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To me it would be a no brainer. Take the 777 to LGW and avoid LHR entirely; much more civilised airport to arrive at and you avoid several hours drive to MIA From LGW getting to Manchester is pretty easy with BA or by train The flight is indeed operated with a 3 class aeroplane with the 1st 5 rows being business class Dave

Thanks, yep saw Qatar but priced from BNE - will try again from MEL. CHeers

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave Noble If you misconnect, you may well be required to pay any change fees / fare differences to rebook to another flight ; being on 2 separate bookings, there is no protection that they need to give you. I agree. Whilst QF may show some charity to mrsdoc, as it is all the one airline and she will have checked in from BNE and get her luggage checked through and most likely get her BP's for the onwards SIN...

If I use OLCI, can I still check my bags through or should I hold off and check-in at the airport?

I had a quick look at the train, as I noticed that Frankfurt and prague are quite close on the Orient Express map. But it seems they are not that close, with a typical journey time of 6 hours.

Well, B9 D9 I2 J9 K9 L9 M9 N0 O0 Q0 S0 V0 Y9, doesn’t look too full.

I did this some 11 years ago. 37½K Business round Oz trips for myself and SWMBO and accompanying paid child business fare for 6 yo mini serfty. This was all done over the telephone with the one call. Note however, this was in the days of Paper Tickets and no telephone booking fees.

There are a few things to consider: BA Luggage acceptance policy. From memory, they won't accept bags > 2 or 3 hours before your flight, although I'm not sure if the exact same policy applies at outstations like FRA, and how it applies to J tickets. Not having luggage checked through would help with flexibility to move to an earlier flight if your fare conditions permit and there is availability. I'm not sure what I would...

As for buying the ticket at the station use Automatic machine which are very convenient and usually faster than the counter service. The ticket machines can be selected to English language and also allow you to select your seat for reservation. If you are buying a point-to-point ticket then it will be inclusive of the reservation.

You could try breaking up the SQ segments with a stopover in FRA, there tends to be more availability that way though the award might become more expensive. I had a good experience on OZ when I flew them - seats were like the Spacebeds, delightful service, and they serve Cattier NV which is a rather reasonable drop. NZ often opens up more award seats closer to travel, if you like to live life on the edge you might want to wait till the week...