Jan 2, 2015, 8:37 am
Last edit by: theultimateflyer
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked | Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
From Europe
17DEC | £0.75/TP | £909 | 1200 | DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-DUB | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | perthflyer | BA AA
30JUL | £0.93/TP | £335 | 360 | JER-LGW-SSH-LGW-JER | J/I/I/J | ba.com | dom462 | CE | BA
01 NOV | £0.99/TP | £1343 | 1360 | CPH-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-CPH | I/I/I/A/P/P/A/I/I/I | ITA Matrix | MrMutton
19 AUG | £1.01/TP | £1,375 (1938 EUR) | 1360 | DUB-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-DUB | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.22/TP | £1,675 (21.5k NOK) | 1360 | OSL-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.27/TP | £1,518 (19.5k NOK) | 1200 | OSL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-OSL | IIAAAAII | OttoMH | J/F | BA AA
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) | AY
04 SEP | £1.31/TP | £1,220 (1681 EUR) | 910 | DME-MAD-JFK-LAX-MIA-MAD-DME | all in I | iberia.com | henkybaby | J | BA AA IB | works till 6/16 so far
23AUG | £1.34/TP | £1148 | 860 | DUB-PHL-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LHR,LCY-DUB | I/P/P/P/P/I/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | AA & BA (UD on 747 JFK-LHR)
17AUG | £1.67/TP | £1408 |840 |BHX-JFK-PHX-LAS & back | I-A-A-A-A-I | aa.com |Swiss Tony | AA ski slope bed on TATL | AA
26JUL | £1.81/TP | £72.70 | 40 | MAD-FRA | Z | lan.com | Prospero | 787 flat bed | LA
23NOV | £1.89/TP | £377 | 200 | DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t | I-I-I-I-I-I | ITA | Lorcancoyle | IM0B IB DUB to SVQ | BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
17 AUG | £1.89/TP | £1818 | 960 | OSL-LON-KUL//SIN-SYD/SYD-PER/PER-SYD-SIN/SIN-LHR-OSL | BugAlugs | J | BA QF | INCSALE ended 14thSep - (Applied GUF via TA (moves J to F on BA longhaul and scores 1260 TPS in total)
31 DEC | £1.91/TP | £1220 | 640 | AMS-LHR-MIA-SCL // EZE-JFK-LHR-BCN | J/I/I-I/I/J | AA.com | nufnuf77 (can also return to LHR for £20 less but 40TP less
13NOV | £2.56/TP | £410 | 160 | LHR-HEL | ? | BA.com | Lorcancoyle | wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back | BA
1JAN | £1.85/TP | £444 | 240 | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL | J/I/I/J | ITA Matrix | flatlander | Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
24NOV | £1.91/TP | £765.00 | 400 | BUD-DOH-SHJ | I/A/I/A | QR.com | Wozza2404 | A320 | QR
7DEC | £2.24/TP | £942 | 420 | MAD-MIA-SXM-CLT-JFK-LHR | I/I/I/A/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | other routings possible earning more TPs could have lower the price with added LHR-CDG leg to £865 (£2.06/TP)
22JAN | £2.29/TP | £640 | 280 | FCO-CMB-FCO | I/I | book on SriLankan website | theultimateflyer
From North, Central and South America
31JUL | £0.39/TP | £484 | 1240 | HNL-LAX-BOS-MIA-BAQ-MIA-PHL-LAX-HNL | AAAIIAAA | ITA Matrix | Pawel Siewko | AA
16OCT | £0.55/TP | £298.50 | 540 | JFK-LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK | P-P-P-P | aa.com | Calum | AA A321t F seat between JFK & LAX (FARE GONE)
16JUL | £0.57/TP | £554 | 980 | LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-TPA-MIA-PTY-MIA-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX | PPPPPPIIPPPP | aa.com | Airprox | AA + US
27JUL | £0.80/TP | £15.94 | 20 | VVC-BOG-MDE | A | lan.com | JohnnyColombia | A is economy on LA | LA
08NOV | £0.84/TP | £772.50 | 920 | KOA-LAX-CLT-SJU-CLT-LAX-KOA | AAIIAA | aa.com | Lappe | Same day turnarounds available
30SEP | £0.87/TP | £808.00 | 920 | BOG-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-BOG | I-P-P-P-P-I | aa.com | JohnnyColombia | No comments
20SEP | £1.00/TP | £663.20 | 660 | LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LAX-BOS-LGA | P-P-P-P-P-P | americanairlines.co.uk | njf63 | TCON on 737 so not too comfortable but good availability next Mar/Apr
21AUG | £1.05 | £253 | 240 | BOS-PHL-PIT-PHL-BOS | PPPP | aa.com | Simon Schus | AA op by US
02NOV | £1.27/TP | £1250 | 980 | MCO-MIA-LAX-HNL | A | AA | Mr 1A
