TK IAD-IST $399 ai, 10450 miles or 3.8 CPM
Jan 10, 2013, 5:50 am
#34
Join Date: May 2008
Location: WAS
Programs: AA Ex Plt
Posts: 1,630
Jan 10, 2013, 7:23 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kitchener, ON, Canada
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 1,266
This deal is insane. I'm literally going to have a full day (not to mention a relaxing evening and a relaxed return day) in Istanbul and I only had to take one day off work. I usually never bite on these deals because my schedule isn't the most flexible - but I had to on this...
Hoping these miles load up on my Air Canada Aeroplan ok...
Hoping these miles load up on my Air Canada Aeroplan ok...
Jan 10, 2013, 7:36 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 50
Fare rules are outbound transatlantic from February 8 to February 17.
My buddy failed to get back to me in time yesterday to lock in the IAD-IST-IAD for $413 but we did end up ex JFK for $461 by the end of the night. Still hard to say no to when most transatlantic fares have that in YQ alone.
I was trying to match up availability on Expert Flyer and usually only could get one seat in G until that combination finally produced at least two.
There were plenty of options also available from $450 down to about $412 from DL, AF, and UA, connecting in various places ex JFK and IAD. I don't know if they're still available today but would guess they are.
Base fare of $125 plus about $335 in tax.
My buddy failed to get back to me in time yesterday to lock in the IAD-IST-IAD for $413 but we did end up ex JFK for $461 by the end of the night. Still hard to say no to when most transatlantic fares have that in YQ alone.
I was trying to match up availability on Expert Flyer and usually only could get one seat in G until that combination finally produced at least two.
There were plenty of options also available from $450 down to about $412 from DL, AF, and UA, connecting in various places ex JFK and IAD. I don't know if they're still available today but would guess they are.
Base fare of $125 plus about $335 in tax.
Jan 10, 2013, 9:37 am
#37
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: IAD, DCA
Posts: 246
That's quite a deal. A few weeks back I booked a similar UA itinerary (DCA-EWR-IST-EWR-DCA) for $538, and I thought that was a steal. Now I wish I'd waited to pull the trigger.
Jan 10, 2013, 11:33 am
#38
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Boulder/Denver Colorado
Programs: UA Gold, TK Elite, HH Gold, Hyatt Gold, SW Preferred, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Etihad Gold Elite
Posts: 56
Routes to IST from DEN?
Can anyone help me find this route to IST from DEN for a decent rate? Looking to turn this into a MR if possible. As you see this is my first post on FT1! *G on UA
Heres to my first post!
stoked!
Heres to my first post!
stoked!
Last edited by KGDIII; Jan 10, 2013 at 11:36 am Reason: spelling
Jan 10, 2013, 11:43 am
#39
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Utah
Posts: 454
DEN as a destination is not part of this deal, so any fares you will find from there will be much much higher. What most people do in your situation is to try and make a list of dates that work from IAD, and then see if there is any way to get a suitable connection from your hometown to the Washington area.
http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ is a good place to start. Good luck.
Jan 10, 2013, 2:26 pm
#41
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LAT/LONG
Programs: UA 1k; Hyatt Plat; SPG Gold; Avis PC Preferred; Priority Pass Select; AMEX Platinum
Posts: 442
Jan 10, 2013, 3:58 pm
#42
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: HKG / LAX
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 82
Locked in $416 for 8 nights. I'd actually make a vacation out of it seeing how I was planning to go to Turkey this year anyways. Problem is that I'm in IAH right now, so trying to figure out if its worth $416 + 10,000 miles (25k to get to IAD - after I negate the mileage I would have earned).
Jan 10, 2013, 10:09 pm
#43
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Charlottesville
Programs: UA Gold, VX Gold, AA PLT, DL Gold, MR Gold, HH Diamond, Hertz 5* Gold
Posts: 469
Don't move to NOVA unless you like tolls, taxes, expensive rent/mortgage payments, and being totally and abjectly dependent on the whims of capricious and spineless politicians.
That said, feel free to connect through IAD.
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That said, feel free to connect through IAD.
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Last edited by vandrei; Jan 10, 2013 at 10:11 pm Reason: add rant tag
Jan 10, 2013, 10:43 pm
#44
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: PHL
Programs: United, Delta
Posts: 136
Finally pulled the trigger, was debating it this morning and my 1st choice dates are gone now. Any deals on parking near IAD for about 10 days?
Need to figure out a place to stay too, think I should stay in same place for 10 days or will I need to move around to really see everything?
Need to figure out a place to stay too, think I should stay in same place for 10 days or will I need to move around to really see everything?
Jan 10, 2013, 10:51 pm
#45
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Arlington, VA
Programs: UA 1K, AA PLT, SPG PLT
Posts: 1,612
Finally pulled the trigger, was debating it this morning and my 1st choice dates are gone now. Any deals on parking near IAD for about 10 days?
Need to figure out a place to stay too, think I should stay in same place for 10 days or will I need to move around to really see everything?
Need to figure out a place to stay too, think I should stay in same place for 10 days or will I need to move around to really see everything?
-jeremy