Originally Posted by
dood125
Ahh yes I had read about this ex-eu fare, fro my understanding because of of our ridiculous PAX tax it's cheaper to book and fly from say Lisbon to YYC in club or WT+
The only part I don't understand is how it quite works? I.e say I want to go to YYC. Would I book CDG to YYC return then book a separate ticket from LHR-CDG?
Exactly. And you might be able to do that on miles ... so it'd be low cost for the linking flight.
Some will advise back-to-backing the flights (e.g. coming out on the same plane that you're about to get on) ... others would suggest allowing a gap in case of problems.
The issue with back to back can be hold luggage - if you check it in - they are unlikely to check it from LHR-CDG-LHR-YYC. So you'd have to allow time to collect it and re-check it in CDG. If you can travel hand luggage only - back to back is easier.
There's an entire post about it
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...l#post13303030
As well as a planning guide for each airport:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ing-guide.html