Discussion/Q&A on Best QF Status Run Options

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This thread is for Questions and General discussion regarding the Best Status Run Options for QFF as per this thread:

Overview of Best Status Run Options [not the discussion thread]

Please keep your questions and queries to this thread and avoid posting in the other.



You can also get some status run inspiration from this AFF article:

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The Best Qantas Frequent Flyer Status Runs

Haven't earned enough status credits in your Qantas membership year? Here is a selection of the best Qantas Frequent Flyer status runs.
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cowtown said:
any ideas for a run for 60 SC for SG? I have 3 weeks to get them... and figure it is probably worth trying to achieve being so close!

am in adelaide....
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ADL-xMEL/SYD-AKL/CHC is the magic 60SCs. You might be lucky with some sub $700 fares at short notice. Compared to QP fee could be worthwhile?

Cheap Asia sales on at the moment - if they work for you?
 
In my upcoming trip to the US i am looking at the most creative way to get from OAK to New York and back to LAX i believe i only get status credit with AA or AS only ? Looking at 150-200 SC is that possible ?
 
Billt said:
In my upcoming trip to the US i am looking at the most creative way to get from OAK to New York and back to LAX i believe i only get status credit with AA or AS only ? Looking at 150-200 SC is that possible ?
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Yes, AA and AS are the only Oneworld airlines you'll be able to book for those. Can you provide your travel dates?
 
Hi all

Will be based in London next year and contemplating whether it is worth it to make a run for WP from SG.

Will probably need ~500SC. Any ideas on the cheapest way to accumulate that amount?

LHR-INV-LHR-ORD-LHR-INV-LHR in Business with LHR-ORD-LHR in First gets me there for about $3500.

Anything cheaper than that?

Thanks in advance.
 
levelnine said:
LHR-INV-LHR-ORD-LHR-INV-LHR in Business with LHR-ORD-LHR in First gets me there for about $3500.

Anything cheaper than that?
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Can be done much cheaper than that if you don't mind splitting it up - e.g. LHR-xMAD-BCN RT J on IB for $490, earns 200SC.
 
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Hi all. I would be grateful for your thoughts on best approach/cost effective options to achieve 80 SC before Xmas, ideally originating BNE or MCY. This is to secure WP.

Why? I have six weeks of self funded (economy) international travel coming up in Jan/Feb - Qantas/Oneworld , multi-city via Asia to UK then into Europe and back. For that trip I will be traveling with the present Mrs Nomis and the First lounge access and better points upgrade possibilities would go down very well.

I have points, but plan on using them for QF upgrade requests, so the budget to achieve the missing 80 is ideally less than $800. Sadly have not been visited by the DSC faeries (yet).
 
Excellent sales from HKG-DPS, TPE-DPS, DPS-LGK and a couple others pairs on MH. $2-3/sc

Has anyone had experiences with a turnaround at LGK or DPS? LGK would be 30 mins where as DPS would be 1H.
 
richh1833 said:
Excellent sales from HKG-DPS, TPE-DPS, DPS-LGK and a couple others pairs on MH. $2-3/sc

Has anyone had experiences with a turnaround at LGK or DPS? LGK would be 30 mins where as DPS would be 1H.
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I am not sure but I am guessing that LGK would be treated as a domestic flight so potentially more doable than DPS.
 
I'll be travelling to Spain on the 27th of December and was wondering if anyone had any ideas of good status run options (particularly using Iberia) that would net me a decent amount of SC's (~250) for as little as possible? I know people have posted cheap flights from BCN to LGW, but I don't think these are viable during this period.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
hb13 said:
I'll be travelling to Spain on the 27th of December and was wondering if anyone had any ideas of good status run options (particularly using Iberia) that would net me a decent amount of SC's (~250) for as little as possible? I know people have posted cheap flights from BCN to LGW, but I don't think these are viable during this period.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Could look at the LATAM flights MAD-FRA, these give 120sc return from around AU$460 at the end of December (i.e. ~$3.80/sc).
 
Finnair are doing some epic mixed Y/J deal ex SYD to Europe from Jan-Jun and Sep-Dec 2018.

Example below for AUD$2131 which should earn 440SC or thereabouts?