05AUG | £1.37/TP | £578 | 420 | LAS-PHL-LAS | A/P | aa.com | Lucanesque | First | AA op by US
28JUL | £1.43/TP | £400 | 280 | SCL-IPC-SCL | Z | lan.com - Chilean version | moonman85 | 787 flat bed | LAN
06NOV | £1.67/TP | £66.00 | 40 | JFK-YYZ | Z | tam.com.br | frb98mf | Fifth Freedom flight every Wed/Fri/Sun, 767 flat bed
13NOV | £1.06/TP | £705 | 660 | RIC-CLT-PHL-PHX-PHL-CLT-RIC | A | AA.com | wenzlydale | 2 trips this year - mixture of A320s and B757s not a lot of food offered but all the G&Ts you could wish for
07JAN|£1.24/TP | £668 | 540 | SEA-MIA-ATL-CLT-SEA | P/P/P/P | aa.com | EsherFlyer | 24h transcon bounce. All I could fit in...
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18AUG | £1.25/TP | £440.00 | 360 | BKK-KUL-ICN Return | Z | www.malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | A330 Angle Flat for long haul sectors | MH
12OCT | £1.68/TP | £1,546 | 920 | TLV-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAD-TLV | I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia.com | frb98mf | Business (bonus: A330/A340 on the TLV legs!) | IB
24NOV | £1.43/TP | £803 | 560 | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | zeltergiset | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
06JAN | £1.86/TP | £856 | 460 | HND-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | Gastrocnemius | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
11JAN | £1.26/TP | £707 | 560 | KTM-KUL-TPE-KUL-KTM | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
11JAN | £1.68/TP | £940 | 560 | TPE-KUL-KTM-KUL-TPE | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
From Africa
11AUG | £0.89/TP | £748 | 840 | ACC-LHR-MIA-LAX-MIA-LHR-ACC | I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia call centre | njf63 | CW / AA J | IB
15NOV | £2.00/TP | £1200 | 600 | CPT-DOH-JFK-DOH-CPT | I/I/I/I | QR Website | Calum | QR J on the B788/A350 & 46hrs of flying | QR
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. Prospero's guide to using ITA matrix in post 3 (here along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or less
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year)
Or a slightly more interesting fun run
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VLL via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520
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Historic information
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
- from DUB to US IJN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,074, MIA - €1,119, LAS - €1,224, LAX - €1,296, HNL - €1,623, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over Easter and summer 2016, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILN8S4Z1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €920, MIA - €958, LAS - €1,048, LAX - €1,110, needs to be booked by 2 February, for outbound travel over November and Christmas & New Year 2016, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILR28AP reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
- from DUB to US ILN8S4E1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,538, MIA - €1,601, LAS - €1,751, LAX - €1,854, HNL - €1,834, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details
- from CPH to US ILR21AP reported here, e.g. JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, no stopovers, see linked post for details
- from CPH to US ILN2S4E1 reported here, JFK - £890, MIA - £1,132, ORD - £942, LAX - £1,277, HNL - £1,361, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, allows stopovers for €75, see linked post for details
- ILN2S4Z1 from OSL to HNL (19.5k/21.5k NOK (£1,520/£1,675) via. LON or via. HEL & LON)
PERMITTED 23NOV 15 THROUGH 28NOV 15 OR 22DEC 15 THROUGH
01JAN 16 OR 27MAR 16 THROUGH 31MAR 16 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note the following:
- Current availability is not guaranteed.
- All prices include taxes.
Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked | Price per Tier Point | Total Price | Total Tier Points | Route | Booking Classes | Booking Channel | Credit | Notes (if applicable) | Airlines
Please remember to:
- Convert currencies to GBP, rounding to the nearest pound.
