E Fare - Now on INTL flights
May 28, 2017, 8:10 pm
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E Fare - Now on INTL flights
Just saw on twitter. Can book, if available, E fare on international flights. Saw it online and tested. The fares do exist. I'd never book one but the masses demand the lowest fare possible. Now you have it.
Assume AA/UA will follow suite. Although no carry on for a long haul would be a nightmare.
Assume AA/UA will follow suite. Although no carry on for a long haul would be a nightmare.
May 28, 2017, 8:24 pm
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May 28, 2017, 8:35 pm
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May 28, 2017, 9:14 pm
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Found a reference for the first BE tickets on international flights. I know I've been seeing them on DTW-AMS for awhile.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...al-routes.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...al-routes.html
May 28, 2017, 10:21 pm
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These sorts of fares have been common on international carriers for a while, especially for EU-USA-EU RTs.
May 29, 2017, 8:03 am
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Found a reference for the first BE tickets on international flights. I know I've been seeing them on DTW-AMS for awhile.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...al-routes.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...al-routes.html
May 29, 2017, 9:47 am
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E Fares: SUCH a bargain!
I picked a random date for a PIT/CDG round trip . . . .
I think I'll pass.
I picked a random date for a PIT/CDG round trip . . . .
I think I'll pass.
May 29, 2017, 10:55 am
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You are leaving out the return flight options. That cheaper $1323 Main Cabin fare has a connection in JFK on the return while the $1370 E fare is non-stop in both directions. There are no E fares available for that particular return routing. Some people might pay more for the E fare to avoid the connection in JFK on the return. Yes, there are some cases were the E fare is more for the exact same routing. However, this is not one of those cases and it is not completely absurd that the E fare is more given the move convenient routing.
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May 29, 2017, 11:18 am
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May 29, 2017, 11:28 am
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It really is not a big deal in the case of Europe. For European carriers, non-refundable has always meant truly non-refundable and inflexible.
It's misleading to compare different routings where the Y fare is lower than BE, but there is a connection or lousier routing. While some may not care, to others, it makes a great deal of difference.
It's misleading to compare different routings where the Y fare is lower than BE, but there is a connection or lousier routing. While some may not care, to others, it makes a great deal of difference.