SC Run help
Aug 28, 2006, 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by sn00p
I'm sure you can, but AA are kind of making a mockery of the whole thing....
...my J class flight from LHR-SYD nets me 480 SC at a cost of ~£2800 (not even retaining gold). Two of those trips (i mentioned above) net me 1500 SC at a cost of ~£1500. Over £1000 cheaper and I'd be a WP.
If you were to include my return flights from LHR to BOS (in Y), it'd add an additional £380 to the return - and also adding a further 50 SC into the pot.
...my J class flight from LHR-SYD nets me 480 SC at a cost of ~£2800 (not even retaining gold). Two of those trips (i mentioned above) net me 1500 SC at a cost of ~£1500. Over £1000 cheaper and I'd be a WP.
If you were to include my return flights from LHR to BOS (in Y), it'd add an additional £380 to the return - and also adding a further 50 SC into the pot.
Aug 28, 2006, 8:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Traveloguy
At the end of the day, most of these discussions really probably should be moved into the MR forum. There are lots of creative things you can do, but in order to do most of them, they require time, and often lots of it. Whilst I realise this is not a MR in the American sense, most of the QF and BA flyers can take advantage of them, and who said the MR forum had to be so American centric?
Aug 29, 2006, 12:02 am
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At the end of the day, most of these discussions really probably should be moved into the MR forum. There are lots of creative things you can do, but in order to do most of them, they require time, and often lots of it. Whilst I realise this is not a MR in the American sense, most of the QF and BA flyers can take advantage of them, and who said the MR forum had to be so American centric?
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I understand this has some MR similarities. However we've had a discussion on miles v SCs previously, and the *general* consensus was that there was sufficient differentiation (and the fact that few QF posters visit MR) to warrant SC discussions remaining here...
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Originally Posted by Traveloguy
Originally Posted by sn00p
I'm sure you can, but AA are kind of making a mockery of the whole thing....
...my J class flight from LHR-SYD nets me 480 SC at a cost of ~£2800 (not even retaining gold). Two of those trips (i mentioned above) net me 1500 SC at a cost of ~£1500. Over £1000 cheaper and I'd be a WP.
If you were to include my return flights from LHR to BOS (in Y), it'd add an additional £380 to the return - and also adding a further 50 SC into the pot.
...my J class flight from LHR-SYD nets me 480 SC at a cost of ~£2800 (not even retaining gold). Two of those trips (i mentioned above) net me 1500 SC at a cost of ~£1500. Over £1000 cheaper and I'd be a WP.
If you were to include my return flights from LHR to BOS (in Y), it'd add an additional £380 to the return - and also adding a further 50 SC into the pot.
I understand this has some MR similarities. However we've had a discussion on miles v SCs previously, and the *general* consensus was that there was sufficient differentiation (and the fact that few QF posters visit MR) to warrant SC discussions remaining here...
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Aug 30, 2006, 12:21 am
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If you want to do the BKK thing also consider a few cheapie sidetrips to SIN on CX or AY - ~120 SC's for ~$AUD400. Oh I think AY also tags to HKG also if you want to see that part of the world.
Sep 1, 2006, 6:02 pm
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Update
Hi all
A short note about an important update - looks like AA is pricing certain YUPs (now sometimes KUPs) on a return basis only.
The fare I just looked at was the same either one-way or return. The difficulty with this is that it now makes it difficult to book 4 segment one-way YUPs as the fares are expensive.
Regards
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A short note about an important update - looks like AA is pricing certain YUPs (now sometimes KUPs) on a return basis only.
The fare I just looked at was the same either one-way or return. The difficulty with this is that it now makes it difficult to book 4 segment one-way YUPs as the fares are expensive.
Regards
LME FF
Sep 3, 2006, 2:41 am
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Originally Posted by RichardMEL
If you want to do the BKK thing also consider a few cheapie sidetrips to SIN on CX or AY - ~120 SC's for ~$AUD400. Oh I think AY also tags to HKG also if you want to see that part of the world.
I'm also looking at doing a SC run towards the end of the year and it seems like the BNE-BKK route is the best option (for Oz departures anyway). At $2,200 and 360 SC's that comes to $6.11/SC, better than doing a dozen BNE-ADL's!!!
Does anyone have more cost efficient routes ex-BNE, MEL or SYD???
P.S. I'm wanting 550 SC's.
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Sep 3, 2006, 1:20 pm
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Sounds like you can wait until Jetstar flies some of these routes. IIRC star class deals are quite good with relatively cheap domestic add-ons possible. Ie BNE-MEL-BKK or ADL-SYD-HKT.
Sep 3, 2006, 9:49 pm
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QFBoy, what I mean is that certain carriers have rights between asian ports such as BKK-SIN and BKK-HKG and you can often find fairly cheap business class deals for these trips all around 1000miles. CX does a few tags BKK-SIN, and AY does BKK-HKG (or did last time I looked). These can be bought from the airlines websites (select thailand...) at the Thai rate (NOTE, do not book from the other end, eg: SIN-BKK or HKG-BKK) - these will be more expensive. I found that you could get around $A400 for BKK-SIN and similar BKK-HKG (noting that flights don't fly every day of the week and thinks like that).
It never quite worked out for me time wise to take advantage of this deal, but if one wanted a quick 120-200 SC's at a reasonable price not too far from home, it might be an option.
It never quite worked out for me time wise to take advantage of this deal, but if one wanted a quick 120-200 SC's at a reasonable price not too far from home, it might be an option.
Sep 4, 2006, 2:19 am
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I found a fare on AY from BKK-SIN return in J for $472 AUD. That's $3.90/SC. So, in order to reach Gold I'm thinking of BNE-MEL-BKK on JQ for $2,200 (360SC) plus two trips to SIN. This will net me 600 SC's for approx. $3,150 which I think is pretty good. 
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Sep 4, 2006, 4:44 am
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Originally Posted by QFBoy
I found a fare on AY from BKK-SIN return in J for $472 AUD. That's $3.90/SC. So, in order to reach Gold I'm thinking of BNE-MEL-BKK on JQ for $2,200 (360SC) plus two trips to SIN. This will net me 600 SC's for approx. $3,150 which I think is pretty good.
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Sep 4, 2006, 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by bensyd
But if your 600 SC's short do you really fly enough to warrant needing gold? I mean wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy a QP membership?
I don't doubt why lots of people take the SCRUNning alternative to paying $ for lounge membership.
Sep 4, 2006, 5:17 am
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Originally Posted by bensyd
But if your 600 SC's short do you really fly enough to warrant needing gold? I mean wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy a QP membership?
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Sep 4, 2006, 5:22 am
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Originally Posted by Aus_Mal
Just buying QP membership gives no points, no challenge, no travel experience.
I don't doubt why lots of people take the SCRUNning alternative to paying $ for lounge membership.
I don't doubt why lots of people take the SCRUNning alternative to paying $ for lounge membership.
Sep 4, 2006, 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Aus_Mal
Just buying QP membership gives no points, no challenge, no travel experience.
I don't doubt why lots of people take the SCRUNning alternative to paying $ for lounge membership.
I don't doubt why lots of people take the SCRUNning alternative to paying $ for lounge membership.
However that does not last too long and I then yearn to be able to go to the airpoprt, lounge then get on one of those tubes.... 
Sep 4, 2006, 8:32 pm
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If already needing to travel, I will consider routing a trip to earn some extra benefits. But I would not pay for an extra trip just for the extra points or status. But that's my personal view and obviously different to lots of other peolpe 
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