- Post full routes and full booking classes.
- Note any restrictions on booking in the Notes section.
- List in order of price per tier point within the relevant departure area.
From Europe
17DEC | £0.75/TP | £909 | 1200 | DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-DUB | I/I/A/A/A/A/I/I | aa.com | perthflyer | BA AA
30JUL | £0.93/TP | £335 | 360 | JER-LGW-SSH-LGW-JER | J/I/I/J | ba.com | dom462 | CE | BA
01 NOV | £0.99/TP | £1343 | 1360 | CPH-HEL-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-CPH | I/I/I/A/P/P/A/I/I/I | ITA Matrix | MrMutton
19 AUG | £1.01/TP | £1,375 (1938 EUR) | 1360 | DUB-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-DUB | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.22/TP | £1,675 (21.5k NOK) | 1360 | OSL-HEL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL | IIIAAAAIII | OttoMH | J/F | AY BA AA
16 AUG | £1.27/TP | £1,518 (19.5k NOK) | 1200 | OSL-LON-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LHR-OSL | IIAAAAII | OttoMH | J/F | BA AA
14AUG | £1.31/TP | £470 | 360 | OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL | I-I-I-I | ITA | Flythe96flag | SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) | AY
04 SEP | £1.31/TP | £1,220 (1681 EUR) | 910 | DME-MAD-JFK-LAX-MIA-MAD-DME | all in I | iberia.com | henkybaby | J | BA AA IB | works till 6/16 so far
23AUG | £1.34/TP | £1148 | 860 | DUB-PHL-PHX-LAS-PHX-JFK-LHR,LCY-DUB | I/P/P/P/P/I/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | AA & BA (UD on 747 JFK-LHR)
17AUG | £1.67/TP | £1408 |840 |BHX-JFK-PHX-LAS & back | I-A-A-A-A-I | aa.com |Swiss Tony | AA ski slope bed on TATL | AA
26JUL | £1.81/TP | £72.70 | 40 | MAD-FRA | Z | lan.com | Prospero | 787 flat bed | LA
23NOV | £1.89/TP | £377 | 200 | DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t | I-I-I-I-I-I | ITA | Lorcancoyle | IM0B IB DUB to SVQ | BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
17 AUG | £1.89/TP | £1818 | 960 | OSL-LON-KUL//SIN-SYD/SYD-PER/PER-SYD-SIN/SIN-LHR-OSL | BugAlugs | J | BA QF | INCSALE ended 14thSep - (Applied GUF via TA (moves J to F on BA longhaul and scores 1260 TPS in total)
31 DEC | £1.91/TP | £1220 | 640 | AMS-LHR-MIA-SCL // EZE-JFK-LHR-BCN | J/I/I-I/I/J | AA.com | nufnuf77 (can also return to LHR for £20 less but 40TP less
13NOV | £2.56/TP | £410 | 160 | LHR-HEL | ? | BA.com | Lorcancoyle | wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back | BA
1JAN | £1.85/TP | £444 | 240 | JER-LGW/LHR-HEL | J/I/I/J | ITA Matrix | flatlander | Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
24NOV | £1.91/TP | £765.00 | 400 | BUD-DOH-SHJ | I/A/I/A | QR.com | Wozza2404 | A320 | QR
7DEC | £2.24/TP | £942 | 420 | MAD-MIA-SXM-CLT-JFK-LHR | I/I/I/A/I | ticketed on aa.com | megaloman | other routings possible earning more TPs could have lower the price with added LHR-CDG leg to £865 (£2.06/TP)
22JAN | £2.29/TP | £640 | 280 | FCO-CMB-FCO | I/I | book on SriLankan website | theultimateflyer
From North, Central and South America
31JUL | £0.39/TP | £484 | 1240 | HNL-LAX-BOS-MIA-BAQ-MIA-PHL-LAX-HNL | AAAIIAAA | ITA Matrix | Pawel Siewko | AA
16OCT | £0.55/TP | £298.50 | 540 | JFK-LAX-DEN-LAX-JFK | P-P-P-P | aa.com | Calum | AA A321t F seat between JFK & LAX (FARE GONE)
16JUL | £0.57/TP | £554 | 980 | LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-TPA-MIA-PTY-MIA-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX | PPPPPPIIPPPP | aa.com | Airprox | AA + US
27JUL | £0.80/TP | £15.94 | 20 | VVC-BOG-MDE | A | lan.com | JohnnyColombia | A is economy on LA | LA
