Using UR/MR to get to/from India from US
Jul 9, 2018, 12:04 pm
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Using UR/MR to get to/from India from US
Looking at booking a trip out to India in Feb of next year in J. I've been researching some options, but want to get some other opinions. I'm originating on the US east coast (I can position from TPA easily) and need to get to BOM (or DEL). I've got 165,000 MR and 150,000 UR points.
What are my best options with using those points the most efficiently? ANA seemed to come in the lowest at 105K roundtrip (on ANA metal) but comes with a hefty $700 fuel surcharge.
The best I have been able to come up with is transferring MR to Etihad Guest and booking on Royal Air Maroc from JFK-CMN-DOH roundtrip for 88K points, then buying a cash Y fare to/from India for about $350 (or use UR to cover the cost) but that's fairly complicated and I'd need to build in some leeway in DOH to ensure I don't misconnect.
Edit - Take that back, I'm only showing about $130 in surcharges on ANA now. Seems like a good deal for 105K and $130 roundtrip J.
What are my best options with using those points the most efficiently? ANA seemed to come in the lowest at 105K roundtrip (on ANA metal) but comes with a hefty $700 fuel surcharge.
The best I have been able to come up with is transferring MR to Etihad Guest and booking on Royal Air Maroc from JFK-CMN-DOH roundtrip for 88K points, then buying a cash Y fare to/from India for about $350 (or use UR to cover the cost) but that's fairly complicated and I'd need to build in some leeway in DOH to ensure I don't misconnect.
Edit - Take that back, I'm only showing about $130 in surcharges on ANA now. Seems like a good deal for 105K and $130 roundtrip J.
Last edited by ChiefNWA; Jul 9, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Jul 10, 2018, 5:57 am
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Jul 10, 2018, 8:37 am
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Jul 10, 2018, 7:41 pm
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Fuel surcharges and taxes are variable depending on the airline metal you're flying. US-India for 105k round trip with minimal fuel surcharges is a steal. Don't hesitate on that one. ANA has the lowest J pricing for US-India of all UR/MR partners:
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