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Originally Posted by henry999
(Post 34597142)
I wonder what kind of 'own metal' hijinks there will be, since (IIRC) there are no AS trans-oceanic routes. (Are there?)
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Old favorite JNB comes in close to OSL
DONE3 5311 DONE4 5825 DONE5 6624 DONE6 7823 |
To give some idea of the total cost I have booked the following in the past three months (both are 16 segment DONE4s in USD):
Ex-TYO $5,798 + $1,197 = $6,995 Ex-KEF $6,207 + $501 = $6,708 The base fare for TYO is now quite a bit lower. I don't have the full breakdown, but I assume that the taxes and fees are much higher on the ex-TYO routing because there are more BA segments. (BTW, you can get in and out of KEF on AY). |
Originally Posted by wingzing
(Post 34615124)
To give some idea of the total cost I have booked the following in the past three months (both are 16 segment DONE4s in USD):
Ex-TYO $5,798 + $1,197 = $6,995 Ex-KEF $6,207 + $501 = $6,708 The base fare for TYO is now quite a bit lower. I don't have the full breakdown, but I assume that the taxes and fees are much higher on the ex-TYO routing because there are more BA segments. (BTW, you can get in and out of KEF on AY). I did an ex-ARN DONE4 before COVID that surprised me by how low the taxes and fees were, because it had no BA segments. But I usually book with AA, which charges its own and BA's surcharges for sure. I wonder if there are airlines that don't, or that charge less? |
Both booked with AA. Ex-KEF surcharges are surprisingly low. Using IB across the pond.
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Originally Posted by wingzing
(Post 34615124)
To give some idea of the total cost I have booked the following in the past three months (both are 16 segment DONE4s in USD):
Ex-TYO $5,798 + $1,197 = $6,995 Ex-KEF $6,207 + $501 = $6,708 The base fare for TYO is now quite a bit lower. I don't have the full breakdown, but I assume that the taxes and fees are much higher on the ex-TYO routing because there are more BA segments. (BTW, you can get in and out of KEF on AY). Never thought of ex-KEF. AY is your first segment carrier? Is it seasonal? |
KEF-HEL is year round, but only 4 days/week in winter
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Originally Posted by wingzing
(Post 34616966)
Both booked with AA. Ex-KEF surcharges are surprisingly low. Using IB across the pond.
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KEF-HEL-SIN-SYD-AKL-DFW-BOS-ORD-SEA-JNU-SEA-BOS-MAD-MUC, PRG-HEL-KEF
I am Boston based, so really three trips here. Lots of trouble finding D class availability between Europe and SYD. Originally had to start KEF-LHR-BLR-SYD, but HEL-SIN opened up before I ticketed. |
Originally Posted by wingzing
(Post 34628823)
KEF-HEL-SIN-SYD-AKL-DFW-BOS-ORD-SEA-JNU-SEA-BOS-MAD-MUC, PRG-HEL-KEF
I am Boston based, so really three trips here. Lots of trouble finding D class availability between Europe and SYD. Originally had to start KEF-LHR-BLR-SYD, but HEL-SIN opened up before I ticketed. If you could back track to MUC somehow, you can add MUC-DOH. That way you can try out SkyTrax #1 airlines' QR on B788 & Al Mourjan lounge. |
New to this so have a few (possible) numpty questions.
I have an Evoucher from BA and would like to use it for this RTW trip. Q1 I assume I have to start the trip with a BA ticket (though not necessarily from UK) ? Q1a I would have to ring BA to book. I get several errors on certain routings saying "cannot find a flight on this date" when there are clearly flights. Q2 Is this because there is a special ticket bucket fare that is truly not available or is the tool wrong? Example KEF-Lon in Jan 2023-No economy fare but there is Business-Then looking at the detail it says this flight has no Business seats so you are in Economy! Example 2 DUB-Lon-No flights! Odd behaviour? I get an error:- There is an unexpected issue when requesting a price for this itinerary. Please try changing a flight, date, cabin or city/destination. When I change the carrier (from IB to BA in this case) it all works fine. Anyone know why? Thanks |
Originally Posted by blindman
(Post 34650326)
Example KEF-Lon in Jan 2023-No economy fare but there is Business-Then looking at the detail it says this flight has no Business seats so you are in Economy!
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I had to google "numpty":)
My 2c worth below.
Originally Posted by blindman
(Post 34650326)
New to this so have a few (possible) numpty questions.
I have an Evoucher from BA and would like to use it for this RTW trip. Q1 I assume I have to start the trip with a BA ticket (though not necessarily from UK) ? Q1a I would have to ring BA to book. I don't know the technicalities of using BA vouchers. Perhaps better asked on the BA forum? A complete RTW ticket is issued by one airline (usually the first carrier on the ticket), there aren't separate tickets issued by each carrier on the itinerary I expect that BA would be your issuing carrier, but given its relations ship other airlines (IB, QR?) maybe it can be issued by another airline If you can get the tool to work and BA is the issuing carrier, then you will have to phone BA to pay and I guess that is when you can ask to use your voucher I get several errors on certain routings saying "cannot find a flight on this date" when there are clearly flights. Q2 Is this because there is a special ticket bucket fare that is truly not available or is the tool wrong? The RTW booking tool is so buggy we have a separate thread on its bugs This is a known bug that has been reported to Oneworld. No action has ever been taken to fix it (or any of the other bugs) The RTW tickets do use specific fare buckets (A for 1st class, D for business class, and L for economy class) but these buckets are not unique to the RTW tickets, plenty of other fares use them too The tool is most certainly wrong! Example KEF-Lon in Jan 2023-No economy fare but there is Business-Then looking at the detail it says this flight has no Business seats so you are in Economy! Example 2 DUB-Lon-No flights! Odd behaviour? I get an error:- There is an unexpected issue when requesting a price for this itinerary. Please try changing a flight, date, cabin or city/destination. When I change the carrier (from IB to BA in this case) it all works fine. Anyone know why? Another known bug. As you've discovered, playing around with carriers (especially the first carrier), and sometimes picking a different routing, will clear the error There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it Thanks |
Thank you both for the quick replies and the fare bucket codes.
Last Q. Q2b As I will have to phone to book to use my eVoucher I assume I would ignore any blatant tool errors and relay my route to the BA operative. I could figure out the taxes using ITA Matrix., though not sure about the base cost? I'll look at the bug thread :) |
Assuming you're thinking of the Oneworld Explorer ticket (and not the less popular Global Explorer ticket), it may be worth your while reading the Oneworld Explorer Guide wiki
"...and relay my route to the BA operative.." Absolutely, just have everything ready. In the past I have simply fed the agent: Date From-To Flight Number for each flight I want The agent takes all that and passes it to the airline's Fares Team who verify compliance with the rules and price it. As for the Base Fare, what's your starting point and cabin class? |
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