Is this a good fare? £3500 RT UK-US
Jul 29, 2016, 2:37 am
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Is this a good fare? £3500 RT UK-US
Hey everyone, sorry to bother, but I'm strongly considering booking the following a flight from London to North Carolina return in First (business for LON-FRA flights) for ~3500 GBP. Is this a good deal? Looks like a steal to me!
November 3rd
LH 927 LCY 0820-1045 FRA (J)
LH 418 FRA 1250-1645 IAD (F)
LH7580 IAD 2205-2325 FAY (Y)
November 9th
UA4944 FAY 1005-1125 IAD (Y)
LH419 IAD 1815-0750 (+1) FRA (F)
LH928 FRA 0905-0930 LCY (J)
November 3rd
LH 927 LCY 0820-1045 FRA (J)
LH 418 FRA 1250-1645 IAD (F)
LH7580 IAD 2205-2325 FAY (Y)
November 9th
UA4944 FAY 1005-1125 IAD (Y)
LH419 IAD 1815-0750 (+1) FRA (F)
LH928 FRA 0905-0930 LCY (J)
Last edited by jhjunc; Jul 29, 2016 at 4:26 am
Jul 29, 2016, 3:51 am
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Seems like a pretty high fare to me, but then I don't spend cash on F tickets.
You can reduce the price, and drop an extra sector by booking the flights separately:
United £3095 in F
3 Nov LHR-IAD 1200-1630
11 Nov IAD-LHR 2205-1015
United £211 in Y (+ bags charges?)
3 Nov IAD-FAY 2205-2325
11 Nov FAY-IAD 1005-1125
Also, a note for future postings, just copying and pasting the flight info like that is quite lazy - it's actually very hard (especially without spacing) to work out what flights you have actually found, given all the extraneous info. Help us help you!
could easily be shown as "LH 927 LCY 0820-1045 FRA (J)" or similar.
You can reduce the price, and drop an extra sector by booking the flights separately:
United £3095 in F
3 Nov LHR-IAD 1200-1630
11 Nov IAD-LHR 2205-1015
United £211 in Y (+ bags charges?)
3 Nov IAD-FAY 2205-2325
11 Nov FAY-IAD 1005-1125
Also, a note for future postings, just copying and pasting the flight info like that is quite lazy - it's actually very hard (especially without spacing) to work out what flights you have actually found, given all the extraneous info. Help us help you!
Departure time 08:20 Departure airport London City Airport (LCY) Airline company name
Lufthansa
Departure flight duration Duration: 01h 25min Departure airline logo LH flight Departure airplane number Flight informationsLH927
Arrival time 10:45 Arrival airport Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA) Cabin class
Business (J)
Lufthansa
Departure flight duration Duration: 01h 25min Departure airline logo LH flight Departure airplane number Flight informationsLH927
Arrival time 10:45 Arrival airport Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA) Cabin class
Business (J)
Last edited by shefgab; Jul 29, 2016 at 3:58 am
Jul 29, 2016, 4:00 am
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Thanks for that advice! Sorry about the poorly pasted flight info.
Also on the fare savings, unfortunately - at least when I looked at it - the flights were operated by United which is to my mind inferior to the LH F product.
Also on the fare savings, unfortunately - at least when I looked at it - the flights were operated by United which is to my mind inferior to the LH F product.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:01 am
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The layovers in both itineraries are plenty long enough to risk 2 separate tickets. Depends if the OP is looking for relative value for money. Saves ~£200.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:08 am
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I think UK to US on LH F for £3,500 RT is a good price without involving any positioning flight and since ex-OSL is no longer competitive. It's actually about the same as (or even less than) Business fare on the same dates and may not last very long.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:19 am
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I think it's a good price and a steal - especially given exchange rate.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:23 am
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I have seen cheaper F fares on LX recently (only a few pounds more than Business fare) around £1,700 RT to the East Coast but they didn't seem to have lasted long.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:24 am
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Per advice that was offered.
November 3rd
LH 927 LCY 0820-1045 FRA (J)
LH 418 FRA 1250-1645 IAD (F)
LH7580 IAD 2205-2325 FAY (Y)
November 9th
UA4944 FAY 1005-1125 IAD (Y)
LH419 IAD 1815-0750 (+1) FRA (F)
LH928 FRA 0905-0930 LCY (J)
Need to fly home to vote in U.S. Election. I know people in DC so will be nice to see folks during long layovers.
November 3rd
LH 927 LCY 0820-1045 FRA (J)
LH 418 FRA 1250-1645 IAD (F)
LH7580 IAD 2205-2325 FAY (Y)
November 9th
UA4944 FAY 1005-1125 IAD (Y)
LH419 IAD 1815-0750 (+1) FRA (F)
LH928 FRA 0905-0930 LCY (J)
Need to fly home to vote in U.S. Election. I know people in DC so will be nice to see folks during long layovers.
Jul 29, 2016, 4:35 am
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Jul 29, 2016, 4:47 am
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There recently was something even better: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...-t-1883-a.html
Jul 29, 2016, 5:35 am
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