08NOV | £0.84/TP | £772.50 | 920 | KOA-LAX-CLT-SJU-CLT-LAX-KOA | AAIIAA | aa.com | Lappe | Same day turnarounds available
30SEP | £0.87/TP | £808.00 | 920 | BOG-MIA-LAX-HNL-LAX-MIA-BOG | I-P-P-P-P-I | aa.com | JohnnyColombia | No comments
20SEP | £1.00/TP | £663.20 | 660 | LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LAX-BOS-LGA | P-P-P-P-P-P | americanairlines.co.uk | njf63 | TCON on 737 so not too comfortable but good availability next Mar/Apr
21AUG | £1.05 | £253 | 240 | BOS-PHL-PIT-PHL-BOS | PPPP | aa.com | Simon Schus | AA op by US
02NOV | £1.27/TP | £1250 | 980 | MCO-MIA-LAX-HNL | A | AA | Mr 1A
05AUG | £1.37/TP | £578 | 420 | LAS-PHL-LAS | A/P | aa.com | Lucanesque | First | AA op by US
28JUL | £1.43/TP | £400 | 280 | SCL-IPC-SCL | Z | lan.com - Chilean version | moonman85 | 787 flat bed | LAN
06NOV | £1.67/TP | £66.00 | 40 | JFK-YYZ | Z | tam.com.br | frb98mf | Fifth Freedom flight every Wed/Fri/Sun, 767 flat bed
13NOV | £1.06/TP | £705 | 660 | RIC-CLT-PHL-PHX-PHL-CLT-RIC | A | AA.com | wenzlydale | 2 trips this year - mixture of A320s and B757s not a lot of food offered but all the G&Ts you could wish for
07JAN|£1.24/TP | £668 | 540 | SEA-MIA-ATL-CLT-SEA | P/P/P/P | aa.com | EsherFlyer | 24h transcon bounce. All I could fit in...
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
18AUG | £1.25/TP | £440.00 | 360 | BKK-KUL-ICN Return | Z | www.malaysiaairlines.com | Wozza2404 | A330 Angle Flat for long haul sectors | MH
12OCT | £1.68/TP | £1,546 | 920 | TLV-MAD-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-MAD-TLV | I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia.com | frb98mf | Business (bonus: A330/A340 on the TLV legs!) | IB
24NOV | £1.43/TP | £803 | 560 | CTS-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | zeltergiset | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
06JAN | £1.86/TP | £856 | 460 | HND-HKG-DPS-HKG-CTS | I/I/I/I | cathaypacific.com | Gastrocnemius | One 24hr+ stopover in HKG allowed | CX
11JAN | £1.26/TP | £707 | 560 | KTM-KUL-TPE-KUL-KTM | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
11JAN | £1.68/TP | £940 | 560 | TPE-KUL-KTM-KUL-TPE | D/D/D/D | malaysiaairlines.com | zeltergiset | MH
From Africa
11AUG | £0.89/TP | £748 | 840 | ACC-LHR-MIA-LAX-MIA-LHR-ACC | I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I | iberia call centre | njf63 | CW / AA J | IB
15NOV | £2.00/TP | £1200 | 600 | CPT-DOH-JFK-DOH-CPT | I/I/I/I | QR Website | Calum | QR J on the B788/A350 & 46hrs of flying | QR
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. Prospero's guide to using ITA matrix in post 3 (here along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or less
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year)
Or a slightly more interesting fun run
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VLL via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520
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Historic information
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
BA Tier Point Runs | 2015 master thread
Mar 15, 2015, 11:20 am
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Which one?
In continuation of my earlier post, here are a couple of options I found for BKK with QR. Any suggestions as to which one I should opt for?
Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) — Fri, Aug 21 Overnight flight
Amsterdam (AMS) to Doha (DOH) — Fri, Aug 21..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 276 Dep: 4:10 pm Arr: 11:15 pm 6h 5m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal....
Layover in DOH.2h 35m.
