SC earning and JASA help please

[Zeitgeist]

Dear All,

Just want to run something past members and get a logic check and some advice please.

I am due to fly SYD-LAX-ORD-JFK-ORD-LAX-SYD in J on QF and AA in April. Mileage monkey says I'll earn 640 SC for this, which, plus my current 665 SC, leaves me 95 SC short of WP. One of the ORD-JFK return sectors might be in Y, which would leave me 140 short.

Is mileage monkey reliable?

I need to fly SYD-MEL return for a weekend in March and so thought I would book a JASA status run to make up the shortfall. However this is my first JASA booking and so am looking for some guidance.

I've come up with a SYD-BNE-SYD-MEL-SYD trip (out on thursday 17 back on sunday 20) in J.

This costs 81,970 points. My gut instinct is to use points and pay and pay $269.04 plus 56,000 points. Is this sensible?

This would give me 5,000 points and 160 SC, I think.

Have I missed anything?

Thanks in advance.

Zeit

 

[trippin_the_rift]

Is there any room to do another flight in USA? 140 sc you could score for under $400 and save yourself 80k points...

 

[markis10]

Is mileage monkey reliable?

I need to fly SYD-MEL return for a weekend in March and so thought I would book a JASA status run to make up the shortfall. However this is my first JASA booking and so am looking for some guidance.

I've come up with a SYD-BNE-SYD-MEL-SYD trip (out on thursday 17 back on sunday 20) in J.

This costs 81,970 points. My gut instinct is to use points and pay and pay $269.04 plus 56,000 points. Is this sensible?

This would give me 5,000 points and 160 SC, I think.

Have I missed anything?

Thanks in advance.

Zeit

The golden triangle JASAs are poor value, you are probably better off grabbing a rededeal to CBR and then grabing a JASA to ADL, with another rededeal back to Melbourne, a JASA ex CBR to ADL is 24000 points and $30 and earns 80 SC via MEL.

Burning another 30K of points does not seem to make sense as they are worth more than $300-400.

 

[moa999]

What class are the intra-US tickets in?

640 SCs is assuming you are in J the whole way, but domestic AA planes only have Y and F. If on a revenue fare you would normally get F,
hence up to an additional 140 SCs

 

[pauly7]

What class are the intra-US tickets in?

640 SCs is assuming you are in J the whole way, but domestic AA planes only have Y and F. If on a revenue fare you would normally get F,
hence up to an additional 140 SCs

Actually some domestic AA 767's have Y / J / F and from memory I think on those trunk continental routes.

I avoided the 3 class planes on my YUP like the plague for obvious reasons! F all the way!

 

[medhead]

a JASA ex CBR to ADL is 24000 points and $30 and earns 80 SC via MEL.

If you can score a JASA CBR-ADL via SYD then it earns 100SC.

 

[markis10]

If you can score a JASA CBR-ADL via MEL then it earns 100SC.

CBR-MEL-ADL is 80 SC, only way you get 100 is to go CBR-BNE-ADL

Route: Canberra - Melbourne - Adelaide
Class: Business
Points Earned for Travel
Base points 693
Cabin bonus for travelling in Business Class 174
Status bonus awarded for your Platinum membership 693
Points that can be earned for this journey 2,500*
Status credits that can be earned 80

 

[medhead]

CBR-MEL-ADL is 80 SC, only way you get 100 is to go CBR-BNE-ADL

Route: Canberra - Melbourne - Adelaide
Class: Business
Points Earned for Travel
Base points 693
Cabin bonus for travelling in Business Class 174
Status bonus awarded for your Platinum membership 693
Points that can be earned for this journey 2,500*
Status credits that can be earned 80

Sorry I meant CBR-xSYD-ADL. That will also earn 100SC, if you can get it. In fact, it is also possible to pick up SYD-CBR-ADL sometimes and that would also earn 100SC on JASA.

Previous post edited. Sorry for the lack of proof reading

 

[markis10]

Sorry I meant CBR-xSYD-ADL. That will also earn 100SC, if you can get it. In fact, it is also possible to pick up SYD-CBR-ADL sometimes and that would also earn 100SC on JASA.

Previous post edited. Sorry for the lack of proof reading

That's a good point, there is a nicely timed option for the OP using that routing:

Thu 17 Mar 11
08:55 Canberra 09:50 Sydney QF564
11:05 Sydney 12:40 Adelaide QF747



Minimum Points: 24,000 *
All Inclusive Points: 30,169 *
Total Payment*
Points: 24,000 *
Credit Card: $42.16 (AUD)
Passengers
1 adult

 

[Moecat]

Why not try SYD - AUK on LAN for less than $1200 in J for 160 SC's

 

[Zeitgeist]

Thank you to everyone who has replied.

Much appreciated.

Zeit

 

[medhead]

Why not try SYD - AUK on LAN for less than $1200 in J for 160 SC's

That's a pretty good option to pick up SC.

I think it may not suit because the OP doesn't really need to be in Auckland; they do need to be in MEL and the required SC can be had with an indirect route. Also the cash cost is lower even with the indirect flights to MEL