CX to Colombo is back!
Feb 2, 2008 | 12:51 am
#4
Join Date: May 2002
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Copy of post in Cathay Forum
DONE4/5/6: US$5581/6308/7348, although ticketing costs ex-MRU might raise the true cost somewhat. (No xONE3 ex-MRU, of course.)
MRU is still the AONE* leader by far:
AONE4/5/6: US$6516/7452/8492
(MUR-USD = 0.03466)
Cathay thread can be found here.
Last edited by satprof; Feb 2, 2008 at 1:00 am Reason: Added link
Feb 2, 2008 | 3:23 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Based in London but away ~4 months a year, often in Bali
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Feb 2, 2008 | 4:56 am
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: STR/SYD/SMF
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There is another good thing about this: For all people in the Qantas program, CMB is a third option for flights within Asia of more than 2400 miles. So if you have been to Mumbai or Karachi, here is another destination.
Feb 2, 2008 | 6:52 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: DTW
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO
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Exactly. Also wastes several segments that I'm not interested in to get from/to MRU. Another problem is that you can't route via LHR in both directions, so routing is limited since you HAVE to go through JNB and then HKG/SYD in one of the directions.
Feb 2, 2008 | 7:37 am
#8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Based in London but away ~4 months a year, often in Bali
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using AA GSA ex-CMB
I've read that the CX agents are very organised and efficient, so certainly if you're looking for an airport turn-around on a pre-issued ticket then that makes complete sense. But there is an AA GSA in Colombo. Has anyone had experiences using, or trying to use, them?
http://www.aa.com/aa/pubcontent/en_U...s/sriLanka.jsp
http://www.aa.com/aa/pubcontent/en_U...s/sriLanka.jsp
Feb 2, 2008 | 11:16 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New York, NY
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At the risk of duplicating my post in the cathay forum, there may be more expertise on this question here:
Does anyone know what happens if we issue an xONEx ex-CMB and then CX pulls out again? If you experienced this last time, lemme know -- did they offer a refund, or could we reroute to a different asian origin for the same price... Any ideas?
Does anyone know what happens if we issue an xONEx ex-CMB and then CX pulls out again? If you experienced this last time, lemme know -- did they offer a refund, or could we reroute to a different asian origin for the same price... Any ideas?
Feb 2, 2008 | 11:21 am
#11
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Sorry, don't have direct experience with that so cannot answer the question. However, as I was reading yesterday's news I thought about this likely, or just possible if you like, scenario. Personally, I'd be more than a little hesitant to make hard travel plans right now based on an OWE ex-CMB months away.
Feb 2, 2008 | 1:17 pm
#12
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darn, its still paper tickets, why can't they issue etix when everyone else does at CMB? Also the flights are night ones, why don't they permanently keep it at daytime since there is the threat of war.
Feb 2, 2008 | 1:49 pm
#13
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Sorry, don't have direct experience with that so cannot answer the question. However, as I was reading yesterday's news I thought about this likely, or just possible if you like, scenario. Personally, I'd be more than a little hesitant to make hard travel plans right now based on an OWE ex-CMB months away.