Doha (DOH) to Bangkok (BKK) — Sat, Aug 22..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 836 Dep: 1:50 am Arr: 12:40 pm 6h 50m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal.
Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..
Bangkok (BKK) to Doha (DOH) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 837 Dep: 2:40 am Arr: 5:10 am 6h 30m Boeing 777 Business (I) Meal.
Layover in DOH.3h 15m.
Doha (DOH) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 275 Dep: 8:25 am Arr: 2:00 pm 6h 35m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal.
Not too happy with the 2:40am departure but is the cheapest option at £1104
The outward journey on the second option is similar. But the return is via LHR (BKK-DOH-LHR-AMS) which means I can skip the last leg. Not sure what QR do if you miss the last leg. Also this is more expensive at £1225.
Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) — Fri, Aug 21 Overnight flight
Amsterdam (AMS) to Doha (DOH) — Fri, Aug 21 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 276 Dep: 4:10 pm Arr: 11:15 pm 6h 5m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal
Layover in DOH 2h 35m
Doha (DOH) to Bangkok (BKK) — Sat, Aug 22 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 836 Dep: 1:50 am Arr: 12:40 pm 6h 50m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal
Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..
Bangkok (BKK) to Doha (DOH) — Mon, Aug 31 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 837 Dep: 2:40 am Arr: 5:10 am
6h 30m Boeing 777 Business (I) Meal
Layover in DOH.2h 35m.
Doha (DOH) to London (LHR) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 3 Dep: 7:45 am Arr: 1:15 pm 7h 30m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal....
Layover in LHR.2h 50m.
London (LHR) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 5952 Dep: 4:05 pm Arr: 6:20 pm 1h 15m Airbus A320 Business (I) OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Any suggestions are again greatfully received. Both itineraries get me 560 TPs assuming I skip the LHR-AMS leg on the return.
Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) — Fri, Aug 21 Overnight flight
Amsterdam (AMS) to Doha (DOH) — Fri, Aug 21..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 276 Dep: 4:10 pm Arr: 11:15 pm 6h 5m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal....
Layover in DOH.2h 35m.
Doha (DOH) to Bangkok (BKK) — Sat, Aug 22..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 836 Dep: 1:50 am Arr: 12:40 pm 6h 50m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal.
Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..
Bangkok (BKK) to Doha (DOH) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 837 Dep: 2:40 am Arr: 5:10 am 6h 30m Boeing 777 Business (I) Meal.
Layover in DOH.3h 15m.
Doha (DOH) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 275 Dep: 8:25 am Arr: 2:00 pm 6h 35m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal.
Not too happy with the 2:40am departure but is the cheapest option at £1104
The outward journey on the second option is similar. But the return is via LHR (BKK-DOH-LHR-AMS) which means I can skip the last leg. Not sure what QR do if you miss the last leg. Also this is more expensive at £1225.
Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) — Fri, Aug 21 Overnight flight
Amsterdam (AMS) to Doha (DOH) — Fri, Aug 21 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 276 Dep: 4:10 pm Arr: 11:15 pm 6h 5m Boeing 787 Business (I) Meal
Layover in DOH 2h 35m
Doha (DOH) to Bangkok (BKK) — Sat, Aug 22 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 836 Dep: 1:50 am Arr: 12:40 pm 6h 50m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal
Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..
Bangkok (BKK) to Doha (DOH) — Mon, Aug 31 Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 837 Dep: 2:40 am Arr: 5:10 am
6h 30m Boeing 777 Business (I) Meal
Layover in DOH.2h 35m.
Doha (DOH) to London (LHR) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 3 Dep: 7:45 am Arr: 1:15 pm 7h 30m Airbus A380 Business (I) Meal....
Layover in LHR.2h 50m.
London (LHR) to Amsterdam (AMS) — Mon, Aug 31..Qatar Airways(Q.C.S.C) 5952 Dep: 4:05 pm Arr: 6:20 pm 1h 15m Airbus A320 Business (I) OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS
Any suggestions are again greatfully received. Both itineraries get me 560 TPs assuming I skip the LHR-AMS leg on the return.
Mar 15, 2015, 11:41 am
#1502
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Gold,, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 399
Not sure on your exact dates so can't check award availability for you, but KUL is currently very cheap in the T class sale that lasts until Tuesday. These W->J upgrades will become a lot more expensive next month.
