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Jun 4, 2011, 11:50 am

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Originally Posted by Viennafly

Q fares are typically not so much more expensive. Just checked for FRA-JFK in Oct on LH: V-fare (VKRCDEW): 550 EUR vs Q-fare (QKRCDEW): 630 EUR
For GVA-JFK on LX in Oct, the difference is bigger: V-fare (VICSGL): 554 EUR vs Q-fare (QICSGL): 664 EUR
All fares without taxes/charges

Thanks for the data. Taxes and surcharges are around 300€, so we´re talking about 850€-950€ for a ticket to the east coast during off-season. That´s about twice as much as the cheapest available ticket available on LH/UA/CO/AC.

Of course there are people who have to buy tix at the last minute etc., but I do wonder how many people voluntarily pay 2x the cheapest fare just to earn 100% miles and be able to upgrade (which generally isn´t a good deal either)?

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