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Old Nov 15, 2019, 3:26 am
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JFK-BKK-JFK for $1932 in CA Business Class (good for 4448 UA PQPs)

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The fare was available many days in January and March when I checked. On some days it's $2,124. From the Google link it looks like it might have to be booked through Expedia or another OTA.

The same fare is offered on China Southern (CZ), but of course that wouldn't work for MileagePlus PQPs. I'm not familiar with SkyTeam, but might it be good for a mileage run on CZ? According to Expedia, the trip is 17,720 miles round-trip.

Per ITA Matrix, the fare basis is RNCUE6. According the ExpertFlyer that fare expires 12-Dec-2019, but if the fare rules remain the same as the one expiring on 12/12:

Minimum stay: 3 days
Maximum stay: 90 days
Reservations/ticketing: at least 28 days before departure
Change fee: $400
Ticket is non-refundable

Last edited by wpcoe; Nov 15, 2019 at 3:43 am Reason: add fare basis & probable rules
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Old Nov 15, 2019, 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by 1984SW
example

The fare was available many days in January and March when I checked. On some days it's $2,124. From the Google link it looks like it might have to be booked through Expedia or another OTA.

The same fare is offered on China Southern (CZ), but of course that wouldn't work for MileagePlus PQPs. I'm not familiar with SkyTeam, but might it be good for a mileage run on CZ? According to Expedia, the trip is 17,720 miles round-trip.

Per ITA Matrix, the fare basis is RNCUE6. According the ExpertFlyer that fare expires 12-Dec-2019, but if the fare rules remain the same as the one expiring on 12/12:

Minimum stay: 3 days
Maximum stay: 90 days
Reservations/ticketing: at least 28 days before departure
Change fee: $400
Ticket is non-refundable
I am seeing the same fare on the CA flight from EWR as well.

Here are the full fare rules from ITA

Code:
Fare rules & restrictions
Air China (CA) RNCUE6 NYC to BKK
General notes
BUSINESS EXCURSION FARES R FOR ROUND TRIP FARES


Category 4: Flight restrictions
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL VIA EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CA FLIGHT 0819 CA FLIGHT 0820 CA FLIGHT 0981 CA FLIGHT 0982 CA FLIGHT 0989 CA FLIGHT 0990. AND IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 3 THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY CA FLIGHT OPERATED BY CA ANY CA FLIGHT OPERATED BY NX ANY CA FLIGHT OPERATED BY CX ANY CA FLIGHT OPERATED BY KA.


Category 5: Advanced reservation/ticketing restrictions
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED AT LEAST 28 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.


Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM INBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 3 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.


Category 7: Maximum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST SECTOR MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.


Category 8: Stopover restrictions
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION LIMITED TO 1 AT USD 150.00 AND UNLIMITED AT USD 300.00 EACH. 1 IN EACH DIRECTION AT USD 150.00 EACH UNLIMITED AT USD 300.00 EACH.


Category 9: Transfer restrictions
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT BETWEEN BJS AND TSN.


Category 10: Combinability
APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - CATEGORY 23. END-ON-END END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE POINT OF COMBINATION. SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED. OPEN JAWS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS WHICH CONSISTS OF NO MORE THAN 2 INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS AND THE OPEN SEGMENT AT ORIGIN MUST BE IN ONE COUNTRY. THE OPEN SEGMENT AT DESTINATION HAS NO RESTRICTIONS. A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS PERMITTED. MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN MILEAGE OF THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT. OPEN JAWS NOTE - THE MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS ARE TO BE APPLIED. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY F-/A-/J-/C-/D-/Z-/R-/G-/Y- TYPE FARES FOR CARRIER CA/HA IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPREUAS - BETWEEN EUROPE-AREA 3 FOR TRAVEL WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRFE - BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION-AREA 3 FOR TRAVEL IN THE FAR EAST OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRP - BETWEEN THE USA/CANADA-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC FOR TRAVEL VIA THE PACIFIC OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRSAAS - BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC FOR TRAVEL VIA THE PACIFIC. ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM ROUND TRIPS CIRCLE TRIPS. ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS NOTE - THE MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS ARE TO BE APPLIED. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY F-/A-/J-/C-/D-/Z-/R-/G-/Y- TYPE FARES FOR CARRIER CA/HA IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPREUAS - BETWEEN EUROPE-AREA 3 FOR TRAVEL WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRFE - BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION-AREA 3 FOR TRAVEL IN THE FAR EAST OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRP - BETWEEN THE USA/CANADA-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC FOR TRAVEL VIA THE PACIFIC OR WITH FARES IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF IPRSAAS - BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC FOR TRAVEL VIA THE PACIFIC.


