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Jul 10, 2019, 1:13 am
#841
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Posts: 5
I think the poster above is correct that the second YZR is probably YVR. Judging by the type of planes at YZR, I dont think YZR would connect directly to TPE, or even YYC.
YYC-YZR Y AC 3H
YZR-TPE J AC 14H
Also well done on planning this, I dont believe AP would have allowed backtracking at YYZ if YZR was not your destination. They aren't that flexible.
YYC-YZR Y AC 3H
YZR-TPE J AC 14H
Also well done on planning this, I dont believe AP would have allowed backtracking at YYZ if YZR was not your destination. They aren't that flexible.
Thanks for the kudos. I spent a lot of time on it... more than I'm proud to admit.
Good to know that they probably won't allow backtracking at YZR. GIven my current proximity to SIN and my family living in YZR, I'll always use YZR as my destination anyway. It helps that I moved half way around the world.
Jul 11, 2019, 5:59 pm
#842
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Toronto
Programs: Aero Plan, Marriott, Air Miles
Posts: 106
Folks, i am looking to book a trip to VTZ(INDIA) from YYZ where DXB-VTZ seems to be having a direct AI flight in flight connections, where as AP or united.com does not show this itinerary and throwing invalid route.
Can any one help me to find the reason?
Basically my routing would be YYZ-CAI-DXB-VTZ(DEST)-SIN-TPE(STOP)-ICN-YYZ and dates are July 19 to Aug 5th
Appreciate any help in this regards
Can any one help me to find the reason?
Basically my routing would be YYZ-CAI-DXB-VTZ(DEST)-SIN-TPE(STOP)-ICN-YYZ and dates are July 19 to Aug 5th
Appreciate any help in this regards
Jul 11, 2019, 10:50 pm
#843
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 99
Folks, i am looking to book a trip to VTZ(INDIA) from YYZ where DXB-VTZ seems to be having a direct AI flight in flight connections, where as AP or united.com does not show this itinerary and throwing invalid route.
Can any one help me to find the reason?
Basically my routing would be YYZ-CAI-DXB-VTZ(DEST)-SIN-TPE(STOP)-ICN-YYZ and dates are July 19 to Aug 5th
Appreciate any help in this regards
Can any one help me to find the reason?
Basically my routing would be YYZ-CAI-DXB-VTZ(DEST)-SIN-TPE(STOP)-ICN-YYZ and dates are July 19 to Aug 5th
Appreciate any help in this regards
Jul 12, 2019, 9:46 am
#844
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
Just booked:
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
Jul 12, 2019, 10:29 am
#845
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Toronto
Programs: Aero Plan, Marriott, Air Miles
Posts: 106
Thank you Opentag,
with somany permutation and combination its really getting tough to have a decent iteinery to reach VTZ from YYZ on low YQ. it looks travelling thru Europe seems to be no go..and i am seeing some from AC via NRT and NH to DEL, then AI to VTZ but not sure the YQ law passing thru japan.
Any other suggestions for outbound to reach VTZ by July 21st starting from 19th with low YQ carriers on J with decent 1 layover max? i am open for anyting even the CAI (pyramids visting) is not possible..
appreciate any help
with somany permutation and combination its really getting tough to have a decent iteinery to reach VTZ from YYZ on low YQ. it looks travelling thru Europe seems to be no go..and i am seeing some from AC via NRT and NH to DEL, then AI to VTZ but not sure the YQ law passing thru japan.
Any other suggestions for outbound to reach VTZ by July 21st starting from 19th with low YQ carriers on J with decent 1 layover max? i am open for anyting even the CAI (pyramids visting) is not possible..
appreciate any help
Jul 12, 2019, 11:47 am
#846
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: SE 100K
Posts: 935
Just booked:
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
Jul 12, 2019, 6:54 pm
#847
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Aeroplan, FlyingBlue
Posts: 289
Definitely a consideration. This will be the third year in a row I'll be flying into Perth lol. The first year I did Perth, Kalgoorlie and Fremantle. I loved it. Last year I flew out to Melbourne with Qantas J, and did Mel and the Great Ocean Road.
