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ft101 Jan 15, 2011 9:44 am
Mixing classes
 
If I try to book GLA-DXB-BKK with one leg in Y and one in J, I get the following message:
Please note that your itineary (sic) has been priced on a different cabin class from the one you have requested to obtain the best fare.
and the full journey is "forced" into J.

However, if I try to book one leg in J and one in F, then no problem. Any reason for the first one not being available, and would I be able to book it by calling Emirates rather than trying to do it on-line?

ung1 Jan 15, 2011 10:21 am
Working fine for me. Just tried GLA-BKK in J and BKK-GLA in Y for middle of Feb.

ft101 Jan 15, 2011 10:28 am
No, I meant GLA-DXB in Y followed by DXB-BKK in J using the multiple destination booking screen.

The return journey (BKK-DXB-GLA) was all being booked in one class anyway.

ung1 Jan 15, 2011 10:30 am
Did that work with J/F? That might be a problem because tier miles are given on the basis of an entire half of the journey being in one class.

ft101 Jan 15, 2011 10:38 am
Yes, it works OK with a mix of J and F.

The miles show on the booking screen as having the F Bonus miles for the full Europe West to Far East journey, although whether they would be forthcoming is another matter.

sadiqhassan Jan 15, 2011 5:02 pm
It might be possible that GLA-DXB in Y and DXB-BKK J is more expensive than GLA-DXB-BKK all in J

LovetoTravel83 Jan 15, 2011 9:56 pm
Originally Posted by sadiqhassan (Post 15665948)
It might be possible that GLA-DXB in Y and DXB-BKK J is more expensive than GLA-DXB-BKK all in J
+1

Why don't you try GLA-DXB in Y and the other in J in two seperate bookings?

See how much you get if it's higher then go for the all J.

ung1 Jan 15, 2011 10:12 pm
Originally Posted by LovetoTravel83 (Post 15667084)
+1

Why don't you try GLA-DXB in Y and the other in J in two seperate bookings?

See how much you get if it's higher then go for the all J.
I think you've hit the nail on the head.

A Y+J if priced as separate tickets is going to be cheapo Y and overpriced J ex-DXB, so J all the way is cheaper. What you could possibly try is J ex GLA and Y ex DXB and see if that makes it any better!

ft101 Jan 16, 2011 1:41 am
Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 15667142)
.... What you could possibly try is J ex GLA and Y ex DXB and see if that makes it any better!
That combination forces a J ticket for the entire journey as well, with the same message as quoted above.

ft101 Jan 16, 2011 1:47 am
Originally Posted by LovetoTravel83 (Post 15667084)
+1

Why don't you try GLA-DXB in Y and the other in J in two seperate bookings?

See how much you get if it's higher then go for the all J.
Yes, definitely much higher - premiums for single tickets I imagine.

Down_the_back Jan 17, 2011 12:25 pm
Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 15663898)
If I try to book GLA-DXB-BKK with one leg in Y and one in J, I get the following message:


and the full journey is "forced" into J.

However, if I try to book one leg in J and one in F, then no problem. Any reason for the first one not being available, and would I be able to book it by calling Emirates rather than trying to do it on-line?
You will find that it works out cheaper to book the entire journey in J (for some reason). EK are doing you a favour.


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