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- Fare feels too good to be true? Don't call the airline!
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Note: There is a known miscoding on ITA and elsewhere, where fares on EI (Aer Lingus) are showing as being in first class. This is not correct, as Aer Lingus does not offer first class. If you see this fare, please ignore it and do not post it here as it is completely unbookable in every sense of the term. The mods are summarily deleting these posts in order to unclutter the thread.
Note: There is a known miscoding on ITA and elsewhere, where Z fares on EY (Etihad) are showing as being in first class. This is not correct, as Z fares are discount business on EY. These fares will not receive chaffeur service. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/etihad-airways-etihad-guest/1622229-removal-chauffeur-service-some-business-class-passengers.html
List of known, active deals:
JNB-DXB-SFO in EK F, $4k-ish one-way
MLE-HKG-US (various) in C, $1400 +/- available only on CX's website.
CMB-MIA, other US cities, for about $4400 in F, round-trip/return
BA AARP $400 discount for J/F bookings is now valid again for booking until 31 Oct 2014 but departure to EOS seems to get the discount. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1435816-ba-fare-discounts-aarp-4.html
Good Deal Premium Fares 2014
#2117
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Bordeaux (33) FRANCE
Programs: Flyng Blue, AAdvantage, Eurobonus, Miles and more
Posts: 75
From LYS to BKK : Special biz fares with EK this end of summer
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
#2118
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,325
From LYS to BKK : Special biz fares with EK this end of summer
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
#2119
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SEA
Programs: AF Plat a vie, EK Gold, SQ PPS
Posts: 758
From LYS to BKK : Special biz fares with EK this end of summer
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
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1,783 EUR ($2405) - Business Class
Departure from: Lyon (LYS)
Destination: Bangkok (BKK)
Stop: Dubai (DXB)
Airline : Emirates (EK)
Sample dates: Aug 15 – Sep 13
Total miles flown: 22 100 miles
Cost per mile flown : 10.8
#2120
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: YQT
Programs: AC, US, AA, UA, BA, QF, DL...
Posts: 463
Can anyone find this for 1400EUR? I'm only seeing ~2300EUR.
#2121
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Munich, Germany
Programs: LH HON, DL FO/MM, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Accor Lifetime Platinum, Sixt Diamond
Posts: 6,174
#2122
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SZX/NYC
Programs: Marriott/SPG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 29
Vietnam Airlines Biz Class from most cities in China to Europe, about 1680 USD(36 million VND) round trip. (This price is for CAN-FRA; a little more expensive when departing from PEK and PVG; a little cheaper when flying CAN-DME)
-Transfer flights at Hanoi(HAN). Transfer time for CAN-FRA is about 6 hrs. Quite long but given that the price is so cheap, it is endurable.
-Tested: Departing from Guangzhou(CAN), Shanghai Pudong(PVG) and Beijing(PEK) ; Arriving in Paris(CDG), Frankfurt(FRA) and Moscow (DME).
-Available all year on most dates.
-5.67 CPM when CAN-FRA
(P.S. Some dates also have really cheap Economy class. For example, Mar 2nd 2015 CAN-DME, about 400 USD one way (8.37 million VND) - but no miles)
Update: do not seems to be available when flying from Europe to China. Tested FRA-CAN, not available.
-Transfer flights at Hanoi(HAN). Transfer time for CAN-FRA is about 6 hrs. Quite long but given that the price is so cheap, it is endurable.
-Tested: Departing from Guangzhou(CAN), Shanghai Pudong(PVG) and Beijing(PEK) ; Arriving in Paris(CDG), Frankfurt(FRA) and Moscow (DME).
-Available all year on most dates.
-5.67 CPM when CAN-FRA
(P.S. Some dates also have really cheap Economy class. For example, Mar 2nd 2015 CAN-DME, about 400 USD one way (8.37 million VND) - but no miles)
Update: do not seems to be available when flying from Europe to China. Tested FRA-CAN, not available.
Last edited by usr22; Jul 25, 2014 at 12:07 am Reason: grammar error
#2124
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC
Posts: 379
Vietnam Airlines Biz Class from most cities in China to Europe, about 1680 USD(36 million VND) round trip. (This price is for CAN-FRA; a little more expensive when departing from PEK and PVG; a little cheaper when flying CAN-DME)
-Transfer flights at Hanoi(HAN). Transfer time for CAN-FRA is about 6 hrs. Quite long but given that the price is so cheap, it is endurable.
-Tested: Departing from Guangzhou(CAN), Shanghai Pudong(PVG) and Beijing(PEK) ; Arriving in Paris(CDG), Frankfurt(FRA) and Moscow (DME).
-Available all year on most dates.
-5.67 CPM when CAN-FRA
(P.S. Some dates also have really cheap Economy class. For example, Mar 2nd 2015 CAN-DME, about 400 USD one way (8.37 million VND) - but no miles)
Update: do not seems to be available when flying from Europe to China. Tested FRA-CAN, not available.
-Transfer flights at Hanoi(HAN). Transfer time for CAN-FRA is about 6 hrs. Quite long but given that the price is so cheap, it is endurable.
-Tested: Departing from Guangzhou(CAN), Shanghai Pudong(PVG) and Beijing(PEK) ; Arriving in Paris(CDG), Frankfurt(FRA) and Moscow (DME).
-Available all year on most dates.
-5.67 CPM when CAN-FRA
(P.S. Some dates also have really cheap Economy class. For example, Mar 2nd 2015 CAN-DME, about 400 USD one way (8.37 million VND) - but no miles)
Update: do not seems to be available when flying from Europe to China. Tested FRA-CAN, not available.
#2125
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: MP 1K, AA EXP, SPG Plat, Marriott G, IHG Plat
Posts: 30
Just booked EY CAI-AUH (recliner seats) stopover AUH-PEK (flat beds) in J for the total of $1005. That's $100 below what it was pricing in Y on OTAs.
#2126
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX/TPE
Programs: United 1K, JAL Sapphire, SPG Lifetime Platinum, National Executive Elite, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 42,155
#2128
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,627
UA: LAX-RDU $773 round trip (P fare)
route via IAD for 9.3cpm with elite minimums and COS bonus
widely available September thru December
UA: LAX-EWR-PTY $800 round trip (P fare)
5.7cpm with COS bonus c'mon DL match it!!!
route via IAD for 9.3cpm with elite minimums and COS bonus
widely available September thru December
UA: LAX-EWR-PTY $800 round trip (P fare)
5.7cpm with COS bonus c'mon DL match it!!!
Last edited by PV_Premier; Jul 25, 2014 at 4:38 pm
#2130
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1,127
http://www.etihad.com/en-in/deals/pr...motion_id=6049
Saw this yesterday, can get MAA-NYC for ~$2,000. ^
Must book by tomorrow, however (27 July midnight - end, I think - though that'd be IST, +5.5 GMT). Great if you have fixed dates through this period, though any changes would probably bump the price to the existing fare at the time...
Last edited by crackjack; Jul 25, 2014 at 7:14 pm