Business Special fares to USA [Dec - Jan period]

[somebol]

Does anyone know if there are any current J specials or companion fares to the US (NY)? Looking to travel in Dec - Jan period.

The cheapest I could find was a combination of JL/QF for ~6000 AUD.

 

[markis10]

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Have you looked at buying a NAN LAX J fare for around AUD$2K?

 

[Limewood]

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About AUD$2200 not bad even after adding on OZ/NAN in Y or J.

 

[somebol]

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thanks Mark, totally forgot about FJ.

Is the NAN-LAX flight on one of their new birds?

 

[markis10]

Re: Business Special fares to USA

thanks Mark, totally forgot about FJ.

Is the NAN-LAX flight on one of their new birds?

if its on a A330, yes!

 

[smit0847]

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Remember FJ A330 is angled lie-flat (like VA's A330) vs fully flat across the pacific on QF, VA, DL, UA, JL, CX etc.

 

[Limewood]

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Flight is about 11.5 hours NAN/LAX

 

[eastwest101]

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As others have said - give FJ a look, but don't forget to check Air New Zealand/ United Airlines / Delta Airlines / as well as the QF CX SQ JL and VA web sites...

 

[serfty]

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For the price I'd live.

Just note that there are not that many Biz Saver seats left for Dec/Jan.

 

[somebol]

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The fare is for a friend of mine & his is travelling with wife + 2 kids, so I think FJ may not be for them.
KE is doing $5500 return for that period so I might suggest that. Interesting that SYD gets angled flat while BRI gets lie flat to ICN.

 

[Traveller1955]

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Thanks. I took this advice and booked the business class ex Nadi to LAX return for $F3821 via Bestflights. Added Fiji Air economy Syd- Nan- SYD and several US AA flights ex LAX for total $A3100. So hope will sleep on the long haul!! Cannot thank you enough!!

 

[whoistheg]

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I pretty much did the same booking..

15th Dec, mel-syd-nan Points plus pay 300 ish
16th Dec - 7th Jan, nan - lax -nan businsess $2100 au
10th Jan, nan - mel - Points plus pay $300ish

also just booked a big AA flight from LAX - MCO for $430 USD and around 400SC

 

[Globetrotter]

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Thanks. I took this advice and booked the business class ex Nadi to LAX return for $F3821 via Bestflights. Added Fiji Air economy Syd- Nan- SYD and several US AA flights ex LAX for total $A3100. So hope will sleep on the long haul!! Cannot thank you enough!!

Am I right in saying that you will earn QF FF points flying FJ but not status credits because they're not a Oneworld partner? This is what I was told today by QF if I was t book a J flight with EK as appose to a QF code share operated by EK.

My dilemma is that I need a one way J class flight from Brisbane to Paris. QF like most airlines can be expensive (around $6k - $7k). Emirates allow mix classed travel so if I book J out and Y class back (which I don't need), the fare comes in at $4822. Fabulous but I won't earn status credits

I need some ideas...please assist!

 

[pauly7]

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Am I right in saying that you will earn QF FF points flying FJ but not status credits because they're not a Oneworld partner? This is what I was told today by QF if I was t book a J flight with EK as appose to a QF code share operated by EK.

My dilemma is that I need a one way J class flight from Brisbane to Paris. QF like most airlines can be expensive (around $6k - $7k). Emirates allow mix classed travel so if I book J out and Y class back (which I don't need), the fare comes in at $4822. Fabulous but I won't earn status credits

I need some ideas...please assist!

Just look on the QF website it clearly spells it out how you earn (or don't earn) status credits / points on various airlines, ticket types and codeshares.

Simply - status credits on EK flight number no. Status credits on a FJ flight number - yes (QF owns almost half of FJ).

 

[Traveller1955]

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I checked with Qantas and I am am able to claim status credits. Check under QF rules as well

 

[AstroDamo]

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Am I right in saying that you will earn QF FF points flying FJ but not status credits because they're not a Oneworld partner? This is what I was told today by QF if I was t book a J flight with EK as appose to a QF code share operated by EK.

My dilemma is that I need a one way J class flight from Brisbane to Paris. QF like most airlines can be expensive (around $6k - $7k). Emirates allow mix classed travel so if I book J out and Y class back (which I don't need), the fare comes in at $4822. Fabulous but I won't earn status credits

I need some ideas...please assist!

The situation is different with the two different Airlines a FJ number will earn you Status credits, a EK number will not, check the airlines earning tables all the information is there.

 

[Isochronous]

Re: Business Special fares to USA

Am I right in saying that you will earn QF FF points flying FJ but not status credits because they're not a Oneworld partner? This is what I was told today by QF if I was t book a J flight with EK as appose to a QF code share operated by EK.

My dilemma is that I need a one way J class flight from Brisbane to Paris. QF like most airlines can be expensive (around $6k - $7k). Emirates allow mix classed travel so if I book J out and Y class back (which I don't need), the fare comes in at $4822. Fabulous but I won't earn status credits

I need some ideas...please assist!

You can do mixed class on QF you just need to get a TA to organise since QF booking department won't allow you to do it directly.

 

[Globetrotter]

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You can do mixed class on QF you just need to get a TA to organise since QF booking department won't allow you to do it directly.

Brilliant that is what I wanted to know. Thank you.