dcister

Any recommendations for FINNAIR flights I can find/see on ITA but cannot find bookable?

Itinerary:
NYC-TLV 7.25.15
ATH-PHL 8.13.15

cestmoi123

I could find both through Kayak listed as available across a wide range of OTAs, including Expedia, Priceline, etc. First flight is about $850, second around $2900.

Out of curiosity, why would you want to fly from NYC to Israel via Helsinki?

dcister

I suppose I should have been clearer. I was pricing this out as one ticket, one flight (multi-city) on ITA and am seeing it for under $1200 total. I cannot find it as one ticket on its own for anywhere near that price:


New York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) — Sun, Jul 26
Long layoverOvernight flight

New York (JFK) to Helsinki (HEL) — Sun, Jul 26
Finnair 6
Dep: 5:40 pm
Arr: 8:50 am
8h 10m
Airbus A330
Economy (R)
Snack or BrunchMovieTelephone
Layover in HEL
Mon, Jul 27
11h 15m

Helsinki (HEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) — Mon, Jul 27
Finnair 797
Dep: 8:05 pm
Arr: 12:30 am
4h 25m
Airbus A320
Economy (R)
Food and Beverages for Purchase
Tue, Jul 28

Athens (ATH) to Philadelphia (PHL) — Fri, Aug 14
Finnair 4154
Dep: 11:20 am
Arr: 3:15 pm
10h 55m
Airbus A330
Economy (O)
Lunch, Snack or Brunch
OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS

Fare Construction (can be useful to travel agents)
NYC AY X/HEL AY TLV 340.00RHWECOUS /-ATH AY PHL M 368.50OHN0S1Z1 NUC 708.50 END ROE 1.00 XT 5.50YC 7.00XY 5.00XA 35.40US 5.60AY 5.70WL 1.40XU 25.20GR 17.30WP 5.70WQ 326.00YR 4.50XF JFK4.50

cestmoi123

Best I can see is Priceline or Expedia for $1382.

dcister

Thanks. Same here. This price has been showing on ITA for days, but I cannot price it out anywhere.

Sabasi

Try smartfares.com.

cestmoi123

Did you check that it worked, or are you just spamming a site you're connected to?

I did just check, and it comes in $17 more than Expedia. Why would anybody book with a no-name site like smartfares when they can book with a well-known industry name? In particular, why would they pay MORE to do it?

Particularly one with absurd terms in the T&Cs (buyers must promise not to do a chargeback, and agree to pay a $250 fee if they do) and no physical address listed, it certainly looks like smartfares.com is, at best, a dubious place to buy a plane ticket, and potentially an outright scam. I'd definitely avoid them.

cestmoi123

Did you try calling Finnair?

cestmoi123

Checked expertflyer, and it looks like it's the O bucket on the way back that's that issue, doesn't show that bucket as even existing on that flight. At least 4 seats in the R bucket for JFK-TLV.

dcister

I did call Finnair, who quoted me about $1700 for the same fare. Hmm. weird situation. I'll keep looking for something reasonable. Thanks for helping me investigate the mystery.

Sabasi

It's a legitimate seller often recommended on Flyertalk to book complex multicity itineraries. Not just by me. Look at it or not. I really don't care.

cestmoi123

The comments I see on it are either neutral to negative, or your posts just saying "Try smartfares.com."

dcister

Well, if anyone finds a way to book this fare, or finds a decent fare for the same dates, please let me know!