DL: IAH-BOM $850 ai RT (May-Jun, Dec dates)

chandu2013 · Jan 29, 13, 11:02 am

This is my first post here. I booked a ticket from Houston to Mumbai (India) R/T for $854. It's a DL ticket but am flying AF metal. The total mileage to be earned is approximately 18,500 miles. Not too bad for $850!

notsosmart · Jan 29, 13, 11:13 am

Hi chandu2013 welcome to FT.

Not a bad first post, and not a bad deal for travel to the subcontinent.

You may wish to check the Skymiles websites to insure that you get 100% of your flown miles on AF.

kaushik123 · Jan 29, 13, 11:13 am

Dates please?

TechMarauder · Jan 29, 13, 11:26 am

18750ish miles is roughly 4.5cpm which is pretty good for India.

chandu2013 · Jan 29, 13, 11:31 am

I'm flying May 23-Jun 11 but mid-May to mid-Jun is similarly priced. So is all of November 2013 (until the 24th).

Also, if you're flying a DL ticket and it's an AF flight, 100% Skymiles are earned. The situation changes if this was an AF ticket for AF metal.

chandu2013 · Jan 29, 13, 11:37 am

@dtwflyer2013
Have mentioned dates in the previous post

dtwflyer2013 · Jan 29, 13, 11:39 am

Thx. Very good find. I cant see the same fare for Oct or Nov.

AA_EXP09 · Jan 29, 13, 11:41 am

T on DL
R on AF
No advance purchase
Saturday night stay required

AA_EXP09 · Jan 29, 13, 11:45 am

MPM via Atlantic

chandu2013 · Jan 29, 13, 12:01 pm

@dtwflyer2013
I'm seeing the same fares for a Nov. 2-10 departure from IAH...again on DL

GRALISTAIR · Jan 29, 13, 2:02 pm

OP -- Welcome to FT and great first post.

Ooompa Loompa · Jan 29, 13, 2:47 pm

Looks like the very last of the fares found on this thread UA/DL/TK: IAH-DEL/BOM, from $790 a/i I do still see limited DEL flights on DL as well, and limited UA flights IAH-BOM.

AA_EXP09 · Jan 29, 13, 5:05 pm

224 base fare

Xero · Jan 30, 13, 2:55 pm

Wow, that cheap! That's so rare for India. India is for the most part always expensive.

smilinganddialing · Jan 30, 13, 10:10 pm

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Originally Posted by Xero

Wow, that cheap! That's so rare for India. India is for the most part always expensive.

Not sure where you are flying from but the USA - India has probably the best TPAC/TATL pricing with massive availability on all three alliances and lots of flights. USA - India out of NYC/LA/CHI/SF rarely crosses $1,200 except for peak travel times (Diwali, Winter Break, etc.)

Put another way, flying to Europe is usually about 60% of the mileage and usually 80% of the cost.

If it wasn't for insane taxes at DEL, India would be an even more reasonably priced place to get to (hotels are still very expensive but travel within India and eating out is very affordable).