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doc

Mar 13, 01, 10:20 am

FOR $809 RT, THINK NEW DELHI, INDIA THROUGH MAY 31, '01

It's not very often that we talk about bargain airfares to India. It is
usually one of the more expensive destinations for travel from the U.S.
For the next week (through March 22, 2001), you can purchase tickets to
New Delhi at discounts of $700, $800 and more. We have one simple fare
from over 80 U.S. cities (including Hawaii and Anchorage, Alaska)--$809
roundtrip. We are also offering a free stopover in either Hong Kong or
London. If you thought you couldn't afford a trip to India, think again.
If you can travel between April 1 through May 31, 2001, visit
http://www.bestfares.com/travel/desks/story.asp?id=9864 for the free

London stopover, or visit
http://www.bestfares.com/travel/desks/story.asp?id=9982

for the free Hong Kong stopover.

EPS

Mar 13, 01, 1:43 pm

United is offering no-advance purchase fares ("Delhi Celebration" promotion) of "$899" RT (less 5% if booked online). However, if you can apply the $100 discount (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/005276.html), wouldn't that work out better than what Best Fares is offering?
http://www.itn.net/cgi/get?itn/air/uamultipromo/index

(This one also allows HKG/LON stopover.)

[This message has been edited by EPS (edited 03-13-2001).]

Sweet Willie

Mar 2, 04, 5:02 pm

Originally posted by doc:
It's not very often that we talk about bargain airfares to India. It is
usually one of the more expensive destinations for travel from the U.S.

Current quotes for 2004 Christmas and New Years time frame are running $1600+, when do airfares for India go on sale or is this a going economy rate?

agtoau

Mar 2, 04, 5:14 pm

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Current quotes for 2004 Christmas and New Years time frame are running $1600+, when do airfares for India go on sale or is this a going economy rate?

Where are you travelling from in the USA? From San Francisco or LA, the peak season rates (Dec 12 to around Dec 28) are about $1500. From the east coast they should be about $150-$200 cheaper. These are the consolidator rates.

swaghmar

Mar 2, 04, 9:32 pm

Call Global Air Travel 1800-666-4665. These guys are fantastic and have great rates as well.

I purchase from them regularly. They have direct deals with the consolidators and will be able to provide good rates.

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Current quotes for 2004 Christmas and New Years time frame are running $1600+, when do airfares for India go on sale or is this a going economy rate?

akhullar

Mar 3, 04, 4:43 am

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Current quotes for 2004 Christmas and New Years time frame are running $1600+, when do airfares for India go on sale or is this a going economy rate?

I'd say that from your location (Chicago) BA or Air India would be around 1100+ if you go through a reliable consolidator.

GUWonder

Mar 3, 04, 3:15 pm

Originally posted by akhullar:
I'd say that from your location (Chicago) BA or Air India would be around 1100+ if you go through a reliable consolidator.

Best deal is two tickets on the same carrier. Cheap US to Europe flight and then a Europe to India flight. It could be as cheap as 850 + tax that way and rarely will go over $1300 that way for coach.

Another option is a cheap flight to Bangkok (like 600 to 750 + tax) and then a separate BKK to India flight (like 200 to 300 + tax).

[This message has been edited by GUWonder (edited Mar 03, 2004).]

akhullar

Mar 4, 04, 4:17 am

Originally posted by GUWonder:
B......
Another option is a cheap flight to Bangkok (like 600 to 750 + tax) and then a separate BKK to India flight (like 200 to 300 + tax).

[This message has been edited by GUWonder (edited Mar 03, 2004).]

Never thought of that http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif Hmmm http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif

Athena53

Mar 4, 04, 7:35 am

Keep in mind that it will be VERY hot here (I'm in Delhi right now). Temperatures hit mid-80s in the afternoon and it's only going to get hotter. I'm here on business and very few people from my office are planning to travel there between now and October, so the airlines are trying to fill the seats.

India is an amazing place, though- c'mon down!

GUWonder

Mar 4, 04, 1:17 pm

Originally posted by akhullar:
Never thought of that http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif Hmmm http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif

Can you tell that I have had to struggle to get there on the cheap often? http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/wink.gif

B747-437B

Mar 4, 04, 3:00 pm

Originally posted by Athena53:
between now and October...airlines are trying to fill the seats

April-May-June-July-August are actually considered the ultra-peak season for travel to India, so seats are even scarcer than usual.

piyush

Jun 12, 04, 9:03 pm

Can any one suggest any good consolidators.

Thank you.

Piyush

ewrfox

Jul 4, 04, 7:47 pm

April-May-June-July-August are actually considered the ultra-peak season for travel to India, so seats are even scarcer than usual.

I don't know about seats, but I had a number of Travel Agents here in NYC area say seats are hard to come by ;) but for the right price, say 14++ to 1700... LoL they can get you a seat, for July-August trip....

explore786

Aug 17, 04, 11:36 am

Wish we would have this deal again.

