LATAM: RIO/GRU-JNB $925 rt
Feb 16, 2018, 8:46 am
#1
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LATAM: RIO/GRU-JNB $925 rt
ZEEEVH0E is technically a JJ fare in Z, so slightly different earnings from LA: Where to Credit | Where to Credit TAM Linhas Aéreas Flights in Z Booking Class
Sample:
https://www.expedia.com/Flights-Search?trip=multi&leg1=from:GRU,to:JNB,departure:0 4/09/2018TANYT&leg2=from:JNB,to:GRU,departure:04/19/2018TANYT&passengers=children:0,adults:1,seniors:0 ,infantinlap:Y&options=cabinclass:business&mode=se arch
Sample:
https://www.expedia.com/Flights-Search?trip=multi&leg1=from:GRU,to:JNB,departure:0 4/09/2018TANYT&leg2=from:JNB,to:GRU,departure:04/19/2018TANYT&passengers=children:0,adults:1,seniors:0 ,infantinlap:Y&options=cabinclass:business&mode=se arch
Last edited by IAkH; Feb 16, 2018 at 11:05 am
Feb 16, 2018, 11:06 am
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Feb 16, 2018, 6:26 pm
#6
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225% on AS, pretty sweet.
I scored an AM J error fare to UIO, and I've been trying to find the cheapest way to position from UIO to GRU. Here are searches I've done:
* 25K Avios +$130 BOG-GRU round trip in Y with ok availability in Apr, seems to be the cheapest option. With this option though, with a Canadian passport, I get dinged twice around $60 each time I enter Colombia? Thank god I already have a visa to Brazil. It seems like Latam doesn't fly non stop from either UIO nor GYE to GRU? Either way, with a connection at LIM for 60k Avios $3xx, forget it.
* Revenue J tix UIO/GYE/BOG/LIM-JNB $4k+, out of question.
* Expedia package deal similar price as above, GRU-JNB a lot more expensive than this sale price.
* AA Vacation doesn't allow me to enter 'GRU'.
* Revenue Y tix UIO (and other cities near by) -GRU $600+, not cheap.
* Delta.com shows error on miles.
* AA.com shows error as well.
Do you have any other suggestions on positioning from UIO to GRU?
By the way, Y price GRU-JNB is even less than half the price of J.
I scored an AM J error fare to UIO, and I've been trying to find the cheapest way to position from UIO to GRU. Here are searches I've done:
* 25K Avios +$130 BOG-GRU round trip in Y with ok availability in Apr, seems to be the cheapest option. With this option though, with a Canadian passport, I get dinged twice around $60 each time I enter Colombia? Thank god I already have a visa to Brazil. It seems like Latam doesn't fly non stop from either UIO nor GYE to GRU? Either way, with a connection at LIM for 60k Avios $3xx, forget it.
* Revenue J tix UIO/GYE/BOG/LIM-JNB $4k+, out of question.
* Expedia package deal similar price as above, GRU-JNB a lot more expensive than this sale price.
* AA Vacation doesn't allow me to enter 'GRU'.
* Revenue Y tix UIO (and other cities near by) -GRU $600+, not cheap.
* Delta.com shows error on miles.
* AA.com shows error as well.
Do you have any other suggestions on positioning from UIO to GRU?
By the way, Y price GRU-JNB is even less than half the price of J.
Last edited by maverikbc; Feb 16, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Feb 16, 2018, 6:38 pm
#7
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this doesn't earn on Alaska FYI:
LATAM 8162 and LATAM 8163
Still it's a great fare.
Eligible flight numbers
- 1–1343
- 1400–1943
- 2000–2943
- 4000–4943
LATAM 8162 and LATAM 8163
Still it's a great fare.
Feb 16, 2018, 6:57 pm
#8
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this doesn't earn on Alaska FYI:Eligible flight numbers
LATAM 8162 and LATAM 8163
Still it's a great fare.
- 1–1343
- 1400–1943
- 2000–2943
- 4000–4943
LATAM 8162 and LATAM 8163
Still it's a great fare.
They obviously haven't updated since they changed the name, but you're probably correct. My motivation has gone off the cliff.
I'll be checking next a few days if they extend the sale fare for UIO departures.
Feb 17, 2018, 1:51 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2018
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GRU-JNB
JNB-DUR
DUR-JNB-PLZ
PLZ-CPT
CPT-JNB-GRU
1500$
https://www.google.ca/flights/#searc...RU1JJ8163;sc=b
JNB-DUR
DUR-JNB-PLZ
PLZ-CPT
CPT-JNB-GRU
1500$
https://www.google.ca/flights/#searc...RU1JJ8163;sc=b
Feb 17, 2018, 11:29 am
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Feb 17, 2018, 2:44 pm
#13
Used to be highman123
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Great deal! Looks like it repriced - but I can still see it from AJU
https://www.momondo.com/flightsearch...false&NA=false
https://www.momondo.com/flightsearch...false&NA=false
Feb 18, 2018, 4:32 am
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Greetings fellow mileage enthusiast! IMHO, if you fly JJ you can credit to any one world under the JJ designation. If you fly SAA, then it's star alliance. Please someone correct me if I have this wrong, as I am seriously thinking of going from GRU-JNB solely for the 20% Elite Qualifying Dollars you get with mileage on AA (which is a lot more than if you purchased an AAA ticket0-the beauty of buying a good priced ticket in business and crediting it to AA, it's Mileage for ED$ - as well as Emiles.) .
Feb 18, 2018, 7:25 am
#15
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I guess the issue here will be to ask for credits using a JJ number of flight (even flying on SA metal, I guess tickets and boarding pass will show a JJ flight, not a SA). As for TK, they are still connected of a sorts with JJ, but I think it would require some debate with people in Istanbul to accept it as a flight that would give you status miles.