Actually I doubt the Captain gave any thought to UK261 whatsoever. Many tech crews may not even be aware of UK/,EU261. Certainly wouldn't be worrying about potential pax compo. I reckon they are far more interested in expressly explaining why the delay. If they say nothing, pax may believe it is QF's fault and/or the crew.
Won't be long until they come up on the speakers with "Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be slightly delayed taking off this evening. Unfortunately, we forgot to take the stabiliser wheels off of the plane..."
If pricing a simple one-way or return flight, I haven’t noticed any real difference. When doing a truly multi-city flight, I’ve noticed it tends to select the lowest logical fare class even if others are available. An example itinerary I was pricing recently allowed me to select a Business Saver fare for half the price of a Business Sale fare on the same day/flight when using the standard booking engine, but when using the multi-city tool, it would only ever give me the Business Sale options.
Pretty that used to be something like “Cheapest” and “Most Flexible”.
I thought JAL only flew from Gimpo to Haneda?
Yeah thats correct, have I assumed wrongly that Gimpo is feasible? Is Gimpo going to be harder to get to from downtown Seoul? Maybe be flying in form Jeju same day, not sure yet whether that domestic flight is to Gimpo or Incheon.
You can’t fly direct with QF into Gimpo, but Gimpo itself is an easy enough transfer from ICN via the AREX train. If it’s SC/points you’re after, then yeah, Gimpo via HND is probably the best option.
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For you to get the option, you need to specifically look at GMP to HND .
Yeah I figured that out after a few errors.
Thanks good to know but it seems to offer me the evening flight.
Oh reading some of the other comments, you're almost certainly going to be flying to and from jeju at GMP (used to be - might still be the busiest route in the world).
Yes - you need to be booked in C/D/J class for it, though. The I/Z fares will still credit as Flex Y.
From what’s written on point 6 abt the Guest eligibility, will it be safe to assume if I fly MU metal from HKG to China that I will not be eligible to access QF lounge even I’m a WP?
