Anyone used 1st-air.com?
May 2, 2001, 2:54 pm
#1
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Anyone used 1st-air.com?
Howdy,
Not sure if this belongs here, but It's kind of United related so I'll take my chance.
Has anyone used 1st-air.com? Do they really deliver?
Most importantly, do I get miles on UA and/or star-alliance partners with a 1st air ticket? If so, the class of service bonus as well?
I am considering them to DEL this summer, and they have some very competitive fairs on both UA and SAS.
Thanks
Jer
Not sure if this belongs here, but It's kind of United related so I'll take my chance.
Has anyone used 1st-air.com? Do they really deliver?
Most importantly, do I get miles on UA and/or star-alliance partners with a 1st air ticket? If so, the class of service bonus as well?
I am considering them to DEL this summer, and they have some very competitive fairs on both UA and SAS.
Thanks
Jer
May 2, 2001, 3:17 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,056
You might want to do a search, this topic has been covered several times.
I use them, they are well priced and miles count as do any bonuses. The negatives are you need to be pretty flexible in airline and routings. They use every trick in the travel agent book but will save you hundreds of dollars for C or F travel.
I use them, they are well priced and miles count as do any bonuses. The negatives are you need to be pretty flexible in airline and routings. They use every trick in the travel agent book but will save you hundreds of dollars for C or F travel.
May 2, 2001, 3:32 pm
#3
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Hi jer,
There was a lengthy warning thread about 1st-air.com a couple months ago. People report that the tickets originate in Canada. Since the flyer originates in the States, the first and last coupon are thrown away without the knowledge of the traveler. When the airline identifies this, a significant added fare is collected.
www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum94/HTML/004207.htmlwww.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum94/HTML/003173.html
There was a lengthy warning thread about 1st-air.com a couple months ago. People report that the tickets originate in Canada. Since the flyer originates in the States, the first and last coupon are thrown away without the knowledge of the traveler. When the airline identifies this, a significant added fare is collected.
www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum94/HTML/004207.htmlwww.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum94/HTML/003173.html
May 2, 2001, 4:38 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Interesting... I checked them out last night, based on a link I saw here in an FT forum. They advertise business and first, and make a point of not doing economy quotes. Fine. So I requested a fare quote from New York - Bangkok in business. They came back with a price that was a bit over US$3100. I know I could beat that by a wide margin on all *A, but I went ahead and requested an itinerary anyway. They emailed a link to an itinerary with AA, UA and TG, with the initial leg in econ! For US$3100+! My response? I asked them to remove my name from their records. EOS
May 2, 2001, 6:04 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: BKK when I'm not in Princeton
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I just checked my email again, and the 1st-air people ignored my request to remove my name from their records, but they did note my objection to the econ fare, and provided me with a first class flight out of Newark (UA 123) to LAX with a business connection on TG to BKK, for the same orginal fare of US$3192 which they represent as a $6 savings over the list price...