Pseudo Nim

This is a really tough situation that I’m afraid nobody here will be able to help you with and you’ll have to rely on your gut to deal with.

If *I* were in your place, here’s what I would do.

1. Verify that ALL pages are available and that they match with serial number etc (since each page is stamped).
2. Depending on if it’s a very clean rip or not, I’d decide whether to:
- 2a) if the rip is very clean AND the Indonesian visa remains in place, I’d just keep the pages in my backpack and hand the passport as is. If questioned, explain the situation and say you assumed you need to get to the closest embassy to fix it and that’s what you’re doing by going to Taipei (most agents will have no idea whether Canada has formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan or not)
- 2b) if the rip is not clean and is obvious pages were ripped (but they remain available), you attach them to the passport and be prepared to explain at exit.
3. On arrival to Taipei (or hopefully before! depending how soon the flight is) I would contact the Trade Mission there and request whether they can assist to replace the passport. If they say no, I would still not panic and try for Tokyo (assuming you’re going to Tokyo). The Tokyo embassy can get it done in a day or two in a true emergency.

In summary: I’d not abort the trip, because there’s nothing you can do right now, and you’re not breaking any immigration laws so I wouldn’t worry about ending up in jail. And have the emergency contact number for Canadians on speed dial JUST in case. Just be prepared with your explanation and your proposed next steps (get to an embassy and get it fixed).

https://www.international.gc.ca/worl....aspx?lang=eng

https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/emergency-assistance

Bonus thought: IF you make it as far as Tokyo and Canada is your next stop, then I wouldn’t even worry about it since Canada must let you in even without a passport, so I’d just deal with it when I’m back.

Stuga

Thanks Pseudo Nim. I will try to get to Taipei with the current passport. I am only in Taipei from Friday night to Monday afternoon so of course the trade office embassy is closed the entire weekend as well as Monday and Tuesday for Chinese New year. Couldn't make this stuff up.

​​​​​​If I can get there I will request emergency consular services and see what happens.

Pseudo Nim

Yup. And don’t stress it. The airline has to fly you back if they let you on.

cennis

Anyone has found ways to take the EVA new 789 flights for 2?
I have been checking TPE-VIE route and there is at most 1 seat at any time. TPE-CDG on the other hand has two seats, but it is still flying the older 777 config

EDIT: found some availability within T-7.

jugaadkabaap

I have my upcoming mrtw booked on EVA 789 TPE - VIE, flying in july and booked in Oct

cennis

​​​​​​​> 1 people?

jugaadkabaap

Nope. 1 pax. But a friend of mine booked same for 2 pax (him and his wife) - he booked his trip first and told me. It tempted me to route via VIE. Unsure whether he ticketed it in same PNR or booked from 2 separate AE accounts.

Rykoshet

I found 1, but couldn't find 2 pax either around the Feb 19 range. Which has to be a blessing in disguise...I would have switched my whole second leg to fly TPE-VIE-ZRH-YUL-YYZ instead of TPE-YYZ direct!

theOtherHolmes

I would never fly four segments instead of a direct flight no matter what... the craziest I did for AHA F was YYZ - ORD - NRT - WUH.

Rykoshet

Oh I know it's definitely odd, but the purpose of this whole trip is to treat my wife to J. We enjoyed our first mRTW to NZ so much we're doubling the segments on this YYZ-PER run. And lots of crisscrossing to pad flight hours Something like 74 hours of flying on a 420 hour trip. Considering some of our favourtime pastimes are travel, reading and drinking, it fits nicely into the whole vacation. *shrug*

jugaadkabaap

Depends on fleet and YQ.

Well, I am cheap so if i can save 600-800$ on YQ and fly a better airline and fleet and have more fun up in the air plus enough time for me to stretch my body properly - i will pick that instead of a 12+ hr direct flight. To each to their own - ha ha

I found that a 12 hr + direct in J (i havent flown F yet by choice) is more tiring than a hopped routing - i arrive much more fresh (a shower in lounge, good food & drinks etc) with the hopped routing save the recovery time at destination even if it takes couple more hours to reach.

theOtherHolmes

To be honest our first ever mini RTW was all about J in the air and minimizing fees too. Then... we got a baby. End of story. Haha!

aleks77

I want to try ANA new J so part of planning my mini-RTW includes the leg in bold on the way home, would this be valid or is this considered backtracking? Also can we fly in to JFK but leave from EWR? Are they considered co-terminals? From my research it seems to be so, not sure if this has changed with recent changes at aeroplan.

YVR-TPE-SIN-CMB (stop)
CMB-SIN-NRT
NRT-JFK-EWR-YVR

crimsona

Are you over mpm?

aleks77

Depends how i route from CMB-NRT, I might do open jaw at CMB and figure out a way to keep it under mpm.