Booking Issue
Jan 18, 2013 | 2:03 pm
#16
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kuwait
Posts: 370
Yes those are easily bookable. The problem the op is having is flying different cabins on the outbound sector after a stopover in DXB.
Jan 18, 2013 | 8:33 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,931
Here is my experience from yesterday...
Man-dxb-j'burg (can't remember the code :-
Cape Town to dxb then stop in dxb until 21 dec.
This was all in j but I wanted the Xmas dxb to man flight in f. It would not ,et me do this and bumped the Cape Town dxb leg to f as well. Not sure a340 f is worth it either. The j flights are 2k gbp but the additional cost of f was another 1500 so not worth it.
On another note why is dxb sin 13k odd dirhams in j but only 15k in f so 2 thousand dirhams difference? Emirates pricing is a mystery!
Man-dxb-j'burg (can't remember the code :-
Cape Town to dxb then stop in dxb until 21 dec.This was all in j but I wanted the Xmas dxb to man flight in f. It would not ,et me do this and bumped the Cape Town dxb leg to f as well. Not sure a340 f is worth it either. The j flights are 2k gbp but the additional cost of f was another 1500 so not worth it.
On another note why is dxb sin 13k odd dirhams in j but only 15k in f so 2 thousand dirhams difference? Emirates pricing is a mystery!
Jan 18, 2013 | 8:55 pm
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 46,130
Here is my experience from yesterday...
Man-dxb-j'burg (can't remember the code :- Cape Town to dxb then stop in dxb until 21 dec.
This was all in j but I wanted the Xmas dxb to man flight in f. It would not ,et me do this and bumped the Cape Town dxb leg to f as well. Not sure a340 f is worth it either. The j flights are 2k gbp but the additional cost of f was another 1500 so not worth it.
On another note why is dxb sin 13k odd dirhams in j but only 15k in f so 2 thousand dirhams difference? Emirates pricing is a mystery!
Man-dxb-j'burg (can't remember the code :-
Cape Town to dxb then stop in dxb until 21 dec.This was all in j but I wanted the Xmas dxb to man flight in f. It would not ,et me do this and bumped the Cape Town dxb leg to f as well. Not sure a340 f is worth it either. The j flights are 2k gbp but the additional cost of f was another 1500 so not worth it.
On another note why is dxb sin 13k odd dirhams in j but only 15k in f so 2 thousand dirhams difference? Emirates pricing is a mystery!
MAN-JNB/CPT round trip , GBP1658-1858 O class , GBP5238 A class
Doing one way O class, the other A would be (1558+5238)/2 = GBP3398
Minus the GBP1558 already paid leaves GBP1540-1740 extra to pay
To to just the final leg in 1st would require 3 x 1 way fares ( or paying for 1st class the whol of the return trip and just doing a voluntary downgrade to business - which would be silly )
Buying 3 x one way fares will cost more than just upgrading the whole ZA-UK journey
Jan 19, 2013 | 12:38 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,931
exc tax
MAN-JNB/CPT round trip , GBP1658-1858 O class , GBP5238 A class
Doing one way O class, the other A would be (1558+5238)/2 = GBP3398
Minus the GBP1558 already paid leaves GBP1540-1740 extra to pay
To to just the final leg in 1st would require 3 x 1 way fares ( or paying for 1st class the whol of the return trip and just doing a voluntary downgrade to business - which would be silly )
Buying 3 x one way fares will cost more than just upgrading the whole ZA-UK journey
MAN-JNB/CPT round trip , GBP1658-1858 O class , GBP5238 A class
Doing one way O class, the other A would be (1558+5238)/2 = GBP3398
Minus the GBP1558 already paid leaves GBP1540-1740 extra to pay
To to just the final leg in 1st would require 3 x 1 way fares ( or paying for 1st class the whol of the return trip and just doing a voluntary downgrade to business - which would be silly )
Buying 3 x one way fares will cost more than just upgrading the whole ZA-UK journey
Jan 20, 2013 | 7:26 am
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: DXB, BNE, HKG
Programs: EK Skywards | SQ Krisflyer | VA Velocity | EY Guest | CX AsiaMiles
Posts: 209
Firstly, thanks to all that have replied, much appreciated!
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
I questioned him as to how he booked his tickets, he advised that all bookings were made from the Multiple Destination engine. Which is the same engine I'm using to attempt to book my tickets.
