Once again I have had my international flights with QF changed on me, something that has happened on nearly every flight booked since Nov last year. Some of the annoyances have been minor. some have been a bit inconvenient e.g.changing flights to leave a 30 min connection from SIN-BNE to BNE(dom)-MEL on Melbourne Cup day without my authorisation, Some have just pissed me off (removing F class on a MASA I had booked in F in March from HKG) This week, they cancelled my flight from BKK-SYD on 4 November and I am now left with the following options:
1) Leave 5 hours early and fly BKK-HKG on CX614 (777) with a 3 hour layover in HKG, then fly QF128 to SYD (747). Gets me back to Sydney at 7.50am on 5 Nov.
2) Leave 4 hours early, fly BKK-SIN on 3K510 (A330) with a 1 1/2 hour connection at SIN, then fly QF82 (A330) to Syd. Gets me back to Sydney at 6.50am on 5 Nov.
3) Leave the next day on the same flight as booked - QF24 (A330). Qantas puts me up for an extra day in a hotel they select and I think I get meals as well. They cant tell me what hotel etc. Gets me back to Sydney on Thursday at 7.50am.
I am slumming it in O Class for this flight, so neither option 1 or 2 earn me any extra SC or points for the extra leg if I'm reading the new tables right, so that's not a consideration.
I will just take an extra day of leave if I choose the third option. Which option will give me the best comfort flying, taking into account aircraft and cabin class. All of them are overnighters. Or is there no difference and I'm better off having an an extra day in BKK? I have to make a decision by Monday.
1) Leave 5 hours early and fly BKK-HKG on CX614 (777) with a 3 hour layover in HKG, then fly QF128 to SYD (747). Gets me back to Sydney at 7.50am on 5 Nov.
2) Leave 4 hours early, fly BKK-SIN on 3K510 (A330) with a 1 1/2 hour connection at SIN, then fly QF82 (A330) to Syd. Gets me back to Sydney at 6.50am on 5 Nov.
3) Leave the next day on the same flight as booked - QF24 (A330). Qantas puts me up for an extra day in a hotel they select and I think I get meals as well. They cant tell me what hotel etc. Gets me back to Sydney on Thursday at 7.50am.
I am slumming it in O Class for this flight, so neither option 1 or 2 earn me any extra SC or points for the extra leg if I'm reading the new tables right, so that's not a consideration.
I will just take an extra day of leave if I choose the third option. Which option will give me the best comfort flying, taking into account aircraft and cabin class. All of them are overnighters. Or is there no difference and I'm better off having an an extra day in BKK? I have to make a decision by Monday.