YYC-AUA
$244CAD + tax
H-class on CO (earns 150% EQM on CO/NW metal)
- Valid for travel on Saturday/Sunday only from 'gateway' (IAH, LGA, EWR)
- 7 day minimum stay (measured from departure from gateway)
- add about $110CAD for taxes depending on routing.

A very good fare for YYC-AUA, not a great mileage run fare unless shooting for EQMs. Overnight is required on the return due to schedules.

Thanks for the good find, keithguy, & welcome back. We've missed you!

Well, if I must spend a week in AUA...:D

Courtesy of travelocity.ca:

Fare details for HLW7N2MC



INSTANT PURCHASE NONREFUNDABLE-TYPE FARES

RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS

ADVANCE PURCHASE EXCURSION FARES BETWEEN CANADA AND THE CARIBBEAN APPLICATION AREA THESE FARES APPLY BETWEEN CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL POINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA. CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION THIS RULE GOVERNS ROUND-TRIP FARES. FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/SINGLE OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS. CAPACITY LIMITATIONS THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF SEATS, WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT, WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CARRIER S BEST JUDGEMENT.



ELIGIBILITY

NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.



DAY/TIME

PERMITTED SAT THROUGH SUN FROM THE GATEWAY.



SEASONALITY

ORIGINATING CANADA - PERMITTED 07JAN THROUGH 06FEB OR 18MAY THROUGH 18JUN OR 07SEP THROUGH 10DEC ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN. ORIGINATING INTERNATIONAL POINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA - PERMITTED 25MAY THROUGH 21JUN OR 03SEP THROUGH 06FEB ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN.



FLIGHT APPLICATION

NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.



ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING

FARE RULE CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. GENERAL RULE - APPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. STANDBY - SAME DAY TRAVEL OPTIONS --------------------------------- CO SAME DAY TRAVEL OPTIONS - AVAILABLE WHEN CHECKING IN ON CONTINENTAL.COM OR AIRPORT KIOSKS. APPLIES TO OUTBOUND/CONTINUING/RETURN FLIGHTS UNLESS PROHIBITED BY INDIVIDUAL FARE RULE. A- SAME DAY STANDBY PERMITTED FOR EARLIER/LATER FLIGHT FOR NO FEE WHEN TRAVEL IS BETWEEN THE SAME ORIGIN/DESTINATION AND CONNECTION AIRPORTS. CO-TERMINAL STANDBY IS NOT PERMITTED. STANDBY PROCESSING WILL OCCUR WITHIN 3HOURS OF A PASSENGERS DESIRED FLIGHT. B- FLY NOW - CONFIRM A SEAT ON AN ALTERNATE FLIGHT FOR A -FLY NOW- FEE OF USD25.00 FOR FLIGHTS DEPARTING WITHIN 3 HOURS OF CHECK-IN WHEN - 1- THE SAME TICKETED INVENTORY CLASS IS AVAILABLE. 2- TRAVEL IS BETWEEN THE SAME ORIGIN CITY AND DESTINATION CITY. 3- NEW FLIGHTS AND ROUTING ARE PERMITTED PER THE FARE RULE. 4- ALL TRAVEL IS ON- CO FLIGHTS 1-889 CO FLIGHTS 1000-1299 CO FLIGHTS 1400-1899 CO FLIGHTS 2000-3309 CO FLIGHTS 8635-8835 CO FLIGHTS 9126-9310 C- TO CONFIRM A SEAT ON A FLIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE -FLY NOW- FEE PERIOD THE RULES OUTLINED IN THE PENALTY SECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL FARE RULE WILL APPLY. D- CUSTOMERS STANDING BY FOR CO FLIGHTS OPERATED BY A PARTNER MAY BE ASSESSED A FEE. THIS PROVISION IS GOVERNED BY GEN RULE 150.



MINIMUM STAY

TRAVEL FROM FROM THE GATEWAY MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 7 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN GATEWAY.



MAXIMUM STAY

NO MAXIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.



STOPOVERS

STOPOVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT INTERMEDIATE POINTS.



TRANSFERS

UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT. FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.



COMBINATIONS

DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED. END-ON-END NOT PERMITTED. ADD-ONS PERMITTED. OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS -TO FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY ROUND TRIP FARE FOR CARRIER CO IN ANY RULE AND TARIFF.



BLACKOUT DATES

NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.