The only way I see around this problem is upgrading from J to F on the DXB-SIN sector using Skywards Miles.
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
I questioned him as to how he booked his tickets, he advised that all bookings were made from the Multiple Destination engine. Which is the same engine I'm using to attempt to book my tickets.
The only way I see around this problem is upgrading from J to F on the DXB-SIN sector using Skywards Miles.
Jan 20, 2013 | 8:54 am
#22
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,931
Firstly, thanks to all that have replied, much appreciated!
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
I questioned him as to how he booked his tickets, he advised that all bookings were made from the Multiple Destination engine. Which is the same engine I'm using to attempt to book my tickets.
The only way I see around this problem is upgrading from J to F on the DXB-SIN sector using Skywards Miles.
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
I questioned him as to how he booked his tickets, he advised that all bookings were made from the Multiple Destination engine. Which is the same engine I'm using to attempt to book my tickets.
The only way I see around this problem is upgrading from J to F on the DXB-SIN sector using Skywards Miles.
Jan 20, 2013 | 11:58 am
#23
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 46,130
Firstly, thanks to all that have replied, much appreciated!
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
I'm still struggling to get my head around as to why this cannot be booked. Especially when I have a friend that has just returned from Rome. Flying almost identical sectors. FCO-DXB in J, stopped in DXB for 2 days and continued onto KUL in F...
If you really want to do it, you can by booking 2 tickets
How much did this person pay extra to fly 1st in 1 sector. Was it about GBP400-700 extra?
Jan 21, 2013 | 7:37 am
#25
Moderator: Emirates Skywards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 12R/30L
Programs: EK Gold|EY Gold|Bonvoy Ambassador| IHG Plat|HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,850
I am trying to book a flight outbound in J and inbound in Y (flex). I can't do it online as it prices the inbound based on the cheapest Y availability. If I select search for flex fares, it spits out an error saying "must be in the same booking class" so either all J or all Y.
Anyone any ideas?
Anyone any ideas?
Jan 21, 2013 | 7:47 am
#26
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA GS-2MM, QF LTG, EK Gold, Marriott Amb, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 4,006
I am trying to book a flight outbound in J and inbound in Y (flex). I can't do it online as it prices the inbound based on the cheapest Y availability. If I select search for flex fares, it spits out an error saying "must be in the same booking class" so either all J or all Y.
Anyone any ideas?
Anyone any ideas?
Jan 21, 2013 | 8:13 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LON
Programs: BA, TK, EK
Posts: 946
Calm down, I'm sure he intends to upgrade with miles.In order to counter the 'you're all a bunch of elitists' posse, perhaps Moderators should be required to do a sector in Y annually? Booking a sector in Y and getting an op-up shall not count...
Jan 21, 2013 | 8:34 am
#28
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold
Posts: 1,229
Well, I am not a moderator just a humble Ambassador but for only my second ever time I booked and flew a leg in Y on EK last weekend from Beirut to Dubai. No op up ... note to self "do not be so cheap again". I am so grateful that I can afford not to have to do so and that I am prepared to spend my own money on J or F. It does not mean I am rich just that on a discretionary basis I am willing to spend the extra to be comfortable on flights rather than save the money or spend it on something else. My rationale was that if I flew Y then my hotel in Beirut was effectively free but even though I kept repeating that to myself on the journey I found myself not believing myself ...
Jan 21, 2013 | 9:00 am
#29
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 3,747
I man'd up and did this. SFO-DXB-ICN and back. Got a single op-up from ICN-DXB. The rest all in Y. 15 hours SFO-DXB and 11 hours DXB-ICN. And, as luck would have it, the A380 on both ICN legs was changed to a 777 due to the A380 wing issue! So, 3 ultra-long-haul sectors in Y on 777. I really don't plan on repeating.
Jan 21, 2013 | 9:58 am
#30
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LON
Programs: BA, TK, EK
Posts: 946
I man'd up and did this. SFO-DXB-ICN and back. Got a single op-up from ICN-DXB. The rest all in Y. 15 hours SFO-DXB and 11 hours DXB-ICN. And, as luck would have it, the A380 on both ICN legs was changed to a 777 due to the A380 wing issue! So, 3 ultra-long-haul sectors in Y on 777. I really don't plan on repeating.