UA: LIS-GIG (via EWR & IAH) €706.66 (V fare; 19602 mi, USD 4.6cpm; multi-city bkg.)
#31
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Austin, TX
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AA had a similar fare for about $650 that went from cdg/fra/dus to nyc and then down to gru or gig and back.
That fare was even cheaper, you could get it for 500 euros all in.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...i-rt-back.html
That fare was even cheaper, you could get it for 500 euros all in.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...i-rt-back.html
#32
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Thanks for bringing up this fare, CaptainMiles!
Variations on this fare are posted from most European cities to both GIG & GRU — I saw quite good fares ex-LIS/DUB/SNN/BRU/AMS and moderately good fares out of MAD/BCN/LHR (!)/BFS/CDG/FCO/FRA/TXL/ATH/STR/HAM/EDI/CPH/ARN/GVA/ZRH .
I saw fairly good R availability on AMS-IAH-GIG // GIG-IAH-LHR, which is comfortable if not the highest mileage-earning option. Ended up booking a November trip SNN-EWR-IAH-GIG//GIG-IAH-ORD// stopover for holiday // ORD-LHR instead, priced only about €100 more than just flying home for Thanksgiving.
This is a rare excellent deal for UA travel.
Variations on this fare are posted from most European cities to both GIG & GRU — I saw quite good fares ex-LIS/DUB/SNN/BRU/AMS and moderately good fares out of MAD/BCN/LHR (!)/BFS/CDG/FCO/FRA/TXL/ATH/STR/HAM/EDI/CPH/ARN/GVA/ZRH .
I saw fairly good R availability on AMS-IAH-GIG // GIG-IAH-LHR, which is comfortable if not the highest mileage-earning option. Ended up booking a November trip SNN-EWR-IAH-GIG//GIG-IAH-ORD// stopover for holiday // ORD-LHR instead, priced only about €100 more than just flying home for Thanksgiving.
This is a rare excellent deal for UA travel.
#34
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Thanks for bringing up this fare, CaptainMiles!
Variations on this fare are posted from most European cities to both GIG & GRU — I saw quite good fares ex-LIS/DUB/SNN/BRU/AMS and moderately good fares out of MAD/BCN/LHR (!)/BFS/CDG/FCO/FRA/TXL/ATH/STR/HAM/EDI/CPH/ARN/GVA/ZRH .
I saw fairly good R availability on AMS-IAH-GIG // GIG-IAH-LHR, which is comfortable if not the highest mileage-earning option. Ended up booking a November trip SNN-EWR-IAH-GIG//GIG-IAH-ORD// stopover for holiday // ORD-LHR instead, priced only about €100 more than just flying home for Thanksgiving.
This is a rare excellent deal for UA travel.
Variations on this fare are posted from most European cities to both GIG & GRU — I saw quite good fares ex-LIS/DUB/SNN/BRU/AMS and moderately good fares out of MAD/BCN/LHR (!)/BFS/CDG/FCO/FRA/TXL/ATH/STR/HAM/EDI/CPH/ARN/GVA/ZRH .
I saw fairly good R availability on AMS-IAH-GIG // GIG-IAH-LHR, which is comfortable if not the highest mileage-earning option. Ended up booking a November trip SNN-EWR-IAH-GIG//GIG-IAH-ORD// stopover for holiday // ORD-LHR instead, priced only about €100 more than just flying home for Thanksgiving.
This is a rare excellent deal for UA travel.
Does anyone [with access to a GDS/EF/KVS] know if there are any fares available from Europe to a non-South American country, say to Australia or Asia? I'd goto SA, but I do NOT want to pay the visa/entrance fee (yes, I know, I should talk to my own representative,senator,etc...)! :-)
-jeremy
#35
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Question for the experienced: if I have a week-long stopover in the US, am I allowed to nest a ticket to fly from my stopover point, or is UA going to pick up on that and bust me? I'm considering an ORD stopover but might want to head to PIT for a couple days.
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
#36
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Question for the experienced: if I have a week-long stopover in the US, am I allowed to nest a ticket to fly from my stopover point, or is UA going to pick up on that and bust me? I'm considering an ORD stopover but might want to head to PIT for a couple days.
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
#37
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Question for the experienced: if I have a week-long stopover in the US, am I allowed to nest a ticket to fly from my stopover point, or is UA going to pick up on that and bust me? I'm considering an ORD stopover but might want to head to PIT for a couple days.
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
#38
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Question for the experienced: if I have a week-long stopover in the US, am I allowed to nest a ticket to fly from my stopover point, or is UA going to pick up on that and bust me? I'm considering an ORD stopover but might want to head to PIT for a couple days.
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
Would it "help" if I flew out of MKE for my nested ticket or is any travel during the stopover forbidden?
#39
Join Date: Jun 2013
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#40
Join Date: May 2013
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Thank you for this deal. Looks good indeed
BRU - LHR - IAH - GIG - IAH - IAD - BRU costs 790€ for 31354 miles.
Question for you experts I'm quite new and I would like to be a Star Alliance Gold member. I read about aegean airlines. So if I book this flight with UA and list myMiles&Bonus number as the account to be credited with points for that flight. Enough ? Will be credit 31354 miles or less ?
Thanks
BRU - LHR - IAH - GIG - IAH - IAD - BRU costs 790€ for 31354 miles.
Question for you experts I'm quite new and I would like to be a Star Alliance Gold member. I read about aegean airlines. So if I book this flight with UA and list myMiles&Bonus number as the account to be credited with points for that flight. Enough ? Will be credit 31354 miles or less ?
Thanks
#42
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