PPS run - does such a thing exist?
Jan 12, 2005, 1:44 pm
#31
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PPS Waitlists
Originally Posted by MAN Flyer
I find PPS status excellent for freeing up seats/waitlists. I have booked a couple of CRTWSTAR's this year, one at very short notice where I was waitlisted with only C available, sometimes on more than one sector. One call to SQ and the following day they have cleared without fail.
Same with changing flights during the trip, waitlists cleared when only C was available ^ .
Same with changing flights during the trip, waitlists cleared when only C was available ^ .
Jul 8, 2005, 12:53 am
#32
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Another thumbs-up for PPS waitlists!
Originally Posted by MAN Flyer
I find PPS status excellent for freeing up seats/waitlists. I have booked a couple of CRTWSTAR's this year, one at very short notice where I was waitlisted with only C available, sometimes on more than one sector. One call to SQ and the following day they have cleared without fail.
Same with changing flights during the trip, waitlists cleared when only C was available ^ .
Same with changing flights during the trip, waitlists cleared when only C was available ^ .
It certainly makes retaining PPS status all the more desirable! This alone saved my company about four thousand dollars in airfare by allowing me to do a RTW instead of a normal ticket. And SQ got a nice chunk of revenue in return, as most of the long-haul flights would have gone to BA, QF or NH otherwise.
Now I'm just hoping there won't be too many last-minute changes to my schedule.
Jul 9, 2005, 2:54 pm
#33
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CRWSTAR maximums
I had forgotten about this thread. Now that it's been bumped, I'll comment that the most PPS sectors that can be earned on a CRWSTAR1 is 22.5 with a routing of SIN-KIX-BKK-HKG-SFO-JFK-FRA-SIN-CGK-SIN-SGN-SIN (28872 miles). SIN-CGK-SIN-AKL-SIN-ICN-YVR-SFO-JFK-FRA-SIN is 33148 miles and yields 23.75 sectors, which I believe is the maximum possible for a CRWSTAR2. SIN-PEK-SIN-AKL-SIN-ICN-YVR-SFO-JFK-FRA-SIN is 37617 miles and yields 26.25 sectors, which I believe is the maximum possible for a CRWSTAR3.
Can anyone find CRWSTAR routes yielding more PPS sectors?
Can anyone find CRWSTAR routes yielding more PPS sectors?
Jul 10, 2005, 12:36 am
#37
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Guess again. 28.75 in C for AKL-SIN-ICN-YVR-JFK-FRA-ZRH-MAN-ZRH-SIN-ICN-SIN-AKL.
Jul 10, 2005, 1:26 am
#38
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Guess again. 28.75 in C for AKL-SIN-ICN-YVR-JFK-FRA-ZRH-MAN-ZRH-SIN-ICN-SIN-AKL.
Guess again. 28.75 in C for AKL-SIN-ICN-YVR-JFK-FRA-ZRH-MAN-ZRH-SIN-ICN-SIN-AKL.
Originally Posted by infoworks
I assume substituting SYD for AKL will yield the same result?
Jul 10, 2005, 3:14 am
#39
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Originally Posted by CGK
Will not be the same. AKL-SIN 5,227 miles gets 3.75 sectors, and SYD-SIN 3,912 miles gets 2.5 sectors. Total sectors for substituting SYD for AKL will be 2.5 sectors less, i.e. 26.25 only.
Jul 10, 2005, 4:06 pm
#41
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Just start/end at AKL and buy a separate cheapy ticket trans-tasman.
