Award Booking Engine Quirkiness

[JohnK]

I have been looking for award availability for NRT-HKG end July and I was shocked when the routing NRT-MEL-SYD-HKG appears with availability about 10 times with different times on domestic connection MEL-SYD.

NRT-HKG is ~1842 miles whilst NRT-MEL-SYD-HKG is ~10,079 miles! Is this put there to trick someone? There has to be a glitch with the software!

Anyone else experience weird or ridiculous routings when using the online award booking engine?

 

[Chucksta]

hahahah

I tried PER to Jakarta

ended up with the option of:

PER > MEL > HKG > Jakarta return!!!

 

[aus_flyer]

I think I've found the weirdest...

Trying to find availability from Sydney to New York, the booking system suggested:
Sydney >> London >> New York

Um.. I think I'll pass...

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

There has to be a glitch with the software!

Yeah its called dont want you to redeem on CX so we'll suggest QF no matter how stupid.

Has anyone searched for Franfurt to New York?

 

[JohnK]

There has to be a glitch with the software!

Yeah its called dont want you to redeem on CX so we'll suggest QF no matter how stupid.

That answer would be just about what I would expect to be the truth.

In my case the answer in points required would end up being more than what is required for a RTW award redemption. I can handle small deviations in a routing but 5 to 6 times more as is the case here. Thanks but no thanks.