RSD
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I've got to go MEL to DFW to jump on to AA to CLL in July.
At the moment the Qantas website is showing Saver fare as $2277 for MEL - SYD - DFW and then returning DFW - BNE - MEL for a total of 145 SC's (all in S class - 10 + 60 + 60 + 15) which is $15.70 per SC
If I go Semi-Flex then it is $2950 but that doesn't gain me a lot as S & K classes earn the same SC's on international legs, only the domestic legs earn more so it gets me 170 SC's (all in K class - 20 + 60 + 60 + 30) which is $17.35 per SC - which kind of blows the spiel about how with the new simplifications you will earn more SC's and km for booking more expensive fares!
If I fork out for full Flex (which I don't want to!) it is $4235 but for some reason if you fly outbound on full Flex on QF7 it won't allow you to fly back on QF8 - it insists on sending you home via LAX so it's MEL - SYD - DFW then returning DFW - LAX - MEL for a total of 230 SC's (all in B class - 20 + 90 + 30 + 90) which is $18.41 per SC - anyone starting to get the feeling that this "the more you pay the more SC's you earn" thing is a con job?
So can anyone think of another way to get from MEL to DFW for about $3200 max that has a better SC earn rate than $15.70 per SC? Doesn't have to be on QF metal necessarily, and can include overnight stops or whatever. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
At the moment the Qantas website is showing Saver fare as $2277 for MEL - SYD - DFW and then returning DFW - BNE - MEL for a total of 145 SC's (all in S class - 10 + 60 + 60 + 15) which is $15.70 per SC
If I go Semi-Flex then it is $2950 but that doesn't gain me a lot as S & K classes earn the same SC's on international legs, only the domestic legs earn more so it gets me 170 SC's (all in K class - 20 + 60 + 60 + 30) which is $17.35 per SC - which kind of blows the spiel about how with the new simplifications you will earn more SC's and km for booking more expensive fares!
If I fork out for full Flex (which I don't want to!) it is $4235 but for some reason if you fly outbound on full Flex on QF7 it won't allow you to fly back on QF8 - it insists on sending you home via LAX so it's MEL - SYD - DFW then returning DFW - LAX - MEL for a total of 230 SC's (all in B class - 20 + 90 + 30 + 90) which is $18.41 per SC - anyone starting to get the feeling that this "the more you pay the more SC's you earn" thing is a con job?
So can anyone think of another way to get from MEL to DFW for about $3200 max that has a better SC earn rate than $15.70 per SC? Doesn't have to be on QF metal necessarily, and can include overnight stops or whatever. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!