Ticketing LONE3 with malev?
 

Hello - wonder if anyone on the board can offer any wisdom:

Was looking at the following LONE3 schedule:


LHR-GCM-MIA-LAS-LAX-SFO, YVR-NRT-MNL-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR

I noted however that if I route my flights to start from Hungary I save GBP200 on the ticket price arbitrage and if I ticket with Malev I can save GBP250 on the fuel surcharge. I was thinking of using this saving to upgrade to PE on the SIN-LHR flight on QF9.

Is there any disadvantage to issuing this type of ticket with Malev? I'm a BA gold if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance.

Plastik.

There is no disadvantage other than the inconvenience in ticketing and cost of traveling LHR-BUD to commence the LONE3 ex-BUD. MA is difficult to deal with for complex ticketing (they aren't used to it) so you may have to use a travel agent in BUD though there is likely to be a Hungarian TA in London who can arrange things for you (maybe even be able to issue MA ticket with LHR origination). With e-tickets future changes to the ticket should be equally easy no matter which Oneworld airline issued it (in theory, sadly not in practice); keep a printed record of the e-ticket including tax construction with you when you travel.

Might be extra hard as TA has to queue the booking to the airline with the first transoceanic route who will then be pricing the fare, fuel surcharges and all.

So unless you actually fly with MA as your first transatlantic segment, its gonna be hard to get it priced properly.