Oneworld: UL: DXB-CGK in J, $800 R/T
Jan 13, 2020, 1:02 pm
#796
formerly Guanran Wang
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I booked the cheap First sale to Europe via BA for my EU trip, then I booked cheap Y (330EUR RT) ex EU to AUH. So I am doing an MR trip between my two EU trips before back to USA.
Jan 13, 2020, 1:10 pm
#797
Join Date: Sep 2003
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1. UL rather often advertise a sale, be sure to subscribe to their newsletter. Although, to get the more wide sale prices, one has to glimpse (and delete) the offers in economy from CMB. Just wait some 6-8 weeks to have a 25% rebate.
2. The once-daily flight from AUH normally is an A320. There are two daily flights DXB-CMB. The late evening flight with easy connection to CGK, is usually an A330 with lie-flats. Be sure to eat before the flight, bring shades and ear-plugs, as they are not always catered, in case you'll try to get some sleep on this red-eye.
3. Hot in UAE during summer months? Is the Pope Catholic?
Actually not much worse than PHX in August. Lounge by the pool, travel air-conditioned and be sure to take that water bottle along.
4. Look at the Wiki, and scroll the last 5-6 months of posts for alternative hotels, if you like. I've found I rather stay in town, Doubletree CGK Diponegro is fine and reasonable priced, but hotel nights are cheap here compared to western countries, and there are luxury hotels with prices lower than good middle class places at home charge.
5. IIRC, there are reports on CMB stayovers in the thread. When I searched the ITA Matrix for flights to the two latest reservations I made, i had a suggestion of a stayover of 44 h in CMB, on the return to DXB, for only round €50 more. Considering that for my next time.
6. No need to excuse yourself fo questions, that's one of many things FT is for
Safe travels, and don't forget to add your flights and hotel stays to the wiki. You'll be meeting friends with similar interests.
2. The once-daily flight from AUH normally is an A320. There are two daily flights DXB-CMB. The late evening flight with easy connection to CGK, is usually an A330 with lie-flats. Be sure to eat before the flight, bring shades and ear-plugs, as they are not always catered, in case you'll try to get some sleep on this red-eye.
3. Hot in UAE during summer months? Is the Pope Catholic?
Actually not much worse than PHX in August. Lounge by the pool, travel air-conditioned and be sure to take that water bottle along.4. Look at the Wiki, and scroll the last 5-6 months of posts for alternative hotels, if you like. I've found I rather stay in town, Doubletree CGK Diponegro is fine and reasonable priced, but hotel nights are cheap here compared to western countries, and there are luxury hotels with prices lower than good middle class places at home charge.
5. IIRC, there are reports on CMB stayovers in the thread. When I searched the ITA Matrix for flights to the two latest reservations I made, i had a suggestion of a stayover of 44 h in CMB, on the return to DXB, for only round €50 more. Considering that for my next time.
6. No need to excuse yourself fo questions, that's one of many things FT is for
Safe travels, and don't forget to add your flights and hotel stays to the wiki. You'll be meeting friends with similar interests.
Looking at their website, trying to find a link to getting their sales newsletters.... can someone post a link? Thanks!
Jan 13, 2020, 3:58 pm
#798
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Jan 13, 2020, 8:07 pm
#799
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: London
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Long term lurker here! Booked a while back but decided to hold back in posting my flights in case the sharks bite 
Can my flights be added to the wiki please
11th March 2020 UL226 DXB-CMB
12th March 2020 UL364 CMB-CGK
14th March 2020 UL365 CGK-CMB
14th March 2020 UL225 CMB-DXB
Can my flights be added to the wiki please
11th March 2020 UL226 DXB-CMB
12th March 2020 UL364 CMB-CGK
14th March 2020 UL365 CGK-CMB
14th March 2020 UL225 CMB-DXB
Jan 13, 2020, 11:00 pm
#801
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Haha, early bird as well, are you? 
Having just made the changes myself, I thought they were saved, made myself ready to confirm, when a kitchen semi-emergency called. Probably because we've both been into the wiki, there were some extra blank lines and spaces left, now erased with the help of my Phaser.
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I'd like to take this opportunity to repeat myself with a(nother) humble request to enter the wiki also with:
1. Your positioning flights
2. Related hotel stays
Safe travels, all!
Having just made the changes myself, I thought they were saved, made myself ready to confirm, when a kitchen semi-emergency called. Probably because we've both been into the wiki, there were some extra blank lines and spaces left, now erased with the help of my Phaser.
* * * * *
I'd like to take this opportunity to repeat myself with a(nother) humble request to enter the wiki also with:
1. Your positioning flights
2. Related hotel stays
Safe travels, all!
Jan 14, 2020, 4:44 am
#802
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Thailand
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Jumped on this a while back and ended up creating a bit of a monster TP run over a months time combining some time back home in Thailand and a ski trip to Niseko. Full routing ended up being HEL-LHR-DXB / DXB-CMB-CGK / CGK-HKG-TPE / TPE-HKG-BKK / BKK-HKG-TPE / TPE-HKG-CGK-HKG-CTS / CTS-HKG-CGK-HKG-TPE / TPE-HKG-CNX / CNX-HKG-TPE / TPE-HKG-CGK / CGK-HKG-DXB / DXB-LHR-HEL where HEL-DXB postitioning flights and TPE-BKK flights were redemptions earning total 1860TP at a bit over 2€/TP all in.
Added the UL flights to the wiki.
Added the UL flights to the wiki.
Last edited by AnttiV; Jan 14, 2020 at 7:30 am Reason: Corrected the TPs earned
Jan 15, 2020, 1:39 am
#805
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Jan 15, 2020, 1:59 am
#807
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Credit for being the fastest draw in the west. My UL mail was delivered 1min before your post is clocked on FT. You were just waiting for it, right?
Oh yes, I re-read the mail hoping for indications of a typo, 31 January 2021 would've been nice. I guess we have to for all the world NY celebrations...
Jan 15, 2020, 2:23 am
#808
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Jan 15, 2020, 9:52 am
#810
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Tbh, didn't even bother to check T&Cs as I have a week and a half with no margin for travel, and starting the positioning flight(s) for two trips to CGK thereafter. Thanks for sharing your observation. Many of us hope the Lunar New Year sale will be the usual stuff.