(Gone) RGN - SFO in F $450 one way AI; other N. America cities included
May 6, 2012, 10:56 pm
#2432
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DFW
Programs: AS, BA, AA
Posts: 3,670
Regarding visas, an earlier poster referred to this e-visa site, and it sure seems easy: http://www.myanmarevisa.gov.mm
I've applied and received confirmation of my application, but I didn't supply a credit card and yet it shows a payment reference number. My visa "status" is shown as pending. Will be interesting to see how this works, because the trip is less than two weeks away. Anyone received their visa* through the online service?
(*You don't actually receive the visa, just an authorization letter to present to immigration at RGN where they will issue it)
I've applied and received confirmation of my application, but I didn't supply a credit card and yet it shows a payment reference number. My visa "status" is shown as pending. Will be interesting to see how this works, because the trip is less than two weeks away. Anyone received their visa* through the online service?
(*You don't actually receive the visa, just an authorization letter to present to immigration at RGN where they will issue it)
Thank you for your inquiry. Our online visa system is now under pilot
testing and cannot be fully functioning. We
will announce the date of our official launch and all the online application
can only be processed after the official launch. Therefore, we regret to
inform you that we cannot process your application until our official launch.
Kindly get your visa from one of the nearest Myanmar Embassy if
your travel schedule is before our official launch.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of our official launch and we
look forward to providing our service to you in near future.
Best regards,
Myanmar Ease Net
testing and cannot be fully functioning. We
will announce the date of our official launch and all the online application
can only be processed after the official launch. Therefore, we regret to
inform you that we cannot process your application until our official launch.
Kindly get your visa from one of the nearest Myanmar Embassy if
your travel schedule is before our official launch.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of our official launch and we
look forward to providing our service to you in near future.
Best regards,
Myanmar Ease Net
Thank you for your interest. We are now waiting for the green light
from government and hoping to happen soon. Please stay tuned for our
official launch.
from government and hoping to happen soon. Please stay tuned for our
official launch.
miniliq - If your trip is in less than two weeks, you need to contact an expediter such as http://www.passportvisasexpress.com/ or get down to an embassy ASAP. It takes 10 business days to get a visa through the embassy. Otherwise, if you are traveling through BKK, there is some overnight/alternate process you can use to get a visa in BKK. Your options are pretty limited at this point.
Last edited by janetdoe; May 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm
May 6, 2012, 11:47 pm
#2433
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MEX-LIS
Programs: QR-PLT, AM-Platino, TK-Elite
Posts: 298
May 6, 2012, 11:50 pm
#2435
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 1,907
I have in my possession an email sent by an airline internally. (don't ask how I got it)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
May 6, 2012, 11:55 pm
#2436
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: Star Alliance, One World, Skyteam, BR, GA, EK, VX, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, IC
Posts: 4,065
May 6, 2012, 11:58 pm
#2437
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA MM / Plat
Posts: 222
I have in my possession an email sent by an airline internally. (don't ask how I got it)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
Any other hints as to which airline? If the airline has a station at RGN, that leaves only a few options for which airline to watch out for:
Thai
SilkAir
Bangkok Airways
Vietnam Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Air India
Who else?
Last edited by berkeleyguy3; May 7, 2012 at 12:01 am Reason: Add airlines
May 6, 2012, 11:58 pm
#2438
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: HAM
Programs: A few
Posts: 213
I have in my possession an email sent by an airline internally. (don't ask how I got it)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
May 7, 2012, 12:02 am
#2440
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Slightly to the left of center
Posts: 3,475
Correct. I've been communicating with vayama the past week since ticket cx. The tone changed in their last email two days ago. All along they said they cancelled the ticket (not Korean). They've gone from their hands are tied because KE told them what to do, to tickets are still cancelled attm, but they are working with the airline regarding the issue and will get back to me. Vayama really shot themselves in the foot by canceling KE tickets rather than let KE cancel them.
May 7, 2012, 12:18 am
#2441
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DEN
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Titanium, CX DM, SQ Gold
Posts: 1,607
Forgive my newbie ignorance, but this is a question for those of you who got cheap tickets out of Rangoon. Are you guys really planning to fly to Rangoon to make use of this offer? Wouldn't the cost of getting there offset the benefits accrued from obtaining the cheap fare?
In short, what do you stand to gain (from a mileage run perspective) from this deal?
In short, what do you stand to gain (from a mileage run perspective) from this deal?
1) You have a truckload of miles from way back, but didn't fly much this year. You'd get to RGN "for free" on miles and then use this ex-RGN fare to fly long haul in business or first class which will earn you elite qualifying miles to help reach / maintain elite status this year.
2) You live "next door" to Myanmar. Quite a few of us hail from KUL, SIN, BKK. It's trivial to get to RGN on Thai Airways or Air Asia for peanuts.
May 7, 2012, 12:20 am
#2442
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DEN
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Titanium, CX DM, SQ Gold
Posts: 1,607
May 7, 2012, 12:22 am
#2443
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: Star Alliance, One World, Skyteam, BR, GA, EK, VX, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, IC
Posts: 4,065
May 7, 2012, 12:24 am
#2444
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 117
I have in my possession an email sent by an airline internally. (don't ask how I got it)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)
In summary:
1) They plan to cancel
but worse
2) The wording used in the email says that travellers "falsified" and "obtained deceptively" these tickets and that their RGN station is to actively "pursue and be vigilant" , and that boarding is to be denied.
(I've changed the actual words used in parentheses to protect the source)