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Old Jul 10, 2008, 8:17 pm
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(DEAL GONE) UA : LAX/NY/SFO/SEA-IAD-EZE-IAD-LAX/NY/SFO/SEA : From $606 A.I.

Sample dates : Dep . July 17 -LAX-IAD-EZE : Return July 22 EZE-IAD-LAX : $606 A.I. flights are available in July and the odd dates in August.. ITA.com Try your city ... P.L. No Trickery required. 3day min. stay .

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Old Jul 10, 2008, 8:31 pm
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Can someone with access to fare rules find out if there is a minimum stay?


Gracias.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 8:36 pm
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Originally Posted by PanHam
Can someone with access to fare rules find out if there is a minimum stay?
Anyone with access to ITA has access to the fare rules.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 8:44 pm
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Fare Just hit KVS. Seems like no Fuel Surcharges (??)

[TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS]
ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT ON 31AUG08.
[MINIMUM STAY]
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 3 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE
FROM FARE ORIGIN.
KVS Availability Tool 3.1.2 - ZUJ: LAX-BUE/UA/LX3L3M/527 USD
Code:
INSTANT PURCHASE FARE

[RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS]
INSTANCE PURCHASE SALE FARES WITHIN AREA 1 APPLICATION AREA THESE FARES
APPLY WITHIN AREA 1. CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY
CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN
BE USED TO CREATE ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/SINGLE OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
THESE FARES APPLY ONLY WHEN PURCHASED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF TRAVEL.
CAPACITY LIMITATIONS THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
CARRIED ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF
SEATS, WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT, WILL
BE DETERMINED BY THE CARRIER S BEST JUDGEMENT. RULES NOT APPLICABLE
35  PASSENGER EXPENSES EN ROUTE.

[ELIGIBILITY]
NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

[DAY/TIME]
PERMITTED MON THROUGH THU FROM THE GATEWAY.

[SEASONALITY]
NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

[FLIGHT APPLICATION]
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN UNITED STATES THEN THAT TRAVEL
MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING UA FLIGHTS 1 THROUGH 1699
UA FLIGHTS 5200 THROUGH 8099. AND IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL
WITHIN BRAZIL THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY UA FLIGHT ANY RG FLIGHT ANY SL FLIGHT ANY JJ FLIGHT. AND
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN ARGENTINA THEN THAT TRAVEL
MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY A4 FLIGHT ANY D7 FLIGHT
ANY WK FLIGHT ANY MJ FLIGHT ANY UA FLIGHT. AND IF THE FARE COMPONENT
INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST
BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY UA FLIGHT ANY PU FLIGHT. AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA INTERNATIONAL SECTORS ON ONE
OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING UA FLIGHTS 1 THROUGH 1699.

[ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING]
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE
DEPARTURE. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS
ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.

[MINIMUM STAY]
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 3 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE
FROM FARE ORIGIN.

[MAXIMUM STAY]
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE
FROM FARE ORIGIN.

[STOPOVERS]
STOPOVERS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT INTERMEDIATE POINTS.

[TRANSFERS]
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED. - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK AND EMBEDDED SECTORS
PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR PRICING UNITS WITHIN/BETWEEN US AND CANADA
- INCLUDING PR/USV1 - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK IS NOT PERMITTED.

[COMBINATIONS]
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED. END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE
COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION. ADD-ONS PERMITTED.
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF
ROUND TRIP BASIS WITH UA FARES -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS -TO FORM
ROUND TRIPS -TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY
ROUND TRIP FARE FOR CARRIER UA IN ANY RULE AND TARIFF.

[BLACKOUT DATES]
NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.

[SURCHARGES]
NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

[ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL]
ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL NOT REQUIRED.

[TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS]
ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY MIDNIGHT ON 31AUG08.

[SALES RESTRICTIONS]
FOOTNOTE RULE TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31JUL08.  FARE RULE TICKETS
MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA. PTA CONSTITUTES TICKETING. NOTE - TEXT BELOW
NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY FOR MEDICAL
REASONS IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER GUIDELINES STATED IN RULE 65.

