Author Topic: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold? (Read 908193 times)

benjie1305 · « **Reply #1720 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:22:32 AM »

My winner!

Quote from: D93 on January 06, 2016, 08:16:16 AM

Option 2.
SYD-SIN = SQ R a380
SIN-ICN = KE F 77w
ICN-ORD = KE F 77w 2.0

Depart SYD Wednesday 3pm - Arrive ORD Thursday 925am.

Emkay · « **Reply #1721 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:22:59 AM »

Quote from: D93 on January 06, 2016, 08:16:16 AM

Which one?

Option 1.
SYD-ICN = KE F a330-300
ICN-ORD = KE F 77w 2.0

Depart SYD Wednesday 745am - (overnight in ICN) - Arrive ORD Thursday 925am.

Option 2.
SYD-SIN = SQ R a380
SIN-ICN = KE F 77w
ICN-ORD = KE F 77w 2.0

Depart SYD Wednesday 3pm - Arrive ORD Thursday 925am.

Option 3.
BNE-AUH = EY F 787
AUH-JFK = Jetihad F 77w
JFK-ORD = AA FakeF

Depart BNE Wednesday 9:50pm - Arrive ORD Thursday 7pm

Option 1 looks most appealing to me

D93 · « **Reply #1722 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:24:06 AM »

Quote from: Emkay on January 06, 2016, 08:22:59 AM

Option 1 looks most appealing to me

Issue is missing out on a half a day in SYD and flying KE a330.

Emkay · « **Reply #1723 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:30:53 AM »

Quote from: D93 on January 06, 2016, 08:24:06 AM

Issue is missing out on a half a day in SYD and flying KE a330.

Not missing out half a day, the way I see it you aren't getting out a minute before 10 and are heading out by 12, 2 hrs max.
Waking up very early on the other hand is a whole separate issue

AJK · « **Reply #1724 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:45:53 AM »

As one person, and with the upcoming deval, I'd choose option 3, assuming the A380 to JFK or the 787 to IAD will open. Don't have too much interest in KE.

D93 · « **Reply #1725 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:51:16 AM »

Quote from: AJK on January 06, 2016, 08:45:53 AM

As one person, and with the upcoming deval, I'd choose option 3, assuming the A380 to JFK or the 787 to IAD will open. Don't have too much interest in KE.

Would you say that before you ever flew KE F?

AJK · « **Reply #1726 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:56:16 AM »

I *am* saying that before flying KE F

D93 · « **Reply #1727 on:** January 06, 2016, 09:02:12 AM »

Thanks!

That brings me to option 4 (which is actually available).

BNE-AUH = EY F 787
AUH-IAD = EY F 787
IAD-ORD = AA FakeF

Depart BNE Wednesday 950pm - arrive ORD Thursday 920pm

AJK · « **Reply #1728 on:** January 06, 2016, 09:05:41 AM »

That'd be the one for me, with the possibility of switching second segment to A380 if it opens.

Yehoshua · « **Reply #1729 on:** January 06, 2016, 10:45:39 AM »

I like Option 2 (unless you get much out of an overnight in ICN in Option 1) if trying new products and getting back quickest without having to wake up early is the goal. Option 4 sounds good if you'll be in the Gold or Sunshine Coasts, but if you'll be in SIN or MEL you'll need to add a segment making it an extra stop. However, if the goal is to burn AA pre-deval and not get back the quickest (or just to try another EY product).

eliteflyer · « **Reply #1730 on:** January 06, 2016, 10:58:48 AM »

Quote from: AJK on January 05, 2016, 07:15:05 PM

Forgot something important (to me at least).

With both options, if I continue onto LAX, I'd lose EY chauffeur. Because there is a 100% chance I'd need to get back to NYC on the first option (where I'd definitely lose it) but only a 25% chance I'd take the LAX flight, it makes more sense for me to do the second option and scrap the LA part.

Not sure if that made sense, but essentially, even though I'd love to take the JFK-LAX in AA F, the odds are, following a two week vacation, that I won't be able to swing a quick trip to LAX, even for Beverly Hills Thai. If I'm not going to LAX, I may as well have a 100% shot at EY Chauffeur home.

A380x2 seems the way to go.

Uber Pool home from JFK would cost you how much? I say keep the LAX leg for reasons mentioned.

AJK · « **Reply #1731 on:** January 06, 2016, 10:59:42 AM »

Quote from: eliteflyer on January 06, 2016, 10:58:48 AM

Uber Pool home from JFK would cost you how much? I say keep the LAX leg for reasons mentioned.

$100+

I just don't see a *good* chance of taking that LAX flight, because I'd have to basically take a red-eye home for work the next day.

Beverly Hills Thai, Tierra Sur,etc are good, but I'm not sure they're worth flying 10 hours for after a 2 week trip.

...am I off?

benjie1305 · « **Reply #1732 on:** January 06, 2016, 11:11:56 AM »

MH F x2 on hold

Yehoshua · « **Reply #1733 on:** January 06, 2016, 11:12:41 AM »

Quote from: AJK on January 06, 2016, 10:59:42 AM

$100+

I just don't see a *good* chance of taking that LAX flight, because I'd have to basically take a red-eye home for work the next day.

Beverly Hills Thai, Tierra Sur,etc are good, but I'm not sure they're worth flying 10 hours for after a 2 week trip.

...am I off?

Not IMHO.