Need help booking a trip IAH-SYD-SIN
Aug 22, 2014, 9:25 am
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Need help booking a trip IAH-SYD-SIN
I'm hoping that someone can help me. I'm trying to book a work trip leaving from IAH, going to Sydney, Australia on the day after Labor Day (9/2), then to Singapore that following weekend (9/6 or 9/7), and coming back from Singapore sometime late the following week (leaving either Thursday 9/11, or Friday 9/12). I can't get this booking to work on United.com, and of course it is not very helpful in telling me where the problem lies.
Aren't these all major airports that should have multiple daily flights, or am I missing something here?
Aren't these all major airports that should have multiple daily flights, or am I missing something here?
Aug 22, 2014, 10:07 am
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You can get to SYD on UA via LAX or SFO, but UA probably won't sell you a ticket between SYD and SIN. The carriers on that route would include SQ and QF. QF also recently started flying DFW-SYD. In any event, that itinerary is going to require multiple carriers. This may be easiest for you to book through a travel agent.
Aug 22, 2014, 10:16 am
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Find what you want on google.com/flights using multi city, then click through to United. I tried your itinerary with flights on 9/2, 9/6, and 9/11, and got an itinerary for $2156, bookable on the United site, with JetStar on the SYD-SIN portion.
Last edited by jbeckett; Aug 22, 2014 at 10:41 am
Aug 22, 2014, 11:47 am
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And yes, I will book through my work travel agency, just wanted to get a high level understanding of available travel times for a discussion with my boss. I was kind of surprised that UA could not accommodate the itinerary (either directly or via partner airlines) through their site.
Aug 22, 2014, 2:18 pm
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Much better to buy a premium economy ("business") ticket on Scoot (flyscoot.com) between SYD and SIN, or get a proper flight on SQ.
Aug 22, 2014, 2:32 pm
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Agreed, UA will often sell tickets on other carriers' metal (noncodeshare). I think ticketing on SQ through UA is a problem though.
Aug 22, 2014, 5:48 pm
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Definitely SQ over Qantas, even more so Jetstar. You could try booking via phone through SQ, their web won't handle it. Also, Air NZ and SQ have an alliance with both having direct flights from Christchurch and Auckland to SIN. You could fly one way United to SYD, then short Jetstar/Virgin/Air NZ to either city. Pick up SQ there for rest of trip.