Amazing Aeroplan success to Melbourne - all J class
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Pulled 2 J seats HNL/YYZ for February 2020 with 787 service on first look last week. There was still R3 after I booked that segment.
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Then I was just checking occasionally on my PC (the initial searches were on mobile. Then, voila... it appeared. I assumed it would be ghost availability again, it it went all the way through and I got all the necessary confirmations.
Last edited by YVR72; Jun 12, 2019 at 3:31 pm
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LH F is easy. Ignore it until T-14, then start doing daily searches.
The real trick is understanding that Aeroplan will never show SIN-BKK-HKG-YVR-SFO as a SIN-SFO option, even though it's completely valid and just needs to be called in. If you understand where it makes sense to connect, and can do your own searches, it's much easier to find useful itineraries.
If you expect YYZ-DPS // DPS-CGN // CGN-YYZ to get you something good in the online search, then you're going to be sorely disappointed.
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Looks like you haven't used ExpertFlyer with alerts, right?
#23
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I believe Australia has really strong regulations on YQ and in my searches, my surcharge wasnt limited to $15. Having a stopover in Australia should eliminate YQ on the return leg so Im assuming $900 YQ was all on the YVR-MEL leg?
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If you buy a multicity YVR-MEL,TPE-YVR ticket - YQ is only $50
So one has to wonder where $795 is coming from.
Quite the scam AC has going (and they cant use the "passed on to operating carrier" nonsense here)
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This is very suspicious as YVR-MEL only has $25 in YQ, and TPE-YVR is only $51.
If you buy a multicity YVR-MEL,TPE-YVR ticket - YQ is only $50
So one has to wonder where $795 is coming from.
Quite the scam AC has going (and they cant use the "passed on to operating carrier" nonsense here)
If you buy a multicity YVR-MEL,TPE-YVR ticket - YQ is only $50
So one has to wonder where $795 is coming from.
Quite the scam AC has going (and they cant use the "passed on to operating carrier" nonsense here)
Also, I assume OP couldve booked his mRTW in the other direction - start with TPE and end with the MEL-YVR which wouldve saved OP $700+. Since MEL-YVR is $15 YQ and BR and SQ do not incur YQ. But this might not work for their schedule, dates, and availability, etc.
Paying some YQ could be worth it to secure direct flight and/or difficult space on a long haul. 🙂
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Made a spelling error in my previous response and meant to say all legs originating in Australia WAS limited to $15 in YQ. I also want to know how $795 in YQ was racked up...
Also, I assume OP couldve booked his mRTW in the other direction - start with TPE and end with the MEL-YVR which wouldve saved OP $700+. Since MEL-YVR is $15 YQ and BR and SQ do not incur YQ. But this might not work for their schedule, dates, and availability, etc.
Paying some YQ could be worth it to secure direct flight and/or difficult space on a long haul. 🙂
$795 is not even what AC charge themselves.