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Fare basis for the above example is NLCOMBAU

Up to 4 free stopovers in each direction. Changes $100, cancellations $300.

Credit goes to FT: Oneworld SYD-Europe US$1,590 RT (mixed) - FlyerTalk Forums
 
sbor90 said:
Finnair are doing some epic mixed Y/J deal ex SYD to Europe from Jan-Jun and Sep-Dec 2018.

Example below for AUD$2131 which should earn 440SC or thereabouts?

Fare basis for the above example is NLCOMBAU

Up to 4 free stopovers in each direction. Changes $100, cancellations $300.

Credit goes to FT: Oneworld SYD-Europe US$1,590 RT (mixed) - FlyerTalk Forums
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I think this deserves its own thread.

Where did you find the fare rules?
 
All available on EF. Rules are too long to paste so I've attached as a txt files. Routings are below

Code: 
    V FARE BASIS     BK    FARE   TRAVEL-TICKET AP  MINMAX  RTG
  1   NLCOMBAU       N‡R  1405.00     ----      -/‡  -/12M EH01
PASSENGER TYPE-ADT                 AUTO PRICE-YES             
FROM-SYD TO-BCN    CXR-AY    TVL-08FEB18  RULE-AU01 IPREUAS/4
FARE BASIS-NLCOMBAU          SPECIAL FARE  DIS-E   VENDOR-ATP
FARE TYPE-XPX      RT-INSTANT PURCHASE FARE
AUD  1860.00  CONS  E04OCT17 D-INFINITY   FC-NLCOMBAU  FN-     
SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 04OCT17/1109  EXPIRES INFINITY
 
**** CONSTRUCTED ROUTING SYD-BCN/AY      EF-04OCT17 DIS-INDEF
**PUBLISHED  SYD-LON   EURG/4    PUBLISHED ROUTING 0100
**ADDON DST      BCN   EURG/4    PUBLISHED ROUTING 5221
 
/WITHIN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE/
 BETWEEN HKG AND BJS SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN HKG AND BKK SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN HKG AND CKG SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN HKG AND SHA SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN HKG AND SIA SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN BJS AND CKG SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN BJS AND SHA SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN CKG AND BJS SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN CKG AND SHA SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN SHA AND BJS SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN SHA AND CKG SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN KUL AND SIN SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN SIN AND BKK SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
 BETWEEN SIN AND HKG SURFACE SECTOR PERMITTED
DOM ROUTE VALIDATION APPLIES WITHIN ORIG/DEST COUNTRIES
MAP CONSTRUCTED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT
 1. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD/PER/MEL/DRW/CNS/BNE/ADL-QF/MH/JQ/CX/
    BA/AY/3K-SIN/SHA/KUL/HKG/DPS/BKK/BJS-QF/MH/KA/JQ/CX/BA/AY/
    3K-SIN/SIA/SHA/HKG/DEL/CKG/CAN/BKK/BJS-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 2. SYD-QF/MH/JQ/CX/BA/AY/3K-SIN/SHA/KUL/HKG/DPS/BKK/BJS-QF/
    MH/KA/JQ/CX/BA/AY/3K-SIN/SIA/SHA/HKG/DEL/CKG/CAN/BKK/BJS-
    AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 3. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD/PER/MEL/DRW/CNS/BNE/ADL-QF/MH/JQ/CX/
    BA/AY/3K-SIN/SHA/HKG/BKK/BJS-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 4. SYD-QF/MH/JQ/CX/BA/AY/3K-SIN/SHA/HKG/BKK/BJS-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 5. SYD-3U-CKG-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 6. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD-3U-CKG-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 7. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-OOL/CNS-HX-HKG-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 8. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD/PER/MEL/DRW/CNS/BNE/ADL-QF/CX/AY-HKG-
    CX/AY-SGN-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 9. SYD-QF/CX/AY-HKG-CX/AY-SGN-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
10. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-OOL/CNS-HX-HKG-CX/AY-SGN-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
11. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD/MEL-MU-SHA-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
12. SYD-MU-SHA-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
13. SYD-HU-SIA-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
14. SYD-QF/JQ/CX/AY-SYD-HU-SIA-AY-HEL-AY-BCN
 

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