MEL to Argentina One World?

[rechoboam]

Hi all,
MEL to Buenos Aires...
Flying J and maybe better on One World as I would be halfway to WP before this trip.
How would you do this to maximise status credits? I take it this isn't a Pacific Circle anymore?
Since F lounges aren't really that important to me are there better options than QF?
thanks!

 

[docjames]

Do you want to maximise your SCs, or just get there and back relatively cheaply, adding incremental SCs?

If the former, a Circle Pacific routing via LAX then on AA or LA to SCL (AA you may be able to go LAX-DFW-SCL) and then LAN to EZE or other destination in Argentina. Coming home you'd max by using LAN and going via AKL.

If wanting simple, but add a few SCs, again LAN via AKL and SCL would be the simplest. And is usually cheaper than QF direct (because most want to

The LAN hard product on AKL-SCL vs QF SYD-EZE is not dissimilar, but the soft product (food, IFE etc) is better on QF. But not by a massive amount.

 

[TonyHancock]

QF is selling a three class service SYD-EZE but it is a four class aircraft. Not sure where you sit as an SG, but you might get an F seat with J service.

I'm traveling MEL-SYD-EZE-GRU in August in J. (The last leg is a LAN codeshare with Tam Linhas Aereas)

I have done EZE before with QF/LAN - MEL-AKL-SCL-EZE.

It is a long journey, and, whilst I'm keen to pick up SC's to try for the new Platinum One status, my preference is to get there as directly as possible.

I guess if you want to maximise SC's then a trip via the US is probably the way to go.