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Old Oct 17, 2017, 10:03 pm
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MU: YVR-SYD/MEL in Business US$2,880

China Eastern has fares between Vancouver and Melbourne/Sydney through May 2018 for ~US$2,880 (CA$3,600), often with reasonable-length layovers in Shanghai. (Auckland is a bit more expensive at $3,330.) All sectors book into I class, so the trip would earn around 37k RDM / 32k MQM / $7.5k MQD if credited to Delta. Unfortunately, MU appears to fly its A330-200s on these routes.

Example:
YVR-PVG-MEL 05/11-05/22 -- $2,875

Book by October 31.

Code:
China Eastern (MU) IPRCAC 
General notes
BUSINESS EXCURSION FARES                  I
 FOR ROUND TRIP FARES
Category 1: Eligibility restrictions
         NOTE -
          UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-11 - DOES NOT APPLY.
          INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - DOES NOT APPLY.
Category 4: Flight restrictions
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA NKG/HGH
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST NOT BE
      BY TRAIN.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA NKG/HGH
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST NOT BE
      BY BUS.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN S.W. PACIFIC
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY QF
        ANY QF FLIGHT OPERATED BY QF
        ANY NZ FLIGHT OPERATED BY NZ
        ANY FJ FLIGHT OPERATED BY FJ
        ANY TN FLIGHT OPERATED BY TN
        ANY JQ FLIGHT OPERATED BY JQ.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN INDIA
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY AI FLIGHT OPERATED BY AI
        ANY IC FLIGHT OPERATED BY IC
        ANY IT FLIGHT OPERATED BY IT
        ANY 9W FLIGHT OPERATED BY 9W.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN TAIWAN,
  PROVINCE OF
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY CI FLIGHT OPERATED BY CI
        ANY AE FLIGHT OPERATED BY AE
        ANY GE FLIGHT OPERATED BY GE.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN KOREA,
  REPUBLIC OF
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY OZ
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY KE
        ANY OZ FLIGHT OPERATED BY OZ
        ANY KE FLIGHT OPERATED BY KE.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN JAPAN
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY JL
        ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY JL
        ANY NH FLIGHT OPERATED BY NH.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 1
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST NOT BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        AA FLIGHTS 400 THROUGH 899
        AA FLIGHTS 1700 THROUGH 2199
        AA FLIGHTS 2650 THROUGH 2749
        AA FLIGHTS 3725 THROUGH 4219
        AA FLIGHTS 4370 THROUGH 5319
        AA FLIGHTS 5370 THROUGH 5599
        AA FLIGHTS 5980 THROUGH 8313
        AA FLIGHTS 8371 THROUGH 9999
        US FLIGHTS 1 THROUGH 399
        US FLIGHTS 900 THROUGH 1699
        US FLIGHTS 2200 THROUGH 2649
        US FLIGHTS 2750 THROUGH 3699
        US FLIGHTS 4220 THROUGH 4418
        US FLIGHTS 5320 THROUGH 5434
        US FLIGHTS 6275 THROUGH 6549
        US FLIGHTS 6735 THROUGH 9999
        JJ FLIGHTS 8100 THROUGH 8599
        PZ FLIGHTS 602 THROUGH 605
        UA FLIGHTS 5000 THROUGH 5175
        UA FLIGHTS 6549 THROUGH 9999.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 1
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        AS FLIGHTS 1 THROUGH 999
        AS FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999
        AS FLIGHTS 3275 THROUGH 3299
        AS FLIGHTS 3450 THROUGH 3499
        UA FLIGHTS 0001 THROUGH 4999
        UA FLIGHTS 5176 THROUGH 6548
        ANY UA FLIGHT OPERATED BY OO
        ANY WS FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS
        ANY DL FLIGHT OPERATED BY DL
        ANY VX FLIGHT OPERATED BY VX
        ANY MU FLIGHT
        ANY AA FLIGHT
        ANY US FLIGHT
        ANY JJ FLIGHT
        ANY PZ FLIGHT.
  AND
  THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH
  TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY MU.
  AND
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN CHINA AND
  AREA 3
      THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY FM
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY MU
        ANY FM FLIGHT OPERATED BY MU
        ANY FM FLIGHT OPERATED BY FM
        ANY MU FLIGHT OPERATED BY KN
        ANY FM FLIGHT OPERATED BY KN.
Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions
  RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS.
Category 7: Maximum stay requirements
  TRAVEL FROM LAST INTERNATIONAL STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO
  LATER THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST
  INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.
Category 8: Stopover restrictions
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN CHINA ON
      ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
        MU FLIGHTS 6001 THROUGH 6199
        MU FLIGHTS 6500 THROUGH 6599
        MU FLIGHTS 6700 THROUGH 6799
    UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT.
  6 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 3 IN EACH
      DIRECTION AT CNY 1000 EACH.
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
  UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
    FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED
     SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
Category 10: Combinability
   END-ON-END PERMITTED. SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL
   FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION.
   APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN
   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - CATEGORY 23.
  OPEN JAWS
    FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
    -TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS.
     A MAXIMUM OF 2 FARE COMPONENTS PERMITTED.
     THE MILEAGE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL OPEN SEGMENT IS EQUAL
     TO OR LESS THAN THE MILEAGE FOR THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE
     COMPONENT. THERE IS NO MILEAGE RESTRICTION ON AN OPEN
     SEGMENT WITHIN ONE COUNTRY.
   PROVIDED -
     THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE
      -BETWEEN EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST/BETWEEN EUROPE AND
       AFRICA/BETWEEN TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF AND JAPAN/KOREA,
       REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF/BETWEEN HONG
       KONG, SAR, CHINA AND S.W. PACIFIC.
      -WITHIN AREA 1 OR WITHIN EUROPE OR WITHIN JAPAN/KOREA,
       REP. OF/KOREA, DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF OR WITHIN S.W.
       PACIFIC.
      -WITHIN ANY ONE COUNTRY.
      -NOT BETWEEN AREA 1 AND AREA 2/BETWEEN AREA 2 AND AREA
       3/BETWEEN AREA 3 AND AREA 1.
     THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE
     -BETWEEN HKG AND CAN/BETWEEN HKG AND SZX/BETWEEN HKG
      AND ZUH/BETWEEN HKG AND ZHA/BETWEEN MFM AND CAN/
      BETWEEN MFM AND SZX/BETWEEN MFM AND ZUH/BETWEEN MFM
      AND ZHA.
