https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/143752
Someone on Ozbargain posted the following:
SIN-AUH-CDG
DUB-AUH-MEL
for $600 in Y
This is almost status run worthy. By my calculations it would net 130 SCs, so $4.61 per SC which is a fairly good deal and the big benefit of this status run is that it is actually going somewhere you want to go! (nothing against ASP. TSV and NTL!)
It's 17,848 miles of travel, so as discount Y (these flights book into U and E classes), that would be 8,924 base points, with the 25, 50 and 100% status bonuses (so 17,848 points for a WP).
There is obviously the cost of getting to SIN to consider but certainly a more interesting SC run than domestic! If you leave SIN on a Monday you may be fortunate enough to be routed via KUL (on MH) with KUL-AUH being on the VA777. In Y, VA long-haul will be much better than EY Y (for example 3-3-3 vs 3-4-3).
I would struggle with the overnight flights in Y but where I could break the trip up and just do day flights I would seriously consider this!
(EDIT: Even better value is SIN-AUH-CDG//DUB-AUH-PER-ADL for $603 which would net 150 SCs, so $4.02 per SC!)
