When you log back in to JL's site do the selections still appear? If so I wouldn't be worried.
When I selected seats on JL I just rang them.
Been looking for a while at a J itinerary (going RTW) for early 2018.
Have some questions for the US sectors:
For DUB/LHR-DFW: would AA 773 be better choice than BA's 744?
DFW-SLC and then SLC-LAX (or SFO): do you have to use AA metal, & not Compass-American Eagle?
Has anyone ever tried switching payment cards when making a change to an award booking? IE when you're adding a flight, refunding any taxes previously paid on a card and paying the whole new tax amount again on a different card?
Thinking of the AMEX QF statement credit offer I haven't used yet!
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Thanks to everyone for such an amazing thread. I've learnt heaps and am close to booking my first 280K award. But I've been looking at spreadsheets and booking engines and my head is spinning. I'm hoping fresh eyes and a clear perspective from the brains trust will assist in spotting problems, errors, or possible improvements/routing:
DRW-BNE QF Stop 1 (bit of a waste and could convert to revenue fare)
BNExSIN (QF) xHEL (AY) DUB Stop 2 (other options on my travel dates are BA via LHR or QR via DOH) AY appeals as it's long overnight flight and I'll be travelling with Miss Five
Own arrangements/revenue Y fare DUB-VCE
VCE xLHR-BOS (BA) Stop 3
BOS-HKG (CX) Stop 4
HKGxSIN-PER (CX) -DRW (QF)
My maths says I'm leaving a little over 5,000 miles on the table, plus one stopover. Any advice/thoughts?
Thanks to everyone for such an amazing thread. I've learnt heaps and am close to booking my first 280K award. But I've been looking at spreadsheets and booking engines and my head is spinning. I'm hoping fresh eyes and a clear perspective from the brains trust will assist in spotting problems, errors, or possible improvements/routing:
DRW-BNE QF Stop 1 (bit of a waste and could convert to revenue fare)
BNExSIN (QF) xHEL (AY) DUB Stop 2 (other options on my travel dates are BA via LHR or QR via DOH) AY appeals as it's long overnight flight and I'll be travelling with Miss Five
Own arrangements/revenue Y fare DUB-VCE
VCE xLHR-BOS (BA) Stop 3
BOS-HKG (CX) Stop 4
HKGxSIN-PER (CX) -DRW (QF)
My maths says I'm leaving a little over 5,000 miles on the table, plus one stopover. Any advice/thoughts?
Thanks JV. We have ~2 weeks in BNE. But certainly could do a revenue fare there if other options emerge, or we need that stopover.Don't know your dates or how many of you but...
Why pay for DUB-VCE? Why not do it as part of the award?
Also agree that the first stop is a bit of a waste, unless you want to visit BNE for 24hr+, of course.
The HEL stopover is definetly an option.BNE-SIN-HEL-DUB sounds like a looooong journey - why not stop in HEL for a couple of days if you have an extra stop?
Can you find a HKG-PER (CX) flight? Not sure what CX flies to SIN but some of their regional planes don't have as a nice a product in J.
Speaking of which, have you taken into consideration which aircraft are likely to be flown on the various routes?
The HEL stopover is definetly an option.
There's no CX availability HKG-PER +/-4 days from my preferred date unfortunately.
I have looked at aircraft and will post a list of those when I'm not on mobile.
I'm a big fan of the two-trips-out-of-one-award strategy. You could definitely do a trip to Asia, and maybe even LAX with some changes, eg: SIN-DOH-VCE-FRA-HKG-CNS-BNE-LAX-BNE-SIN is 34,946 miles on gcmap.There's no fixed plan, but I'm thinking some combo of NZ/Japan.
Reposting from PC with full details
5 Jul DRW-BNE (QF837) B737
19 Jul BNE-SIN (QF51) A330-300
19 Jul SIN-HEL (AY82) A350-900*
20 Jul HEL BUB (AY931) E190
1 Aug VCE-LHR (IB3245)
1 Aug LHR-BOS (BA203) B747-400
10 Aug BOS-HKG (CX811) B777-300
14 Aug HKG-SIN (CX635) B777
14 Aug SIN-PER (QF078) B737 :shock:
15 Aug PER-DRW (QF792) B737
*The SIN-DUB has options with QR via DOH & BA via LHR. I'd consider QR - but not that keen on BA given what I've read in this thread.
I also have an alternative plan - for which I'd also welcome your input/comments:
Date TBC: Revenue fare DRW-SIN so I can avoid the one departure from city of country of origin rule.
4 Jun SIN-DOH (QR947) A350-900
5 Jun DOH-VCE (QR125) A330
Own arrangements VCE-DUB-LHR-AMS
29 Jun AMS-HKG (CX270) B777
5 Jul HKG-CNS (CX103) A330
6 Jul CNS-BNE (QF709) B737
This plan is only 18,008 miles and leaves me with two stops for later in the year. There's no fixed plan, but I'm thinking some combo of NZ/Japan.
This suggestion is fantastic. I was trying to make the trip stretch to the US and swapping AMS for FRA saves just enough miles to do it. Thanks you so much Doctore1003. This is exactly why AFF is so wonderful!I'm a big fan of the two-trips-out-of-one-award strategy. You could definitely do a trip to Asia, and maybe even LAX with some changes, eg: SIN-DOH-VCE-FRA-HKG-CNS-BNE-LAX-BNE-SIN is 34,946 miles on gcmap.
I'm trilled to say
I'm thrilled to say I've just booked my first 280K OW Classic Flight Reward. Before I share details I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I read it start to finish and there was so much helpful information. But I would like to acknowledge a few members whose contributions were particularly useful to my circumstances:
Vetrade, Danger, and Jaques Vert for some many helpful and positive contributions throughout the thread.
Doctore1003 for his routing suggestion a couple of posts back.
madrooster for his Amadeus access confirming I scraped in at 34,996 miles!
Here's the plan:
Jul/Aug, 17
DRW-SIN (revenue fare)
SIN-DOH-VCE on QR A350 then A330
VCE-FRA (own arrangements)
FRA-HKG on CX B777
HKG-CNS-BNE on CX A330 (sadly couldn't get my preferred dates on the direct service but will keep looking)
Dec, 17
BNE-LAX QF 747
LAX-YVR-LAX (Own arrangements)
LAX-BNE-DRW QF 747, then 737
I was mighty surprised to get this with only 6 months lead time as it's 3 pax. Taxes etc $2,810 total or ~$937pp.
I'm currently booked BNE-LAX-BNE as a same day turn around but will look to change that once reward inventory is released.
The QF site kept crashing at the booking page. The agent booked it without the phone fee. As she should but not taken for granted.
She also said both QR & CX were emailing while she was still in the booking trying to get the seats back.
As some of you have experienced with QR flights there's been no sign of a confirmation or tickets. Points are also still in my account. Remind me, how long should I wait before chasing?