Two disconnected calls, three hours of research, four hours on the phone with Delta, five reservation agents, deleting legs, ticketing, adding the legs back, and then reticketing right as the window to book this type of ticket closes forever, and it's done.
All in business except for the first JFK-LAX leg.
4 days in BOB and 7 days in MEL.
After three schedule changes, four reissues (just today), some HUCA, some sob story, and some snake oil sales, I've extended my trip to add 2 more actual days in BOB, upgraded the first leg JFK-LAX on DL from Y to lie-flat J (even though it was only peak award; had a supervisor agree to override), got rebooked in
revenue J, and changed the MEL-SYD segment to allow me a night in the PH SYD.
Thus marks my finest (and most difficult) award booking yet.
Yes. We did MEL from Thu-Mon, which I thought was perfect for us. We did the GOR in 1 day and did not go to the Gampians. If you wanted to do the GOR in 2 days and visit the NP, you'd technically have enough time, but wouldn't have time for much else.
Yup, that's what we've planned. GOR and Grampians + Shabbas in MEL or PH, then a day in SYD.