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[futaris]

... adding $7.70 per pair of flights is ridiculous ...

Why don't you paying using BPAY? Surely the 57 Amex MR points (or 1.5x that) aren't worth the $7.70 surcharge.

 

[markis10]

I don’t think BNE to Glasgow to MKY is $49 on QantasLink you might in fact be thinking of GLT

Are there any services from BNE that you can do all in the same day but different flight numbers for SC-accrual that anyone knows of? Sort of like what your saying, but in the same day.

I did mean Gladstone You can not do it in one day as the TSV-ISA is a morning flight, but you can go BNE-BKQ-LRE-BNE-MKY in one day - 55SC's from memory.

 

[anat0l]

Provided you’re talking less than 10 flights here, having separate tickets with each an additional $7.70 doesn’t really worry me when I’m getting the flight for $49. I’ll just book them separately.

I’m personally looking at a Wednesday/Thursday in July, the week after I get back from the UK but before I head to NZ, and the week the cheap flights start Though later in the year would also suffice.

So what’s the plan?

Oh and you could also do a multi-city with a few flights that don’t connect (I did a BNE-SYD,MEL-BNE once) so that’d take the sting out of the $7.70 a bit!

Well during the week doesn't work for me. Sure I could take a day of leave (or a sickie), but to do that for the sake of this? Sorry, doesn't work with me.

The problem is that if you decide to do something like I am, almost everything comes back to BNE. Rules state that you can't design a multi-city that has more than 1 outbound flight from your point of origin. So you can't just, say, book all the BNE-xx_ on one itinerary (except for one, since only two breaks are allowed) and then all the xx_-BNE on another. If you try and compromise with different breaks, by that time you can't escape creating three itineraries, so you might as well book each r/t by itself and you're back to the same PITA situation.

Otherwise, I don't know if I'd like to spend a weekend in LRE (a very short one, since the return flight leaves early in the morning).

Also, note that QF are inconsistent in how SCs are awarded on multi-leg flights. You might get all the SCs for a multi-leg (even though it may be ticketed as one sector), or you might just get only the SCs for the GCM distance between the points as ticketed. The latter is what happened to me last year when I did the milk run. I booked BNE-GLT-TSV-CNS, with GLT-TSV of course flown as GLT-ROK-MKY-TSV, however I only got 30 SC altogether; the strict rules, however, say that this is the correct amount to be awarded. There has, however, been evidence of otherwise.

 

[anat0l]

Why don't you paying using BPAY? Surely the 57 Amex MR points (or 1.5x that) aren't worth the $7.70 surcharge.

Of course .......

 

[samh004]

I did mean Gladstone You can not do it in one day as the TSV-ISA is a morning flight, but you can go BNE-BKQ-LRE-BNE-MKY in one day - 55SC's from memory.

BNE-BKQ and BKQ-LRE are the same flight number. If I paid $49 for each, do I only get 10SC’s or as I’ve paid for 2 flights does it count as 20SC’s?

 

[markis10]

BNE-BKQ and BKQ-LRE are the same flight number. If I paid $49 for each, do I only get 10SC’s or as I’ve paid for 2 flights does it count as 20SC’s?

If you book BNE-BKQ, then BKQ-BNE, you get 35 SC's for $98. keep it on spearate tickets and you should have no issues regardless.

Route: Brisbane - Blackall - Longreach - Brisbane
Class: Discount Economy
Status/Base points/Cabin bonusStatus bonus /Total points/ Status credits
Platinum/ 1,236/1,236/3,272/ 35

 

[anat0l]

BNE-BKQ and BKQ-LRE are the same flight number. If I paid $49 for each, do I only get 10SC’s or as I’ve paid for 2 flights does it count as 20SC’s?

IMO/IME if it books as BNE-LRE then it's only 1 flight hence 15 SCs.

If it books as two flights BNE-BKQ and BKQ-LRE, then that gives you 2 x 10 SCs = 20 SCs.

So it all depends on how many flight entries appear on your e-ticket.

 

[anat0l]

If you book BNE-BKQ, then BKQ-BNE, you get 35 SC's for $98. keep it on spearate tickets and you should have no issues regardless.

Route: Brisbane - Blackall - Longreach - Brisbane
Class: Discount Economy
Status/Base points/Cabin bonusStatus bonus /Total points/ Status credits
Platinum/ 1,236/1,236/3,272/ 35

That calculation is incorrectly input.

It is calculating if you were to book and fly BNE-BKQ-LRE-BNE, such that each pair of flights shows exactly that on your e-ticket (i.e. 3 flights: BNE-BKQ, then BKQ-LRE, then LRE-BNE).

For the last LRE-BNE, it wouldn't matter if you stopped in BKQ - if it is ticketed as LRE-BNE then you only get the SCs for that GCM distance.

I could be wrong but this is what I think happens and certainly I've experienced it that way before.

 

[markis10]

Well during the week doesn't work for me. Sure I could take a day of leave (or a sickie), but to do that for the sake of this? Sorry, doesn't work with me.

The problem is that if you decide to do something like I am, almost everything comes back to BNE. Rules state that you can't design a multi-city that has more than 1 outbound flight from your point of origin. So you can't just, say, book all the BNE-xx_ on one itinerary (except for one, since only two breaks are allowed) and then all the xx_-BNE on another. If you try and compromise with different breaks, by that time you can't escape creating three itineraries, so you might as well book each r/t by itself and you're back to the same PITA situation.

