Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Do not call the airlines under any conditions! This is the fastest way to kill the trick and bring unwanted attention to your itinerary! And do not post precious deals in this thread, this is by far the fastest way to kill the trick!
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
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2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
It is possible to fly from C2 to Peru cheaper than 460 E between March -June??
Jul 5, 2015, 8:11 am
#2732
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Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
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Sawubona to 您好 196.45 all-in R/T
Sawubona to 您好 195.43 all-in R/T.
Total flight time 47 H 25 minutes R/T.
365 Day Maximum Stay. Thus can be used as essentially 2 One-Way trips.
Total flight time 47 H 25 minutes R/T.
365 Day Maximum Stay. Thus can be used as essentially 2 One-Way trips.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Jul 5, 2015 at 8:18 am
Jul 5, 2015, 6:27 pm
#2733
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: ARN
Programs: Bit of this, bit of that
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€296.05 with a normal construction, and available also for anyone brave enough (or perhaps crazy) to do a same day turn.
Last edited by flylonghaul; Jul 5, 2015 at 6:32 pm Reason: Adjusting my wording
Jul 5, 2015, 7:13 pm
#2735
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Jul 5, 2015, 9:00 pm
#2736
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
Jul 6, 2015, 7:20 am
#2737
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: TXL
Posts: 17
I'm considering booking a tricked C2-C1 fare and am concerned about, eg. a TSA agent somewhere along the line seeing the 3x on the itinerary and getting suspicious given the the origin/destination (of course I intend to minimise all interaction with real people where possible). I've been questioned before on other tricked fares/short turnarounds but never tried this in combination with C1. Not really in the mood for "enhanced screening" and the likes.
Anybody have any experience here?
Anybody have any experience here?
Jul 6, 2015, 7:35 am
#2738
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I'm considering booking a tricked C2-C1 fare and am concerned about, eg. a TSA agent somewhere along the line seeing the 3x on the itinerary and getting suspicious given the the origin/destination (of course I intend to minimise all interaction with real people where possible). I've been questioned before on other tricked fares/short turnarounds but never tried this in combination with C1. Not really in the mood for "enhanced screening" and the likes.
Anybody have any experience here?
Anybody have any experience here?
how can a TSA agent know your tricked ticket. simply show them your current boarding pass. they dont need to know the full itinerary
Jul 6, 2015, 7:37 am
#2739
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: TXL
Posts: 17
I figured when my passport is scanned they can see the whole itinerary, no? If that assumption is incorrect, then I guess I'll have no problems.
Jul 6, 2015, 2:33 pm
#2740
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 286
Unless your 3x is a really weird place (North Korea and the like), I wouldn't worry. Preferably put your 3x several months after your main flight. If someone really asks, just let them know that you'll be spending your next holiday in that region and that you've already booked that flight because it was cheaper to book it in combination with your C1 trip.
Chances are very low though that anyone even cares.
Chances are very low though that anyone even cares.
Jul 6, 2015, 2:45 pm
#2741
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 173
C2c-C1e OW 50% FD, 3X
Trying to put the 'logic' behind this FD and gain some insight. From a bird's eye view, ILAs and routing do not appear to be playing a hand. It is bookable on several OTAs...possible codeshare or self dump?
Any insight is greatly appreciated. Please PM if sensitivity issues exist.
*Looking at a sample BF of $110.17 in the fall, is ITA-able and usually a quick find for newcomers to FDing->hoping this will provide enough detail to find (should there by any questions as to what I am referencing).
Any insight is greatly appreciated. Please PM if sensitivity issues exist.
*Looking at a sample BF of $110.17 in the fall, is ITA-able and usually a quick find for newcomers to FDing->hoping this will provide enough detail to find (should there by any questions as to what I am referencing).
Last edited by briancw80; Jul 6, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Jul 7, 2015, 1:34 pm
#2745
Join Date: Jun 2012
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