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Aeroplan City Pair mileage (new pseudo-MPM) - FlyerTalk Forums
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#589
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
There is some info in the wiki of this thread
Aeroplan City Pair mileage (new pseudo-MPM)
YVR-SYD is simply too low, even a direct routing of YVR-DXB-SYD is 14787, well over the quoted SYD-YVR of 12417
Aeroplan City Pair mileage (new pseudo-MPM)
YVR-SYD is simply too low, even a direct routing of YVR-DXB-SYD is 14787, well over the quoted SYD-YVR of 12417
#590
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: OZ Diamond, Jiffypark Manhattan Gold
Posts: 4,485
Don't think I remembered to post this when I booked it a little while back...
Goals were to nest in a CDG-YVR-CDG cheapo fare I found, cross off a couple more airlines in Star Alliance and get it all in J if possible while keeping the YQ as low as possible since I'm not an SE anymore.
YVR-PEK CA 77W J (11 hour layover, which I'm already regretting after transiting through PEK a few months ago, might just grab a hotel since I already have the visa)
PEK-IST TK 77W J (1 week STOP)
Never really had Istanbul super high on my list of place to visit, but it was basically as far as I could stretch the MPM and I wanted to fly TK, better not get one of those damn middle seats, can't believe they still do this.
IST-LJU TK 320 J (23 hour layover, wanted to check out the Slovenian capital a bit)
LJU-CDG JP CR9 J (10 day STOP to nest in the original cheapo trip, plus when else would I ever get to fly Adria!?)
CDG-WAW LO 738 J
WAW-IEV LO E75 Y (1 week STOP, they do appear to offer J on this aircraft, but I couldn't get it, no big deal, plus when I found out Kiev had 2 airports I wanted em both)
KBP-ZRH LX 320 J (regrettable overnight, this is probably gonna cost me way more than I wanna spend)
ZRH-ORD LX 77W J (def wanted to try this product and I would've rather gone to LAX/SFO but couldn't make the MPM work)
ORD-YVR AC CR9 J (new route for AC, I kinda love the CR9 cuz of the single seats)
1 pax 115,000 & $399 CAD
Goals were to nest in a CDG-YVR-CDG cheapo fare I found, cross off a couple more airlines in Star Alliance and get it all in J if possible while keeping the YQ as low as possible since I'm not an SE anymore.
YVR-PEK CA 77W J (11 hour layover, which I'm already regretting after transiting through PEK a few months ago, might just grab a hotel since I already have the visa)
PEK-IST TK 77W J (1 week STOP)
Never really had Istanbul super high on my list of place to visit, but it was basically as far as I could stretch the MPM and I wanted to fly TK, better not get one of those damn middle seats, can't believe they still do this.
IST-LJU TK 320 J (23 hour layover, wanted to check out the Slovenian capital a bit)
LJU-CDG JP CR9 J (10 day STOP to nest in the original cheapo trip, plus when else would I ever get to fly Adria!?)
CDG-WAW LO 738 J
WAW-IEV LO E75 Y (1 week STOP, they do appear to offer J on this aircraft, but I couldn't get it, no big deal, plus when I found out Kiev had 2 airports I wanted em both)
KBP-ZRH LX 320 J (regrettable overnight, this is probably gonna cost me way more than I wanna spend)
ZRH-ORD LX 77W J (def wanted to try this product and I would've rather gone to LAX/SFO but couldn't make the MPM work)
ORD-YVR AC CR9 J (new route for AC, I kinda love the CR9 cuz of the single seats)
1 pax 115,000 & $399 CAD
#591
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West
Posts: 3,357
I have a return VIE-IST-SFO(stop)-YYC and it worked.
Last edited by 1Newflyer; Feb 16, 2018 at 5:55 pm Reason: missed a transfer point
#594
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
#595
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 9
Have anyone used the star alliance tool to build the rtw trip ? Is it good or waste of time as it says rtw allows approx 39000 miles ..
#596
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: OZ Diamond, Jiffypark Manhattan Gold
Posts: 4,485
According to my old notes the MPM was 9920 IST-YVR, with the ORD stop its 9918, SFO was 10,352. YUL would've worked at 9742 but I read the 77W opinions were a bit better than the 330 plus getting a direct flight from YUL to YVR in J isn't easy and probably would've upped my taxes/YQ as well.
Checked again, the thrones are like $210 CAD, which I won't bother paying, unfortunately the other seats in rows 4-5 are reserved, marked with an X, and the others are reserved for HON members.
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#597
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, FOTSG Platinum
Posts: 5,706
The former is specifically designed for visiting multiple continents, while the latter simply takes advantage of Aeroplan's generous stop-over rules to allow for trips that circle the globe, due to the destination being far enough from the origin that both Atlantic and Pacific routings are within the permitted mileage.
Maybe PM me since it's a bit off topic Rank, but do you actually dislike the SEAT? Or is the overcrowding? The seat reviews I had read were pretty positive and it looks a bit like the Air Canada "throne" style ones. Now there's no way I'll get a throne, I wasn't gonna pay like 200Euro just to get it I just hope to get a seat in the middle section so I don't have to walk over anyone and they don't have to walk over me.
The "throne" seats can be selected online, for free, at T-48, if they're still available.
#599
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 1
Just booked 4 economy tickets:
YYZ - CAI (23 hour layover) EgyptAir
CAI - DXB (stop) 12 days EgyptAir
DXB - MCT (21 hour layover) SwissAir
MCT - BKK (Stop) 7 days ThaiAir
BKK - MEL (stop) 14 days ThaiAir
MEL - BKK (3 hour layover) ThaiAir
BKK - HND (12 hour layover) ThaiAir
HND - YYZ AirCanada
90,000 points and $300 in taxes and fees per person
A minor screw up with first agent who said everything was booked but her computer then crashed? After a very lengthy wait, she transferred me to another agent who then had to re-book everything. Total of about 3 hours on the phone and shouldn't have taken more than 30 minutes. In the end very happy with how things worked out and surprised at how low taxes were.
YYZ - CAI (23 hour layover) EgyptAir
CAI - DXB (stop) 12 days EgyptAir
DXB - MCT (21 hour layover) SwissAir
MCT - BKK (Stop) 7 days ThaiAir
BKK - MEL (stop) 14 days ThaiAir
MEL - BKK (3 hour layover) ThaiAir
BKK - HND (12 hour layover) ThaiAir
HND - YYZ AirCanada
90,000 points and $300 in taxes and fees per person
A minor screw up with first agent who said everything was booked but her computer then crashed? After a very lengthy wait, she transferred me to another agent who then had to re-book everything. Total of about 3 hours on the phone and shouldn't have taken more than 30 minutes. In the end very happy with how things worked out and surprised at how low taxes were.
#600
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 9
Can experts chime in n see if this routing will work ? It does fall under mpm
Yul-ZRH(layover 50mins)
Yul-ZRH(layover 50mins)
ZRH-BKK (lay over 5-6 hours)
BKK-SYD (destination)
SYD-BKK (layover few hours)
BKK-IXC (Stop over)
IXC-DEL (Layover few hours)
DEL-DXB (Stop over)
DXB-IST (lay over few hours)
IST-YUL (Back at the starting point)
BKK-SYD (destination)
SYD-BKK (layover few hours)
BKK-IXC (Stop over)
IXC-DEL (Layover few hours)
DEL-DXB (Stop over)
DXB-IST (lay over few hours)
IST-YUL (Back at the starting point)
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