AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread

[benjie1305]

Probably not... that was the number I used 18 months ago and posted in the GA master thread.

Just call +64-804-1-807-807 (and press 2 for English).

Ring ring...ring ring.. the number you have dialed has either changed or is no longer obtainable..

[AJK]

So they've updated their numbers. Progress!

Perhaps now they won't require us to travel to a foreign city to ticket an award?

[benjie1305]

So they've updated their numbers. Progress!

Perhaps now they won't require us to travel to a foreign city to ticket an award?

New number is 011 62 21 23519999.

[AJK]

Unless I'm misinterpreting, looks like they're taking the 3-class off JED-CGK in August:

[benjie1305]

JED-CGK F 105,000
DPS-NRT F 90,000
CGK-AMS F 150,000

[Yehoshua]

So NRT-DPS is still the cheapest.

[benjie1305]

So NRT-DPS is still the cheapest.

Also the shortest.

[AJK]

Looks like the 777-300ER is too big for them. Sorry to hear.

Garuda looked at potential options in late 2014 and early 2015 for sub-leasing or selling some of its 777-300ERs. This would have been a sensible option and could have enabled Garuda to wait for 787s/A350s before resuming long-haul expansion.

The smaller and more efficient A350 and/or 787 could ultimately be a better fit for European routes than the 777-300ER. But subleasing or reducing the 777-300ER commitments was not feasible. Garuda has instead decided to make an adjustment by taking the last four aircraft in two-class configuration.

Garuda CEO Arif Wibowo told CAPA at the 9-Jun-2015 IATA AGM in Miami the new two-class 777-300ERs will initially be used on the twice daily Jakarta-Jeddah service. Both these flights are now operated with 777-300ERs in the original three-class configuration, which will eventually be redeployed to expand in the European market.

Thus, it seems FRA and CDG are possible options for GA 773.

[AJK]

Inbound:



MEL-AUH in EY F A380
AUH-IAD in EY F 787
IAD-JFK in AA "F"
JFK-LAX in AA F A321T (probably won't take, but it's one more leg for a schedule change, and hey, who knows!)



...it's an EY F extravaganza!

After discussion here, I changed the inbound to:



MEL-AUH-JFK in F on A380 x2 allowing me chauffeur in NYC.

They quoted me $550 AUD in taxes, which seems high to me, but perhaps it isn't.

(But as our little secret, I couldn't help keeping the JFK-LAX segment for the next 24 hours , shhh)

[AJK]

Turns out taxes aren't inaccurate:






Total of $576 AUD.

[Yehoshua]

Wow that's a lot of tax. I was charged AUD85 for CPT-DOH-AUH-JFK//LGA-CLT-LAX

[AJK]

France is the killer.

Almost $150 AUD per person.

[Yehoshua]

France is the killer.

Almost $150 AUD per person.

And I thought APD leaving the UK was bad...

[Dan]

And I thought ADP leaving the UK was bad...

UK is worse.

[Yehoshua]

UK is worse.

True, but CDG is giving LHR a run for it's money.

[AJK]

Going back to the GA possibility, which would you pick?

My original outbound:

JFK-CDG-DOH-AUH-MEL (QR F, al safwa, EY F)

Assuming I can find one-world availability in at least J on the first segment (which is not an easy task to europe), price would be 50K + 40K AA + 60K AA = 150K AA




Proposed outbound:

JFK-LAX-NRT-DPS-SYD (AA J, JL J, GA F, and the new GA J)

Price would be 50K AA + 90K TY + 70K DL

[benjie1305]

I just feel like QR F is somewhat "snag-able" and the opportunity and the timing to work out GA F + the new GA J doesn't happen that often and should thus weigh heavier. Thus I'd say GA and make "Al Safwa" happen once they offer free Spa and Showers

[Tom Brady]

Since you can and plan on doing EY F for the inbound. I'd say go with the routing with GA on the outbound. I feel like the only think you'd be missing out in this scenario is the QR A380 bar, as I feel like Al Safwa is kind of pointless for a Kosher keeping traveler.

[Yehoshua]

Since you can and plan on doing EY F for the inbound. I'd say go with the routing with GA on the outbound. I feel like the only think you'd be missing out in this scenario is the QR A380 bar, as I feel like Al Safwa is kind of pointless for a Kosher keeping traveler.

+1 to the first part. The Al Safwa lounge can be great for an overnight layover, assuming you get a nap room.

[Tom Brady]

The Al Safwa lounge can be great for an overnight layover, assuming you get a nap room.

I agree. But in that case you're basically just getting a free basic hotel room out of the lounge, which isn't an especially compelling reason to make a routing specifically to see the lounge. And anyway if I had an overnight layover in DOH I'd rather spend it in the GH.

Personally, I am excited about seeing the lounge in a couple of weeks (as long as my friend doesn't back out, which he very well might), when I fly QR F and transit DOH. I just don't know what I'm going to do in the lounge, other than have a few shots, take a shower, and just enjoy the fact that I'm there.