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May 6, 2018, 7:15 pm
#646
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YTZ, YYZ, AMS
Programs: Platinum Zirconium in Life, aeroplan, FB, Avios, IHG
Posts: 603
Asked for help a few months ago and haven't posted back, but here we go! Trip has already been taken.
YYZ > NRT J NH
NRT > HKG J NH STOP
HKG > AKL Y NZ
AKL > SYD J NZ DEST
SYD > SIN Y SQ
SIN > KIX J SQ STOP
KIX > HND Y NH
HND > YVR J NH
YVR > YYZ J AC
Paid approx $600 + $33.60 in taxes. Didn't have much choice as I was restricted to certain dates going to Australia and flights were disappearing. 10 days before my trip, there was J space on BR to HK so I quickly called in and changed my flight. Saved approx. $350, but had to pay $100 change fee and $48 in taxes. Worth it though.
YYZ > TPE J BR
TPE > HKG J BR STOP
HKG > AKL Y NZ
AKL > SYD J NZ DEST
SYD > SIN Y SQ
SIN > KIX J SQ STOP
KIX > HND Y NH
HND > YVR J NH
YVR > YYZ J AC
Thanks for everyone's help and contributions. It was my first mini-RTW and makes me want to go on another one, but alas, no more vacation days!
YYZ > NRT J NH
NRT > HKG J NH STOP
HKG > AKL Y NZ
AKL > SYD J NZ DEST
SYD > SIN Y SQ
SIN > KIX J SQ STOP
KIX > HND Y NH
HND > YVR J NH
YVR > YYZ J AC
Paid approx $600 + $33.60 in taxes. Didn't have much choice as I was restricted to certain dates going to Australia and flights were disappearing. 10 days before my trip, there was J space on BR to HK so I quickly called in and changed my flight. Saved approx. $350, but had to pay $100 change fee and $48 in taxes. Worth it though.
YYZ > TPE J BR
TPE > HKG J BR STOP
HKG > AKL Y NZ
AKL > SYD J NZ DEST
SYD > SIN Y SQ
SIN > KIX J SQ STOP
KIX > HND Y NH
HND > YVR J NH
YVR > YYZ J AC
Thanks for everyone's help and contributions. It was my first mini-RTW and makes me want to go on another one, but alas, no more vacation days!
May 8, 2018, 8:33 pm
#647
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: YVR
Posts: 344
YVR>EWR AC J 789
EWR>ABJ ET J 788
ABJ>ACC>JNB SA J (STOP) 332
JNB>ADD>BKK ET J 359/788
BKK>FUK TG J (STOP) 333
FUK>TPE>YVR BR J 333/77W
150k and $152.
I'm a fan of ET from previous experiences so was happy with these flights. Routing through SIN on the way to FUK went over the AP's MPM I believe so would show but were not available to select. Some other interesting options were available, including routing through Europe on the way to Japan on SA and NH through FRA, though YQ shot up significantly of course with those flights. 2 options connecting through Perth and onto SIN or BKK were my first choices but would error out after going to Passenger input page, with some error message mentioning a change in taxes making the flight 'impossible to book'.
EWR>ABJ ET J 788
ABJ>ACC>JNB SA J (STOP) 332
JNB>ADD>BKK ET J 359/788
BKK>FUK TG J (STOP) 333
FUK>TPE>YVR BR J 333/77W
150k and $152.
I'm a fan of ET from previous experiences so was happy with these flights. Routing through SIN on the way to FUK went over the AP's MPM I believe so would show but were not available to select. Some other interesting options were available, including routing through Europe on the way to Japan on SA and NH through FRA, though YQ shot up significantly of course with those flights. 2 options connecting through Perth and onto SIN or BKK were my first choices but would error out after going to Passenger input page, with some error message mentioning a change in taxes making the flight 'impossible to book'.
May 10, 2018, 12:16 pm
#648
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 154
YVR>EWR AC J 789
EWR>ABJ ET J 788
ABJ>ACC>JNB SA J (STOP) 332
JNB>ADD>BKK ET J 359/788
BKK>FUK TG J (STOP) 333
FUK>TPE>YVR BR J 333/77W
150k and $152.
I'm a fan of ET from previous experiences so was happy with these flights. Routing through SIN on the way to FUK went over the AP's MPM I believe so would show but were not available to select. Some other interesting options were available, including routing through Europe on the way to Japan on SA and NH through FRA, though YQ shot up significantly of course with those flights. 2 options connecting through Perth and onto SIN or BKK were my first choices but would error out after going to Passenger input page, with some error message mentioning a change in taxes making the flight 'impossible to book'.
EWR>ABJ ET J 788
ABJ>ACC>JNB SA J (STOP) 332
JNB>ADD>BKK ET J 359/788
BKK>FUK TG J (STOP) 333
FUK>TPE>YVR BR J 333/77W
150k and $152.
