Splotly

Much appreciated that prompt - I’d stuff that bit up big style.

+thanks for the Maxconnect pointer - sounds exactly what I need

higham44

Thanks. I've got a 4-hour layover so might try the walk for a bit of exercise.

Toto1808

What is GGL?

lsquare

Gold Guest List.

Toto1808

Is somewhere any list of commonly used abbreviations for BAEC program? It would be very useful for first timers like me! )))

our_kid

For the OP wanting to route to LIH ex PHX to Hawaii flights codeshares are scarce to try and go ex LAX if you can

wanderingjock

BA Forum Glossary

Hi, and welcome . The four sticky threads on this forum are a great place to start and you will find a huge amount of really useful info there. The dashboard will allow you to find what you want quickly too. Enjoy.

Splotly

Thanks, yes took me a while to work out that was the case yesterday and it wasn’t just me putting wrong codes into the ITA matrix tool.

Im also seeing something I don’t fully understand. If I search with “AIRLINES BA” for a round trip X-Y then sometimes the search returns results that include trips that have a connection at Z and BA code shares X-Z and Z-Y, whereas if I put in the code that tell it I want to connect in Z then it returns no results at all…

I guessing I’m doing something wrong but I can’t for the life of me see what - any ideas of obvious mistakes noobs might make?

Specific example yesterday was: LHR-LAX did return results that showed BA code shares LHR-BOS + BOS-LAX. And when I put LHR-HNL it returned BA code shares LHR-LAX + LAX-HNL. But when I put in LHR-HNL I got no results at all when I restricted to “AIRLINES BA” and “BOS LAX” / “LAX BOS”…

ubiest

matrix struggles to find a BA codeshare after a domestic US flight. So the query with routing LAX will be successful but routing BOS LAX will not.
To get around this, use either
a) explicit airline codes on the routing “ba bos ba,aa lax ba,aa,as”, or
b) in the faring box “alliance oneworld”.

B is the more flexible, but A will allow to specify a carrier for each segment.


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Toto1808

It seems to be that AA leg LAX-HNL is not codeshared with BA, at least it is not available via ITA Matrix!

TheSYDTraveller

Looking to book BUD-HNL with a connection in HEL (BUD-HEL-LHR). Is it too risky with a 40m connection at HEL?

Does anyone have any recommendations for runs in South East Asia/South Asia or West Coast US?

our_kid

Just do a little digging AA246 as an example is marketed BA4721. You might run into issues with I class availability.

Certainly does take time to put these complex itineraries together but as ever YMMV - good luck 😊

m8_rotate

It really does depend on when you want to go? Which may be linked to your renewal? I have a couple of these runs in Nov and Dec 2022, they cost me £1350, now for the cheapest runs I can find from Mar 23 onwards they are around £1897, others with better Matrix Skills may have better options. This run is worth 880 TPs if you position to SOF in CE and an extra 160. As I mentioned knowing some timelines would be helpful. Also, there is the AGP-HEL-JFK-LAX/SFO train. I hope this helps.

m8_rotate

Also, this is sooner in Jan 23, 840 TPS, it's worth bearing in mind that flights posted here are often snapped up by the silent observing! Good luck.

Sifu

Generally, a 40 minute connection should be ok. Clearing passport control between Schengen/Non-Schengen does not take more than five minutes even with a non-EU passport. If it gets busy, they will open a few more lines.

My tightest connection was 1hr15 connection at HEL and still had enough time to pop into the lounge on the Non Schengen side for a comfort break and some breakfast.