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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #760 on: September 29, 2014, 01:36:19 PM »
Ive booked someone PVG-JFK for Oct 30, any idea if they will have the new product?

Very unlikely.

What is it?

Did you bother reading the link?  ::)
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #762 on: September 29, 2014, 01:38:17 PM »
KE miles will be the way to redeem F, correct?
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #763 on: September 29, 2014, 01:40:27 PM »
KE miles will be the way to redeem F, correct?

Correct.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #764 on: September 29, 2014, 01:42:41 PM »


Very unlikely.

Did you bother reading the link?  ::)

Oh, I'm using a smartphone and the only thing highlighted was skyteam.thanks

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #765 on: September 29, 2014, 01:49:30 PM »

Oh, I'm using a smartphone and the only thing highlighted was skyteam.thanks

Yeah, highlighted means it's a link ;)

As noted above, it's MU F (China Eastern).
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #766 on: October 01, 2014, 07:37:45 PM »
Sadly, with "only" two weeks, I just don't see a way to incorporate two destinations as far flung as MLE and AKL. Not without basically eating up like 4 or 5 days or travel time. Especially if I'd feel :obligated: to fly EY again from MLE-AUH-SYD (the stop in AUH being very inconvenient schedule-wise).

Alas, if I'm compelled to pick, it seems the better money is on AKL.

The Conrad MLE will have to wait, it seems.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #767 on: October 02, 2014, 03:24:47 PM »
Confession:

Award searching/trip planning for me is like a crawling down a black rabbit hole.

I start, get engrossed, look up after what I think is a half hour, and find out several hours have gone by...  :o

Am I alone?
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #768 on: October 02, 2014, 03:36:18 PM »
Confession:

Award searching/trip planning for me is like a crawling down a black rabbit hole.

I start, get engrossed, look up after what I think is a half hour, and find out several hours have gone by...  :o

Am I alone?
Put it in the you might be a ddf ' er thread
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #769 on: October 02, 2014, 03:45:27 PM »
Confession:

Award searching/trip planning for me is like a crawling down a black rabbit hole.

I start, get engrossed, look up after what I think is a half hour, and find out several hours have gone by...  :o

Am I alone?
you are definitely not alone

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #770 on: October 02, 2014, 04:37:24 PM »
Poll... green or red?



Red =
--TG F + TG F + LA J 
--40K UA + 20K BA + $85
--Travel time of 33 hours including two overnights.

Green =
--CX Y + SQ R
--10K BA + $35 + ~64K SQ + $200
--Travel time of 17 hours and no overnights.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #771 on: October 02, 2014, 04:41:13 PM »

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #772 on: October 02, 2014, 04:41:19 PM »
Wow, now that I look at it, I think I'd have to be an idiot to pick red.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #773 on: October 02, 2014, 04:47:14 PM »
green

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #774 on: October 02, 2014, 06:01:44 PM »
Wow, now that I look at it, I think I'd have to be an idiot to pick red.
I think the CX Y got to you  ;)

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #775 on: October 02, 2014, 06:06:02 PM »
I think the CX Y got to you  ;)

Ha, though now that I think about it, I'm not sure I would have redeemed for J anyway.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #776 on: October 02, 2014, 06:08:17 PM »
Wow, am I really looking forward to redeeming for First on a SkyTeam carrier?

(No, I've never been particularly excited about KE...)

Suite with doors + double bed + pretty good availability? Yes, please.



PVG<>JFK announced!

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #777 on: October 02, 2014, 06:52:02 PM »
PVG<>JFK announced!

Begins 11/15/14.
Any way to book a one-way?
Tried to play around on their website, but my goodness it makes El Al's look state of the art.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #778 on: October 02, 2014, 06:55:17 PM »
Any way to book a one-way?
Tried to play around on their website, but my goodness it makes El Al's look state of the art.

Tried on Korean's website? It's pretty bad..

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #779 on: October 02, 2014, 06:57:12 PM »
No KE is RT only for ST awards.
Tried on china eastern.
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