Tier Point Run in Asia
Mar 31, 2018, 5:11 am
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Tier Point Run in Asia
Hi All,
I will be in SGN for a 10 days in May and I was looking for some Tier Point Run ideas. I have been looking at SGN - KUL -SIN with MH - this is working out at €375 for 160 TP. I was just wondering if anyone else has some suggestions? The more TP the better.
Thank you
I will be in SGN for a 10 days in May and I was looking for some Tier Point Run ideas. I have been looking at SGN - KUL -SIN with MH - this is working out at €375 for 160 TP. I was just wondering if anyone else has some suggestions? The more TP the better.
Thank you
Mar 31, 2018, 6:05 am
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Depending on how many TPs you need, look for TPE. KUL-TPE is barely over 2K miles, so 140 TPs each way, and often reasonably priced. Not sure whether pricing is cheap when starting in Vietnam, since SGN-KUL-TPE is nobody's idea of a direct routing that would fit into a MPM...
PEN is also a cheap way to tag 40 x 2 TPs onto any flight to KUL.
PEN is also a cheap way to tag 40 x 2 TPs onto any flight to KUL.
Mar 31, 2018, 6:10 am
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Welcome (back) to Flyertalk as I see it is only your second post! There is a thread specifically discussing TP runs where you might find some useful information of existing TP runs, not least in Asia, that people consider to offer excellent value!
Mar 31, 2018, 6:48 am
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Depending on how many TPs you need, look for TPE. KUL-TPE is barely over 2K miles, so 140 TPs each way, and often reasonably priced. Not sure whether pricing is cheap when starting in Vietnam, since SGN-KUL-TPE is nobody's idea of a direct routing that would fit into a MPM...
PEN is also a cheap way to tag 40 x 2 TPs onto any flight to KUL.
PEN is also a cheap way to tag 40 x 2 TPs onto any flight to KUL.
Mar 31, 2018, 7:50 pm
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Another option if you want to make yourself dizzy is KUL - PEN - KUL can be done on same day returns and net 80TPs for around £90 so about £1.10/TP can do about 4 a day if you really wanted.
Mar 31, 2018, 9:10 pm
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Looking at dates @sxc I can see that this route is actually £10 dearer, Do you see cheaper dates than £93?
Apr 1, 2018, 1:55 am
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MH definitely your best bet, play around with different destinations and look out for (frequent) sales - one just ended. Penang seemed to be cheap in that one and is nice for a visit.
note though their timing esp on domestics leaves a lot to be desired and flights generally run pretty full (esp. Singapore in evenings) so best not to schedule tight connections if you've got other tickets or plans to make! Back-to-back domestics are safe as they'd both be delayed and most airports disembark you into the departure area So are easy to do (Langkawi is one exception though but a tiny airport)
note though their timing esp on domestics leaves a lot to be desired and flights generally run pretty full (esp. Singapore in evenings) so best not to schedule tight connections if you've got other tickets or plans to make! Back-to-back domestics are safe as they'd both be delayed and most airports disembark you into the departure area So are easy to do (Langkawi is one exception though but a tiny airport)
Apr 1, 2018, 3:34 am
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So this is what I got:
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Jakarta (CGK)
Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport
Indonesia
Non-stop Cathay Pacific Airways 3,262 km
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Surabaya (SUB)
Juanda Airport
Indonesia
Non-stop Cathay Pacific Airways 3,307 km
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Sapporo (CTS)
New Chitose Airport
Japan
Non-stop Cathay Pacific Airways 3,433 km
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Irkutsk (IKT)
Irkutsk Airport
Russian Federation
Non-stop S7 Airlines 3,438 km
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Denpasar-Bali (DPS)
Ngurah Rai Airport
Indonesia
Non-stop Cathay Pacific Airways 3,460 km
Hong Kong (HKG)
Hong Kong International
Airport
Hong Kong (China SAR)
Denpasar-Bali (DPS)
Ngurah Rai Airport
Indonesia
Non-stop Cathay Dragon 3,460 km
And the rest were in India / Russia / Australia.
Jan 17, 2019, 3:10 am
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I'm looking out for TP runs from Hong Kong too - best I can find is TPE to KUL @ 5000HKDs. Ideally I'd like to tag SGN on to this as I need to travel there.