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GodOSpoons Jul 24, 2005 11:14 pm
Originally Posted by AJLondon
SQ for sure. (Given that the other choices to Aus from Europe are TG or OS).
Isn't the OS flight a Lauda Air 744? Has anyone flown Lauda/OS to Oz?

Timothy

SQ, of course, would be the best choice if you have the funds.

Sydfly Jul 25, 2005 12:31 am
Originally Posted by AJLondon
You can try it out as long as you are terminating your journey in the far East! :p :D

And since you are a LH SEN using M&M you could have a Europe-Far East award like for eg.:
LHR-NRT
LHR-NRT/x-HKG
LHR-NRT/x-ICN
LHR-NRT/x-Mainland China

Going anywhere else from NRT i.e. say SE Asia would involve a three region award.

From OZ: you would need two separate awards. A three region award for: SYD-SIN/x-NRT and another award for NRT-Europe.

And P.S.: I flew the new NH F a few months ago and it was outstanding. Makes SQ/CX/LH/BA look quite mediocre!
How about using UA miles? I know they are not that strict and do not have such a thing as a 3-region award. Could we do Syd-Sin/x-NRT-FRA all on one award? I think it's 150k in F...probably wouldn't use LH miles anyways as they charge far too much for F awards.

peter42 Jul 25, 2005 6:27 am
Originally Posted by AJLondon
You can try it out as long as you are terminating your journey in the far East! :p :D

And since you are a LH SEN using M&M you could have a Europe-Far East award like for eg.:
LHR-NRT
LHR-NRT/x-HKG
LHR-NRT/x-ICN
LHR-NRT/x-Mainland China

Going anywhere else from NRT i.e. say SE Asia would involve a three region award.

From OZ: you would need two separate awards. A three region award for: SYD-SIN/x-NRT and another award for NRT-Europe.

And P.S.: I flew the new NH F a few months ago and it was outstanding. Makes SQ/CX/LH/BA look quite mediocre!

OZ and 3region have the same mileage.

FRA-NRT-AKL should work.
AKL-NRT-FRA NZ90 flies NRT-AKL

Threy Jul 25, 2005 9:52 am
Originally Posted by GodOSpoons
Isn't the OS flight a Lauda Air 744? Has anyone flown Lauda/OS to Oz?
Lauda uses 767/777 equipment on its longhaul routes.

MAN Flyer Jul 25, 2005 3:34 pm
Originally Posted by ntddevsys
Even when sleeping ?
Definitely, I didn't find the seat NH particularly comfortable.

The Spacebed is far from perfect but much more comfortable than the new C seat on NH imho.

christine Jul 25, 2005 4:09 pm
Originally Posted by MAN Flyer
Definitely, I didn't find the seat NH particularly comfortable.

The Spacebed is far from perfect but much more comfortable than the new C seat on NH imho.

And how do the spacebed and LH's new C compare sleepwise?

inhiyu66 Jul 25, 2005 11:54 pm
I do not remember much about spacebed, 'cos I slept most of the time during my flight from SIN to FRA

Originally Posted by christine
And how do the spacebed and LH's new C compare sleepwise?

MAN Flyer Jul 27, 2005 2:11 pm
Originally Posted by christine
And how do the spacebed and LH's new C compare sleepwise?
Spacebed is much better than LH's new C in my opinion.

AJLondon Jul 27, 2005 2:43 pm
Originally Posted by peter42
FRA-NRT-AKL should work.
AKL-NRT-FRA NZ90 flies NRT-AKL
It would work if you were looking for a C award. However Sydfly wants a F award. And NRT-AKL would have no F class. (NZ 90 is a 763.) So you would be "wasting" miles if you bought a F award from FRA-AKL via NRT.

TheAirman Jul 29, 2005 1:11 am
Definately go for SQ

demue Jul 29, 2005 2:24 am
Originally Posted by christine
And how do the spacebed and LH's new C compare sleepwise?
Spacebed is wider than LH new C. Tried both and would always prefer SQ SpaceBed over LH's new C seat. Feels roomier IMHO. LH new C is quite good though in comparison to what was offered previously. Have not tried NH new C.

Cheers ...

ThWilmesi Jul 30, 2005 8:09 am
Well I have taken that route already on SQ with their spacebeds and F-Class.

they offer excellent connection. Take SQ 26 FRA-SIN, departs FRA about noon brings you in SIN around 7 am in the morning and you get a connection to SYD at around 9h40 am which brings you in the evening to SYD great connection, great flight.

Otherwise if you are looking for change, take LH to SIN and from there you take SQ, be sure to get to SQ on of LH flights with new Business class, otherwise go SQ all the way with regard to comfort. You also have a possibility to fly via Vienna with Austrian Airlines, but they use Lauda Air to SYD and their business class compared to Austrian isn't that great.

If I weigh all the options take SQ all the way

MapleLeaf Jul 30, 2005 5:47 pm
Originally Posted by GodOSpoons
Has anyone flown Lauda/OS to Oz?
I have flown Lauda between VIE and MEL/SYD in C. The cabin is ok, not as good as mainline OS, I would say on par with old LH C. There definitely are better C cabins on that route.

WindFlyer Aug 2, 2005 10:15 pm
Originally Posted by Sydfly
How about using UA miles? I know they are not that strict and do not have such a thing as a 3-region award. Could we do Syd-Sin/x-NRT-FRA all on one award? I think it's 150k in F...probably wouldn't use LH miles anyways as they charge far too much for F awards.
UA does have a "most direct routing" rule, and they have been much stricter in enforcing it of late. I think you'd be hard pressed to convince an agent that -SIN-NRT-FRA is more direct than -SIN-FRA or even -SIN-BKK-FRA.

And yes, it would be 150k miles for F.

peter42 Sep 27, 2005 6:00 am
What about NZ new C from LHR-AKL?


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