I may not fly as far as NZ, might do Darwin or Cairns instead, combined with Uluru. Maybe Tasmania instead? I love Perth but have a lot of Avios and Aus is a great place to use them.
I really wanted to fit in NZ on this itinerary, but I couldn't get the schedules to jive from NZ back home, without 10h of economy. I would have sucked it up I think if could have gotten a routing and layover via PPT, would have split up the econ flights a bit, however I couldn't make that work either.
Love Western Australia, who knows, I might end up there!
I may not fly as far as NZ, might do Darwin or Cairns instead, combined with Uluru. Maybe Tasmania instead? I love Perth but have a lot of Avios and Aus is a great place to use them.
I really wanted to fit in NZ on this itinerary, but I couldn't get the schedules to jive from NZ back home, without 10h of economy. I would have sucked it up I think if could have gotten a routing and layover via PPT, would have split up the econ flights a bit, however I couldn't make that work either.
Love Western Australia, who knows, I might end up there!
Availability dries up a bit around november, but it can be found in Nov, Dec, and 2020. Just a thought! I'm tempted to change up my Feb trip to throw in NZ...
Also BUD is great, you'll have a great time whether you want to keep it classy or indulge in some seedier nightlife.
Jul 12, 2019, 11:57 pm
#848
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: SE 100K
Posts: 935
Not sure if you saw up above, but there's lots of availability to NZ now... SIN-MEL-WLG, LAX-AKL, SFO-AKL, I even saw TPE-AKL, KIX-AKL, and SIN-AKL available.
Availability dries up a bit around november, but it can be found in Nov, Dec, and 2020. Just a thought! I'm tempted to change up my Feb trip to throw in NZ...
Availability dries up a bit around november, but it can be found in Nov, Dec, and 2020. Just a thought! I'm tempted to change up my Feb trip to throw in NZ...
Jul 13, 2019, 1:30 am
#849
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Posts: 5
Just booked:
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
I think it's better to fly east.
YYZ-LIS - TP J - 8 hrs Lisbon
LIS-PRG - TP J - 21.5 hrs Prague
PRG-VIE - OS J - 23 hrs Vienna
VIE-BUD - OS J - 22 hrs Budapest
BUD-IST-MRU - TK J - 13 days Mauritius and Réunion
MRU-JNB-PER - SA J - 7D/8N, won't stay in Perth, looking at NZ with Avios
PER-SIN - SQ J - 6 hrs SIN
SIN-SGN - SQ Y - 3.5D/4N Ho Chi Minh City
SGN-TPE-YYZ - BR J
Total YQ - $327 CAD
I think it's better to fly east.
Jul 14, 2019, 5:47 pm
#851
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 524
Just booked my first min-RTW.
EWR-PEK (Stop)
PEK-ICN (Destination)
ICN-NRT (Stop)
NRT-EWR
75K miles + $188 USD fees per person + booking fee
Two things I discovered on the phone that I was not aware of beforehand unfortunately:
EWR-PEK (Stop)
PEK-ICN (Destination)
ICN-NRT (Stop)
NRT-EWR
75K miles + $188 USD fees per person + booking fee
Two things I discovered on the phone that I was not aware of beforehand unfortunately:
- The $30 booking fee is per passenger, not total, which is really a ripoff.
- The fees I got from adding up the individual leg costs somehow were $30 lower than what I was quoted on the phone. Even after I asked the representative to tell me what the individual ones she was seeing were (which she did and agreed with me they were lower), the sum was still priced out higher. She made some random excuse up that it does not always match. Assuming she is right, but is this common knowledge or did I get ripped off?