Ok BA is no QR, but for me the direct flight from London goes a long way to offset that.
Yours for c. £1000 plus 35,000 (I think) Avios, most of which you'll earn back under current rules.
Ok BA is no QR, but for me the direct flight from London goes a long way to offset that.
Yours for c. £1000 plus 35,000 (I think) Avios, most of which you'll earn back under current rules.
Mar 15, 2015, 11:49 am
#1503
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Gold, QF NB
Posts: 675
I am trying to find a suitable date but getting stuck. Planning a week-long trip to BKK in late August around the bank holiday period. I would like to try QR but if I can. Definitely want to avoid MH.
I am finding QR for £1096 AMS-DOH-BKK-DOH-AMS 27th August outward and 6th September return. But there is a really long layover in DOH on the return. I can leave any day from about 22nd August to 28th August and can return 7 or 8 days later. I have no preference of any EU airport.
Any quick help is very highly appreciated.
I am finding QR for £1096 AMS-DOH-BKK-DOH-AMS 27th August outward and 6th September return. But there is a really long layover in DOH on the return. I can leave any day from about 22nd August to 28th August and can return 7 or 8 days later. I have no preference of any EU airport.
Any quick help is very highly appreciated.
This will be of interest to me as I'm heading to HKG mid-August so have been putting the matrix through the ringer trying to find the best price. So far for that, I've found ARN-DOH-HKG-DOH-ARN on QR/CX for £1300. That with a maximised exOSL to PER for a holiday back home next year will get me Gold again...
Mar 15, 2015, 2:04 pm
#1504
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,153
As i just discoverd this forum, I am really exited to join. Having read his Talk from end of 2014, I am now ready to do my first TP run.
Thanks everyone for sharing all your stories. The are great and took a lot of effort in finding the best deal.
As EUROPEANPETE. I am looking also for my first TP run. Im flexible in dates anywhere from eind of april to the first 2 weeks of may. A week in honolulo doest bother me. Long layover in NYC, i will visit some friend.
Anyone the might help me?
Cheers!
Daniel
Thanks everyone for sharing all your stories. The are great and took a lot of effort in finding the best deal.
As EUROPEANPETE. I am looking also for my first TP run. Im flexible in dates anywhere from eind of april to the first 2 weeks of may. A week in honolulo doest bother me. Long layover in NYC, i will visit some friend.
Anyone the might help me?
Cheers!
Daniel
This certainly is the place to be for any BA and Oneworld questions including maximising TP runs and the benefits it can produce for not a lot of money. Of course as you can see from the many Threads on the main page almost nothing goes unanswered on a miriad of topics!
I've said it before and I'll say it again the expertise on here is fantastic and many members have specific knowledge on certain subject matters. ^
This is worth a browse if you haven't already read it. Post away!
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Mar 15, 2015, 4:33 pm
#1505
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,029
ARN-HEL-BKK-HEL-ARN on AY on select dates in August is £1087. Only 360TPs and BA-esque arrival/departure times at BKK (early morning). Short transit in HEL though (and from what I've heard, a great lounge). Can't post a matrix screenshot as I'm on my phone currently.
This will be of interest to me as I'm heading to HKG mid-August so have been putting the matrix through the ringer trying to find the best price. So far for that, I've found ARN-DOH-HKG-DOH-ARN on QR/CX for £1300. That with a maximised exOSL to PER for a holiday back home next year will get me Gold again...
This will be of interest to me as I'm heading to HKG mid-August so have been putting the matrix through the ringer trying to find the best price. So far for that, I've found ARN-DOH-HKG-DOH-ARN on QR/CX for £1300. That with a maximised exOSL to PER for a holiday back home next year will get me Gold again...
