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Good Deal Premium Fares 2013
Dec 30, 2012, 10:28 pm
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Good Deal Premium Fares 2013
Happy 2013! This is the 2013 edition of the 'Good Deals Premium Fares' mega thread.
Each year, a new thread is created to make reference to the current year's deals easily readable, without clutter from last year's expired sales etc.
Sometimes a F or Biz fare will be posted in the main MR Deals thread, but we created this mega thread so that the fare may be preserved a bit longer, for FTers to have that little extra time before the fare gets pulled. This thread may assist, so subscribe to it or check it for new deals!
This is a continuation of this thread:
Good Deal Premium Fares 2012
Good Deal Premium Fares 2011
Good Deal Premium Fares 2010
Feel free to update this 2013 thread with relevant Good Deal fares in Business, First and Suites classes!
BiziBB / tcook052 for the Moderators, Mileage Run forums
Each year, a new thread is created to make reference to the current year's deals easily readable, without clutter from last year's expired sales etc.
Sometimes a F or Biz fare will be posted in the main MR Deals thread, but we created this mega thread so that the fare may be preserved a bit longer, for FTers to have that little extra time before the fare gets pulled. This thread may assist, so subscribe to it or check it for new deals!
This is a continuation of this thread:
Good Deal Premium Fares 2012
Good Deal Premium Fares 2011
Good Deal Premium Fares 2010
Feel free to update this 2013 thread with relevant Good Deal fares in Business, First and Suites classes!
BiziBB / tcook052 for the Moderators, Mileage Run forums
Last edited by tcook052; Jan 6, 2013 at 9:23 am
Jan 1, 2013, 12:49 am
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Jfk-pvg $2880 nh c
Seems like a decent enough cash fare to China, and IMO a better deal than those AA/UA fares everyone was raving about earlier.
Looks wide open - searched mid-February and found it.
Looks wide open - searched mid-February and found it.
Jan 1, 2013, 1:24 am
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Jan 1, 2013, 3:05 am
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Jan 1, 2013, 4:31 am
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NH F from the East Coast US to NRT was possible for about 3500-3800 USD AI with the earlier UA fare, so this (while still not bad) is not quite as good IMO.
Jan 1, 2013, 5:59 am
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The OneWorld fare in the 2012 Premium thread.
ex ATH to California.
Going to do, ATH-LHR-LAX-SFO.
Any suggestions for getting the most out of the return?
Was thinking of SFO-DFW-PHX-LHR-ATH but would appreciate suggestions as to what would yield the most points. Want to fly the transatlantic sectors on BA.
ex ATH to California.
Going to do, ATH-LHR-LAX-SFO.
Any suggestions for getting the most out of the return?
Was thinking of SFO-DFW-PHX-LHR-ATH but would appreciate suggestions as to what would yield the most points. Want to fly the transatlantic sectors on BA.
Jan 1, 2013, 6:54 am
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Jan 1, 2013, 9:47 am
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Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) - mar, mar 12
American 1470 Dep: 9:30a.m. Arr: 3:35p.m. 4h 5m Boeing 767 First (P)
Layover in ORD 2h 20m
American Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American 350 Dep: 5:55p.m. Arr: 8:55p.m. 2h 0m Boeing 737 First (P)
Carrier AA SA07ERP1 LAX to NYC (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code P
Covers LAX-ORD (First), ORD-LGA (First) 456,27 US$
US Transportation Tax (US) 34,22 US$
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) 5,00 US$
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) 9,00 US$
US Flight Segment Tax (ZP) 7,80 US$
Subtotal per passenger 512,29 US$
Number of passengers x1
Total airfare & taxes 512,29 US$
This ticket is non-refundable.
American Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) - mar, mar 12
American 1470 Dep: 9:30a.m. Arr: 3:35p.m. 4h 5m Boeing 767 First (P)
Layover in ORD 2h 20m
American Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American 350 Dep: 5:55p.m. Arr: 8:55p.m. 2h 0m Boeing 737 First (P)
Carrier AA SA07ERP1 LAX to NYC (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code P
Covers LAX-ORD (First), ORD-LGA (First) 456,27 US$
US Transportation Tax (US) 34,22 US$
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) 5,00 US$
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) 9,00 US$
US Flight Segment Tax (ZP) 7,80 US$
Subtotal per passenger 512,29 US$
Number of passengers x1
Total airfare & taxes 512,29 US$
This ticket is non-refundable.
Jan 1, 2013, 11:36 am
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The OneWorld fare in the 2012 Premium thread.
ex ATH to California.
Going to do, ATH-LHR-LAX-SFO.
Any suggestions for getting the most out of the return?
Was thinking of SFO-DFW-PHX-LHR-ATH but would appreciate suggestions as to what would yield the most points. Want to fly the transatlantic sectors on BA.
ex ATH to California.
Going to do, ATH-LHR-LAX-SFO.
Any suggestions for getting the most out of the return?
Was thinking of SFO-DFW-PHX-LHR-ATH but would appreciate suggestions as to what would yield the most points. Want to fly the transatlantic sectors on BA.
That should be $3,068 all-in.
Jan 1, 2013, 12:34 pm
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02.DAY/TIME PERMITTED SUN THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR. 03.SEASONALITY PERMITTED 01JAN THROUGH 30APR OR 25OCT THROUGH 10DEC ON THE OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN.
Jan 1, 2013, 1:09 pm
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Someone posted an UA one-way fare LAX-NAS $400 on the 2012 thread. SFO is also available for $422. Not sure about the seats on the transcontinental sector.
Jan 1, 2013, 1:21 pm
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Code:
1 AA1488A 25MAY J LAXMIA SS1 1055A 655P /DCAA /E 2 AA3470Y 25MAY J MIANAS SS1 930P 1035P /DCAA /E
Jan 1, 2013, 3:59 pm
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Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) - mar, mar 12
American 1470 Dep: 9:30a.m. Arr: 3:35p.m. 4h 5m Boeing 767 First (P)
Layover in ORD 2h 20m
American Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American 350 Dep: 5:55p.m. Arr: 8:55p.m. 2h 0m Boeing 737 First (P)
Carrier AA SA07ERP1 LAX to NYC (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code P
Covers LAX-ORD (First), ORD-LGA (First) 456,27 US$
US Transportation Tax (US) 34,22 US$
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) 5,00 US$
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) 9,00 US$
US Flight Segment Tax (ZP) 7,80 US$
Subtotal per passenger 512,29 US$
Number of passengers x1
Total airfare & taxes 512,29 US$
This ticket is non-refundable.
American Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) - mar, mar 12
American 1470 Dep: 9:30a.m. Arr: 3:35p.m. 4h 5m Boeing 767 First (P)
Layover in ORD 2h 20m
American Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA) - mar, mar 12
American 350 Dep: 5:55p.m. Arr: 8:55p.m. 2h 0m Boeing 737 First (P)
Carrier AA SA07ERP1 LAX to NYC (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code P
Covers LAX-ORD (First), ORD-LGA (First) 456,27 US$
US Transportation Tax (US) 34,22 US$
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) 5,00 US$
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) 9,00 US$
US Flight Segment Tax (ZP) 7,80 US$
Subtotal per passenger 512,29 US$
Number of passengers x1
Total airfare & taxes 512,29 US$
This ticket is non-refundable.
Use ITA Matrix to find this. Plenty of March dates for ~$1050 r/t. Routing through DFW gets more miles but you're flying 737 and MD-80. SFO-DFW-LGA gets 8559 EQPs on AA, though, so about 12 cpEQP. Not terrible.
Jan 2, 2013, 9:23 pm
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In an effort to keep the discussion focused on Premium fares a number of conversational posts have been removed. Please post only fantastic fare finds in First or Business classes or relevant follow-up questions.
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Jan 3, 2013, 5:48 am
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LAS-MIA $500 AI one way with AA 2 class, is that a good one ?