yscleo

Hi.

Would this be a valid trip (for early 2020) using 180k points for 2 seats:

YYZ-TPE stop
TPE-SGN destination
SGN-SIN layover, SIN-SYD stop
SYD-LAX-YYZ

Thanks.

opentag

It's valid, but the destination is SYD not SGN as SYD is your most distant stop. The MPM for YYZ-SYD is 15540 (I think, AP site is currently down so can't confirm). YYZ-TPE-SGN-SIN-SYD is 13,472 and SYD-LAX-YYZ is only 9663 so they're fine distance wise. Good luck!

yscleo

Oh, thank you. I didn't know SYD would be the destination, as the segments before are not all in the same direction. But if this is allowed, great.

We had been to Taiwan often, and once to Thailand, but not to other parts of SE Asia, so would like to go to some of those places then SYD.

Would like to go to HaLong Bay, but there's no *A flights TPE to Hanoi, so need to go to SGN.

Smiley90

I believe Aeroplan allows you to redeem on CX for HKG-HAN, so you can incorporate that if you don't mind the short detour! It's one of the few routes thats allowed. Search for CX availability on ba.com

tracon

If the airline gave it to you, then it is fine.
I would use the opportunity to change to a more desirable flight time though.

It is free to ask.

yscleo

Oh, that's nice. However there is no CX flights HKG-HAN in the last week of Jan/2020. I guess I'll need to use SGN as a base, and fly to HaLong Bay for a side-trip there.

asovse1

DP: Found time to call in and they wouldn't let me change my intra-Asia trips (no surprise but oh well) sans change fee. Didn't HUCA because I didn't bother figuring out if it was a YMMV situation. Even if the change fee was waived, the agent wasn't able to see the HKG-HND/NRT NH Jx2 availability for Jan 29/30 like I had seen on EF. I asked if it was because they were ghost seats but he mentioned that AP was able to see ghost seats. I wonder why that is?

Rykoshet

Are you talking about NH812 on the 29th and NH810 on the 30th?

They should see those.

asovse1

Unfortunately, they were not able to see 2xJ on:
NH 822 29/1
NH 812 29/1
NH 822 30/1
NH 860 30/1
NH 810 30/1

They were able to see 1xJ on two of the above, but I forget which. Pretty strange

jfacowns

Does this look like a valid mini rtw booking? Never done this with an Open-Jaw. Been told that my Open Jaw needs to take place within the same award zone, but I'm not sure if that's true.

YYZ-TPE-BKK <OPEN JAW> JNB-GRU-EZE(STOP)-PTY-YYZ

opentag

You can always try but most DP indicate that the open jaw cities must be in the same IATA zone - so BKK and JNB would not work.

aleks77

Now that i am finally married I can finish booking this Honeymoon! Here is my latest and greatest itinerary i could put together, open to any suggestions. Cant seem to find a flight to Japan (kix, hnd, nrt) in J

YVR-YYC - AC - J
YYC-NRT - AC - Y *STOP*
NRT-SIN - SQ - J
SIN-BOM - SQ - Y (will keep looking for J to open up)
BOM-ADD - ET - J
ADD-NBO - ET - Y *OPEN JAW*
NBO-SEZ - *Cash ticket*
SEZ-ADD - ET - J
ADD-IST - TK - J
IST-ZRH - TK - J
ZRH-LHR - LX - Y (J was available 2 days ago, will keep checking back)
LHR-YVR - AC - J

rankourabu

That is just too much Y, and too much $$ for the AC long hauls. Youre going end up paying $2000+ for the privilidge of flying AC Y TPAC.
If you can provide dates, we can try to help
What are the destinations here? NRT, NBO and SEZ?

aleks77

Surprisingly YVR-NRT flight in AC is only $265 for 2 people in tax.

NRT - NBO - SEZ are the 3 places we are visiting.

Here is the dates/times i have so far;

YVR - YYC - JUL 19 - 08:00 - 10:26 - AC - BUSINESS
YYC - NRT - JUL 19 - 12:45 - 14:35 - AC - ECONOMY
NRT - SIN - JUL 29 - 11:10 - 17:20 - SQ - BUSINESS
SIN - BOM - JUL 29 - 19:00 - 22:10 - SQ - ECO / BUSINESS
BOM - ADD - JUL 30 - 04:00 - 06:55 - ET - BUSINESS
ADD - NBO - JUL 30 - 08:15 - 10:25 - ET - ECONOMY
*NBO - SEZ - AUG 4 - 12:45 - 17:00 - KA - ECONOMY *CASH*
SEZ - ADD - AUG 10 - 17:45 - 20:30 - ET - BUSINESS
ADD - IST - AUG 11 - 00:40 - 06:10 - TK - BUSINESS
IST - ZRH - AUG 11 - 07:20 - 09:15 - TK - BUSINESS
ZRH - LHR - AUG 11 - 10:30 - 11:25 - LX - BUSINESS
LHR - YVR - AUG 11 - 13:00 - 14:30 - AC - BUSINESS

rankourabu

Not quite how it works, as NBO is your destination, you will be charged for the entire routing of YQ (not just the govt regulated YVR-TYO)
Also, are you sure that YVR-NBO MPM will allow for routing via Tokyo, Singapore and Mumbai?
The return will also be over $500 because of the AC leg.

As a curiousity, if in Y why arent you just taking the nonstop YYC-NRT available on the 19th?

But it looks like, since this is a fairly last minute booking for peak season, you'll just have to take what you came up with.