Fare Class -> Status credits?
Nov 17, 2002, 4:41 am
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Fare Class -> Status credits?
Can anyone enlighten me as to which fare classes in economy are eligible for the full economy status credits? Most of my transpacific flights are in B-class fares, yet I only get 40 credits per pacific crossing.
Is it just Y?
I'm up to my fifth return flight this year (>100K miles) and will only just make Gold
Cheers.
Is it just Y?
I'm up to my fifth return flight this year (>100K miles) and will only just make Gold
Cheers.
Nov 17, 2002, 2:13 pm
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This suggestion depends on how much time you have to get from MEL to US (assuming LAX)
Buy one J flight, travel MEL-SYD-HNL-LAX, and you'll get 500 status points. Even in discount Y, it's worth 140 status points each trip - as opposed to your current 80 per trip. NM can probably suggest the optimum MEL-LAX "status run"!
Don't forget also, once you qualify for Gold, your "status bonus" almost doubles, and that means a lot more points per flight. And of course all the other "goodies" that come with Gold.
(Edited for accidental emoticon)
[This message has been edited by willyroo (edited 11-17-2002).]
Buy one J flight, travel MEL-SYD-HNL-LAX, and you'll get 500 status points. Even in discount Y, it's worth 140 status points each trip - as opposed to your current 80 per trip. NM can probably suggest the optimum MEL-LAX "status run"!
Don't forget also, once you qualify for Gold, your "status bonus" almost doubles, and that means a lot more points per flight. And of course all the other "goodies" that come with Gold.
(Edited for accidental emoticon)
[This message has been edited by willyroo (edited 11-17-2002).]
Nov 17, 2002, 3:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Ysardine:
Can anyone enlighten me as to which fare classes in economy are eligible for the full economy status credits? Most of my transpacific flights are in B-class fares, yet I only get 40 credits per pacific crossing.Is it just Y?
I'm up to my fifth return flight this year (>100K miles) and will only just make Gold </font>
Can anyone enlighten me as to which fare classes in economy are eligible for the full economy status credits? Most of my transpacific flights are in B-class fares, yet I only get 40 credits per pacific crossing.Is it just Y?
I'm up to my fifth return flight this year (>100K miles) and will only just make Gold </font>
Why not incorporate other sectors into each of these runs, such as going SYD-MEL-LAX or SYD-BNE-LAX, and likewise on return?
It's bound to add SFA to the cost, and will get you at least an extra 20 status credits for each return journey.
Nov 17, 2002, 5:32 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by shillard:
Yup, it's full-Y or bust.
Why not incorporate other sectors into each of these runs, such as going SYD-MEL-LAX or SYD-BNE-LAX, and likewise on return?
It's bound to add SFA to the cost, and will get you at least an extra 20 status credits for each return journey.</font>
Yup, it's full-Y or bust.
Why not incorporate other sectors into each of these runs, such as going SYD-MEL-LAX or SYD-BNE-LAX, and likewise on return?
It's bound to add SFA to the cost, and will get you at least an extra 20 status credits for each return journey.</font>
As willyroo mentioned, HNL is an option, but connections times are really bad unless you want to stopover in HNL. And you have to fly AA from HNL-LAX which might give more legroom in economy, but that's about the only benefit! I'll take the QF 744 with personal IFE over a AA 757/767 in their Pacific Config any day.
Nov 17, 2002, 8:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NM:
Better still, ... AKL (so long as not starting from BNE) and get the >1000 mile status for MEL-AKL and the same AKL-LAX as you would from MEL-LAX.
As willyroo mentioned, HNL is an option, but connections times are really bad unless you want to stopover in HNL.
Originally posted by shillard:
Yup, it's full-Y or bust.
Why not incorporate other sectors into each of these runs, such as going SYD-MEL-LAX or SYD-BNE-LAX, and likewise on return?
It's bound to add SFA to the cost, and will get you at least an extra 20 status credits for each return journey.</font>
Yup, it's full-Y or bust.
Why not incorporate other sectors into each of these runs, such as going SYD-MEL-LAX or SYD-BNE-LAX, and likewise on return?
It's bound to add SFA to the cost, and will get you at least an extra 20 status credits for each return journey.</font>
As willyroo mentioned, HNL is an option, but connections times are really bad unless you want to stopover in HNL.
Nov 17, 2002, 11:14 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by shillard:
Yeah, that's why I didn't mention HNL. Didn't think of AKL, does it make much difference to the fare?</font>
Yeah, that's why I didn't mention HNL. Didn't think of AKL, does it make much difference to the fare?</font>
, which is often cheaper than a point-to-point fare to ports east of LAX anyway. Then you can really max it out!
Nov 18, 2002, 1:19 am
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Just noticed something on my girlfriend's account over the weekend. A sector on BA's WT+ got economy (100%) miles and "full economy" status points.
Considering that you can get discounted WT+ fares for much much less than full WT (Y) fares, that was a nice little bonus. (You can often upgrade a dirt cheap discount economy fare to WT+ for GBP 200 or GBP 300 per sector.)
Considering that you can get discounted WT+ fares for much much less than full WT (Y) fares, that was a nice little bonus. (You can often upgrade a dirt cheap discount economy fare to WT+ for GBP 200 or GBP 300 per sector.)