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Originally Posted by platbrownguy
For 150K, you can get a business class ticket on Korean to Australia or New Zealand via Seoul - KE has a fine business class product and their lounges in Seoul are stellar (in my mind their FC lounge at ICN is the best lounge in the world of any carrier/class, and their Biz lounge is in the top 5 among J lounges)...
Another option that is available to you now is flying Continental to Cairns, Australia in Business class for 120K miles. This, however, would involve the somewhat awkward routing of your city to newark or LA to Honolulu to Guam to Cairns... a lot of flights, but a reasonable value for the miles and they have good Business/First class service. Also, how would I use Skymiles on Continental to go to Cairns? I didn't know I could use them on other airlines. Thanks for all answers and advice! |
Originally Posted by y2imm
Those both sound like great options. I don't know anything about using miles. Can I mix and match airlines? As in depart here via Delta and pick up Korean at whatever point I need to. Do they take care of that kind of thing when I book?
Also, how would I use Skymiles on Continental to go to Cairns? I didn't know I could use them on other airlines. Thanks for all answers and advice! http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/pa...ards/index.jsp 120k miles to Cairns. Though I do not quite understand why it falls under the Business rather than BusinessFirst column since to my knowledge that is a CO flight and not a NW flight. As to mix and match, you can mix and match all SkyTeam members. Though they may start letting you mix and match CO and NW before they announce it like I did on ST before the official announcement. CO and NW will be part of ST sometime in September, so then you can mix and match DL KE CO and NW. |
Originally Posted by y2imm
Those both sound like great options. I don't know anything about using miles. Can I mix and match airlines? As in depart here via Delta and pick up Korean at whatever point I need to. Do they take care of that kind of thing when I book?
I had one award itinerary which combined Delta Air Lines, Alitalia and Air France to go to France, Malta and Italy, for example. This is detailed in my yet-unfinished long trip report. |
Isnt DL a partner of SQ? Why not travel down under in style?
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Best advice I've gotten anywhere! Thanks everyone! :D
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Isnt DL a partner of SQ? Why not travel down under in style?
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I tried for a business class award on CO to Cairns and there were two problems. First, the agent could not find any availability the entire month of April 2005. This seems to be a common complaint about CO awards. Second, the agent said that the routing through Guam requires over-nighting, as the inbound aircraft does not get there in time for the outbound on the same day. He said that because of this, it was not a very popular award.
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
I believe you'd need to combine 2 awards for more miles and SQ award availability with SkyMiles has become decidedly near impossible.
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/pa...p#singaporeAir |
Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
Look at:
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/pa...ards/index.jsp 120k miles to Cairns. Though I do not quite understand why it falls under the Business rather than BusinessFirst column since to my knowledge that is a CO flight and not a NW flight. As to mix and match, you can mix and match all SkyTeam members. Though they may start letting you mix and match CO and NW before they announce it like I did on ST before the official announcement. CO and NW will be part of ST sometime in September, so then you can mix and match DL KE CO and NW. DL miles for SQ awards may be used for Singapore (and I think as far as Bali) but not for Australia (the DL clerk tells me that's how their agreement with SQ reads). An award for a NW flight would be possible, but they fly only as far as Bali, not to Australia. |
Using Skymiles to Austrailia.
I'd like to burn my miles (biz class) and fly to Brisbane Australia. Does anyone know if this is possible using Skymiles? Thank you.
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Originally Posted by ComAirKid
I'd like to burn my miles (biz class) and fly to Brisbane Australia. Does anyone know if this is possible using Skymiles? Thank you.
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Originally Posted by UpgradeMe
Please do a search.
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I heard the only way to use miles to get to Australia is to do it is using CO via Guam to Cairns. Very strange route and difficult to arrange connections.
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Using Skymiles to Australia
The only way is to use Delta miles is on Korean to Seoul and then another ticket from Seoul to Brisbane. (I don't think you can do it all on one award ticket). There is also a Continental flight thru, I think, Guam on to Cairns, but it is a terrible schedule involving layovers, etc.
Bottom line is that there is no way to get to OZ directly on Delta or any of its partners. I've searced every decent option for years, and the only option was when Delta and Air New Zealand partnered 8 or 9 years ago. Best bet is to start accumulating United miles thru their VISA offer, etc. and buy a B class ticket and upgrade--15,000 miles each way. |
Originally Posted by TexasFlyer
The only way is to use Delta miles is on Korean to Seoul and then another ticket from Seoul to Brisbane. (I don't think you can do it all on one award ticket). There is also a Continental flight thru, I think, Guam on to Cairns, but it is a terrible schedule involving layovers, etc.
https://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/s...t_us/index.jsp |
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