I'm a fan of ET from previous experiences so was happy with these flights. Routing through SIN on the way to FUK went over the AP's MPM I believe so would show but were not available to select. Some other interesting options were available, including routing through Europe on the way to Japan on SA and NH through FRA, though YQ shot up significantly of course with those flights. 2 options connecting through Perth and onto SIN or BKK were my first choices but would error out after going to Passenger input page, with some error message mentioning a change in taxes making the flight 'impossible to book'.
From the thread the mpm for YVR-JNB is 16362 miles. Your inbound is 15,813 miles, nice!
I see only the two stops (JNB as POT and FUK as a stopover), so you were able to book this online on your own without a phone rep? That saves another $30+, nice !
$152 taxes is super NICE, even with a small AC and a TG segment as part of your routing.
Nice, Nice, Nice!
May 15, 2018, 4:53 pm
#649
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Calgary
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 771
So this was booked today in Y ( not enough AE for J, its a gift to my son)
YVR-DEN-LHR (UA) Stop E7W 788
LHR-ADD-JNB (ET) Dest A359
JNB-JFK (SA) Stop A340
EWR-YVR (AC) 787 (JFK/EWR co-terminals)
Could not do this online because of the last leg. There was some initial reluctance from agent, who stated I could not do JFK/EWR as a stop. I insisted; he checked with a supervisor and then said yes its valid, as JFK/EWR are classified as a co-terminal, and not an open-jaw.
100 000 miles + $453 in taxes. (a large portion is LHR departure tax)
YVR-DEN-LHR (UA) Stop E7W 788
LHR-ADD-JNB (ET) Dest A359
JNB-JFK (SA) Stop A340
EWR-YVR (AC) 787 (JFK/EWR co-terminals)
Could not do this online because of the last leg. There was some initial reluctance from agent, who stated I could not do JFK/EWR as a stop. I insisted; he checked with a supervisor and then said yes its valid, as JFK/EWR are classified as a co-terminal, and not an open-jaw.
100 000 miles + $453 in taxes. (a large portion is LHR departure tax)
May 15, 2018, 4:56 pm
#650
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
So this was booked today in Y ( not enough AE for J, its a gift to my son)
YVR-DEN-LHR (UA) Stop E7W 788
LHR-ADD-JNB (ET) Dest A359
JNB-JFK (SA) Stop A340
EWR-YVR (AC) 787 (JFK/EWR co-terminals)
Could not do this online because of the last leg. There was some initial reluctance from agent, who stated I could not do JFK/EWR as a stop. I insisted; he checked with a supervisor and then said yes its valid, as JFK/EWR are classified as a co-terminal, and not an open-jaw.
100 000 miles + $453 in taxes. (a large portion is LHR departure tax)
YVR-DEN-LHR (UA) Stop E7W 788
LHR-ADD-JNB (ET) Dest A359
JNB-JFK (SA) Stop A340
EWR-YVR (AC) 787 (JFK/EWR co-terminals)
Could not do this online because of the last leg. There was some initial reluctance from agent, who stated I could not do JFK/EWR as a stop. I insisted; he checked with a supervisor and then said yes its valid, as JFK/EWR are classified as a co-terminal, and not an open-jaw.
100 000 miles + $453 in taxes. (a large portion is LHR departure tax)
May 20, 2018, 11:33 pm
#652
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
- food is very meh. In fact, I just have a memory of very odd liquid food with no particular texture or flavour. Absolutely nothing to write home about.
- wine is very meh. Their western wines are so-so and the Chinese wines are terrible, though maybe an interesting oddity.
- cell phones used to be banned. Try being on an 11 hour flight with no mobile phone for movies etc. i think they’ve finally stopped that idiocy.
- Transit in PEK is an absolute nightmare. By far and away THIS is the reason I won’t fly CA anymore - you HAVE to go though immigration and security, and it’s a CIRCUS - no priority lanes for business, just a sea of people, and if the construction is still on, then there’s no (strong) air conditioning in the security scan area, so it’s a complete nightmare.
- lounge is crap, even if you go to the “F” lounge (that can be accessed with priority pass)
- delays can mean you miss your connection and have to spend even more time in PEK.
So yeah ... if you can help it, avoid CA and PEK.
May 21, 2018, 6:35 am
#653
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
I’ve flown a lot of CA and I’ve given up on them. I won’t fly them again unless I have to (and unfortunately since their R class fares are VERY cheap and still earn a lot of miles, I might ... but whatever). Reasons:
- food is very meh. In fact, I just have a memory of very odd liquid food with no particular texture or flavour. Absolutely nothing to write home about.
- wine is very meh. Their western wines are so-so and the Chinese wines are terrible, though maybe an interesting oddity.
- cell phones used to be banned. Try being on an 11 hour flight with no mobile phone for movies etc. i think they’ve finally stopped that idiocy.
- Transit in PEK is an absolute nightmare. By far and away THIS is the reason I won’t fly CA anymore - you HAVE to go though immigration and security, and it’s a CIRCUS - no priority lanes for business, just a sea of people, and if the construction is still on, then there’s no (strong) air conditioning in the security scan area, so it’s a complete nightmare.
- lounge is crap, even if you go to the “F” lounge (that can be accessed with priority pass)
- delays can mean you miss your connection and have to spend even more time in PEK.