Last edited by FrequentFlyer9000; Jul 14, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Jul 15, 2019, 11:19 am
#852
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Canada
Programs: Alaska,AC,Avios,
Posts: 330
There was decent availability, I was eyeing PER-SIN-MEL-WLG-AKL. It just wasn't working out with the schedule, keeping me too many days in PER while taking days away from the limited time I would have for NZ.
Then from NZ-YYZ would have been a bunch of economy, probably with a J flight at the end, but the way I have it now, I get a nice direct BR J flight to finish it off.
There was the alternate routing of PER-AKL-BNE-TPE-YYZ, and I think there is another possibility via TYO, but both of those involve a 9hr+ economy flight PER-AKL (and then I would still need to fly to the south island which is where I actually wanted to go)
If I fly to AKL via SIN, the only routing I can take back is via PPT-SFO or SFO direct. Maybe HNL as well, not sure there.
I look forward to learning about Budapest!
Then from NZ-YYZ would have been a bunch of economy, probably with a J flight at the end, but the way I have it now, I get a nice direct BR J flight to finish it off.
There was the alternate routing of PER-AKL-BNE-TPE-YYZ, and I think there is another possibility via TYO, but both of those involve a 9hr+ economy flight PER-AKL (and then I would still need to fly to the south island which is where I actually wanted to go)
If I fly to AKL via SIN, the only routing I can take back is via PPT-SFO or SFO direct. Maybe HNL as well, not sure there.
I look forward to learning about Budapest!
Jul 15, 2019, 1:08 pm
#853
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
2. The fees I got from adding up the individual leg costs somehow were $30 lower than what I was quoted on the phone. Even after I asked the representative to tell me what the individual ones she was seeing were (which she did and agreed with me they were lower), the sum was still priced out higher. She made some random excuse up that it does not always match. Assuming she is right, but is this common knowledge or did I get ripped off?Edit: I just realized the extreme irony of me complaining about policies that I had researched and created a post about in 2011 (The Complete Newbie Guide/FAQ to the Air Canada Aeroplan Mini-RTW). LOL. Completely forgot about that, looks like the thread got pretty popular. Too funny.
Jul 19, 2019, 8:45 pm
#854
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: YYZ
Posts: 27
Just booked tonight, all in J:
YYZ-WAW (LO)
WAW-CDG (LO) - stop
CDG-IST (TK)
IST-BKK (TK)
BKK-SIN (SQ) - stop
SIN-MEL (SQ) - destination
MEL-SIN (SQ)
SIN-PVG (SQ)
PVG-YYZ (AC)
Cost $699 in YQ/taxes/fees + $30 booking fee
YYZ-WAW (LO)
WAW-CDG (LO) - stop
CDG-IST (TK)
IST-BKK (TK)
BKK-SIN (SQ) - stop
SIN-MEL (SQ) - destination
MEL-SIN (SQ)
SIN-PVG (SQ)
PVG-YYZ (AC)
Cost $699 in YQ/taxes/fees + $30 booking fee
Jul 22, 2019, 10:12 am
#855
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan - currently no status
Posts: 2
Booked my first mini-rtw.
ALL IN J class
YYZ-LIS - TP
LIS-BRU - TP
BRU-VIE - SN - Stop
VIE-IST - TK
IST-DXB - TK
DXB-BKK - TG
BKK-SIN - SQ
SIN-MEL - SQ - Destination
MEL-SIN - SQ
SIN-DPS - SQ - Stop
DPS-TPE - BR
TPE-YYZ - BR
~$336 YQ/Taxes/fees + $30 agent booking fee
Thanks everyone for inspiration and education!
ALL IN J class
YYZ-LIS - TP
LIS-BRU - TP
BRU-VIE - SN - Stop
VIE-IST - TK
IST-DXB - TK
DXB-BKK - TG
BKK-SIN - SQ
SIN-MEL - SQ - Destination
MEL-SIN - SQ
SIN-DPS - SQ - Stop
DPS-TPE - BR
TPE-YYZ - BR
~$336 YQ/Taxes/fees + $30 agent booking fee
Thanks everyone for inspiration and education!