Category 14: Travel restrictions
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON/BEFORE 12DEC 19. OR - VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON/AFTER 30DEC 19 AND ON/BEFORE 16JAN 20. OR - VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON/AFTER 10FEB 20 AND ON/BEFORE 30APR 20.


Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 30NOV 19.


Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON CA.


Category 16: Penalties
NOTE - BEFORE DEPARTURE-WHOLLY UNUSED TICKETS. REQUEST IS MADE BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY. AFTER DEPARTURE-PARTIALLY USED TICKETS. REQUEST IS MADE AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY. CHANGES ANY TIME CHARGE USD 400.00 FOR NO-SHOW/REISSUE/REVALIDATION. NOTE - BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY REPRICE USING CURRENT FARES IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF TICKET REISSUANCE. -------------------------------------------------- AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY REPRICE USING HISTORICAL FARES IN EFFECT AT ORIGINAL TICKET DATE. -------------------------------------------------- THE NEW TICKETS BASE FARE AMOUNT MUST BE EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS TICKETS BASE FARE AMOUNT. -------------------------------------------------- CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY. INFANT WITHOUT SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. -------------------------------------------------- CHARGE DIFFERENCE IN FARE PLUS CHANGE FEE IF ANY. -------------------------------------------------- IF THE NEW BASE FARE IS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS BASE FARE IGNORE ANY RESIDUAL AMOUNT AND NO REFUND PERMITTED. CHARGE CHANGE FEE IF ANY. ------------------------------------------------- APPLY THE HIGHEST CHANGE FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE JOURNEY. ------------------------------------------------- CHANGE FEE IS SUBJECT TO EACH CHANGE TRANSACTION. ------------------------------------------------- CHANGES MUST BE WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY. --------END-------- CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF CANCEL/NO-SHOW/ REFUND. NOTE - WHEN COMBINING A REFUNDABLE TICKET WITH A NON REFUNDABLE TICKET PROVISIONS WILL APPLY AS FOLLOWS THE AMOUNT PAID ON THE REFUNDABLE FARE COMPONENT WILL BE REFUNDED UPON PAYMENT OF THE PENALTY AMOUNT IF APPLICABLE. THE AMOUNT PAID ON THE NON REFUNDABLE FARE COMPONENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. -------------------------------------------------- IF NON REFUNDABLE FARES COMBINE WITH ANY FARES ALL YQ/YR WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. -------------------------------------------------- REFUND OF UNUSED TAXES PERMITTED. UNLESS APPLICABLE OW/RT FARE PLUS TAXES FOR ACTUAL TRAVEL IS HIGHER THAN WHOLE ORIGINAL TICKET. IN THIS CASE NO TAX OR FEE REFUND WILL BE PERMITTED. -------------------------------------------------- CANCELLATIONS RULES APPLY BY FARE COMPONENT. WHEN COMBINING WITH DIFFERENT CANCELLATION FEES APPLY THE HIGHEST ONE. -------------------------------------------------- CHANGE FEE IS NON REFUNDABLE. -------------------------------------------------- FOR TICKETS WITH PURELY DOMESTIC TRAVEL WITHIN CHINA APPLY TOTAL REFUND FEE OF ALL UNUSED FARE COMPONENTS. -------------------------------------------------- CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLY. INFANT WITHOUT SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. -------------------------------------------------- BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY REFUND MUST BE MADE WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM TICKETING DATE. -------------------------------------------------- AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY REFUND MUST BE MADE WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM TRAVEL COMMENCING DATE. ONCE TRAVEL HAS COMMENCED REFUND CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PLUS TAXES PAID AND THE APPLICABLE VALID FARE PLUS TAXES FOR THE SECTORS USDED USING HISTORICAL FARES IN EFFECT AT ORIGINAL TICKET DATE PLUS CANCELLATION FEE. REFUND THE RESIDUAL AMOUNT IF ANY. IF THERE IS NO APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE SECTORS USED USE THE NEXT HIGHER BOOKING CODE ON SUCH SECTOR TO CALCULATE THE DIFFERENCE. --------END--------


Category 18: Endorsements
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED - Q/NONEND/PENALTY APPLIES - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX.


Category 19: Discounts
ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-11 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE. NOTE - THE SERVICE WILL BE OFFERED ONLY ON CA OPERATING FLIGHTS. CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN.