[PENALTIES]
CANCELLATIONS  ANY TIME TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE
CHANGE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. A.  DEATH/ILLNESS
PROVISION -- TICKET MAY BE REFUNDED OR USED TOWARD THE PURCHASE
OF ANOTHER TICKET IF DUE TO ILLNESS OF PASSENGER OR TRAVELING COMPANION
OR DEATH OF PSGR/IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER/ TRAVELING COMPANION.  A
VALID DEATH OR HOSPITAL/MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. -- B.  CUSTOMER
FIRST POLICY -- IF RESERVATIONS AND TICKETING OCCUR ON THE SAME
DAY A FULL REFUND IS PERMITTED WITHOUT PENALTY UP TO ONE DAY AFTER TICKET
IS PURCHASED FOR U.S. POINT OF ORIGIN AND U.S. POINT OF SALE ONLY.
-- C.  EXCHANGE - CHANGE TO 1ST TICKETED FLIGHT / WHOLLY UNUSED TICKET
-- FULL VALUE OF A WHOLLY UNUSED TICKET MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS PURCHASE
OF A NEW TICKET PRICED AT -CURRENT- FARE LEVELS UPON PAYMENT
OF THE CHANGE FEE CONTAINED WITHIN THIS RULE AND ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARE
PROVIDED - ----ORIGINAL RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELED PRIOR TO ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULE FLIGHT ---  AND --- RESERVATIONS FOR NEW ITINERARY ARE MADE
AND TICKETS REISSUED NO LATER THAN 1 YEAR FROM DATE OF ISSUE ON ORIGINAL
PURCHASED TICKET. -- THE NON-REFUNDABLE CANCELLATION AMOUNT OF
THE TICKET BEING EXCHANGED REMAINS NON-REFUNDABLE AND CARRIED FORWARD
IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX OF THE NEW TICKET. -- D.  NEW FARE INTRODUCED
OR AVAILABLE IN MARKET -- WHEN A NEW FARE IS INTRODUCED INTO THE MARKET
OR A CURRENT FARE IS REDUCED / THE TICKETED PASSENGER MAY QUALIFY.
 ALL PROVISIONS OF THE NEW FARE MUST BE MET BEFORE DEPARTURE. NO
CHANGE TO ORIGIN/DESTINATION/DATES/FLIGHTS. ONLY BOOKING CODE CHANGE
IS PERMITTED. -- THE PASSENGER WILL RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
ORIGINAL FARE AND THE NEW FARE --WITHOUT-- A SERVICE CHARGE IN THE
FORM OF A NON-REFUNDABLE VOUCHER VALID FOR TRAVEL ON UNITED AIRLINES
ONLY.  CHANGES  ANY TIME CHARGE USD 300.00 FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
FEE MAY BE WAIVED IN CASE OF ILLNESS OF PASSENGER OR TRAVELING
COMPANION OR DEATH OF PSGR/IMMEDIATE FAMILY/TRAVELING COMPANION.
A VALID MEDICAL OR DEATH CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. -- TICKETS MUST BE
REISSUED WHEN ANY VOLUNTARY CHANGE IS MADE.  THE CHANGE FEE AND ANY DIFFERENCE
IN FARE MUST BE COLLECTED AT TIME OF CHANGE/REISSUE. -- IF
CHANGES ARE MADE TO OTHER THAN THE FIRST TICKETED FLIGHT THE FARE LEVELS
IN EFFECT AT TIME OF ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE WILL APPLY PROVIDED THE
NEW ITINERARY QUALIFIES FOR ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORIGINALLY TICKETED
FARE / IGNORING ADVANCE RESERVATION OR TICKETING REQUIREMENTS.
--IF THE NEW ITINERARY QUALIFIES FOR THE ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE /
BUT RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE AND THE CHANGE FEE
MUST BE COLLECTED AT TIME OF REISSUE.  --IF THE NEW ITINERARY QUALIFIES
FOR THE ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE BUT RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE / NO
REFUND WILL BE MADE.  HOWEVER THE DIFFERENCE IN FARE WILL BE APPLIED
TOWARDS THE CHANGE FEE AND ANY RESIDUAL VALUE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
PASSENGER IN THE FORM OF A NON-REFUNDABLE TRAVEL VOUCHER VALID FOR
TRAVEL ON UNITED AIRLINES ONLY. -- IF CHANGES BY THE PASSENGER NO LONGER
QUALIFY FOR THE ORIGINALLY TICKETED FARE / FULL VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL
TICKET MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS UPGRADE TO EQUAL OR HIGHER QUALIFYING
FARE - USING FARES IN EFFECT ON THE ORIGINAL TICKETING DATE UPON
PAYMENT OF CHANGE FEE CONTAINED IN THIS RULE AND ANY DIFFERENCE OF FARE.
-- FARE IS RECALCULATED FROM POINT OF ORIGIN.

