My first DONE4, expert advise please.

[simongr]

I assume AA will want to use AA flights where ever possible, ie the JFK-SYD, but i can later change them to a QF flight number if i can't convince them to ticket a QF flight number ? Since i have heaps of QFF points i can try and use for F upgrades.

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@NM I think the idea was to use QF points to UG into F thus looking for QF options to FRA.

 

[JohnK]

especially if you can fly on Mondays, Thursdays or Saturdays
QF1 SYD 18:05 BKK 23:10
MA81 BKK 00:30 BUD 06:10
MA520 BUD 07:45 FRA 09:35

This flight a 767! Long time, 11:40, to be in a 767 although I don't know how Malev business class compares with other carriers. I would not imagine anything like a skybed on offer....

 

[NM]

@NM I think the idea was to use QF points to UG into F thus looking for QF options to FRA.

QF SYD-HKG connecting to CX to FRA provides an opportunity to upgrade one leg.

 

[simongr]

This flight a 767! Long time, 11:40, to be in a 767 although I don't know how Malev business class compares with other carriers. I would not imagine anything like a skybed on offer....

I made the mistake of commenting on BA 767 J and then was unceremoniously shown pics of the BA CW seats...

@NM Good point - that's my "regular" F upgrade although slightly risky - I flew up there once in F on QF and then had two hours in the lounge at HKG - I was feeling a little "tired and emotional" by the time I boarded teh CX flight :hic:

 

[Evan]

Via BUD seems interesting, but it sort of means i need to loose a segment somewhere else and some SC's (not that i need them but you know i would loose about 200 of them)

Some more interesting routings i have looked at....
KIX-SIN-LHR-DME-MAD-LHR-SFO...... (Not that i avoid LHR this way)
KIX-HKG-BKK-HEL-MAD-LHR-SFO......
KIX-HKG-LHR-AMM-DME-LHR-SFO..... (or replace first LHR with CDG)

Fred has some interesting ideas... choices choices...

What do people think on Muscat ? , Is Amman for example better or more interesting ?

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[JohnK]

KIX-HKG-BKK-HEL-MAD-LHR-SFO......

You can also route HKG-HEL and save another sector if you do not need to be in BKK. The HKG-HEL route is OK in J on the AY MD11. Just for something different....

 

[wandering_fred]

I miss AY since they discontinued BKK-SIN and BKK-HKG. No problems with AY J class, though I am normally more interested in space than totally flat beds.

pity that via NRT direct from SYD requires an overnight - connecting via PER it would work to join JL407 NRT-FRA but that's three days/week and the PER domestic-international connection procedure is a disgrace.

BKK-AMM-FRA works on Tuesdays but just misses the connection from SYD.


Hopefully in April I will be able to comment on both MA (2 connections in BUD) and AY long haul J. And I suspect I will eventaually try the proposed RJ route BKK-HKG.

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[Evan]

Is SVX impossible on a DONE4 ? (thats not the actual route i may follow but just using it to check BUD-SVX but it seems not possible)
Does anybody have the latest fare conditions, any chance there is a rule like South America via NA transit ?

1: NRT-SIN: 1st of 4 (Asia)
2: SIN-FRA: intercontinental
3: FRA-BUD: 1st of 4 (Europe)
4: BUD-SVX: 2nd of 4 (Europe)
Rule violated!!!! [BUD-SVX] Max 1 segment(s): No backtracking: TC2-TC3
5: SVX-BUD: 3rd of 4 (Europe)
Rule violated!!!! [SVX-BUD] Max 1 segment(s): No backtracking: TC2-TC3
6: BUD-FRA: 4th of 4 (Europe)

 

[Reggie]

For your Australia (SWP) connections has anyone tried this

MEL-PER-KTA-BNE-MEL (KTA-BNE on a Tuesday QF992)

I dont think they have added this to the restricted sectors yet.

 

[Keith009]

Is SVX impossible on a DONE4 ? (thats not the actual route i may follow but just using it to check BUD-SVX but it seems not possible)
Does anybody have the latest fare conditions, any chance there is a rule like South America via NA transit ?

Only restriction on SVX is the "far reaches of Europe" rule but you're doing it from BUD so that doesn't apply. MA does fly BUD-SVX (MA152 every Thu). It looks like you have a bug there that considers SVX to be in a different continent to Europe/ME.

You can have 2 entries/exits to NA so long as one of those entries/exits are for the purposes of transitting to/from SA.

 

[serfty]

For your Australia (SWP) connections has anyone tried this

MEL-PER-KTA-BNE-MEL (KTA-BNE on a Tuesday QF992)

I dont think they have added this to the restricted sectors yet.

I though when intoduced this was to be a 717 service so it would be a WHY only flight with no J SC's to be earned on this segment.

I see it's now a 73H with J available.

Interesting, however as you would need to ensure you travel PER/KTA on a 737 as well to maximise points/SC's.

 

[littl_flier]

I'm not sure if a 717 could make this run. (a little bit close for my liking)

Wikipedia says the maximum range if 3815km for the 717-200 (High Gross Weight) and only 2645 for low gross weight. BNE-KTA is 3750km. Boeing 717 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I guess they could push it if QF have the high gross weight version.

It would be nice to see a Qantaslink 717 in BNE though, better than a Crash.