Mileage run on 9W
Apr 21, 2010 | 9:05 am
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Mileage run on 9W
I was fiddling around at http://matrix.itasoftware.com. With flight count targets (esp in domestic Y) seemed to be easier to get as opposed to miles for status, what if one did a route like this:
This is MAA-DEL-JAI-BOM-BLR. Of course, it takes you 16 hours do what's otherwise 45 min. but hey, that's why these are MRs
Can't one earn 4 flight counts as opposed to 1? And the fare is INR 3979!
Any body try this before?
This is MAA-DEL-JAI-BOM-BLR. Of course, it takes you 16 hours do what's otherwise 45 min. but hey, that's why these are MRs
Can't one earn 4 flight counts as opposed to 1? And the fare is INR 3979!Code:
Fare (A1): 9W MAA==>JAI W2A14CPP fare (rules) , psgr type ADT INR 400
Fare (B1): 9W JAI==>BLR W2A14CPP fare (rules) , psgr type ADT INR 650
Tax: 9W YQ surcharge INR 2700
Tax: Indian Passenger Service Fee INR 229
Total for 1 adult passenger: INR 3979
(as of Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:18am; fares loaded Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:00am)
Fare construction (sometimes useful to travel agents):
MAA 9W X/DEL 9W X/JAI 400W2A14CPP 9W X/BOM 9W BLR 650W2A14CPP INR 1050 END XT 229WO 2700YQ
Apr 21, 2010 | 12:09 pm
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i don't think it would work....
when i fly del-bru-jfk then that counts as one flight....
similar for the del-kul sector where i have to change flights in maa....
but then again ymmv....
when i fly del-bru-jfk then that counts as one flight....
similar for the del-kul sector where i have to change flights in maa....
but then again ymmv....
Apr 21, 2010 | 3:16 pm
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Interestingly when i price up lhr-bom-hkg, it states that miles earned are just over 14K which is taking into account 4 flights (LHR-BOM, BOM-HKG, HKG, BOM and BOM-LHR) so why do they count DEL-BRU, BRU-JFK as one flight even though you are taking connecting flights with different flight numbers?
Apr 21, 2010 | 4:10 pm
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I've flown JFK-BRU-DEL and they credited as separate flights.
On a related note, what would be the cheapest domestic route in premiere? DEL-IXC comes in at around 10k in Premiere. Any other route that is cheaper?
On a related note, what would be the cheapest domestic route in premiere? DEL-IXC comes in at around 10k in Premiere. Any other route that is cheaper?
Apr 21, 2010 | 5:42 pm
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I don't think so, as long as different sectors represented by unique flight numbers are involved. However, routes like MAA-BRU-JFK or MAA-BLR-PNQ are marketed as a single MAA-JFK or MAA-PNQ flight, so in spite of the stop, it is only credited as one flight. I've managed to work around this by taking MAA-BRU one day before BRU-JFK, and MAA-BLR on the previous flight that day. This way, I've got 2 flight credits.
Apr 21, 2010 | 9:54 pm
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I don't think so, as long as different sectors represented by unique flight numbers are involved. However, routes like MAA-BRU-JFK or MAA-BLR-PNQ are marketed as a single MAA-JFK or MAA-PNQ flight, so in spite of the stop, it is only credited as one flight. I've managed to work around this by taking MAA-BRU one day before BRU-JFK, and MAA-BLR on the previous flight that day. This way, I've got 2 flight credits.
MAA-PNQ (via BLR) has no plane change and hence counted as 1 flight. But MAA-IXU via BOM had a plane change and counted as 2.
Apr 22, 2010 | 2:07 am
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Thats cheaky and extremley harsh.
Interestingly when i price up lhr-bom-hkg, it states that miles earned are just over 14K which is taking into account 4 flights (LHR-BOM, BOM-HKG, HKG, BOM and BOM-LHR) so why do they count DEL-BRU, BRU-JFK as one flight even though you are taking connecting flights with different flight numbers?
Interestingly when i price up lhr-bom-hkg, it states that miles earned are just over 14K which is taking into account 4 flights (LHR-BOM, BOM-HKG, HKG, BOM and BOM-LHR) so why do they count DEL-BRU, BRU-JFK as one flight even though you are taking connecting flights with different flight numbers?
very lucky....not for me....they show the miles earned seperately but the flight count is not for 2 flights....
I don't think so, as long as different sectors represented by unique flight numbers are involved. However, routes like MAA-BRU-JFK or MAA-BLR-PNQ are marketed as a single MAA-JFK or MAA-PNQ flight, so in spite of the stop, it is only credited as one flight. I've managed to work around this by taking MAA-BRU one day before BRU-JFK, and MAA-BLR on the previous flight that day. This way, I've got 2 flight credits.
Apr 22, 2010 | 3:36 am
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Apr 22, 2010 | 3:39 am
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Yes, but that's a planned layover. I've found that sometimes (not often enough, though), you get the same fare as you would have without that layover, as long as you book it as a multi-segment, rather than as 2 separate segments.
Apr 22, 2010 | 3:40 am
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.....unless i have missed something then please do correct me
Apr 22, 2010 | 3:51 am
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all my del-jfk flight on jet have got me one flight count....if someone is getting a diferent result then i can't comment on that....
Apr 22, 2010 | 3:54 am
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Apr 22, 2010 | 3:58 am
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Im sure there are better options to get similar tier points but a lot more miles for slightly more than 10K.
Apr 22, 2010 | 4:14 am
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how about that????i just called jet & it turns out that this would count as 2 sectors....
so now they are going to review my account & credit extra tier points for such flights where i have only earned one flight count....
i would suggest anyone taking a connecting flight to check whether they have been credited with their flight counts correctly....
so now they are going to review my account & credit extra tier points for such flights where i have only earned one flight count....
i would suggest anyone taking a connecting flight to check whether they have been credited with their flight counts correctly....