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 CA INTERNATIONAL FARES CHARGE USD 400.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS -/CATEGORY 19 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. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT 2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 4. CA/ZH R- FARE FAMILY IS USED 5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT OR - REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- 1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FARE COMPONENT 2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 4. CA/ZH FARES ARE USED 5. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT 6. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT OR - 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. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 3. CA/ZH R- FARE FAMILY IS USED 4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT OR - 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. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 3. CA/ZH FARES ARE USED 4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT 5. 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- NEW ENDORSEMENTS. OR - BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY THOSE OF CA INTERNATIONAL FARES CHARGE USD 400.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS -/CATEGORY 19 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. CHANGE IS AFTER ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 3. CA/ZH R- FARE FAMILY IS USED 4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT OR - 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. CHANGE IS AFTER ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT 3. CA/ZH FARES ARE USED 4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT 5. 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- NEW ENDORSEMENTS. OR - AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY - APPLIES WITHIN TKT VALIDITY CERTAIN DOMESTIC REISSUE PROVISIONS MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY THOSE OF CA INTERNATIONAL FARES CHARGE USD 400.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS -/CATEGORY 19 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. CA/ZH R- FARE FAMILY IS USED 4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT OR - 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. CA/ZH FARES ARE USED 4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT 5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 6. 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- NEW ENDORSEMENTS.


Category 33: Voluntary cancellations
REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY 16
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Old Nov 15, 2019, 5:48 pm
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Even less to go to BOM, there are plenty of these fares out there for the past several weeks
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Old Nov 15, 2019, 7:17 pm
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Originally Posted by cheltzel
I am seeing the same fare on the CA flight from EWR as well.
I forgot CA flew out of EWR, too. Double options.

Originally Posted by cheltzel
Here are the full fare rules from ITA
The fare is gone from ExpertFlyer now. I didn't do the math, but probably today is within 28 days of departure for ticketing a 12Dec (last date permitted according to EF) departure.

The critical part of the rule missing from EF:

Code:
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR:

-- ON/BEFORE 12DEC 19. OR -

-- ON/AFTER 30DEC 19 AND ON/BEFORE 16JAN 20. OR -

-- ON/AFTER 10FEB 20 AND ON/BEFORE 30APR 20
But, still all tickets must be issued by 29-Nov-2019.
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Old Nov 15, 2019, 8:13 pm
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Originally Posted by cfischer
Even less to go to BOM, there are plenty of these fares out there for the past several weeks
Good catch! example for US$1929

It gets 4902 PQP for MileagePlus and can be booked directly on CA web site in R.

Last edited by wpcoe; Nov 19, 2019 at 11:32 pm Reason: change CZ to CA
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Old Nov 16, 2019, 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by 1984SW
I forgot CA flew out of EWR, too. Double options.



The fare is gone from ExpertFlyer now. I didn't do the math, but probably today is within 28 days of departure for ticketing a 12Dec (last date permitted according to EF) departure.

The critical part of the rule missing from EF:

Code:
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING DEPARTURE OF OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR:

-- ON/BEFORE 12DEC 19. OR -

-- ON/AFTER 30DEC 19 AND ON/BEFORE 16JAN 20. OR -

-- ON/AFTER 10FEB 20 AND ON/BEFORE 30APR 20
But, still all tickets must be issued by 29-Nov-2019.
Since UA will check your bags through to another *A itinerary, this can be handy when booking positioning flights. I book these kinds of fares for vacation opportunities so I am going for at least 10 days or so (and check bags). I like EWR as opposed to JFK so I can just get off my positioning flight and hit the lounge instead of getting my luggage, switching terminals, waiting for check-in to open, etc.

I am just amazed that the fare is cheaper out of the US as opposed to Canada. The fare deals out of Canada have been better than US cities for some time,
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Old Nov 16, 2019, 10:23 am
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Originally Posted by 1984SW
Good catch! example for US$1929

It gets 4902 PQP for MileagePlus and can be booked directly on CZ web site in R.
or less than that ...

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Old Nov 17, 2019, 5:47 am
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Newbie question- PQP calculation for the above trip

Can you explain how jfk-pek-bom-pek-jfk (19,600 miles) translates to 4,900 PQP?
I thought it's 1:5 ratio. Thx.
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Originally Posted by Rond4
Can you explain how jfk-pek-bom-pek-jfk (19,600 miles) translates to 4,900 PQP?
I thought it's 1:5 ratio. Thx.
The fare is booked into R class which earns 125% award miles: 19,600 x 1.25 / 5 = 4,900
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