Need Help - Sri Lanka to Barbados
Sep 12, 2016, 9:19 pm
#1
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Need Help - Sri Lanka to Barbados
Hi All-
Long-time reader, first post here!
I need help with a very obscure flight route. I'm traveling from Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB) to Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI). To further complicate things, given that this is a long trip, I would like to fly Star Alliance to earn as many miles as possible from the trip. This is proving to be quite the challenge.
From my research, it looks like it would be easiest to fly Turkish Airlines to London (stops in Male and Istambul), and then fly British Airways or Virgin to Barbados and forgo miles for the sake of my own sanity. I think this would be roughly 22 hours to London and then another 8 or so to BGI - so roughly 30 total.
Another route I am looking at is CMB to New Delhi (DEL) via Air India, Air Canada to Toronto, and then Toronto to BGI. I would earn significant miles from the Air Canada legs, but this trip would be 40 hours, with a 13-hour layover in DEL.
Any advice/suggestions greatly appreciated!
Long-time reader, first post here!
I need help with a very obscure flight route. I'm traveling from Colombo, Sri Lanka (CMB) to Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI). To further complicate things, given that this is a long trip, I would like to fly Star Alliance to earn as many miles as possible from the trip. This is proving to be quite the challenge.
From my research, it looks like it would be easiest to fly Turkish Airlines to London (stops in Male and Istambul), and then fly British Airways or Virgin to Barbados and forgo miles for the sake of my own sanity. I think this would be roughly 22 hours to London and then another 8 or so to BGI - so roughly 30 total.
Another route I am looking at is CMB to New Delhi (DEL) via Air India, Air Canada to Toronto, and then Toronto to BGI. I would earn significant miles from the Air Canada legs, but this trip would be 40 hours, with a 13-hour layover in DEL.
Any advice/suggestions greatly appreciated!
Sep 13, 2016, 8:38 am
#2
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QR via DOH & MIA is the best option for you...
https://www.google.de/flights/#searc...sc=b;so=p;eo=e
https://www.google.de/flights/#searc...sc=b;so=p;eo=e
Sep 13, 2016, 11:32 am
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Getting to MIA, CLT or NYC (JFK) on Star Alliance would maximize your Star alliance earnings and then flying on AA from MIA/CLT/JFK (seasonal) or Jet Blue(B6) from JFK. EK has probably the best routing/ease of ticketing as they codeshare with B6 CMB-DXB-JFK-BGI. in London the BGI flights are out of LGW.
Sep 13, 2016, 5:18 pm
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I would like to spend less than 48 hours traveling. The final leg I need to catch an SVG Air flight to the Grenadines. I believe it leaves around 4pm, working on that ticket now. So as long as I am in BGI for that flight, the more SA miles the better. This trip would really help get me towards start the year working towards Silver or Gold on UA.
I'm leaving CMB 1/5 and need to be in BGI by the afternoon of 1/7.
I'm leaving CMB 1/5 and need to be in BGI by the afternoon of 1/7.
Sep 14, 2016, 2:41 am
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The AC fare also allows you to take UL to DEL (which means a shorter connection of 7h) or CX to HKG @:-)
https://www.google.de/flights/#searc...tt=o;so=p;eo=e
DEL has a airside hotel you can use to rest, they charge by the hour. Alternatively the AI lounge has rest areas.
https://www.google.de/flights/#searc...tt=o;so=p;eo=e
DEL has a airside hotel you can use to rest, they charge by the hour. Alternatively the AI lounge has rest areas.
Sep 14, 2016, 5:57 am
#7
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I assume based on your location that you earn miles with UA?