Frustrated trying for business/first award tickets LHR-AKL
Jan 16, 2011, 5:46 pm
#16
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Well, here's one option. I'm not sure if it's the best (specifically the inbound, but it's one of few itins that didn't require an overnight somewhere).
This requires booking two one way awards, otherwise they'll charge you for a RTW award.
3/22 NZ1 LHR-LAX in C
3/22 NZ1 LAX-AKL in C
4/22 TG492 AKL-BKK in C
4/22 TK61 BKK-IST in C
4/23 TK1759 IST-LIS in C
4/23 TP356 LIS-LHR in C
If you don't mind one overnight in BKK, you can do AKL-BKK-LHR on TG.
Chris
This requires booking two one way awards, otherwise they'll charge you for a RTW award.
3/22 NZ1 LHR-LAX in C
3/22 NZ1 LAX-AKL in C
4/22 TG492 AKL-BKK in C
4/22 TK61 BKK-IST in C
4/23 TK1759 IST-LIS in C
4/23 TP356 LIS-LHR in C
If you don't mind one overnight in BKK, you can do AKL-BKK-LHR on TG.
Chris
Jan 16, 2011, 6:02 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: UA 1k, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 64
Well, here's one option. I'm not sure if it's the best (specifically the inbound, but it's one of few itins that didn't require an overnight somewhere).
This requires booking two one way awards, otherwise they'll charge you for a RTW award.
3/22 NZ1 LHR-LAX in C
3/22 NZ1 LAX-AKL in C
4/22 TG492 AKL-BKK in C
4/22 TK61 BKK-IST in C
4/23 TK1759 IST-LIS in C
4/23 TP356 LIS-LHR in C
If you don't mind one overnight in BKK, you can do AKL-BKK-LHR on TG.
Chris
This requires booking two one way awards, otherwise they'll charge you for a RTW award.
3/22 NZ1 LHR-LAX in C
3/22 NZ1 LAX-AKL in C
4/22 TG492 AKL-BKK in C
4/22 TK61 BKK-IST in C
4/23 TK1759 IST-LIS in C
4/23 TP356 LIS-LHR in C
If you don't mind one overnight in BKK, you can do AKL-BKK-LHR on TG.
Chris
Apr 21, 2011, 10:35 am
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 8
I started this thread by complaining about availability of C/F awards LHR-AKL on *A. I'd like to thank you guys again for your encouragement. I promised to update you on how I got on. For tangential reasons that I won't bore you with, the trip has shifted to later this year, and I've put together a nice routing through BKK on TG, all in C, which I'm very much looking forward to.
In case anyone else stumbles across this thread with similar concerns, I should record that my take-home message is - as FTers suggested - definitely to try segment by segment. Although I now think I can drive the ANA tool, I have to say that I don't think I understand its design decisions; it seems to provide very patchy search results. (Even now, the itinerary I chose is still available if I ask about LHR-BKK and BKK-AKL separately, but not if I ask about LHR-AKL - even if I explicitly specify TG. Moreover, I believe that I've only ever been offered one- or two-leg routings, not three- or longer ones. That's not how I would program a graph traversal. :-)
Anyway, FT is a fantastic resource; very helpful and welcoming!
In case anyone else stumbles across this thread with similar concerns, I should record that my take-home message is - as FTers suggested - definitely to try segment by segment. Although I now think I can drive the ANA tool, I have to say that I don't think I understand its design decisions; it seems to provide very patchy search results. (Even now, the itinerary I chose is still available if I ask about LHR-BKK and BKK-AKL separately, but not if I ask about LHR-AKL - even if I explicitly specify TG. Moreover, I believe that I've only ever been offered one- or two-leg routings, not three- or longer ones. That's not how I would program a graph traversal. :-)
Anyway, FT is a fantastic resource; very helpful and welcoming!
Apr 21, 2011, 12:36 pm
#19
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.....I ask about LHR-BKK and BKK-AKL separately, but not if I ask about LHR-AKL - even if I explicitly specify TG. Moreover, I believe that I've only ever been offered one- or two-leg routings, not three- or longer ones. That's not how I would program a graph traversal. :-)