SURCHARGES

IF INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2. THERE IS NO FUEL SURCHARGE PER FARE COMPONENT PER ADULT/CHILD/INFANT FOR FROM THE GATEWAY. FUEL SURCHARGE OF CAD 46.00 OR USD 40.00 PER FARE COMPONENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE APPLICABLE FARE PER ADULT/CHILD/INFANT FOR FROM THE GATEWAY. AND - MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER SURCHARGE OF CAD 15.00 PER FARE COMPONENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE APPLICABLE FARE PER ADULT/CHILD/INFANT FOR FROM THE GATEWAY. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. THE SURCHARGE IS A NAVIGATION SURCHARGE. THE SURCHARGE APPLIES IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER CHARGES AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY DISCOUNT.



ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL

ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL NOT REQUIRED.



TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

NO TRAVEL DATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.



SALES RESTRICTIONS

FARE RULE TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA. PTA CONSTITUTES TICKETING. GENERAL RULE - APPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY PERMITTED UNDER GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY CARRIER. CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS.



PENALTIES

FARE RULE ORIGINATING CANADA - CANCELLATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE 25 PERCENT FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND. WAIVED FOR UPGRADE TO A HIGHER FARE/DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TICKET UPGRADE--THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL STILL APPLY. WAIVERS ALSO APPLY TO TRAVELLING COMPANION. AFTER DEPARTURE CHARGE 25 PERCENT FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND. WAIVED FOR UPGRADE TO A HIGHER FARE/DEATH OF PASSENGER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TICKET UPGRADE--THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL STILL APPLY. ORIGINATING CANADA OUTBOUND - CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE CAD 145.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED CHANGE IS MADE AT LEAST 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ORIGINAL OR NEW FLIGHT DATE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. ORIGINATING CANADA INBOUND - CHANGES ANY TIME CHARGE CAD 145.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. ORIGINATING INTERNATIONAL POINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA - CANCELLATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE 25 PERCENT FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND. WAIVED FOR UPGRADE TO A HIGHER FARE/DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TICKET UPGRADE--THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL STILL APPLY. WAIVERS ALSO APPLY TO TRAVELLING COMPANION. AFTER DEPARTURE CHARGE 25 PERCENT FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND. WAIVED FOR UPGRADE TO A HIGHER FARE/DEATH OF PASSENGER. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TICKET UPGRADE--THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL STILL APPLY. ORIGINATING INTERNATIONAL POINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA OUTBOUND - CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 100.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. CHANGES ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED CHANGE IS MADE AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO ORIGINAL OR NEW FLIGHT DATE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. CHANGES ANY TIME CHARGE USD 100.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. GENERAL RULE - APPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED CANCELLATIONS PER TICKET CHARGE USD 100.00/CAD 146.00 FOR LOST TICKET. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. 1-NO SERVICE CHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED FOR MILITARY PASSENGERS WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS PAID WITH A U.S. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FORM NO. 1169. 2-NO SERVICE CHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED WHEN THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE THE TICKETS WERE LOST AS A RESULT OF A-MISLIFTING OF FLIGHT COUPONS BY CO OR ANOTHER AIRLINE B-TICKETS ISSUED BY MAIL WHICH ARE NOT RECEIVED BY THE PASSENGER C-ANY OTHER TICKET LOSSES CAUSED BY CO.



HIP/MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS

NO HIP OR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS APPLY.



TICKET ENDORSEMENTS

THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED - NONREF/APEX - IN THE FORM OF PAYMENT BOX.



CHILDREN DISCOUNTS

1ST THROUGH 4TH CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 80 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER. OR - 5TH AND EACH ADDITIONAL CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - NO DISCOUNT. OR - INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 80 PERCENT OF THE FARE. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER. OR - 1ST INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - NO CHARGE. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER.



TOUR CONDUCTOR DISCOUNTS

NO DISCOUNTS FOR TOUR CONDUCTORS.



AGENT DISCOUNTS

NO DISCOUNTS FOR SALE AGENTS.



ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS

NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. DISCOUNTS MAY APPLY. INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS.



MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NO PROVISIONS APPLY.



FARE BY RULE

NOT APPLICABLE.



GROUPS

NO GROUP PROVISIONS APPLY.



TOURS

NO TOUR PROVISIONS APPLY.



VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY

NO VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY PROVISIONS APPLY.



DEPOSITS

NO DEPOSIT PROVISIONS APPLY.



