SC Run from Melbourne.... 220 by end March required.

[MEL-bum]

OK.... I need 220 points by end of March to keep Gold. I'm in Melbourne.

Any ideas would be fab. Also..... as stupid as it sounds, I still don't think I understand HOW to book a JASA ... is it just a matter of ticking the business class options and then using points+pay - or is it something different?

Cheers,

 

[markis10]

OK.... I need 220 points by end of March to keep Gold. I'm in Melbourne.

Any ideas would be fab. Also..... as stupid as it sounds, I still don't think I understand HOW to book a JASA ... is it just a matter of ticking the business class options and then using points+pay - or is it something different?

Cheers,

Log onto QFF using your account details, pick award bookings and select any seat awards then enter the details:

This will then bring up a range of options, look for the low priced J options, on the dates indicated in the screen shot your next page will look like this:

Thats 180 SCs which is the best deal possible on those dates, add two connection flights and you have 200 SCs, or turn one of the connections into a JASA as well, making 220SCs.

 

[MEL-bum]

OK... thanks Mark!

 

[Aus ATC]

How about a trip to Alice Springs and get 240 SCs. (first time posting an image so not sure how it will look!)

 

[Sprucegoose]

How about a trip to Alice Springs and get 240 SCs. (first time posting an image so not sure how it will look!)

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Only if you fly through Syd......best value is the HBA jaunt.

 

[Aus ATC]

Only if you fly through Syd......best value is the HBA jaunt.

Best value is any connecting flight. Given Mel-bum starts from MEL, ASP via SYD avoids a positioning flight, overnight accom (unless for some reason one would choose to spend a night in ASP!). Also markis10's proposal is only 160SCs leaving a further 40 to find (after 2 x 10SCs for the positioning flight).

62,000ish points for 240SCs (in a day) vs 46,000ish points + paid or YASA MEL-HBA-MEL + ????

(don't you just love a challenge!!!)

 

[Craigie]

Also markis10's proposal is only 160SCs leaving a further 40 to find (after 2 x 10SCs for the positioning flight).

?

HBA-MEL = 40
MEL-CBR = 40
CBR-SYD = 40
SYD-HBA = 60

Which is 180SCs...

 

[medhead]

62,000ish points for 240SCs (in a day) vs 46,000ish points + paid or YASA MEL-HBA-MEL + ????

(don't you just love a challenge!!!)

Personally, I would be using the minimum points and paying some cash on the ASP option. The HBA-CBR was 32000 points.

Also not all connecting flights are created equal. There are some better value routes out there.

 

[Aus ATC]

OOOPS - missed the SYD-HBA bit!!! Thinking 4 x 40SCs.

 

[markis10]

OOOPS - missed the SYD-HBA bit!!! Thinking 4 x 40SCs.

CBR-HBA is the best value at 100 Scs for 16K but availability with one flight a day is not great, if you need more then the run to DRW ex TSV is better which can also be done as a day return, it all depends on where you live, how much time you have and the cost of the connections including accom:

 

[slewd]

Speaking from recent experience where I needed ~140 SC's out of MEL...
Anything out of CBR in J is worth a look, must be outside of Parliamentary sitting weeks though! I also incorporated a JQ JetFlex into my SC run which was pretty good value.

Also CBR-ADL via SYD in J is ~$700 for 100 SC's if booked early enough. I also looked at the MEL-TSV/CNS options and couldn't quite get them to work logistically and financially.

 

[superchris]

Just booked MEL-ADL-DRW-BNE-MEL for a work trip and 260 SC's
Bloody good sugar!

 

[MEL-bum]

Thanks for all the help guys!

I ended up doing MEL-SYD-ASP-ADL-MEL. Gives me the 220 I need exactly. It was probably a bit more costly at $175 & 48,000 points, but meant I didn't have any positioning flight costs and no overnight accommodation.



My only worry is a one hour turn around in Alice. What happens if the flight in is delayed and I miss the on-flight!?:?::!:

Cheers all.

 

[markis10]

Thanks for all the help guys!

My only worry is a one hour turn around in Alice. What happens if the flight in is delayed and I miss the on-flight!?:?::!:

Cheers all.

Your in J and on the one ticket, not an issue

 

[Sprucegoose]

Maybe on the same flight? I would check this out!

 

[jsd]

Maybe on the same flight? I would check this out!

Nup, no luck there, there is the OPs flight from SYD and a flight from ADL both arriving within 10 mins of each other, both operate the same return legs

If you are on one PNR though, you have nothing to worry about