Maverick17
Level 2 Member
I'm flying SIN-NGO on the back half of an Aeroplan award I booked before their devaluation. I'm wanting to go from there to KTM in October on a one-way trip.
Oneworld seems the best option, with pre-devaluation AA miles being only 30k for J compared to 22.5 for Y, and around 30-35 in Y on the other major programs. However only Malaysian, Cathay Dragon, and Qatar fly to KTM in Oneworld. I've flown MH J in their 737, and it's not bad at all, but I really would like to fly a widebody and be able to try something new.
I'm pretty comfortable being able to look up seats and such, but have a couple questions for the masses.
1. Qatar seems like a nicer/funner option personally, but would likely be over the MPM of 125%. Is the MPM flagged by the computer and will likely not work at all, or can I HUCA and hope for a nice agent?
2. If QR is not an option, rather than take MH or CX/Dragon, I was thinking about trying Sri Lankan and adding a new airline/airport to my collection, and flying NRT-CMB-DEL and just buying a revenue for about $100 up to KTM. I know they have a similar or the same seat as CX on their J product on a few planes, any way to know if the NRT flight gets that product?
3. Any comments on Dragon Air, and their J product? I've done CX J and Y many times, but not Dragon. If I go this route, I might just go Y, but the low premium it still probably makes sense to do J.
4. I haven't explored much on the lessor known miles programs to look for a sweet spot, but I have enough MR and UR I could probably do a transfer to a program if anything like that makes sense. I would appreciate any comments or recommendations.
Thanks in advance.
Oneworld seems the best option, with pre-devaluation AA miles being only 30k for J compared to 22.5 for Y, and around 30-35 in Y on the other major programs. However only Malaysian, Cathay Dragon, and Qatar fly to KTM in Oneworld. I've flown MH J in their 737, and it's not bad at all, but I really would like to fly a widebody and be able to try something new.
I'm pretty comfortable being able to look up seats and such, but have a couple questions for the masses.
1. Qatar seems like a nicer/funner option personally, but would likely be over the MPM of 125%. Is the MPM flagged by the computer and will likely not work at all, or can I HUCA and hope for a nice agent?
2. If QR is not an option, rather than take MH or CX/Dragon, I was thinking about trying Sri Lankan and adding a new airline/airport to my collection, and flying NRT-CMB-DEL and just buying a revenue for about $100 up to KTM. I know they have a similar or the same seat as CX on their J product on a few planes, any way to know if the NRT flight gets that product?
3. Any comments on Dragon Air, and their J product? I've done CX J and Y many times, but not Dragon. If I go this route, I might just go Y, but the low premium it still probably makes sense to do J.
4. I haven't explored much on the lessor known miles programs to look for a sweet spot, but I have enough MR and UR I could probably do a transfer to a program if anything like that makes sense. I would appreciate any comments or recommendations.
Thanks in advance.