So yeah ... if you can help it, avoid CA and PEK.
May 21, 2018, 6:42 am
#654
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
Just booked this for Nov-Dec:
YYZ > ORD Y AC
ORD > HND F NH
22h layover
HND > PEK J NH
PEK > AKL J CA
STOP
AKL > PER Y NZ
DEST
PER > SIN J SQ
20h layover
SIN > MNL J SQ
23:40 layover
MNL > ROR Y UA
STOP
ROR > ICN J OZ
ICN > PVG J OZ
PVG > YYZ J AC
It ended up being 440k points$1800 $900 in fees (two of us).
Only way out of ROR is via Guam (mess getting home) or ICN, and only way forward ICN is either through PVG or LAX (and I'm not in the mood of going through the US). Hoping some direct ICN > YYZ opens up.
The layovers are perfect because I have friends in all three places and so getting to stay with them.
YYZ > ORD Y AC
ORD > HND F NH
22h layover
HND > PEK J NH
PEK > AKL J CA
STOP
AKL > PER Y NZ
DEST
PER > SIN J SQ
20h layover
SIN > MNL J SQ
23:40 layover
MNL > ROR Y UA
STOP
ROR > ICN J OZ
ICN > PVG J OZ
PVG > YYZ J AC
It ended up being 440k points
Only way out of ROR is via Guam (mess getting home) or ICN, and only way forward ICN is either through PVG or LAX (and I'm not in the mood of going through the US). Hoping some direct ICN > YYZ opens up.
The layovers are perfect because I have friends in all three places and so getting to stay with them.
Last edited by AhmedF; May 21, 2018 at 3:33 pm Reason: Wrong YQ
May 21, 2018, 3:32 pm
#656
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
Hrmm - I remember the agent saying $1800, but the actual email ticket has it at $434/person. And it looks like that is what I was charged on my AMEX.
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN that is non-west coast (only seeing OZ to LAX). I did read there would be ICN>JFK first class, but so far just finding J.
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN that is non-west coast (only seeing OZ to LAX). I did read there would be ICN>JFK first class, but so far just finding J.
May 21, 2018, 3:35 pm
#657
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,082
Hrmm - I remember the agent saying $1800, but the actual email ticket has it at $434/person. And it looks like that is what I was charged on my AMEX.
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN
If you're willing to go through the US, why not try ICN-NRT-XXX and get on NH F? One extra segment, but since you're already paying F costs for this trip...
May 21, 2018, 3:41 pm
#658
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 38
Hrmm - I remember the agent saying $1800, but the actual email ticket has it at $434/person. And it looks like that is what I was charged on my AMEX.
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN that is non-west coast (only seeing OZ to LAX). I did read there would be ICN>JFK first class, but so far just finding J.
Whoops - gotta update the post. I do remember the ROR->ICN->PVG->YYZ was ~$350.
With that said - I'm speaking at an event in NZ, and they're paying me a flat-sum of $4000 to get there, so eating some costs for my comfort (I really loathe going through the US, and I even have NEXUS). I might make an exception to my US disdain if I can find a first class out of ICN that is non-west coast (only seeing OZ to LAX). I did read there would be ICN>JFK first class, but so far just finding J.
May 21, 2018, 3:48 pm
#659
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
I'm coming out of ROR, so the only option I have to ICN is Dec 3. Couldn't find any F to fly from ICN or HND/NRT to ORD/NYC and then to YYZ.
As for why F flying in - I couldn't find a J flight from YYZ that would let us maximize our time in HND before we went to AKL. Plus, my logic was I have enough points and with a ~22h layover in Tokyo, hopefully we can get some sleep and not get .....slapped by jetlag.
If there's a flight I'm missing, all ears!
I was gonna set an expertflyer check on either the direction from ICN->YYZ Air Canada or if OZ222 (ICN->JFK) F opens up (only J for now, and am now mulling changing to that anyway).
As for why F flying in - I couldn't find a J flight from YYZ that would let us maximize our time in HND before we went to AKL. Plus, my logic was I have enough points and with a ~22h layover in Tokyo, hopefully we can get some sleep and not get .....slapped by jetlag.
If there's a flight I'm missing, all ears!
I was gonna set an expertflyer check on either the direction from ICN->YYZ Air Canada or if OZ222 (ICN->JFK) F opens up (only J for now, and am now mulling changing to that anyway).
May 21, 2018, 3:58 pm
#660
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 40
Then again wow there is zero availability JFK->YYZ (of course all the other days are open). $430 to buy 2x JFK->YYZ, but I wager we'd save enough from the YQ that it would be an overall nominal amount.
Could have been a good opportunity to spend the night (tons of friends here - I've hosted a charity event in NYC), but I think after 5 flights in 8 days we'll be ready to go home
This is fun - it's akin to assembling a puzzle.
Could have been a good opportunity to spend the night (tons of friends here - I've hosted a charity event in NYC), but I think after 5 flights in 8 days we'll be ready to go home
This is fun - it's akin to assembling a puzzle.