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[SeatBackForward]

I'm looking into options for a trip to the USA next year, and found a J Combination of flights taking me to everywhere I need to go, for an amazing price:

Book flights with confidence | Google Flights

But google recommends contacting JAL. I rang JAL and they said they cannot make this booking directly.

Any suggestions? on how I can make this booking happen?

 

[Captain Halliday]

See if you can get the same combination via ITA. If so, you can take the code it generates and get a TA to book it for you.

But I suspect there’s a glitch. That price is too good to be true.

 

[SeatBackForward]

See if you can get the same combination via ITA. If so, you can take the code it generates and get a TA to book it for you.

But I suspect there’s a glitch. That price is too good to be true.

I think you are right ITA doesn't allow the same combination. the HDN>JFK leg isn't part of the routing, but can be selected as a one-way flight option.

 

[aussiel]

I had a similar problem recently with Google Flights and JAL. Best I could do was search on the multi-city tool on the JAL website. I did eventually find a flight combination where it would price (a couple of hundred more expensive than Google), however couldn't book. Called through to the JAL bookings line and they said those particular flights were showing no availability, but try a few days after. I could then book online (or pay the $60 booking fee on the phone).

 

[SeatBackForward]

I've managed to get a combination (missing out on the HKG leg) on the JAL site, that costs approx $6,700 and according to the QF calculator, should earn approx 600 SC's. Only the JFK>SAN leg is in Y.

Not a bad outcome.

 

[madrooster]

This itinerary is definitely ticketable with everything in J. Books into D class. PM me if you would still like to do it.

You can even add an extra SYD-some capital city in Australia for an extra $20-30 to be used for a later separate domestic trip. Eg. adding SYD-PER in J in say March 2019 on the end of the below itinerary adds $25.

  FLT/DATE       RTNG   CKIN TM DEP   ARR     TM EQP ML    DURA  DIST         
                                                                             
  QF 127 D 15JAN SYDHKG      1  0940  1550    1  388 LR    9:10  4571         
                                                                             
  JL7040 D 17JAN HKGNRT      1  0105  0615    2  333       4:10  1826         
                 HKGNRT OPERATED BY CATHAY PACIFIC            CX  524         
                                                                             
  JL 006 D 17JAN HNDJFK      I  1100  0945    1  773 MM   12:45  6773         
                                                                             
  AA2306 D 19JAN JFKSAN      8  1729  2044    2  738 D     6:15  2446         
                                                                             
  JL 065 D 24JAN SANNRT      2  1135  1645+1  2  788 MM   12:10  5558         
                                                                             
  JL 771 D 25JAN NRTSYD      2  1855  0640+1  1  789 MM    9:45  4844

 1   SYD QF  127 D 15JAN 0940  OK DNN0NOCE        15JAN15JAN 3PC             
 2 O HKG JL 7040 D 17JAN 0105  OK DNN0NOCE        17JAN17JAN 3PC             
 3   NRT    ARNK                                                             
 4 X HND JL  006 D 17JAN 1100  OK DNN0NOCE        17JAN17JAN 3PC             
 5 O JFK AA 2306 D 19JAN 1729  OK DNN0NOCE        19JAN19JAN 3PC             
 6 O SAN JL  065 D 24JAN 1135  OK DNN0NOCE        24JAN24JAN 3PC             
 7 X NRT JL  771 D 25JAN 1855  OK DNN0NOCE        25JAN25JAN 3PC             
     SYD                                                                     
FARE  F AUD    6385.00                                                       
TX001 X AUD    12.90-YQAD TX002 X AUD    61.68-WYDE TX003 X AUD    60.00-AUDP 
TX004 X AUD    20.30-HKAE TX005 X AUD    27.10-G3RE TX006 X AUD     7.60-I5SE 
TX007 X AUD    28.50-SWAE TX008 X AUD     6.40-OISE TX009 X AUD     7.50-YCAE 
TX010 X AUD    24.30-USAP TX011 X AUD    24.30-USAS TX012 X AUD     5.30-XACO 
TX013 X AUD     9.30-XYCR TX014 X AUD    15.00-AYSE TX015 X AUD     6.00-XF   
TOTAL   AUD    6701.18                                                       
GRAND TOTAL AUD    6701.18

 

[SeatBackForward]

This itinerary is definitely ticketable with everything in J. Books into D class. PM me if you would still like to do it.

You can even add an extra SYD-some capital city in Australia for an extra $20-30 to be used for a later separate domestic trip. Eg. adding SYD-PER in J in say March 2019 on the end of the below itinerary adds $25.

  FLT/DATE       RTNG   CKIN TM DEP   ARR     TM EQP ML    DURA  DIST        
                                                                            
  QF 127 D 15JAN SYDHKG      1  0940  1550    1  388 LR    9:10  4571        
                                                                            
  JL7040 D 17JAN HKGNRT      1  0105  0615    2  333       4:10  1826        
                 HKGNRT OPERATED BY CATHAY PACIFIC            CX  524        
                                                                            
  JL 006 D 17JAN HNDJFK      I  1100  0945    1  773 MM   12:45  6773        
                                                                            
  AA2306 D 19JAN JFKSAN      8  1729  2044    2  738 D     6:15  2446        
                                                                            
  JL 065 D 24JAN SANNRT      2  1135  1645+1  2  788 MM   12:10  5558        
                                                                            
  JL 771 D 25JAN NRTSYD      2  1855  0640+1  1  789 MM    9:45  4844

 1   SYD QF  127 D 15JAN 0940  OK DNN0NOCE        15JAN15JAN 3PC            
 2 O HKG JL 7040 D 17JAN 0105  OK DNN0NOCE        17JAN17JAN 3PC            
 3   NRT    ARNK                                                            
 4 X HND JL  006 D 17JAN 1100  OK DNN0NOCE        17JAN17JAN 3PC            
 5 O JFK AA 2306 D 19JAN 1729  OK DNN0NOCE        19JAN19JAN 3PC            
 6 O SAN JL  065 D 24JAN 1135  OK DNN0NOCE        24JAN24JAN 3PC            
 7 X NRT JL  771 D 25JAN 1855  OK DNN0NOCE        25JAN25JAN 3PC            
     SYD                                                                    
FARE  F AUD    6385.00                                                      
TX001 X AUD    12.90-YQAD TX002 X AUD    61.68-WYDE TX003 X AUD    60.00-AUDP
TX004 X AUD    20.30-HKAE TX005 X AUD    27.10-G3RE TX006 X AUD     7.60-I5SE
TX007 X AUD    28.50-SWAE TX008 X AUD     6.40-OISE TX009 X AUD     7.50-YCAE
TX010 X AUD    24.30-USAP TX011 X AUD    24.30-USAS TX012 X AUD     5.30-XACO
TX013 X AUD     9.30-XYCR TX014 X AUD    15.00-AYSE TX015 X AUD     6.00-XF  
TOTAL   AUD    6701.18                                                      
GRAND TOTAL AUD    6701.18

Wow thanks! I wasn't able to put that together in ITA. I was able to do it via SIN rather than HKG, which may work better for me as I potentially may need to include a hop through KUL on the way. so I'm not quite ready to book yet, but will definitely head down this path if so!

I guess AUD$1,000/100SC's is a pretty good rate?

 

[madrooster]

I guess AUD$1,000/100SC's is a pretty good rate?

You could go via SE Asia both ways too, although you can't do a QF domestic dog-leg if you do that.