Franky Compares
Star Alliance YRWSPCL1 Ticket Verus Build Your Own Itinerary
What Is The Cheapest Option?
Chosen Itinerary:
3/11/25 – Edinburgh – Dubai
3/12/25 – Dubai – Delhi
3/1/26 – Delhi – Singapore
3/2/26 – Singapore – Hong Kong
3/3/26 – Hong Kong – Auckland
3/4/26 – Auckland – Vancouver
3/5/26 – Vancouver – Toronto
4/6/25 – Toronto – Edinburgh
7 Stopovers – 27,365 Miles – Valid YRWSPCL1 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Star Alliance YRWSPCL1 Fare
b) On Star Alliance Flights on the same day and same route using one way tickets.
c) A Build Your Own itinerary flying with any carrier using one way tickets checked via airline and Online Travel Agency websites.
Build Your Own itinerary rules:
When booking a Build Your Own itinerary using one way tickets flights must:
a) Be within 48 hours either way of the YRWSPCL booking.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the YRWSPCL booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
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Itinerary:
3/11/25 – Edinburgh – Dubai
3/12/25 – Dubai – Delhi
3/1/26 – Delhi – Singapore
3/2/26 – Singapore – Hong Kong
3/3/26 – Hong Kong – Auckland
3/4/26 – Auckland – Vancouver
3/5/26 – Vancouver – Toronto
4/6/25 – Toronto – Edinburgh
7 Stopovers – 27,365 Miles – Valid YRWSPCL1 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Star Alliance YRWSPCL1 Fare
b) On Star Alliance Flights on the same day and same route using one way tickets.
c) A Build Your Own itinerary flying with any carrier using one way tickets checked via airline and Online Travel Agency websites.
Build Your Own itinerary rules:
When booking a Build Your Own itinerary using one way tickets flights must:
a) Be within 48 hours either way of the YRWSPCL booking.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the YRWSPCL booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
YRWSPCL1 Ticket
£2925.74
Flight Itinerary:
3 NOV LH965 EDI 0605 – FRA 0900
3 NOV LH630 FRA 1330 – DXB 2255
3 DEC AI918 DXB 1310 – DEL 1825
3 JAN A12115 DEL 1050 – SIN 1930
3 FEB SQ892 SIN 0955 – HKG 1355
3 MAR NZ80 HKG 1750 – AKL 0940+1
3 APR NZ24 AKL 2005 – YVR 1305
3 MAY AC114 YVR 1300 – YYZ 2023
3 JUN AC806 YYZ 1940 – EDI 0720+1
| Fare | GBP 2088.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 807.74 |
| Service Fee | GBP 30.00 |
| Total | GBP 2925.74 |
One Way Star Alliance Tickets
£2795.44
Flight Itinerary:
3 NOV LH965 EDI 0605 – FRA 0900
3 NOV LH630 FRA 1330 – DXB 2255
3 DEC AI930 DXB 0955 – DEL 1445
3 JAN A12382 DEL 1255 – SIN 2145
3 FEB SQ892 SIN 0955 – HKG 1355
3 MAR NZ80 HKG 1750 – AKL 0940+1
3 APR NZ24 AKL 2005 – YVR 1305
3 MAY AC114 YVR 1300 – YYZ 2023
3 JUN AC806 YYZ 1940 – EDI 0720+1
| EDI-xFRA-DXB | GBP 267.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 235.64 |
| DXB-DEL-SIN | GBP 140.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 92.00 |
| SIN-HKG | GBP 70.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 38.00 |
| HKG-AKL | GBP 446.60 |
| Taxes | GBP 113.00 |
| AKL-YVR | GBP 578.00 |
| Taxes | £27.40 |
| YVR-YYZ-EDI | GBP 526.20 |
| Taxes | GBP 261.40 |
| Total | GBP 2795.44 |
Build Your Own Ticket
£1924.00
Flight Itinerary:
3 NOV QR32 EDI 0730 – DOH 1720
3 NOV QR1014 DOH 1835 – DXB 2055
3 DEC AI930 DXB 0955 – DEL 1445
3 JAN A12382 DEL 1255 – SIN 2145
3 FEB MH73 SIN 1450 – KUL 1855
3 FEB MH145 KUL 2045 – AKL 1205+1
3 MAR NZ80 HKG 1750 – AKL 0940+1
3 APR NZ141 AKL 0635 – BNE 0730
3 APR AC36 BNE 1000 – YVR 0635
3 MAY WS712 YVR 1000 – YYZ 1741
2 JUN WS454 YYZ 2215 – YYZ 1005
| EDI-xDOH-DXB | GBP 90.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 216.00 |
| DXB-DEL-SIN | GBP 140.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 92.00 |
| SIN-HKG | GBP 70.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 38.00 |
| HKG-xKUL-AKL | GBP 296.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 81.00 |
| AKL-xBNE-YVR | GBP 430.40 |
| Taxes | GBP 27.60 |
| YVR-YYZ-EDI | GBP 386.90 |
| Taxes | GBP 55.40 |
| Total | GBP 1924.00 |
“In this instance booking Star Alliance flights individually results in a GBP 130.00 saving whilst a Build Your Own itinerary saves GBP 1001.74 against the Star Alliance YRWSPCL1 fare. However this does involve flying on an extra five flights and flying an extra 3,756 miles.
It should be pointed out that most of the tickets quoted to make up the Build Your Own itinerary are non-changeable and non-refundable and you may not wish to commit to dates before departure from Norway. If you book these tickets as you go along there is no guarantee that prices will remain stable.”
These fares were checked and available on 7th July 2025 and fares in foreign currencies were converted into GBP at the applicable exchange rates on that date.
Because a Build Your Own itinerary worked out cheaper than a YRWSPCL1 ticket for this route on these dates does not imply it would be cheaper on all dates or for a different route.