FOR $809 RT, THINK NEW DELHI, INDIA THROUGH MAY 31, '01

It's not very often that we talk about bargain airfares to India. It is
usually one of the more expensive destinations for travel from the U.S.
For the next week (through March 22, 2001), you can purchase tickets to
New Delhi at discounts of $700, $800 and more. We have one simple fare
from over 80 U.S. cities (including Hawaii and Anchorage, Alaska)--$809
roundtrip. We are also offering a free stopover in either Hong Kong or
London. If you thought you couldn't afford a trip to India, think again.
If you can travel between April 1 through May 31, 2001, visit
http://www.bestfares.com/travel/desks/story.asp?id=9864 for the free

London stopover, or visit
http://www.bestfares.com/travel/desks/story.asp?id=9982

for the free Hong Kong stopover.

satori

Aug 22, 04, 8:04 pm

The value of Flyertalk is the quality of the posts by individual members, not the quantity of posts by an individual.

:td:

zakami

Sep 18, 04, 10:42 am

doc

Sep 28, 04, 10:25 am

Have you checked with a few reputable consolidators in your area? :)

-Mark

zakami

Sep 28, 04, 9:33 pm

Have you checked with a few reputable consolidators in your area? :)

-Mark

Does anyone know any in the LA area?

catchupwithme

Sep 29, 04, 1:02 pm

Does anyone know any in the LA area?

I am looking for LAX - BOM - LAX tickets during dec-jan ( peak time :( ) and I am in touch with some consolidators. Email me..

ewrfox

Oct 2, 04, 11:03 am

I am looking for a Business class ticket from LAX to DEL departing late Oct to mid Nov (very flexible). About 2 years ago I was able to get the same for about $2,600 but am having trouble this time around finding something below $4,000. Can someone suggest a travel agent or another means to obtain such a ticket for less?

For $2913.50 per person, you can fly Aeroflot or for $3,978.50 you can fly Air Canada... LAX-YYZ-DEL in Business

Pm if you want more info :)

piyush

Oct 9, 04, 10:34 pm

Hey,

I'm looking for a ticket from GSO to BOM and back flying mid December and back early Jan. The cheapest I got was approx $2000. Any one have any tips or hints?

Thanks

Piyush

billiam

Oct 10, 04, 12:02 pm

Hey,

I'm looking for a ticket from GSO to BOM and back flying mid December and back early Jan. The cheapest I got was approx $2000. Any one have any tips or hints?

Thanks

Piyush

Try booking GSO-BKK-GSO, and then book on thaiair.com for BKK-BOM-BKK. Sometimes, TG has web specials that can bring the total air fare down. The cons to this is that you only get 20kg of checked luggage allowance for BKK-BOM-BKK, since its a separate ticket from the GSO-BKK-GSO ticket, where you get 2pcs, 70lbs each.

Also look into flying to CMB from BKK, and then booking CMB-BOM. Its complicated, but if the price difference is big enough, it might be worth it.

mwarrior

Oct 10, 04, 5:57 pm

Well since everyboyd's on the topic, I'm looking for something maybe YYZ-AMS-DEL or AUS-AMS-DEL, or somewhere in europe for a couple of days anyway. Deep discount is good enough for me if anybody knows any :) Timeframe for departure is November. Return around Jan but as long as its changeable.
Gagan

ewrfox

Oct 13, 04, 9:38 pm

piyush

It depends on how much you’re willing to pay… There are number of deals below $2000..

Emirates 1618.50

And also It would helpful if you can say what Date you are looking to travel…

mwarrior

Yours is pretty tough without any dates… Especially if you’re looking traveling in November, a very High Travel Season…

piyush

Oct 13, 04, 10:40 pm

ewrfox

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking to fly on the 17th of December and return on the 10th of Jan. Any tips or suggestions. $1618.50 on Emirates sounds like a good deal. Did you get this from a travel agent?

Thanks again

Piyush

billiam

Oct 14, 04, 9:44 pm

piyush,
depending on how flexible you are, you can get GSO-BKK-GSO for 1108USD and BKK-BOM-BKK on TG for around 416USD, booking on www.thaiair.com
Booking details follow for the GSO-BKK, bookable on orbitz:

Leave Mon, Dec 20
Delta Air Lines 853
Depart: 6:00am Arrive: 7:18am
2 stops
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO)
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Economy | 1hr 18min | Boeing 737 | View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 2hr 42min

Delta Air Lines 55
Depart: 10:00am Arrive: 2:25pm
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
Economy | 14hr 25min | Boeing 777 | View seats

Change Airline. Time between flights: 2hr 50min

Tue, Dec 21
All Nippon Airways 5951
operated by Thai Airways -- TG 0677
Depart: 5:15pm
Arrive: 10:15pm
Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)
Economy | 7hr 0min | Boeing 747
Total duration: 28hr 15min

This is an overnight flight.

