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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30554451)

Just confirmed with MU that using Kayak/Justfly, all the legs book into (I) which will earn the miles @jfkeze posted in his first post. The only issue was my Delta SM# wasn't attached to the reservation, so you have to call anyway and have them add it.

Thanks for looking into that! What dates are you flying?

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Originally Posted by mattya9 (Post 30555359)

Thanks for looking into that! What dates are you flying?

April 23-30. You?

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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30556916)

April 23-30. You?

I'm looking at the end of February. I need something with a quick turn and found a 3 day trip that works with my schedule.

OPS

You can price this out SFO-SIN in economy for ~$600 in V, which earns 10% MQDs (~$1700). ~$500 in T for 5% MQDs (~$850).

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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30554451)

Did you get an email from JustFly.com saying a confirmation email was on the way within a few hours? Just makes me raise an eyebrow.

OPS

Disregard the previous email. Just got my confirmation.^

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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30553539)

Yes, both flights do. LAX-PVG-LAX is 1-2-1, and PVG-SIN-PVG is 2-2-2.

I flew PVG-TPE last week on a 330 that was supposed to be 2-2-2 and booked a C seat accordingly (aisle center). The plane was actually 1-2-1 and a C seat was still aisle center. But MU seems to have several 330 variants with different seats.
Also (and given comments about shrinking airplane toilets elsewhere), the 777 business class toilets are quite spacious.
MU miles and MQDs posted to DL with all bonuses, class adjustments, etc. The full trip was JFK-PVG-TPE-LAX.

Is this fare available with a stopover in PVG? Didn't seem like it when I tried on kayak.

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Originally Posted by RichardInSF (Post 30562686)

Is this fare available with a stopover in PVG? Didn't seem like it when I tried on kayak.

I don't think so. If you book to CGK for +$100, ive seen layovers as high as 14 hrs in PVG, depending on date

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Originally Posted by manually (Post 30553657)

Is it possible to book one way in business in and one way in y?

Yes, but probably not online.

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Originally Posted by mattya9 (Post 30554375)

I'm wondering the same thing except I found a ticket on Justfly.com. Anyone use them before and had an issues with miles posting?

Yes, miles posted, but they charged me for seat assignments ($15 p/p). I bit, because they allowed me to select "preferred" seats in their system. Credit card charged, seats were never assigned. FYI, Justfly also charges $250 for refunds/changes in addition to any fees charged by the carrier. That's a lot, IMHO.

Another personal experience--in 2016, family members had tickets on Turkish Air to return to the US via IST when Turkey-US flights were briefly suspended. Ended up purchasing full-fare tix last minute direct on another carrier. Justfly (may have been another "opaque" OTA on this trip) would not refund the useless TK tickets without their $250 service charge.

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Originally Posted by RichardInSF (Post 30562686)

Is this fare available with a stopover in PVG? Didn't seem like it when I tried on kayak.

Yes, but probably not online.

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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30554389)

I literally just booked that flight for the end of April using Kayak which routed through Justfly. Looking at the fare details I see all flights start with (I), which will post slightly less MQM, which I'm not worried about. I'm going to call MU right now and confirm that the ticket was booked in (I) and that I will receive the full mileage on Delta. I'll report when done.

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Originally Posted by bsagator (Post 30554451)

While I understand the obsession we have to book these online, consider using a travel agent (whether it's me or not), who can:

assist in booking mixed classes of service and stopovers
check for fares with reputable consolidators
check if there are any exlcusive private fares or upgrade programs the carrier is offering through the TA's consortia/network (mine is Travel Leaders)
hold the rez for 24 hours
send you a detailed itinerary to review before ticketing
review all the fare rules with you
provide after sale service to you without extortionary fees

Just booked LAX-SIN 02/21-02/26. $450 via Priceline booking into V and earning ~$1750 MQDs.

Are these deals in Business Class still active? Can't seem to find them on kayak.

Edit: Found them!

Anyone ever booked with Flyus.com? I'm seeing $1900 LAX-SIN round trip prices but the website seems a little sketchy.

OPS

For anyone booking on justfly.com, you can opt-out of the seat selection fee. Read carefully to find it on the booking page. It's well-hidden. You can actually select seats on China Eastern's website. I booked MU through justfly last year. Let me know if you need help.

Looks like one of my flights from PVG-SIN got upgraded to their brand new B789 with business class suits! Of course, my three other flights are still on the A332, but I'll take it.

Here are the flight #s :
Shanghai Pu Dong – Singapore eff 01FEB19 MU543/546, MU567/568

This is a good looking product:
https://www.ausbt.com.au/china-easte...s-to-melbourne