Mar 15, 2015, 6:30 pm
#1506
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Gold, QF NB
Posts: 675
Mar 16, 2015, 2:49 am
#1507
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Gold,, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 399
Can't find I class bookings on Qatar site
Matrix tool shows me I class fares for QR 276 and QR 836 on 27 Aug and QR 837 and QR275 on 6 September. But when I look on qatarairways.com, I can't find I class fares. It shows D class fares for the flights on 6 September. It is coming up to £1097 on Matrix with all I class fares. Significantly more on the QR website. Will I have any better luck if I call QR reservations?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Mar 16, 2015, 3:11 am
#1508
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Ireland
Posts: 215
Matrix tool shows me I class fares for QR 276 and QR 836 on 27 Aug and QR 837 and QR275 on 6 September. But when I look on qatarairways.com, I can't find I class fares. It shows D class fares for the flights on 6 September. It is coming up to £1097 on Matrix with all I class fares. Significantly more on the QR website. Will I have any better luck if I call QR reservations?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Mar 16, 2015, 3:14 am
#1509
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,094
Matrix tool shows me I class fares for QR 276 and QR 836 on 27 Aug and QR 837 and QR275 on 6 September. But when I look on qatarairways.com, I can't find I class fares. It shows D class fares for the flights on 6 September. It is coming up to £1097 on Matrix with all I class fares. Significantly more on the QR website. Will I have any better luck if I call QR reservations?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Mar 16, 2015, 7:47 am
#1511
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Matrix tool shows me I class fares for QR 276 and QR 836 on 27 Aug and QR 837 and QR275 on 6 September. But when I look on qatarairways.com, I can't find I class fares. It shows D class fares for the flights on 6 September. It is coming up to £1097 on Matrix with all I class fares. Significantly more on the QR website. Will I have any better luck if I call QR reservations?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Also, even when the class is zeroed out, you can ask a travel agent to request your seats on the "NEED NEED" (NN) basis, apparently that often works.
Finally you can apply to waitlist for the seats in the zeroed out booking code: once the fare quote is stored against the PNR, the waitlist often clears and the seats come back as confirmed.
Why does QR make it so hard? Who knows. To me it seems one either wants to sell a product or one does not; making travel agents jump through hoops serves no purpose. I asked our resident former QR expert for his interpretation, but he did not reply.
Last edited by Calchas; Mar 16, 2015 at 7:54 am
Mar 16, 2015, 8:47 am
#1512
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,029
Not exactly a TP run as we're doing this for a holiday (albeit ex-EU and indirect to keep the costs down), but figure this is the best place to ask because of the routing and mix of carriers (all OW).
Am pricing up a trip to Malaysia in the ITA matrix for Feb and have the following:
AMS-DOH-KUL-LGK-KUL-DOH-LHR//LCY-AMS
The AMS-DOH-KUL and KUL-DOH-LHR legs are on QR, KUL-LGK-KUL is on MH and LCY-AMS is on BA - prices out at €2.7k each in J, which I'm fine with.
However, how do I book this? Can I just ring the BA gold line and get them to do it as they're all Oneworld carriers, or am I better off calling QR as they operate the majority of the legs? Want it all on one PNR as there's a 2hr connection from the LKG-KUL and KUL-DOH legs I want protecting in case of delays
Am pricing up a trip to Malaysia in the ITA matrix for Feb and have the following:
AMS-DOH-KUL-LGK-KUL-DOH-LHR//LCY-AMS
The AMS-DOH-KUL and KUL-DOH-LHR legs are on QR, KUL-LGK-KUL is on MH and LCY-AMS is on BA - prices out at €2.7k each in J, which I'm fine with.
However, how do I book this? Can I just ring the BA gold line and get them to do it as they're all Oneworld carriers, or am I better off calling QR as they operate the majority of the legs? Want it all on one PNR as there's a 2hr connection from the LKG-KUL and KUL-DOH legs I want protecting in case of delays
Mar 16, 2015, 9:38 am
#1513
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Not exactly a TP run as we're doing this for a holiday (albeit ex-EU and indirect to keep the costs down), but figure this is the best place to ask because of the routing and mix of carriers (all OW).
Am pricing up a trip to Malaysia in the ITA matrix for Feb and have the following:
AMS-DOH-KUL-LGK-KUL-DOH-LHR//LCY-AMS
The AMS-DOH-KUL and KUL-DOH-LHR legs are on QR, KUL-LGK-KUL is on MH and LCY-AMS is on BA - prices out at €2.7k each in J, which I'm fine with.
