you are better off on LX (YTZ-YUL-ZRH-SIN works beautifully) or on TK.

Pseudo Nim

If he does it ex-YYZ, he'll be paying 125Kpp instead of 105K.

BMGfan

Could somebody be kind enough as to confirm that this itin is valid? Someone from AP is telling me that I"m exceding MPM but also refused to tel me what the MPM was because "we get a percentage, not a mileage" and wouldn't budge when I asked what the percentage was "it's what the airlines give us"

Anyways the routing is:
YZF-YYC
YYC-LHR (stop)
LHR-FRA
FRA-MXP (destination, farthest point, 5881 mi yzf - mil)
MXP-ZRH (24h stop)
ZRH-YYZ
YYZ-YYC
YYC-YZF (6632 mi)

MPM for yyc-mil is 5950, I can't find mpm for yzf-mil.

thank you

hearna

Not surprising that small city like YZF would not have a MPM; If it does not you would need to go by published routing which I dont think would exist either; I would just try and call again and get another agent to try it;

You are *almost* taking the shortest route available; try try again!

sp4294

YZF-YYC-LHR-FRA-MXP = 5869 by GCM
MXP-ZRH-YYZ-YYC-YZF = 6632 by GCM
YYC-MXP MPM5% or vv. TATL = 6247
Going back via YYZ may be your problem?

BMGfan

Thanks I did try calling back and got it booked

I came up with different numbers for milage via gcmap, not sure why. Why would the MPM be the same for YYC-MXP as YZF-MXP? I'm FORCED to go through YEG or YYC and YYC is the international hub of the two. Also the mileage for yyc-yzf is 800 miles alone! How am I supposed to comply with any MPM from here?

In future I think we'll get ourselves to Calgary then we'll have MUCH more routing flexibility...

Thanks guys

worldtraveller73

I've been told by agents that it means that the route is not permitted

In the case of Atlantic vs Pacific when one exists and not the other... ...North America - Africa in this particular case.

In the case of no MPM altogether then maybe there are other issues!