rankourabu

yup. does not exist. If it did, YQ would be in the $200 range.

However CA 777s and A330s are more than adequate in J - flat beds, and no scamcharges.

tryinginvain

I'm on it in Feb, didn't know it was difficult to get. During my research I found a PEK-WAW return in J on LO on aeroplan and the YQ was about $120 rt. I was expecting about $60 but I don't think they charged me anything since the agent mentioned I had no YQ. It was the 2nd change on my itinerary (long story) and all I know is what my net total was in the end.

Don't want to get too sidetracked, but since I mentioned it this is what I ended up with:

YOW-YYZ (AC) Y
YYZ-EWR (AC) J
EWR-AMS (UA) J
AMS-ZRH (LX) J
ZRH-FCO (LX) J stopover
FCO-CAI (MS) J
CAI-BKK (MS) J destination
BKK-PEK (CA) J
PEK-WAW (LO) J
WAW-PRG (LO) J stopover
PRG-ZRH (LX) J
ZRH-YUL (LX) J
YUL-YOW (AC)

Taxes/fees/booking fee about $299 + change fees. Outbound is during the holidays so it was tough to find flights and I wanted a stopover in PRG on the way back. It was close to MPM but not over, don't remember the numbers right now.

1Newflyer

That is great when did you book that?

Similar to my trip but about 100o bucks more than yours. Yours was for 2 people?

sp4294

Looks like it. Good to have another option with SQ.
And it is three stops for sure.

tryinginvain

I originally booked months ago but several changes since then. There were a couple of schedule changes from my original booking (incl YUL-ZRH) and I was put on YOW-LHR (AC) followed by a couple of LH J flights. No extra cost for me so I was fine with that. But a few weeks ago some more time opened up for me so I found my new return itinerary and called to rebook that. I assumed they would re-calculate my return taxes/fees but they added in everything on the outbound incl all the YQ I never paid in the first place. That really ticked me off! I found my knew outbound flights and re-booked those to get a lot of the fees back. Just me travelling.

Globex

3 stops would refer to 2 stops and a turnaround?

hearna

You should have never been recalculated on the YOW-LHR flight due to schedule change; should have fought that; escalate to manager if needed.

tryinginvain

I'm not sure if I explained it clearly. The schedule change for my outbound flights occurred months ago and I was not charged at that time. When I changed my return flights they re-calculated ALL the taxes incl the YQ I didn't pay due to the schedule change on my outbound flights and charged it to me at that time.

I did call and complain but I didn't get very far with it. I expected them to only re-calculate the return fees & taxes and not to re-calculate the entire itinerary. They refunded 2 change fees back to me and after that I found new outbound flights and got the YQ back by booking the flights I listed above.

hearna

SO yes in the end you won; but I am saying it should have never happened in the first place; the first change was on them; their fault; their problem; they absorb the bogus fees.

sp4294

yes
and if you OJ you sacrifice a stop

flyertalker00156

I am still trying to work iut my mini rtw:

yul-zrh
zrh-ist < 24 hours
Ist - hkg
hkg - akl stop
akl - syd turn point
syd - sin stop
sin - lax
lax - yul

am I pushing my mmp?

sp4294

No MPM5 listed AFAIK for YUL-AKL TATL, 11331 TPAC
No MPM5 listed AFAIK for YUL-SYD TATL, 12558 TPAC

tng11

I'm wondering if anyone here has recently had experience getting an agent to accept an itinerary with 12 or 13 segments? I've done 11, but 13 seems like it might draw the ire of the agent dragons.

I've been monitoring closely TG F from NRT-BKK on the A380 and it just looks like it isn't going to happen (F availability is down to 1), currently I'm booked in crappy NH J and incurring the YQ anyways.

I can route as follows and gain 23h connections in ICN and KIX where I can get the TG 380 in F (confirmed under MPM too):

YYZ-ORD UA J
ORD-NRT NH F
NRT-ICN OZ F
ICN-KIX OZ J
KIX-BKK TG F
BKK-SIN SQ J
SIN-CGK SQ F

CGK-SIN SQ F
SIN-HKG SQ J
HKG-TPE BR J
TPE-NRT BR J
NRT-FRA NH F
FRA-YYZ LH Y

I don't think going through NRT, going to ICN and then back to KIX should create too much hassle with the immigration authorities? By the end of the trip I'll have made 3 entries into Japan!

Pseudo Nim

Interesting itinerary. I don't think 13 will be an issue - I'm almost certain I've done 12, and I think I might even have done 13, but damn, that's a lot of zigzagging

tng11

And that's without considering the BKK-CNX-BKK round trip I've booked, as well as CGK-DPS-BDO

I have exactly 32 days to squeeze all this madness in.

EDIT:



I didn't get flamed for asking for 13 segments, but I'm told it's over MPM somehow?

YYZ-CGK MPM over the Pacific is 11799 according to EF, so MPM5 should be 12389.

YYZ-ORD-NRT-ICN-KIX-BKK-SIN-CGK is 12035, so under MPM5.

Looks like a scenario where HUACA is called for.