NEGOTIATED FARES

NOT APPLICABLE. IC.INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION NOT A CONSTRUCTED FARE

Here's what I grabbed:

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Fri, 06JUN08 8607 H CALGARY ALTA.
(YYC) 6:00PM SEATTLE WA.
(SEA) 6:40PM

Fri, 06JUN08 234 H SEATTLE WA.
(SEA) 10:35PM NEWARK EWR
(EWR) 6:33AM (07JUN) 737-800

Sat, 07JUN08 1638 H NEWARK EWR
(EWR) 8:55AM ARUBA
(AUA) 1:40PM 757-300 Snack

Sun, 15JUN08 1887 H ARUBA
(AUA) 4:10PM HOUSTON BUSH INTL
(IAH) 7:44PM 737-700 Snack

Mon, 16JUN08 1767 H HOUSTON BUSH INTL
(IAH) 9:24AM SEATTLE WA.
(SEA) 12:02PM 737-800 Snack

Mon, 16JUN08 8606 H SEATTLE WA.
(SEA) 2:55PM CALGARY ALTA.
(YYC) 5:20PM

...and yeah, yeah, I know I coulda got more OP miles on other routings but the SEA option eliminated the need for an overnight hotel on the outbound and I liked the connections on the inbound. All in all for CAD356.30 including taxes for time in Aruba next June AND with the option to cancel for a 25% penalty it was too good of an offer to pass up. Never been to Aruba but they tell me it's nice...:D

Cheers! ^

awesome.^^ Guess the 7 day minimum may be a deterent yet it is Aruba! Thank you Keithguy

I am getting 9/12-20 (anniversary :) ) on co.com all the way to the 'seat map' or 'continue' page and can not go any further with "We're sorry, but continental.com was unable to complete your purchase. Please try your purchase later or call 1-800-300-1547 for assistance."
other dates seem ok

From Expert Flyer:

HLW7N2MC CO H Round-Trip 122.00 (CAD) 07 / -- 07
QA0NH US Q Round-Trip 1110.00 (CAD)
MLX7N2MC NW M Round-Trip 1159.00 (CAD) 07 / 2M 07
HLX7N2MC CO H Round-Trip 1159.00 (CAD) 07 / -- 07
MLW7N2MC NW M Round-Trip 1220.00 (CAD) 07 / 2M 07

Not sure why it states return, while when pricing on Expedia and CO it is 244.00+

Probably will not last too long...

HLW7N2MC CO H Round-Trip 122.00 (CAD) 07 / -- 07
...
Not sure why it states return, while when pricing on Expedia and CO it is 244.00+
Surcharges. As stated in the fare rules posted by tcook052, there is a fuel surcharge of 46.00CAD and a 15.00CAD navigation surcharge per direction. 46 + 15 + 46 + 15 just happens to be 122CAD.

You can use these flights on Expedia.ca's build your own vacation and it comes up with some pretty good pricing for air+hotel combinations

For example:

Using the above flights Jun 6-15 that Tcook posted and staying at the Westin Aruba, you can get the flights and hotel for C$744 per person (say $1488 for 2)

and the lowest prepaid non-refundable rate for hotel only on Westin.com is US$2293.60 for the same time period!

awesome.^^ Guess the 7 day minimum may be a deterent yet it is Aruba! Thank you Keithguy

I am getting 9/12-20 (anniversary :) ) on co.com all the way to the 'seat map' or 'continue' page and can not go any further with "We're sorry, but continental.com was unable to complete your purchase. Please try your purchase later or call 1-800-300-1547 for assistance."
other dates seem ok

It could be that after the 12th you fall outside the typical 330 day advance booking period. So if this is still around in 10 days or so you may want to try again.

It could be that after the 12th you fall outside the typical 330 day advance booking period. So if this is still around in 10 days or so you may want to try again.

I'm stunned this deal has lasted this long...;)

I'm stunned this deal has lasted this long...;)

IIRC CO also had YYC-NAS a few years back for under $500 (not as good as this but still half of what everyone else wanted) and that was in the res. systems for nearly a year. So we can only hope!

Over 15K EQM on the routing I found... with 2 connections... you can press it to over 16K EQM if you are willing to suffer 3 connections. Of course, you have to overnight in EWR both directions, and suffer 7 nights in AUA. And, since the dates I picked to test this fare out were Sat/Sun both directions, I'm sure the EUA would be a shoe in on most segments.

It could be that after the 12th you fall outside the typical 330 day advance booking period. So if this is still around in 10 days or so you may want to try again.

