LACK OF JASA's to SINGAPORE

[markis10]

I suspect this is a side effect of the EK QF alignment.

 

[Nizar]

I suspect this is a side effect of the EK QF alignment.

Or preparation for what is supposedly going to happen on the 18th May ?

 

[vitagen]

Managed to get 2 JASA AKL-BNE-LAX.

Not what I wanted, but will park it and change flights if and when mor become available

 

[markis10]

Or preparation for what is supposedly going to happen on the 18th May ?

Thats was my first thought until I noticed JASAs for non EK routes readily available for the rest of the year at good rates, IE to HKG.

 

[vitagen]

Cant find anything to the USA. So just parked the points just incase. There is no U availability as well. Even this far out to 2014.

STRANGE!

 

[cjd600]

Cant find anything to the USA. So just parked the points just incase. There is no U availability as well. Even this far out to 2014.

STRANGE!

Agreed.

Have my SYD-DFW JASA's locked in 29/3/14.
Starting to wait for LAX-SYD (or MEL/BNE) releases for lateish April, but nothing at all is coming out in U.Or even X.

Your AKL one is interesting,and an option I havent really played around with.
Grabbing a LAX-SYD-AKL JASA (which does appear to have somewhat more availability) and dropping the last leg.....

 

[vitagen]

Cheaper too!

my AKL-LAX was only 84k points and 350 co payment

 

[QF029]

Agreed.

Have my SYD-DFW JASA's locked in 29/3/14.
Starting to wait for LAX-SYD (or MEL/BNE) releases for lateish April, but nothing at all is coming out in U.Or even X.

Your AKL one is interesting,and an option I havent really played around with.
Grabbing a LAX-SYD-AKL JASA (which does appear to have somewhat more availability) and dropping the last leg.....

I've been watching U releases to LAX over the last few days and as you say there have been none. It may be related to school holidays of Easter 2014.

 

[cjd600]

I've been watching U releases to LAX over the last few days and as you say there have been none. It may be related to school holidays of Easter 2014.

That'd perhaps explain no 'cheap' JASA's, but would still expect to see the 'astronomical' ones given that seats were actually for sale on those dates.
But there was just "N/A" reflecting zero availability.

But now,can go in and find JASA's SYD-LAX for 17 April '14, and also some J Classic availability LAX-SYD (but not showing as cheap JASA), all of which was definitely not there over the last couple of days....not sure whats going on.The release patterns have been pretty consistent through my constant monitoring of the last 2 months, but the last 1.5-2 weeks has been a bit strange....

 

[QF029]

That'd perhaps explain no 'cheap' JASA's, but would still expect to see the 'astronomical' ones given that seats were actually for sale on those dates.
But there was just "N/A" reflecting zero availability.

But now,can go in and find JASA's SYD-LAX for 17 April '14, and also some J Classic availability LAX-SYD (but not showing as cheap JASA), all of which was definitely not there over the last couple of days....not sure whats going on.The release patterns have been pretty consistent through my constant monitoring of the last 2 months, but the last 1.5-2 weeks has been a bit strange....

I booked a JASA today for April 2014 (MEL-JFK). 128k points plus $617 which basically cost me $164 more than a classic but with 280 SC's and 23k FF points.

 

[tuapekastar]

Question: when people say "a JASA at classic rates" do they mean it literally? I have never seen this.

Edit Having now read the post above, I think I know what people mean.

 

[k3nnis]

Nice. How about the return flight?

I booked a JASA today for April 2014 (MEL-JFK). 128k points plus $617 which basically cost me $164 more than a classic but with 280 SC's and 23k FF points.

 

[equus]

Question: when people say "a JASA at classic rates" do they mean it literally? I have never seen this.

Yes and no. They mean a JASA which has been based on U class availability, and with +++ only slightly more than a classic redemption (if all converted to cash, using only minimal points).

Literally, it is at "classic rates" because the U class is being used for pricing, but the actual payment amounts ( both points and cash) can never be made the same ( when points for both are aligned at the minimum, then the cash required will be more for the JASA than for the classic).

 

[markis10]

Yes and no. They mean a JASA which has been based on U class availability, and with +++ only slightly more than a classic redemption (if all converted to cash, using only minimal points).

Literally, it is at "classic rates" because the U class is being used for pricing, but the actual payment amounts ( both points and cash) can never be made the same ( when points for both are aligned at the minimum, then the cash required will be more for the JASA than for the classic).

Not quite, a JASA can be brought down to the same points level as a classic no matter what fare bucket is in use, and in some cases the co-payment is less than the taxes on a classic, so in reality its less than a classic redemption. Most of the domestic JASAs are cheaper than classics before you make a copayment when they are at their cheapest

 

[cjd600]

I booked a JASA today for April 2014 (MEL-JFK). 128k points plus $617 which basically cost me $164 more than a classic but with 280 SC's and 23k FF points.

Good one!
As I said above,all appears back to 'normal' now with retrospective availability, just a strange vortex over the last week or so.

Was your JASA available a few days ago, or did it just appear today?

 

[QF029]

Good one!
As I said above,all appears back to 'normal' now with retrospective availability, just a strange vortex over the last week or so.

Was your JASA available a few days ago, or did it just appear today?

It appeared this morning (353 days ahead) plus what looked like a few days of backlog.

 

[QF029]

Nice. How about the return flight?

Didn't have enough points for return so will try an AA Award in F or J otherwise I'll figure something out. My dates are pretty flexible.

 

[whatmeworry]

I was looking at BKK-xSYD-MEL about a week or 2 ago and there was some high pricing but I can find JASA's for about 200k or 120K plus co pay of $760.
Looking at SIN a year out there are no good JASA's.

 

[Nizar]

I was looking at BKK-xSYD-MEL about a week or 2 ago and there was some high pricing but I can find JASA's for about 200k or 120K plus co pay of $760.
Looking at SIN a year out there are no good JASA's.

If you're flexible about which city you want to go to in the region I usually have no problems finding JASAs for CGK even a month or so out.
Last time I went I paid 120k points plus $548 for MEL-SYD-CGK return.

 

[whatmeworry]

If you're flexible about which city you want to go to in the region I usually have no problems finding JASAs for CGK even a month or so out.
Last time I went I paid 120k points plus $548 for MEL-SYD-CGK return.

Thanks for the suggestion. I plugged in a few dates a about year out but nothing under ~550k... :-|