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Old Aug 1, 2002, 12:13 pm
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SFO/SIN 3 day run $618 on Singapore Air

Depart SFO 9/3 2pm, arrive 9/3 12:10am
Depart SIN 9/5 5pm, arrive 9/5 7:25pm
Travelocity fare $618.40
Earlier return available on 9/5.

I believe Singapore Air is a Partner w/ AA so this will provide ~16,888 miles for AA Plat challenge or qual you for gold.


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Old Aug 1, 2002, 12:18 pm
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Wait a sec!! SQ is not AA partner! SQ is Star Alliance partner, and most likely this deeply discounted fare will NOT earn you any miles!
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 12:30 pm
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Sorry for any confusion.
Thanks for clarifying.I will research more before posting again and rely less on my memory.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 12:32 pm
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Before purchasing this ticket, find out the fare code. Then call UA Mileage Plus to see if this fare qualifies for miles (this information is not available on UA website). I doubt it.

Try Delta or the other Star Alliance members.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 1:56 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GumboCook:
Sorry for any confusion.
Thanks for clarifying.I will research more before posting again and rely less on my memory.
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You were at least partly right. AA used to be a partner with SQ back about 10 years ago. I remembered chalking up Y miles on AA, since SQ didn't have any FFP for Y pax during those days.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 2:59 pm
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Flight: Cathay Pacific flight 873 on a Boeing 747 Jet
Depart: San Francisco, CA (SFO) - Tue, Sep 03 1:30am
Arrive: Hong Kong (HKG) - Wed, Sep 04 6:45am



Flight: Cathay Pacific flight 717 on a Boeing 777 Jet
Depart: Hong Kong (HKG) - Wed, Sep 04 8:55am
Arrive: Singapore (SIN) - Wed, Sep 04 12:25pm




Flight: Cathay Pacific flight 714 on a Boeing 777 Jet
Depart: Singapore (SIN) - Mon, Sep 09 11:05am
Arrive: Hong Kong (HKG) - Mon, Sep 09 2:55pm



Flight: Cathay Pacific flight 872 on a Boeing 747 Jet
Depart: Hong Kong (HKG) - Mon, Sep 09 4:45pm
Arrive: San Francisco, CA (SFO) - Mon, Sep 09 2:10pm

$588.40 includes taxes/fees/airport charges


BK CODE

V -



PENALTY

CANCELLATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. WAIVED FOR ILLNESS OR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE FARE PAID LESS USD150.00 MAY BE APPLIED AS A CREDIT TOWARDS PAYMENT OF ANY APPLICABLE FARE IN TARIFF TPFP. IN CASE OF LESSER VALUE NO REFUND WILL APPLY. THE CHARGE IS WAIVED IN CASE OF ILLNESS OF PASSENGER OR TRAVELING COMPANION OR DEATH OF PASSENGER/FAMILY MEMBER/TRAVELING COMPANION. VALID MEDICAL/DEATH CERTIFICATE IF REQUIRED. AFTER DEPARTURE TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE - THE CHARGE IS WAIVED IN CASE OF ILLNESS OF PASSENGER OR TRAVELING COMPANION OR DEATH OF PASSENGER/FAMILY MEMBER/TRAVELING COMPANION. VALID MEDICAL/DEATH CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. OUTBOUND - CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES NOT PERMITTED. INBOUND - CHANGES ANY TIME CHARGE USD 150.00 FOR REVALIDATION. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. NOTE - CHANGES NOT PERMITTED IN CASE OF REISSUE VOLUNTARY REBOOKING IS PERMITTED ONLY UNTIL THE DATE OF EXPIRATION SHOWN ON



RES/TKTG

RES MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE DPTR OF FIRST SGMT. TKT MUST BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE DPTR FROM ORIGIN OR 14 DAYS AFTER RES IS MADE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE CONFIRMED.



MIN STAY

6 DAYS. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN.



MAX STAY

RETURN TRVL MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 3 MONTHS. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN TO DPTR FROM LAST STOPOVER POINT.



DAY/TIME

APPLIES AT ANY TIME MON-THU ON INTL SECTOR. DAY/TIME IS BASED ON TRIP DATE OF INTL SECTOR.



SEASONS

NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.



BLACKOUTS

NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.



EFF/EXP

TICKET MUST BE ISSUED BY 16AUG02. THE FIRST DATE THAT TRAVEL MAY COMMENCE IS 1SEP02 AND THE LAST DATE IS 30SEP02. ALL TRAVEL AT THIS FARE MUST BE COMPLETED BY 30NOV02.



FLT APPL

APPLIES TO ANY CX FLIGHT.



STOPOVERS

NO ENROUTE STOPOVERS ARE PERMITTED. A STOPOVER OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN INTERMEDIATE POINT WITHIN 24 HOURS.



TICKET RESTRICTIONS

NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.



DISCOUNTS

75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A CHD PSGR 2 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. CHD PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT AT A FARE GOVERNED BY THE SAME RULE. - - - - 10 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT AT A FARE GOVERNED BY THE SAME RULE. *** UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 6-11 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TOUR CONDUCTOR AND AGENT DISCOUNTS NOT PERMITTED.



REROUTE

SEE PENALTY.



TRANSFERS

UNLIMITED ONLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON CX.



COMBINATIONS

CARRIER / RULE / FARE CIRCLE OPEN ROUND BASIS TRIP JAW TRIP SAME / SAME / SAME C C C SAME / SAME / DIFF C C C SAME / DIFF / SAME N N N SAME / DIFF / DIFF N N N DIFF / SAME / SAME N N N DIFF / SAME / DIFF N N N DIFF / DIFF / SAME N N N DIFF / DIFF / DIFF N N N Y / PERMITTED N / NOT PERMITTED - / DOES NOT APPLY C / SEE TEXT FOR CONDITIONS CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ROUND TRIP/CIRCLE TRIP/SINGLE OPEN JAW - -TRAVEL MUST BE ENTIRELY VIA CX OR AS PERMITTED IN THE ROUTING. -MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP FARE GOVERNED BY IPRP RULE 5180 . -MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY ROUND TRIP - -PERMITTED. CIRCLE TRIP - -PERMITTED. OPEN JAW - -SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR DESTINATION. END-ON-END - -PERMITTED. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE FARE COMBINATION POINT.



OPEN RTN

NOT ALLOWED.



REFUNDS

SEE PENALTY.



CO-TERMINALS

NOT APPLICABLE.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 3:09 pm
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doctajay, If you are familar with it, I am curious about the six day minimum stay on the CX/SF-SIN return. UA has recently added this same six day minumum stay requirement to some of their lower-priced fares to SIN. I was wondering if CX historically had this six day minimum stay, or was it added recently.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 3:13 pm
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Wouldn't it be crazy if all the airlines teamed up and added that 6 days min stay all at the same time.
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Old Aug 1, 2002, 11:34 pm
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Not familiar with the 6-day min stay question on CX.
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Old Aug 2, 2002, 12:18 am
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V fare on CX is not mileage eligible.
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Old Aug 2, 2002, 6:18 am
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I got around the 6 day stay by booking same trip two weeks in a row on same itinerary on NW...not sure how smart it is, but am going to SIN two weeks in a row with 6 hours there each time!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2002, 6:59 pm
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CX having a sale now, and if you book @ their web site you will get AA miles. They sent me an e-mail stating this. I did SFO/SIN Fare Class H, which is good for AA elite miles. Min stay 3 days. They had 11/28 11:45pm dep and 12/1 11:35 am return for $661 or return 12/2 for $636. If you also register for Cybercathy you will get 5000 mile AA bonus for buying transpacific tic online.

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