However, how do I book this? Can I just ring the BA gold line and get them to do it as they're all Oneworld carriers, or am I better off calling QR as they operate the majority of the legs? Want it all on one PNR as there's a 2hr connection from the LKG-KUL and KUL-DOH legs I want protecting in case of delays
Am pricing up a trip to Malaysia in the ITA matrix for Feb and have the following:
AMS-DOH-KUL-LGK-KUL-DOH-LHR//LCY-AMS
The AMS-DOH-KUL and KUL-DOH-LHR legs are on QR, KUL-LGK-KUL is on MH and LCY-AMS is on BA - prices out at €2.7k each in J, which I'm fine with.
However, how do I book this? Can I just ring the BA gold line and get them to do it as they're all Oneworld carriers, or am I better off calling QR as they operate the majority of the legs? Want it all on one PNR as there's a 2hr connection from the LKG-KUL and KUL-DOH legs I want protecting in case of delays
If all of the fares are issued by the same company, that is with whom you should book. The operator/marketing carrier is not important but rather the airline publishing the fare.
If the fares are issued by different airlines, then in principle one of the airlines can book it on their own ticket stock provided they have a ticket-issuing interline agreement with the other carriers. However a telephone agent may balk at doing this (although I know the BA Gold Line will even book tickets on competing airlines). In that instance you will have to find a travel agent willing to do it for you.
When booking these itineraries you need to have a bit of patience and do not despair if the telephone agent cannot match your fare quote in the first instance.
Mar 16, 2015, 10:03 am
#1514
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,029
At the bottom of the final page you will get a list of fares, and how they were used to cover the sectors in your itinerary.
If all of the fares are issued by the same company, that is with whom you should book. The operator/marketing carrier is not important but rather the airline publishing the fare.
If the fares are issued by different airlines, then in principle one of the airlines can book it on their own ticket stock provided they have a ticket-issuing interline agreement with the other carriers. However a telephone agent may balk at doing this (although I know the BA Gold Line will even book tickets on competing airlines). In that instance you will have to find a travel agent willing to do it for you.
When booking these itineraries you need to have a bit of patience and do not despair if the telephone agent cannot match your fare quote in the first instance.
If all of the fares are issued by the same company, that is with whom you should book. The operator/marketing carrier is not important but rather the airline publishing the fare.
If the fares are issued by different airlines, then in principle one of the airlines can book it on their own ticket stock provided they have a ticket-issuing interline agreement with the other carriers. However a telephone agent may balk at doing this (although I know the BA Gold Line will even book tickets on competing airlines). In that instance you will have to find a travel agent willing to do it for you.
When booking these itineraries you need to have a bit of patience and do not despair if the telephone agent cannot match your fare quote in the first instance.
Mar 16, 2015, 12:01 pm
#1515
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Gold,, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 399
Finally managed to book a QR itinerary
Found this on QR website for EUR 1696.27. It has been booked.
QR 276 AMS-BKK 28 Aug Business (I)
QR 836 DOH-BKK 29 Aug (early morning) Business (I)
QR 831 BKK-DOH 07 Sep Business (I)
QR 01 DOH-LHR 07 Sep Business (I), tight connection only an hour
BA 444 LHR-AMS 07 Sep Business (I)
600 TPs if I don't skip the last leg, 560 TPs otherwise. Good combo of QR aircraft too: 787, 380 & 777. Was tempted to return via FRA which is operated by a 350 but seemed like a lot of trouble.
Thanks to all of you who have chipped in with ideas in the last day or so.
Update: I used my Lloyds Avios credit card to book this itinerary. So no foreign exchange fee for the EUR transaction and very good conversion rate to GBP as well. Just checked the statement and it comes to £1206.
QR 276 AMS-BKK 28 Aug Business (I)
QR 836 DOH-BKK 29 Aug (early morning) Business (I)
QR 831 BKK-DOH 07 Sep Business (I)
QR 01 DOH-LHR 07 Sep Business (I), tight connection only an hour
BA 444 LHR-AMS 07 Sep Business (I)
600 TPs if I don't skip the last leg, 560 TPs otherwise. Good combo of QR aircraft too: 787, 380 & 777. Was tempted to return via FRA which is operated by a 350 but seemed like a lot of trouble.
Thanks to all of you who have chipped in with ideas in the last day or so.
Update: I used my Lloyds Avios credit card to book this itinerary. So no foreign exchange fee for the EUR transaction and very good conversion rate to GBP as well. Just checked the statement and it comes to £1206.
Last edited by blindy; Mar 17, 2015 at 4:42 am