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Nov 2, 2018, 2:36 am

#136

AlicorporateUK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Art

Looking at my Eurobonus points right now I am still missing 12650 to reach Gold Status.

With the recent devaluation for Go and Go Youth fares my situation has become a little more difficult. I‘m currently thinking about flying a route like ZRH-ARN-CPH-HEL and back twice, which can be found for 300-400€ (Ca. 500$) in Plus. This would give me 6000 points per round trip. Still leaving me with 650 to go.
Furthermore timings and dates are an issue.
Does anybody have any suggestions? Date wise Weekends in November work, Last week in december and whole of February (have to qualify at the end of february!)

BHX-ARN-CPH-GDN and back got me roughly 8000 points, you could try and price that up with ZRH as starting point (and a weekend in either Gdańsk, Gdynia or Sopot is truly worth it).

G

Nov 2, 2018, 2:42 am

#137

Nick Art

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Originally Posted by SK2751

I have no idea how this works price-wise, but if you swap the connection to go Poland or Germany instead, you will get much more miles than on Scandinavian Flights.

It‘s difficult to get a stop in germany ex ZRH as the ZRH-Germany flght would be on Lufthansa or Swiss and they price them significantly higher. (The fare of the ZRH-Ger flight will be added to the Ger-Skandinavia flight.

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Originally Posted by AlicorporateUK

BHX-ARN-CPH-GDN and back got me roughly 8000 points, you could try and price that up with ZRH as starting point (and a weekend in either Gdańsk, Gdynia or Sopot is truly worth it).

G

I will have a look at it, thanks!

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Nov 2, 2018, 5:11 am

#138

SK2751

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I meant more like Hamburg via CPH (not CPH via Hamburg).

Nov 2, 2018, 6:14 am

#139

Nick Art

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SK2751

I meant more like Hamburg via CPH (not CPH via Hamburg).

I did look at Hamburg indeed, but Plus prices are rather high :/

Nov 2, 2018, 6:21 am

#140

ScandiGB

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What is your timing and budget?

Nov 2, 2018, 6:26 am

#141

Nick Art

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ScandiGB

What is your timing and budget?

Budget would be around 500 per flight, preferably less (obviously). Timing for November: Weekends work (Including Friday from 15:00), so does Wednsday (not 21st) after 13:00 to Thrusday 18:00. For Late December, (between chirstmas and new year, any day and time) and in February, preferably not the first week since chances are that I will be in military, but all other February weeks are fine, once again, any day, any time.
I'm looking to spend as few time at the destination as possible. Preferably I'm sitting on the next flight back, but if I have to spend one or two nights there, that'd be okay as well.

If I had to choose I'd have booked a flight in youth go to HKG and received 10k miles and figured the rest out with a small european round trip, but SAS reeduced the earnings to pretty much none so that's not worth it anymore.

Nov 2, 2018, 8:42 am

#142

oliver2002

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Zrh to Sjj on Ou via fra and vie and zag in D gives 2000 EB status points per segment. Doesn't cost much.

Nov 2, 2018, 8:47 am

#143

Nick Art

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Originally Posted by oliver2002

Zrh to Sjj on Ou via fra and vie and zag in D gives 2000 EB status points per segment. Doesn't cost much.

I'm intrigued, however, can I price this somewhere without having master access to Amadeus? :P

Furthermore, since the operating carrier counts, if any of the legs are on LX or OS the mileage drops significantly (to 1200 on LX and to 300 on OS (200% for routes that are longer on both)) And on OU minimum mileage is 1200 as well actually (and 200% for further distance)

Last edited by Nick Art; Nov 2, 2018 at 8:55 am

Nov 2, 2018, 9:02 am

#144

AlicorporateUK

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Great tip from oliver2002 but make sure to spend a couple of nights in Sarajevo (a truly amazing city) if you decide to go for this option!

Also, make sure to pick your connection in order to spend at least an hour at Zagreb airport – the Primeclass Lounge in the new terminal is definitely worth a visit.

In any case, good luck on your Gold's requalification run

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Nov 2, 2018, 9:17 am

#145

Nick Art

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Originally Posted by oliver2002

Zrh to Sjj on Ou via fra and vie and zag in D gives 2000 EB status points per segment. Doesn't cost much.

Okay, you got to explain me how you find this flight, because I tried and even with multi stop, the airline websites just gives up after the fourth flight (Tried on LH and LX and OS, but not OU since they don't have such a tool). Furthermore, when I tried on matrix, it kinda worked (leaving out the stop in ZAG) but it only gave me a flight to the very affordable price of 6302.- CHF.

Nov 23, 2018, 3:41 am

#146

Nick Art

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Those or the current two options I have found: Opinions?
Flight 1: I know there are cheaper options, but I really need those additional 750 miles :P (6750 total for this trip)

Flight 2: 6000 miles for this trip for under 500.-

Nov 24, 2018, 1:46 am

#147

SK2751

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Wow, how do you book such trips? I don't think SK's website would let you, so is there an OTA which would price this?

Nov 24, 2018, 2:24 am

#148

Jainzar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SK2751

Wow, how do you book such trips? I don't think SK's website would let you, so is there an OTA which would price this?

You can try bookwithmatrix.com. It is also a good test if there is real availability.

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Nov 24, 2018, 4:01 am

#149

Nick Art

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Originally Posted by SK2751

Wow, how do you book such trips? I don't think SK's website would let you, so is there an OTA which would price this?

Some of the options are actually bookable even on the SAS website, like this: (6000 miles with that one)

but the ones mentioned above you‘d need a TA or OTA to book. It‘s not only one fare, but several fares combined together (here is the fare structure):
First Flight: (surprisingly there it is only two fares)

Second flight:

Both of the trips are bookable with bookwithmatrix.com:

https://www.flightnetwork.com/flight...XXX-2017-04-25

https://www.flightnetwork.com/flight...XXX-2017-04-25

Last edited by Nick Art; Nov 24, 2018 at 4:26 am

Nov 26, 2018, 8:40 am

#150

oliver2002

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Art

Code:

26NOV18**26NOV18/OU ZRHSJJ/NSP;EH/TPM 536/MPM 643
LN FARE BASIS OW CHF RT B PEN DATES/DAYS AP MIN MAX R
02 ZBUSY2 547 Z - - - + + 1 12M R
ADDON SPECIFIED OU1223 ADDON EFF02FEB18
1 * ZRH-OU-ZAD/PUY/SPU/DBV/ZAG-OU-ZAD/PUY-OU-SJJ
2 * ZRH-OU/SN/LH/LX-BRU/FRA/DUS/MUC-OU-ZAD/PUY/SPU/DBV/
ZAG-OU-ZAD/PUY-OU-SJJ

You have to book these with a TA or call OU and feed them segment by segment.

CDZ fares op by OU earn 200% on EB with 1200 min. So the balkan hops will be a real earner.

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