May 21, 2013, 12:18 pm
Last edit by: Sykes
- Fare feels too good to be true? Don't call the airline!!!!!!
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- Last, but not least, Don't call the Airline!
Good Deal Premium Fares 2013
Jan 22, 2013, 6:09 am
#106
Join Date: Mar 2012
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MAN-KUL available for £1,860 rtn on QR. Also available from LHR for £1,900.
Book by 14/2/13.
Travel 16/1/13 - 15/7/13 / 11/8/13 - 05/12/13
Might be worth tagging onto the MH fare if you're flying later in the year when both airlines earn on OW....
LHR-DOH-KUL//HKG-MEL-HKG//KUL-DOH-LHR for £2,634(ish). Should be worth at least 840 BA TPs.
Flying before June then better to use BA's LHR-ICN rtn promo of £1818, and then tag on the HKG-SYD leg with MH, making the total cost £2,552. The £1818 fare junps to £2500+ after June, so the QR fare looks better for the latter part of the year.
Some interesting options, anyway.
Book by 14/2/13.
Travel 16/1/13 - 15/7/13 / 11/8/13 - 05/12/13
Might be worth tagging onto the MH fare if you're flying later in the year when both airlines earn on OW....
LHR-DOH-KUL//HKG-MEL-HKG//KUL-DOH-LHR for £2,634(ish). Should be worth at least 840 BA TPs.
Flying before June then better to use BA's LHR-ICN rtn promo of £1818, and then tag on the HKG-SYD leg with MH, making the total cost £2,552. The £1818 fare junps to £2500+ after June, so the QR fare looks better for the latter part of the year.
Some interesting options, anyway.
Jan 22, 2013, 8:26 am
#107
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That sounds great, but a word of caution. Sometimes the projected dates for joining an alliance are pushed back. I would expect QR to be up to the task, but you never know and you don't earn any EQM's or TP's if your travel date misses the actual join date.
Jan 22, 2013, 10:11 am
#108
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Fair point. QR miles are of use to me, as I spend a lot of time in the GCC, but worth bearing in mind if you're someone who will end up with orphaned miles.
Jan 23, 2013, 8:34 pm
#109
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Looks like the US-EUR DL S Fares are back!
Looks like the US-EUR DL S Fares are back! Looks to be the 10 day minimum fares again. Just booked JFK-SVO in June for $1,631.64 all in. Also saw cheap fares to MAD, BRU, IST amongst others. SVO seemed cheapest. Enjoy!
Last edited by tadair; Jan 24, 2013 at 7:18 am
Jan 23, 2013, 11:38 pm
#111
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Any chance AA will match that delta fare??
Jan 24, 2013, 6:45 am
#112
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Jan 24, 2013, 8:00 am
#113
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: New York, NY
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Same period, DUB with DL is 1482
Jan 24, 2013, 8:35 am
#115
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Only fom JFK? I saw fares from sfo to be much higher
Only fom JFK? I saw fares from sfo to be much higher
Jan 24, 2013, 8:41 am
#116
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: New York, NY
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It seems to work only on certain direct DL flights. So it should be mostly JFK and ATL.
Jan 24, 2013, 9:18 am
#117
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NYCEWR
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Works for AMS also. NS flights from EWR work, and it appears that connections are a couple of $hundred more expensive. Rules on ITA state that fares are effective May 17. I see cheap flights before then, but ITA cannot pull up the rules.
Jan 24, 2013, 10:30 am
#118
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CLT
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(In other words, are you 100% certain you'll be flying in J and not Y?)
UPDATED: I just checked the fare rules for a dummy $1661 a/i ATL-DUB flight. It is a U-class fare with an instant upgrade to J, fare basis UKXB67US/WNUP. So yes, you're probably flying in J -- except if you get IRROPS!
Last edited by Throw Down Your Leavy Screens; Jan 24, 2013 at 10:39 am Reason: Checked the fare rules
Jan 24, 2013, 1:25 pm
#119
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Does adding a connection exceed the MPM?
Jan 24, 2013, 1:34 pm
#120
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REP-LAX via MH for 712USD+taxes/fuel
Found a filed fare on ExpertFlyer for REP (Siem Reap) to LAX on MH; one-way business fare of 712USD plus taxes and fees. Prices out about 1193USD one-way. Requires an overnight in KUL due to schedules and KUL-LAX (via NRT) is not a daily flight so some adjustments may be necessary to make it work. I was able to price it out on the Malaysia site in April. Books into D. Not bad if you need a one-way fare!
Edited to add: also available as a roundtrip for 1294USD plus taxes/fees (I priced it 2199USD all-in roundtrip), and is available from either REP or PNH via KUL.
Edited to add: also available as a roundtrip for 1294USD plus taxes/fees (I priced it 2199USD all-in roundtrip), and is available from either REP or PNH via KUL.