goodml

Thanks for posting this. I was able to get multi city YYZ > AMS > NAP Sept 25 and then FCO > CDG > YYZ Oct 13 for $1640.41 USD on a Delta ticket. Converted at $2078 Cdn. Very happy with that price.

I had been booked on British Airways in PE but they cancelled a flight that left us with a 9 hour layover so I got a refund and then booked PE through Delta this past weekend. Then I saw this post and was able to change to J for about $160 US more per person.

Very very appreciative to those of you who post these finds!

TheDrPhil

Waffled a bit but ended up pulling the trigger on this one. YYZ-AMS-LCY INV-AMS-YYZ Amex IAP all in $1283. Great deal, thanks OP.

whitethunder

cant believe I missed this initially, but I checked this is still around at least for my airport, seeing YEG-AMS for 2K CAD still, debating whether to pull the trigger or not as I only collect Star Alliance points, Id book this in a heartbeat if I collected with their alliance

thanks OP

jfkeze

Just something to think about... If you fly after 6/30, you could do a Status Challenge with Delta.
The YEG-AMS would give enough on the non-stop to match to Delta Gold, another 5000 MQMs and you are Platinum till beginning of 2024 if not mistaken...
YEG-AMS would earn 13005 MQMs 3468 MQDs 2.09 MQD Ratio
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You can also get creative and go via YVR on AC and then AF via CDG to get more miles and even some Star Alliance miles..
(Not optimized route)

Boraxo

1.) Anyone have ideas on travel/medical insurance in Italy? Have three tickets (wife and infant daughter) on hold til Friday and wife is concerned re: COVID/getting stuck etc.
Wrong forum. There is extensive discussion of travel insurance elsewhere.

2.) Looks like fare rules from EF require ticketing to be completed by March 29th. Anyone think it will last that long? Have the bloggers picked this one up?
Who know. Personally I am surprised it has lasted this long. Can disappear in seconds. You snooze, you lose.

3.) Any suggestions on shipping service to ship all our crap over (play yard, diapers, formula, bottles, wet wipes etc.)?
Don't you get free

4.) Anyone flown the A350 in business and/or used the AF lounge at YUL?
Plenty of blogger reviews. Maybe start with OMAAT. I wouldn't expect anything spectacular from AF lounges but they are usually a cut above the domestic USA lounges.

5.) Last, any suggestions on traveling with a toddler (14-15 months)?
Did this a lot when Boraxo Jr. was younger. I'd check MommyPoints. In general make sure to stock up on milk every airport as some planes do not stock it. Get bulkhead seats with bassinets if offered. Bring extra diapers on board if you are delayed (and baby food). The usual common sense. Also I highly recommend a baby backpack from REI if you plan to do a lot of walking or hiking. The kids love it and you can ditch the stroller and access a lot more places.

PCBIII

What dates did you find this deal to CPT?

flytoeat

For those making the run to MRU with an interim stop at RUN, is your RUN-MRU or MRU-RUN segment showing up as economy? The MK segments showed business, but after booking showed economy. Also, when looking up the individual segment on Expert Flyer, it shows Y as the highest class of service, even on the A-350?

Zorak

I'm late to the party, but came here to say that...

... I ran into this exact problem and error code as well, but...

... for whatever reason, manual lookup via the 006 cert numbers worked for me, values were converted correctly to CAD, and now I have a 006 ticket with all KL/AF codes

tessy143

Air Mauritius has only 2 A350-900 Neo in its fleet and they are used to service MRU - CDG (Paris) and MRU - JNB (Johannesburg)

MRU-RUN is a 144 mile island hopper flight I would not expect for this short route to be serviced by an A350. It's more likely a single class smaller aircraft.
A quick search on Air Mauritius website showed the following aircrafts:
ATR 72 - MK228 / MK229
Equipment varies - MK218 / MK219 / M238 / MK239

MRU - RUN Aircraft schedule



ATR 72-500 Air Mauritius


Air Mauritius

flytoeat

"Equipment varies" shows 359 on Expert Flyer:

whitethunder

Thanks for the suggestion, I actually used matrix and was able to find a connection on the return through YYZ so at least get a YYZ-YEG segment on AC (star alliance) 2162 CAD for a r/t to AMS, not too shabby!!

PCBIII

When booking with AMEX IAP how do you know for sure that you are booking a ticket that will get you the 40% of distance flown for MQDs for Delta Skymiles...I don't want to book ticket and find out I will only get MQDs for the fare paid. Is it safer to book directly through AF/KLM website?

Thx!

Zorak

As long as your flights have AFxxx or KLxxx flight numbers you will get distance-based MQDs, even with IAP. (Provided they are otherwise eligible, i.e. AF/KL-marketed *and* operated by a SkyTeam carrier)

btonkid12345

Marketing carrier is all that matters here; you want flight numbers that begin with KL or AF

Glenn Lee

Booked YYZ-CDG-PRG RT for C$2160/US$1713 for mid-April. Would’ve booked through Amex IAP for about $100 cheaper but I had US$650 in DL flight credit from previous cancelled trips (thanks, COVID) that I could put towards the cost of the trip!

I live in Cleveland, OH, so YYZ is not too far of a drive away. And no COVID tests required to enter Canada from 4/1, and no COVID tests required to enter USA over a land border, meaning no risk of being stuck somewhere which frankly was the thing holding me back from traveling internationally for the past 2 years.