Oneworld: UL: DXB-CGK in J, $800 R/T
Nov 8, 2022, 9:41 pm
#1051
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Thanks for explaining!
Nov 9, 2022, 2:29 am
#1052
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Hello everyone, newbie here trying to understand the attractiveness of this route.
Upon reading 20+ pages here, I gathered that UL could get as low as $6xx/Eur4xx (during its 40% promo period) for the AUH - CMB - CGK - CMB - AUH route back before the pandemic. I am from Singapore, so that price works out to be around SGD 8/9xx?
It's certainly below average, but I wouldn't consider it dirt cheap (compared to flights ex-SE Asia) to a point I would fly just for fun.
So I am guessing that people do it mainly for mile run. How much miles (in dollar terms) would one earn from one biz round-trip?
Or am I missing something here?
Upon reading 20+ pages here, I gathered that UL could get as low as $6xx/Eur4xx (during its 40% promo period) for the AUH - CMB - CGK - CMB - AUH route back before the pandemic. I am from Singapore, so that price works out to be around SGD 8/9xx?
It's certainly below average, but I wouldn't consider it dirt cheap (compared to flights ex-SE Asia) to a point I would fly just for fun.
So I am guessing that people do it mainly for mile run. How much miles (in dollar terms) would one earn from one biz round-trip?
Or am I missing something here?
For those of us in that latter group the fare originally included most Gulf airports served by Sri Lankan and covered Jakarta as an origin for Gulf destinations. But origins became limited to Abu Dhabi and Dubai (at a somewhat higher fare than AUH), while Saudia undercut Sri Lankan's fares from Abu Dhabi and Athens, while Turkish offered comparable fares from Cairo: both carriers operating wide-body overnight services through hubs a tad more accommodating than Colombo.
For those outside the region, intent on runs, there were high supplemental costs of flights and hotels involved in positioning to Abu Dhabi. This meant multiple back-to-back trips became attractive as a means of improving the efficiency of the venture, driving down the overall cost per Tier Point generated. This perhaps explains why this pretty obscure route gained so many posts and such notoriety.
Sadly for those of us interested in getting to Indonesia cheaply, Turkish has revised its Egypt fares, while Saudia's bargain tickets (to CGK) are now limited to Tunis as origin: so it's good to see UL back in the game even though the fare is less competitive than previously and the product remains unattractive.
Nov 9, 2022, 4:16 pm
#1053
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Everytime this thread pops back up, a cold shiver runs down my spine as I remember the sheer exhaustion of doing these journeys!
I did need to be in CGK for work, but the trip never got easier!
That being said, there was a fairly regular little gang of us in this thread who used to frequent the route - I'd like to think that if the right price came up, we'd make a DO out of it.
M
I did need to be in CGK for work, but the trip never got easier!
That being said, there was a fairly regular little gang of us in this thread who used to frequent the route - I'd like to think that if the right price came up, we'd make a DO out of it.
M
Nov 9, 2022, 6:14 pm
#1054
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I'm thinking of a first vacation trip to Indonesia, and would like a more complete picture of what I may encounter.
Nov 9, 2022, 10:03 pm
#1055
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For me it was a combination between schedule, flight time and the plane used. The departure from AUH is around 22:00 with a plane configured for short haul, so only recliners, and after a 4h30m flight you arrive at CMB at dawn, around 6:30 in the morning. 2 hours wait there and then you hop on another short haul configured plane for another 4h30m circa flight. Arrival at CGK is around 13 and if you're lucky you get to immigration before one or two long haul planes, otherwise it's between 40m and 1h30 wait time at immigration.
Most of the runners where flying back the day after and in again immediately (B2B) or the next day. Those departing from DXB got a long haul configured plane for the first leg, but it's always a veeery short night with a flight time of 4h30ish.
But it was fun!
Most of the runners where flying back the day after and in again immediately (B2B) or the next day. Those departing from DXB got a long haul configured plane for the first leg, but it's always a veeery short night with a flight time of 4h30ish.
But it was fun!
Nov 9, 2022, 10:24 pm
#1056
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on selected days, UL has lie flat A330 between CMB and CGK
i paid cash this summer and bid the minimal $100 for upgrade, and was successful. Although there is nothing standout about UL J except for the TP
i paid cash this summer and bid the minimal $100 for upgrade, and was successful. Although there is nothing standout about UL J except for the TP
Nov 10, 2022, 4:29 am
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Exhaustion is specific to the Sri Lankan experience between Abu Dhabi and Jakarta. A long-haul trip fractured into two short-haul flights on (usually) narrow-body aircraft, with a connection through Colombo. Not the end of the world, simply a trade-off in terms cost vs comfort ... with the sweetener of accelerated status-earning points.
It's something like opting for cheap Icelandair flights across the Atlantic with a connection halfway through Reykjavic.
Though with tier-points, a more charming on-board service and back-to-back curries
Nov 11, 2022, 9:33 pm
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It's not Jakarta that provokes exhaustion. Apart from the long walks, CGK is fine.
Exhaustion is specific to the Sri Lankan experience between Abu Dhabi and Jakarta. A long-haul trip fractured into two short-haul flights on (usually) narrow-body aircraft, with a connection through Colombo. Not the end of the world, simply a trade-off in terms cost vs comfort ... with the sweetener of accelerated status-earning points.
It's something like opting for cheap Icelandair flights across the Atlantic with a connection halfway through Reykjavic.
Though with tier-points, a more charming on-board service and back-to-back curries
Exhaustion is specific to the Sri Lankan experience between Abu Dhabi and Jakarta. A long-haul trip fractured into two short-haul flights on (usually) narrow-body aircraft, with a connection through Colombo. Not the end of the world, simply a trade-off in terms cost vs comfort ... with the sweetener of accelerated status-earning points.
It's something like opting for cheap Icelandair flights across the Atlantic with a connection halfway through Reykjavic.
Though with tier-points, a more charming on-board service and back-to-back curries
M
Mar 4, 2023, 9:44 am
#1061
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same here and planned to do one in late Jun, was hoping can start from DXB so to avoid a long move between DXB<>AUH
Mar 4, 2023, 10:21 am
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Mar 7, 2023, 6:50 pm
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