Question: YOW to Europe with fewest YQ
Jul 5, 2013, 6:15 pm
#1
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YOW to Europe with fewest YQ
Newbie looking to book flights to Europe over September/
October using 60,000 AP. Want to go to London, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest. I know I don't have enough points to get to Prague or Budapest but would be wiling to stop in Germany or Zurich and take trains to fill in the gaps. Shocked at fuel surcharges. Want to plan my trip avoiding AC and other airlines where surcharges collected, probably UA or US. Which fare classes are available to aeroplan.
October using 60,000 AP. Want to go to London, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest. I know I don't have enough points to get to Prague or Budapest but would be wiling to stop in Germany or Zurich and take trains to fill in the gaps. Shocked at fuel surcharges. Want to plan my trip avoiding AC and other airlines where surcharges collected, probably UA or US. Which fare classes are available to aeroplan.
Jul 5, 2013, 7:05 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YOW
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If you go YOW-YUL-ZRH you avoid the TATL fuel surcharge which is the brutal one. The YQ for the YOW-YUL part of your trip will be close to the most expensive part of the whole trip but it will only add up to a couple of hundred dollars total. I guess this is more reasonable if you are going for a premium cabin redemption though.
If you want to avoid YQ as much as possible then look for flights connecting in EWR, PHL or IAD. Those are the most convenient gateways from YOW if YQ avoidance is your main objective. Just search for round trips from those cities and then check to see if the YOW-XXX segment is available. You could also add in ORD but then your flight times will be higher.
If you want to avoid YQ as much as possible then look for flights connecting in EWR, PHL or IAD. Those are the most convenient gateways from YOW if YQ avoidance is your main objective. Just search for round trips from those cities and then check to see if the YOW-XXX segment is available. You could also add in ORD but then your flight times will be higher.
Jul 6, 2013, 5:10 am
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Newbie looking to book flights to Europe over September/
October using 60,000 AP. Want to go to London, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest. I know I don't have enough points to get to Prague or Budapest but would be wiling to stop in Germany or Zurich and take trains to fill in the gaps. Shocked at fuel surcharges. Want to plan my trip avoiding AC and other airlines where surcharges collected, probably UA or US. Which fare classes are available to aeroplan.
October using 60,000 AP. Want to go to London, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest. I know I don't have enough points to get to Prague or Budapest but would be wiling to stop in Germany or Zurich and take trains to fill in the gaps. Shocked at fuel surcharges. Want to plan my trip avoiding AC and other airlines where surcharges collected, probably UA or US. Which fare classes are available to aeroplan.
Last edited by YQMer; Jul 6, 2013 at 7:25 am Reason: typo