Help with award flights to Australia
Feb 11, 2012, 11:07 pm
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 278
Thanks to all who answered. I see award availability on V Australia from December 24th until January 5th. The outbound flight says its 80k on the V Australia website so I'm not sure if it will be considered a low or medium price. There seems to be an outbound flight available via 1 stop in Brisbane. How many skymiles should this flight cost me? Also, is it possible to fly Delta one way, and V Australia the other, or will that cost me double the price?
Feb 12, 2012, 6:48 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
Just keep calling. Book a portion of it and keep getting it on hold if you want to secure it. You can technically only get it on hold for 24 hours, but any change extends the hold.
Why not try China Southern or China Eastern? If you're already flying VA then you'll be paying pretty much the same thing in fuel surcharges.
Why not try China Southern or China Eastern? If you're already flying VA then you'll be paying pretty much the same thing in fuel surcharges.
Feb 12, 2012, 8:12 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
MU is great is you're flying to the east coast as it takes you nonstop to Kennedy- anyone who is familiar with using DL miles would know that the domestic positioning legs on Delta, especially transcon are tough to find low space in, so it would work well for that.
You can also fly CZ or CI if you're going to the east coast, as well as KE which flies to LAX/SFO/SEA/LAS/DFW/ORD/ATL/IAD/JFK/YVR/YYZ.
You can also fly CZ or CI if you're going to the east coast, as well as KE which flies to LAX/SFO/SEA/LAS/DFW/ORD/ATL/IAD/JFK/YVR/YYZ.
Feb 13, 2012, 5:00 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
MU is great is you're flying to the east coast as it takes you nonstop to Kennedy- anyone who is familiar with using DL miles would know that the domestic positioning legs on Delta, especially transcon are tough to find low space in, so it would work well for that.
You can also fly CZ or CI if you're going to the east coast, as well as KE which flies to LAX/SFO/SEA/LAS/DFW/ORD/ATL/IAD/JFK/YVR/YYZ.
You can also fly CZ or CI if you're going to the east coast, as well as KE which flies to LAX/SFO/SEA/LAS/DFW/ORD/ATL/IAD/JFK/YVR/YYZ.
Feb 13, 2012, 6:02 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
Feb 13, 2012, 6:30 am
#25
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 278
My final destination is JFK, but I found some good saver award space with AA from Lax to JFK do I didn't mention it in my post.
Feb 13, 2012, 6:45 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
Why would you want to switch carriers unless absolutely necessary? I would try and get everything on DL/Partner flights as to keep the total flight cost as low as possible. Only use the AA saver miles as a last resort.
Feb 13, 2012, 2:06 pm
#27
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Delta doesn't have a low/medium nonstop from LAX to JFK on the return which is why I was unsure if its worth it.
Feb 13, 2012, 2:26 pm
#29
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
It will all price at the medium price. Even if you have a domestic leg at medium and the rest all in low the whole ticket will get bumped up. It's pretty annoying to say the least.
Feb 17, 2012, 3:55 pm
#30
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How do Delta and V Australia compare in terms of business class? I think that I will be flying on of these airlines on the outbound, but I can't decide which. I think it might be worth it to fly United First on the return.