[PREM FARE GONE] AA:JL:QF spin off JFK LAX TYO SYD CGK £2550 business
Jul 25, 2022, 9:59 am
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If Japan opens up (for a stopover) while this fare is still around, I'd jump on board in a heartbeat.
Also, Exp Flyer shows ticketable (I think? Or at least viewable by EF, presumably in the GDS.) QF routings HND-MEL-SYD-CGK on 3/21. The outbound would depart at about the same time, and end up connecting to the same outbound SYD-CGK sector -- despite the dog-leg to MEL first.
Might MEL sidestep the prohibition of stopovers in SYD/AKL?
Cuz I would also love a week or two in MEL for some good coffee and a side jaunt to HBA.
PS."Old-fashioned" everything works for me, and usually IS more "fun," anyway.
Also, Exp Flyer shows ticketable (I think? Or at least viewable by EF, presumably in the GDS.) QF routings HND-MEL-SYD-CGK on 3/21. The outbound would depart at about the same time, and end up connecting to the same outbound SYD-CGK sector -- despite the dog-leg to MEL first.
Might MEL sidestep the prohibition of stopovers in SYD/AKL?
Cuz I would also love a week or two in MEL for some good coffee and a side jaunt to HBA.
PS."Old-fashioned" everything works for me, and usually IS more "fun," anyway.
Jul 25, 2022, 10:00 am
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Jul 25, 2022, 10:09 am
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Jul 25, 2022, 3:38 pm
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*A matched, but their fare has templated routing so you can't go quite as far out of the way.
Just to clear up something from earlier regarding Australia:
Just to clear up something from earlier regarding Australia:
- There is no prohibition on transfers or stopovers in SYD, but the JL fare only permits transfers in Japan/Indonesia (2 each direction) and North America ish (3 each direction in YVR/CONUS/Mexico/PR).
- The AA fare requires the stopover to be at the gatewayin Area 3, so in order to pick up the stopover, you must route via LAX-SYD (no TYO).
- But this is a mileage fare, so a stopover in SYD will get HIP checked. It's a valid construction, but you won't like the price.
- The only really plausible stopover is in Japan on the JL fare, which exempts Japan from HIP checks.
- The AA fare offers a ticketed point deduction of 2,000 for travel via DFW or LAX, which helps some of these long routings.
Jul 25, 2022, 4:38 pm
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*A matched, but their fare has templated routing so you can't go quite as far out of the way.
Just to clear up something from earlier regarding Australia:
Just to clear up something from earlier regarding Australia:
- There is no prohibition on transfers or stopovers in SYD, but the JL fare only permits transfers in Japan/Indonesia (2 each direction) and North America ish (3 each direction in YVR/CONUS/Mexico/PR).
- The AA fare requires the stopover to be at the gatewayin Area 3, so in order to pick up the stopover, you must route via LAX-SYD (no TYO).
- But this is a mileage fare, so a stopover in SYD will get HIP checked. It's a valid construction, but you won't like the price.
- The only really plausible stopover is in Japan on the JL fare, which exempts Japan from HIP checks.
- The AA fare offers a ticketed point deduction of 2,000 for travel via DFW or LAX, which helps some of these long routings.
Jul 25, 2022, 6:12 pm
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Jul 25, 2022, 6:54 pm
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Code:
/VIA THE PACIFIC/ MPM 12078
MILEAGE SYSTEM APPLIES BETWEEN ORIGIN AND DESTINATION
MILEAGE SYSTEM APPLIES ORIGIN TO DESTINATION
TICKETED POINT DEDUCTION OF 800 MILES APPLIES
WHEN TRAVEL IS VIA HNL
TICKETED POINT DEDUCTION OF 2000 MILES APPLIES
WHEN TRAVEL IS VIA DFW OR LAX
and NYC-DFW-LAX-TYO-SYD-CGK still incurs the 20% penalty.
Meanwhile...
I could probably do slightly better but ITA is starting to smoke a bit
20,503 miles one-way on *A - you should be able to do a mirror return. Note I am pricing with inventory validation off, so you probably can't fly these literal dates.
Jul 25, 2022, 8:36 pm
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The rule is
and NYC-DFW-LAX-TYO-SYD-CGK still incurs the 20% penalty.
Meanwhile...
*A is actually better, thanks to the common Pacific template having an extra SFO after the HNL agglomeration.
I could probably do slightly better but ITA is starting to smoke a bit
20,503 miles one-way on *A - you should be able to do a mirror return. Note I am pricing with inventory validation off, so you probably can't fly these literal dates.
Code:
/VIA THE PACIFIC/ MPM 12078 MILEAGE SYSTEM APPLIES BETWEEN ORIGIN AND DESTINATION MILEAGE SYSTEM APPLIES ORIGIN TO DESTINATION TICKETED POINT DEDUCTION OF 800 MILES APPLIES WHEN TRAVEL IS VIA HNL TICKETED POINT DEDUCTION OF 2000 MILES APPLIES WHEN TRAVEL IS VIA DFW OR LAX
and NYC-DFW-LAX-TYO-SYD-CGK still incurs the 20% penalty.
Meanwhile...
*A is actually better, thanks to the common Pacific template having an extra SFO after the HNL agglomeration.
I could probably do slightly better but ITA is starting to smoke a bit
20,503 miles one-way on *A - you should be able to do a mirror return. Note I am pricing with inventory validation off, so you probably can't fly these literal dates.
Jul 26, 2022, 4:11 am
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Jul 26, 2022, 6:55 am
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