Yet another getting to SYD thread
Sep 27, 2018, 9:16 am
#1
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Yet another getting to SYD thread
I have been asked to go to SYD for work, sadly work at a PE travel policy and I really need to fly J on a flight this long.
I have stacks of Avios and slightly smaller stacks of money.
My original plan was to book PE and ask travel agent, CWT, to upgrade with Avios however there is no availability in October or November in J.
My options seem to be deal with it or refuse to go.
Is there some option I am overlooking?
I have stacks of Avios and slightly smaller stacks of money.
My original plan was to book PE and ask travel agent, CWT, to upgrade with Avios however there is no availability in October or November in J.
My options seem to be deal with it or refuse to go.
Is there some option I am overlooking?
Sep 27, 2018, 9:47 am
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SYD is a route where late availability tends to pop up, although there are no guarantees, obviously. it may happen in the 2-5 days prior to your departure.
Its not ideal, but AUP and App-Ups won’t be guaranteed either.
Its not ideal, but AUP and App-Ups won’t be guaranteed either.
Sep 27, 2018, 1:01 pm
#6
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I concur... I have made numerous trips down under in Y and survived (somehow) and so PE for me is a definite step up. If you are feeling the pain of PE just take a stroll to the back of the plane and you will see that there's always someone worse off than you... but don't wander into CW as it won't help!
Sep 27, 2018, 1:57 pm
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Originally posted by Raffles:
This is literally a corporate policy based on travel class not cost.
This is literally a corporate policy based on travel class not cost.
In one place that I worked in expenses were on a per diem basis. Someone contrived to get the chief exec to visit Chicago and booked him into a hotel that he would consider was appropriate for his status, but cost noticeably more than our per diem rate for the USA. At the next review the rate doubled!
Such machinations don't always work, but the success rate can be quite high.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:31 pm
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I do this a lot for work and we have the same policy. Best bet (from experience) if you want to stick with BA is to go BA11 to SIN then switch to BA15 and the same in reverse (BA16 to BA12). Then sign up for alerts on Expert flyer for J reward seats on those flights. The only one you really need it for is the LHR - SIN leg and back the other way. On the way out the SIN - SYD flight is so short that you won't sleep properly anyway even in F and on the way back SYD - SIN is a day time flight where you don't really want to sleep to set you up for the SIN - LHR.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:38 pm
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Having done this journey quite a few times, either with work paying, or self funded, I agree with flyingmonkie. Split the journey. Maybe even spend a day or two in Sin. If you can find a way to go J on the Lhr-Sin-Lhr bits, the PE Sin-Syd-Sin will be fine.
Sep 27, 2018, 4:47 pm
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This route is a tough one to fly in any cabin below J, but the difference between WT and WT+ is huge IMO, particularly if you can score row 61 on the A380 on BA11/12 and 22AB/JK on the SIN-SYD-SIN hops. That alone makes a huge difference- and the last time I did this trip 2 years back I had Op-Ups on both LHR-SIN and SIN-LHR. Fingers crossed for the same come December!
Sep 27, 2018, 7:31 pm
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Sep 28, 2018, 5:25 am
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I've got the same coming up, and have decided to try CX via HKG - will be interesting to see what their PE is like compared to BA, and at least I still get the TP's. Better yet, CX also fly in to LGW, which I'm doing on my return as its far closer to home than LHR.