Need advice for business saver award and routing for trip to India
Oct 29, 2013, 11:48 am
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Need advice for business saver award and routing for trip to India
Need advice please! I am traveling to India late January-February 2014. I am using a Business Saver award on United.
Departing from Denver, I am currently going east through Washington DC and Frankfurt, arriving in Mumbai. I am flying United to Frankfurt (777-200) and then connecting on Lufthansa for a flight to Mumbai (747-400).
On my return, I am debating between the following routings: 1) flying east from Delhi to Tokyo to Denver; OR 2) flying west from Delhi to Newark to Denver.
The Delhi to Tokyo flight would be on an ANA 767-300 which is NOT lie flat (only 160 degrees - ugh) and an 8-hour flight leaving at 1:15 a.m., but I would connect in Tokyo onto a United 787 dreamliner. The alternative, if I can get it, would be flying out of Delhi to Newark on a United 777-200 and then connecting on to Denver on a 737-800. The travel times are about the same for both routings.
Would love any insights on which direction is best to travel (it's kind of appealing to literally fly around the world) and which carrier(s)/plane equipment is best.
Thanks in advance!
Departing from Denver, I am currently going east through Washington DC and Frankfurt, arriving in Mumbai. I am flying United to Frankfurt (777-200) and then connecting on Lufthansa for a flight to Mumbai (747-400).
On my return, I am debating between the following routings: 1) flying east from Delhi to Tokyo to Denver; OR 2) flying west from Delhi to Newark to Denver.
The Delhi to Tokyo flight would be on an ANA 767-300 which is NOT lie flat (only 160 degrees - ugh) and an 8-hour flight leaving at 1:15 a.m., but I would connect in Tokyo onto a United 787 dreamliner. The alternative, if I can get it, would be flying out of Delhi to Newark on a United 777-200 and then connecting on to Denver on a 737-800. The travel times are about the same for both routings.
Would love any insights on which direction is best to travel (it's kind of appealing to literally fly around the world) and which carrier(s)/plane equipment is best.
Thanks in advance!
Oct 29, 2013, 4:12 pm
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