     OR THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE
     BETWEEN POINTS IN ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING LOCALES-
     SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT/HONG KONG, SAR, CHINA/
     INDONESIA/CAMBODIA/LAOS,PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
     OF/MYANMAR/MACAU SAR/MARIANA ISLANDS/MALAYSIA/
     PHILIPPINES/SINGAPORE/THAILAND/TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF/VIET
     NAM OR BETWEEN KYRGYZSTAN/KAZAKHSTAN/TAJIKISTAN/
     TURKMENISTAN/UZBEKISTAN/BRUNEI DARUSSALAM/MONGOLIA/
     TIMOR LESTE.
     COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY
     RULE AND TARIFF.
  ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
    FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
    -TO FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS.
   PROVIDED -
     COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY
      RULE IN ANY TARIFF.
Category 11: Blackout Dates
  INBOUND -
    TRAVEL IS NOT PERMITTED 01JAN 18 THROUGH 10JAN 18 OR
    01SEP 17 THROUGH 07SEP 17.
Category 14: Travel restrictions
  VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF FIRST
  INTERNATIONAL SECTOR ON/AFTER 01SEP 17 AND ON/BEFORE
  09DEC 17.
  OR - VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF FIRST
       INTERNATIONAL SECTOR ON/AFTER 25DEC 17 AND ON/BEFORE
       30APR 18.
  OR - VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF FIRST
       INTERNATIONAL SECTOR ON/AFTER 01MAY 18 AND ON/BEFORE
       03JUN 18.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
  TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/AFTER 01SEP 17 AND ON/BEFORE
  31OCT 17.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA KMG
    FOR TICKETING ON/BEFORE 31JUL 16
      TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON MU.
  FOR TICKETING ON/AFTER 01AUG 16
    TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON MU.
Category 15: Sales restrictions
  IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN CHINA
      BY TRAIN
    TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON MU.
Category 16: Penalties
  CHANGES
    ANY TIME
      CHARGE CAD 100.00.
         NOTE -
          INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT
          NO CHARGE.
  CANCELLATIONS
    BEFORE DEPARTURE
      CHARGE CAD 200.00 FOR REFUND.
         NOTE -
          INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT
          NO CHARGE.
          WAIVED FOR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY
          MEMBER. DEATH CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
    AFTER DEPARTURE
      TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF REFUND.
         NOTE -
          INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT
          NO CHARGE.
          WAIVED FOR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY
          MEMBER. DEATH CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
         NOTE -
          PARTLY USED -
            REFUND OF UNUSED YQ/YR NOT PERMITTED.
          -----------------------------------------------
          REROUTINGS -
          REROUTING PERMITTED.
          THE NEW ITINERARY WILL BE REPRICED.
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE
          THE DIFFERENCE AND THE CHANGE FEE WILL BE BOTH
          COLLECTED.
          WHEN THE NEW ITINERRAY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE
          THE CHANGE FEE WILL BE APPLIED AND NO REFUND WILL
          BE MADE.
Category 18: Endorsements
  THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED -
  Q/NON-END. - AND - NON-REF AFT DEPT. - AND - PENALTY
  APPLY- IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.
Category 19: Discounts
  ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
        TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH AND PERCENT OF DISCOUNT.
    MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT 18 OR OLDER
  OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF
         THE FARE.
             TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH AND PERCENT OF DISCOUNT.
         MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS BY ADULT 18 OR
           OLDER.
Category 23: Miscellaneous Fare Tags
         NOTE -
          RM-703YSIX
Category 31: Voluntary changes
  IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
   BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF MU INTERNATIONAL FARES
     CHARGE CAD 100.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS - DISCOUNTS APPLY - NO FEE FOR INFANTS W/O
     SEAT AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT TODAY
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. MU FARES ARE USED
       3. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE
       OF PRICING UNIT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
  OR -
   AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY
    CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY
    THOSE OF MU INTERNATIONAL FARES
     CHARGE CAD 100.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE
     COMPONENTS - DISCOUNTS APPLY - NO FEE FOR INFANTS W/O
     SEAT AND
      REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
       PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
       1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
       BE DOMESTIC
       2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT
       3. MU FARES ARE USED
       4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET
       5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
       DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
   WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE IGNORE RESIDUAL THEN
   ADD-COLLECT
   ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMT AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS.
Category 33: Voluntary cancellations
  REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY 16
Category 50: Application
MU EXCURSION FARES
 APPLICATION
   CLASS OF SERVICE
     THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE.
   TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
     THIS RULE GOVERNS ONE-WAY AND ROUND-TRIP FARES.
     FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
     ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
 CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
   THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED
   ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
   FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS.
   THE NUMBER OF SEATS WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE
   AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
   CARRIERS BEST JUDGMENT
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Old Oct 17, 2017, 10:11 pm
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Thanks for post, but I would prefer ANA YVR-SYD $559 in J.

Cheers. Lol.
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Old Oct 18, 2017, 9:21 pm
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Originally Posted by HypnoticSpecter
Thanks for post, but I would prefer ANA YVR-SYD $559 in J.

Cheers. Lol.
When was this?
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