[HIP/MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS]
NO HIP OR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS APPLY.

[TICKET ENDORSEMENTS]
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED - NON-REFUNDABLE
FARE - AND - CHANGE FEE APPLIES - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX. NOTE - TEXT
BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. TICKETS MUST SHOW BY THE USE
OF AN INSERT OR STICKER THAT TRAVEL IS AT A SPECIAL FARE AND SUBJECT
TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

[CHILDREN DISCOUNTS]
FARE RULE CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON
ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER. OR - 1ST
INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE
FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON
ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER. OR -
INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS
IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 12 OR OLDER. OR - UNN/UNACCOMPANIED
CHILD PSGR 8-11 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE.  GENERAL
RULE - APPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR
5-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE
PLUS CH. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS. OR - INF/INFANT WITHOUT
A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE
- BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS. OR - INS/INFANT
WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. MUST
BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS. OR - UNN/UNACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 5-11
- CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE.

[TOUR CONDUCTOR DISCOUNTS]
NO DISCOUNTS FOR TOUR CONDUCTORS.

[AGENT DISCOUNTS]
NO DISCOUNTS FOR SALE AGENTS.

[ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS]
NO DISCOUNTS FOR OTHERS.

[MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS]
THIS FARE MAY NOT BE USED TO CALCULATE A DIFFERENTIAL.

[FARE BY RULE]
NOT APPLICABLE.

[GROUPS]
NO GROUP PROVISIONS APPLY.

[TOURS]
NO TOUR PROVISIONS APPLY.

[VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY]
NO VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY PROVISIONS APPLY.

[DEPOSITS]
NO DEPOSIT PROVISIONS APPLY.

[NEGOTIATED FARES]
NOT APPLICABLE. IC.INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION NOT A CONSTRUCTED FARE

Last edited by rcs85551; Jul 12, 2008 at 2:05 am Reason: Change
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 9:39 pm
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That is some pretty darn good fare in the middle of July. I'm tempted.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 9:57 pm
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Originally Posted by BlissWorld
That is some pretty darn good fare in the middle of July. I'm tempted.
Because it's not exactly beach weather down that way

...and yet another deal that PHL isn't included in.. too bad my vacation time is accounted for this year.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 10:32 pm
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FWIW the ex-DTW is now goosed up to 950 ish (lucky me I have a few trips held)
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 10:35 pm
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Already headed to EZE on those dates; on the previous $606 deal. Wish I had come up with this crazy routing!

It looks to be nice there; highs in the mid 60s, lows in the mid 50s.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 10:49 pm
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I miss AC's BIZ fare about a year ago.
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 10:52 pm
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Originally Posted by jameskwon
I miss AC's BIZ fare about a year ago.
wasn't that a one-way fare? to MEX i think
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Old Jul 10, 2008, 11:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Raffles longhaul
Sample dates : Dep . July 17 -LAX-IAD-EZE : Return July 22 EZE-IAD-LAX : $606 A.I. flights are available in July and the odd dates in August.. ITA.com Try your city ..No Trickery required. 3day min. stay .
Many thanks for the keen eye. The fare ran last month and I bought one ticket at that time. I have been regretting not buying a second at the same price for travel on a later date.

You have erased my regret.
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Old Jul 11, 2008, 12:14 am
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Many thanks Raffles Longhaul

I don't know how you do it, but constantly, you find wonderfull deals and choose to share them w/ all of us. Thank you, you're my hero.^
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Old Jul 11, 2008, 2:35 am
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Blimey!

Phx has some $669 fares July 21/22/23.

Question about ITA search: when I do a month-long search PHX-EZE, 7/18 thru "30 days later", I see the $669 fares.
If I change the search dates to one day later, 7/19 thru "30 days later", those fares don't appear. Why?

Mr. Raffles longhaul, you are without a doubt, my favorite person-du-jour!
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Old Jul 11, 2008, 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by alief
Blimey!
Question about ITA search: when I do a month-long search PHX-EZE, 7/18 thru "30 days later", I see the $669 fares.
If I change the search dates to one day later, 7/19 thru "30 days later", those fares don't appear. Why?
I haven't been able to reproduce this, though I'd be very interested in tracking it down if I could.

If you still see it, could you PM me the details? Thanks!
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