Thanks for the advice! I did actually keep checking. Finally the next afternoon it let me put the itinerary on hold - even found coinciding reward travel NYC-YYC -although :o chickened out the next day when it came time to charge the cc.
Good news if this does last a few more days ^

Here is my breakdown for 2 pax
50,000 miles reward NYC to YYC
$99.60 reward taxes
$783.20 Calgary to Aruba
$882.80 TOTAL

30,750 EQM .028 ppm

IIRC CO also had YYC-NAS a few years back for under $500 (not as good as this but still half of what everyone else wanted) and that was in the res. systems for nearly a year. So we can only hope!

Sorry but this CAD$122 ++ doesn't seem like a simple "special" but much more of a misprice.

Sorry but this CAD$122 ++ doesn't seem like a simple "special" but much more of a misprice.

Agreed... look at CO YVR-AUA and see the giant diff.
tcook, did you self ticket? I'm always worried about that one

tcook, did you self ticket? I'm always worried about that one

Nope, I ticketed on co.com and was impressed with the user friendly features compared to Air Canada's website. I seem lately to find these deals late at night and even this TA isn't that dedicated to work that late. :p I did issues my own ticket way back when on the BA WT+ deal and nada happened but I hear what you're saying as the airlines view towards these "misprices" has changed since then.

I was stunned yesterday to discover this special still around weeks after it's appearence in these pages. :eek: I used ITA just now to price out May & June '08 dates and found CAD$407 all in still around for limited dates. Given that this seemed the classic misprice at $122++ I never would've thought it would prove to have the legs it has.

Are similar fares available for other Cdn origins... such as YOW? Thanks in advance.
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It might be worth pointing out that this MR is still available, with similar terms and conditions.

It's still pulling up through the EOS on Friday and Saturday departures, returning on Saturdays. Blackout dates include mid-summer, the Christmas season, and right now til May 18.

This is new, as when this MR was announced in October, it was only available through the end of May.


I purchased my ticket in late November for YYC-SEA-EWR-AUA leaving the end of May, returning AUA-IAH-YYC. Not the best cpm, but very decent for Calgary (and a great fare to Aruba - all other dates are in the $1200 range a.i.). My ticket was $375.00 all-in, to the penny.

I was originally going to be going with a group of friends, but their plans change and they cancelled. Each of them (3 people) recieved 100% refunds. This contradicts the fare rules, but it seems to be the case. Their cancellations were strung out over the course of 3 weeks. I'm debating on cancelling and rebooking for the winter if there are full refunds.

I have been following this one since the start and as Roadtripman states it is still available, I have helped some people book this and right now you can book this into Feb 2009 with the blackouts as stated by Roadtripman.

When I checked about 1 week ago these are the departure dates that were available:
May 23,24,30,31
June 6,7,13,14
Sep 12,19,26
Oct 3,10,17,24,31
Nov 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29
Dec 5,6
Jan 9,10,16,17,23,24,30,31
Feb 6

Is the minimum stay still 7 days? That's the only thing stopping me.

Is the minimum stay still 7 days? That's the only thing stopping me.

It can be done in 6, now that there is a Saturday option for departure.

Leave Calgary Saturday at 6 PM via SEA, EWR, arrive AUA at 2 PM Sunday.

Leave AUA Saturday afternoon, return to Calgary early Sunday morning.

6 days is good for touring all three islands - Bonaire and Curacao are a short 15 min flight away, for very reasonable prices (I found a AUA - CUR - BON - AUA ticket, 2 days in each, for $205 all-in).

6 days is good for touring all three islands - Bonaire and Curacao are a short 15 min flight away, for very reasonable prices (I found a AUA - CUR - BON - AUA ticket, 2 days in each, for $205 all-in).

That much flying between the islands and you can't really dive on any of them, which is the best reason to head down there. :cool:

That much flying between the islands and you can't really dive on any of them, which is the best reason to head down there. :cool:

I thought I read Bonaire has some of the best diving in the entire Caribbean?

Curacao is supposed to be nice...

CO must have caught on. H fares are now $1,600+

CO must have caught on. H fares are now $1,600+


Look again - it's loading on Farecompare, ITA, and Continental.com at the $380 ish all-in price.

You scared me there for a minute.

CO must have caught on. H fares are now $1,600+

Uh oh, still showing on the engines at the lower rate, but its dropped off of Continental.

Can this be a 6 month late correction on their part?

Update: DEAD on all booking sites, still showing on Farecompare and ITA. Weird.

Maybe I won't be cancelling my ticket after all...

I thought I read Bonaire has some of the best diving in the entire Caribbean?


Yes, but if you are flying every other day you can't really dive, as you need to wait 24 hours after diving to fly, so island hopping (by air) isn't a good way to hang out down there if you plan on diving.