Return
Wed, Jan 12
Korean Air Lines 654
Depart: 1:25am Arrive: 8:25am
2 stops
Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)
Seoul, Korea, Rep. of (ICN)
Economy | 5hr 0min | Boeing 777

Change Airline. Time between flights: 1hr 40min

Delta Air Lines 7851
operated by Korean Air Lines -- KE 0035
Depart: 10:05am Arrive: 9:35am
Seoul, Korea, Rep. of (ICN)
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Economy | 13hr 30min | Boeing 747 | View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 54min

Delta Air Lines 658
Depart: 11:29am Arrive: 12:38pm
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO)
Economy | 1hr 9min | Boeing 737 | View seats
Total duration: 23hr 13min

TG flight details:

22 Dec Thai Airways Intl
TG 317
Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand 17:05
Bombay (BOM), Mumbai (Bombay), India 20:00
Non-stop 333 4h25min Economy Restricted
10 Jan Thai Airways Intl

TG 318
Bombay (BOM), Mumbai (Bombay), India 23:50
Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand 05:30 + 1 day(s)
Non-stop 333 4h10min Economy Restricted

Itinerary pricing
Fare Tax Baht (Thailand) Dollars (U.S.)
15930.00 (385.98) + 1250.00 (30.29) x 1 Adult = 17180.00 416.27
Total fare = 17180.00 416.27

ewrfox

Oct 15, 04, 2:12 pm

Hey piyush,

Call this Number 1-877-FLY-JAYA

They should be able to get you a good deal..

piyush

Oct 15, 04, 2:19 pm

piyush

Oct 15, 04, 2:20 pm

Hey piyush,

Call this Number 1-877-FLY-JAYA

They should be able to get you a good deal..

Just called and left a voice mail.

Thank you.

Piyush

ewrfox

Oct 15, 04, 5:04 pm

piyush

Oct 15, 04, 8:47 pm

Hmm.. You should try them back, because when I called some time ago, They picked up…

Btw piyush, The main problem I keep getting is you fly out of GSO... If you can get your self to NYC then you should get some flights cheap…

Hey thanx for the advice. I called them back and got offered $2040 ..... looks like I'll have to keep trying. Getting to NYC is not a problem but costs about $200 and the fares I have received from NYC are about the same amount cheaper. Are you seeing something better?

Any advice?

Thanks a lot for all your help so far.

Piyush

ewrfox

Oct 16, 04, 12:56 pm

Hey thanx for the advice. I called them back and got offered $2040 ..... looks like I'll have to keep trying. Getting to NYC is not a problem but costs about $200 and the fares I have received from NYC are about the same amount cheaper. Are you seeing something better?

Any advice?

Thanks a lot for all your help so far.

Piyush

I seen some fare around 1300's... But No seats Available... You need to talk to an Agent about that...

There is one agency based in DC, and I believe they are Consolidators… But I can’t remember what name was…

I’ll keep looking, but in the mean time, search in Yahoo or Google Indian Travel Agents… Click on the hits you get if it list any number trying calling them up…

piyush

Nov 4, 04, 9:26 am

I seen some fare around 1300's... But No seats Available... You need to talk to an Agent about that...

There is one agency based in DC, and I believe they are Consolidators… But I can’t remember what name was…

I’ll keep looking, but in the mean time, search in Yahoo or Google Indian Travel Agents… Click on the hits you get if it list any number trying calling them up…

Hey guys,

Thanks for all your help so far. Just wanted to give an update. I'll prob. buy a NWA $2k ticket as that seems like the best bet so far.

Thanks every one once again.

Piyush !

doc

Oct 11, 05, 11:42 am

So is that what you did, piyush, NWA?

Hope it all worked out well

Regards,

Mark

piyush

Oct 11, 05, 12:37 pm

So is that what you did, piyush, NWA?

Hope it all worked out well

Regards,

Mark

Hey Mark,

I did fly NWA. The flights were ok and the connections were good but unfortunately they lost my bags for 3-4 days and damaged my laptop (which they had made me gate check). All this and no compensation either :(.

Thanks for your help. Flyertalk really is an extremely nice & unique community!

oliver2002

Oct 12, 05, 10:26 am

For all looking to book your christmas tickets: LH just loaded their daily MUC-DEL flight starting Oct 30.. Since they increased the frequency, the newly loaded flights are wide open in the cheap classes. ^

GUWonder

Oct 12, 05, 3:59 pm

oliver2002

Oct 13, 05, 9:39 am

Yep, leaves at 19.35!

GUWonder

Oct 13, 05, 3:44 pm

Yep, leaves at 19.35!

Thanks. This might work out a bit better for my European meetings by letting me get on my way to India in the afternoons instead of wasting a night somewhere.

parnel

Oct 16, 05, 4:39 am

AC and Dwiss have a code share day flt ex ZRH on AC metal leaving at 0945 and arriving DEL 2145. Flt starts ops on Oct.30

They have also announced a code share flt ex ZRH to BOM starting Oct.30 on Swiss metal. this flt leaves ZRH at 1000.

http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1310129937&view=13213-0&Start=0

oliver2002

Oct 17, 05, 5:09 am

The late departure ex MUC is convinient for europeans as this spares us from wasting a day flyin to India and spending the early hours of the day in DEL waiting for a connecting domestic flight in the wee hours.

doc

Oct 24, 05, 10:32 am

Sorry to hear about the lost bags and the laptop issue, piyush. :(

Better luck next time! :)

Mark