Otherwise, I don't know if I'd like to spend a weekend in LRE (a very short one, since the return flight leaves early in the morning).

Also, note that QF are inconsistent in how SCs are awarded on multi-leg flights. You might get all the SCs for a multi-leg (even though it may be ticketed as one sector), or you might just get only the SCs for the GCM distance between the points as ticketed. The latter is what happened to me last year when I did the milk run. I booked BNE-GLT-TSV-CNS, with GLT-TSV of course flown as GLT-ROK-MKY-TSV, however I only got 30 SC altogether; the strict rules, however, say that this is the correct amount to be awarded. There has, however, been evidence of otherwise.

The trick with the Milk run is to change flight numbers, easy to do at ROK and to a lesser extent now at Gladstone, that removes the issues of same flight number = 1 trip. Also you might want to look at Ekka as a day to do it, no leave required

 

[markis10]

That calculation is incorrectly input.

It is calculating if you were to book and fly BNE-BKQ-LRE-BNE, such that each pair of flights shows exactly that on your e-ticket (i.e. 3 flights: BNE-BKQ, then BKQ-LRE, then LRE-BNE).

For the last LRE-BNE, it wouldn't matter if you stopped in BKQ - if it is ticketed as LRE-BNE then you only get the SCs for that GCM distance.

I could be wrong but this is what I think happens and certainly I've experienced it that way before.

You missed the point, the flight goes BNE-BKQ which you book, then you book BKQ-BNE as I said, the only way to go BKQ BNE is via LRE with two flight numbers, so the calculation is correct. If you want to stopover at LRE, then thats an additional $49 to achieve the same thing!

LRE_BNE does not go via BKQ , only the trip to LRE on Mondays does.

BTW BKQ-MKY books as three flight numbers for $87

 

[anat0l]

You missed the point, the flight goes BNE-BKQ which you book, then you book BKQ-BNE as I said, the only way to go BKQ BNE is via LRE with two flight numbers, so the calculation is correct. If you want to stopover at LRE, then thats an additional $49 to achieve the same thing!

LRE_BNE does not go via BKQ , only the trip to LRE on Mondays does.

BTW BKQ-MKY books as three flight numbers for $87

Ah I didn't check that. That's fine then.

I thought that QF was getting rid of those one-way triangle flight routes.

 

[markis10]

Ah I didn't check that. That's fine then.

I thought that QF was getting rid of those one-way triangle flight routes.

I think the loads out of BKQ are subsidised by Anna Bligh and her team as they are not commercialy viable even when paired with LRE flights. Looks like its also on Fridays checking the timetable. ISA and cloncurry are the same deal but dont have the same SC attactions.

 

[markis10]

The great QLD outback tour - a proposed itin:

Just need to book a single BNE_BKQ flight out in the morning.

Then:

Now thats a SC run

 

[anat0l]

The great QLD outback tour - a proposed itin:

BNE-BKQ,BKQ-LRE-BNE-MKY,MKY-TSV,(TSV o/night),TSV-ISA-CNJ,CNJ-TSV-MKY,MKY-ROK,ROK-BNE

Now thats a SC run

At a total cost of $423.44 (including the missing BNE-BKQ flight @ $49, no c/c charges) and 115 SC, that yields a rate of $3.682/SC; with 3 x $7.70 a rate of $3.883/SC.

Not too bad!

 

[futaris]

So 125 SCs for $423.44, i.e. $3.68/SC

 

[markis10]

I just saved a bit more by requesting Charleville-ROK although I would take QF2359 at 1730 ex ROK to make sure the SC's post, same price:

 

[notzac]

This is my problem - I have a plan that works on paper but I can't get them all on the same PNR (multi-city). Which sucks because everything except LRE (which is only satisfactory) is not SC run rates, and adding $7.70 per pair of flights is ridiculous.

Wouldn't a TA be able to get this all on to the one PNR?

 

[Bundy Bear]

I just saved a bit more by requesting Charleville-ROK although I would take QF2359 at 1730 ex ROK to make sure the SC's post, same price:

I think we have an Anat0l in the making with that list of flights.

I think Johnk did an outback mining run similar to this one in 2008.

I think a LAX-SFO-LAX YUP is much more appealing; although I have already done HTI-CNS-TSV-MKY-ROK-BNE; BNE-LRE-BNE & CNS-ISA-CNY-TSV run to say been there done that.

 

[Alanslegal]

You can now all sneeze at my booking;-

SYD-CBR-SYD for a grand total of $97.99 (paid via BPay)

2,000 points
$4.90 per SC

More importantly for me, 2 QF segments

 

[serfty]

... LRE has been on my to do list for some time.

I'm considering a trip to LRE Sat 13/ Sun14 November.

QF2532 BNE 13Nov 06:55 LRE 13Nov 08:55 DH4 Y9 B9 H6 K4 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 [B]Q9[/B] O9 X9 E0 

QF2535 LRE 14Nov 16:10 BNE 14Nov 18:05 DH4 Y9 B9 H6 K4 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 [B]Q9[/B] O9 X8 E0

...

OK, I've booked Nov12MEL-BNE, Nov13BNE-LRE & Nov14LRE-xBNE-MEL.

That gives me 30+ hours in LRE to check out the Museum.