Yes, but if you are flying every other day you can't really dive, as you need to wait 24 hours after diving to fly, so island hopping (by air) isn't a good way to hang out down there if you plan on diving.

ohhhh i get ya now.

I was originally going to be going with a group of friends, but their plans change and they cancelled. Each of them (3 people) recieved 100% refunds. This contradicts the fare rules, but it seems to be the case. Their cancellations were strung out over the course of 3 weeks. I'm debating on cancelling and rebooking for the winter if there are full refunds.

FWIW, I booked this deal for travel in June '08, cancelled the trip in Jan. and got back most, though not all, of the ticket. In my case it was as per fare rules, but my total nonref was still quite low, somewhere around $50 so not a huge amount. Obviously the saying YMMV does apply in this case.

FWIW, I booked this deal for travel in June '08, cancelled the trip in Jan. and got back most, though not all, of the ticket. In my case it was as per fare rules, but my total nonref was still quite low, somewhere around $50 so not a huge amount. Obviously the saying YMMV does apply in this case.

Thanks for pointing out your experiences - that definitely makes me less willing to cancel now that I know others have not recieved full refunds.

Looks like I'm going to Aruba.

Well that was FAST.

I never knew an innocent little post this morning to remind people that this was still indeed bookable would snowball out of control so quickly. The fare is gone on ITA and all booking sites now.

It took them 6 months, but they finally caught it. Amazing. I thought this one would never die.

One thing is for certain: Flyertalk has a CO lurker. There is no way this removal was a coincidence. Someone had to have seen this thread pop up today and reacted to it.

So, CO lurker, come out of hiding and let us know who you are. We promise to play nice :D

One thing is for certain: Flyertalk has a CO lurker. There is no way this removal was a coincidence. Someone had to have seen this thread pop up today and reacted to it.

So, CO lurker, come out of hiding and let us know who you are. We promise to play nice :D

They have several. If you come to a CO DO you'll meet a few of them.

Interestingly not all the CO deals that show here disappear that quickly, so they must have some metrics for deciding which to kill.

Thought that since it'd been alive for so long, that it wouldn't hurt to sit on it one extra day to figure out my dates.

Guess I was WRONG. Oh well, thanks to OP for posting and roadtripman for bumping it, otherwise I would have never seen it!

I noticed this fare a week or so ago while noodling around on ITA. Odd the same CO lurker didn't get this fare yanked when it first came out.

It is very strange, isn't it? I'm happy I didn't cancel my ticket and took the cautious road. I'd be screwed right about now.

Perhaps this got pulled so quick because of how pathetically long it took them to notice it. People had been calling in for months (my three friends who cancelled) and nothing had been changed.

Sorry I bumped it :(

Sorry I bumped it :(

Don't be. Talking about deals is what this forum is for and if that means there's a risk they are pulled, so be it IMHO.

Don't be. Talking about deals is what this forum is for and if that means there's a risk they are pulled, so be it IMHO.

I'm a bit angry at whatever lurker thought they'd take action on this, mainly because I was in the process of arranging anniversary vacations for my two sisters, and that I'm not tied down to leaving on my ticket when I really wanted to switch to late fall. It's rather disappointing.

It also burns too because YYC gets crap for MRs, and this was one of the truly good deals we've seen.

But Boo-hoo, right? Life goes on.

Don't be. Talking about deals is what this forum is for and if that means there's a risk they are pulled, so be it IMHO.

Sad to see [fare gone] but that is the way it is these days. Amazing this one did last as long as it did. It was a good one--as long as you were not boycotting AUA

I decided to cancel my ticket, and I was not charged the 25% that the fare rules state. I recieved a 100% refund.

Here's how it appeared on my statement (from US Airways for some reason):

USAIRWYS ############ - TORONTO NS -- 04/28/2008 04/28/2008 #### -$375.00

sort of a fare rule and credit card question - purchased YYC-AUA in 2/08 on a credit card that is now cancelled:eek:. Should I decide to cancel (trying to consolidate funds to buy a car:() where will CO send the refund?

sort of a fare rule and credit card question - purchased YYC-AUA in 2/08 on a credit card that is now cancelled:eek:. Should I decide to cancel (trying to consolidate funds to buy a car:() where will CO send the refund?

They'll likely try to issue it back to the credit card, and the credit card company will then send you a cheque (depending on their rules). If not this scenario, I'd assume CO would send you a refund cheque via snail mail, or contact you for a different CC.