There is pretty decent CW 14 day AP fare from DME to the US at the moment. INCRU45 allows a stopover in London and prices at under 1500GBP to NYC. Similar prices further West (e.g. TUS and ONT). Minimum 560TP or 640 with short connection. Maybe someone can get a 2000+ connection to price without adding significantly to the cost?
Further to my earlier post, I have found a fare of
1500GBP to SJC next month (DME-LHR-NYC-CLT-SJC-CLT-NYC-LHR-DME =
920TP), Fare basis is
INN4EMN7. The rules on stopovers and transfers state:
Category 8: Stopover restrictions
UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT LIMITED TO 2 FREE AND UNLIMITED AT USD 300.00 EACH. NONE IN CUBA 2 FREE IN AREA 1/AREA 2 UNLIMITED IN AREA 1/AREA 2 AT USD 300.00 EACH.
Category 9: Transfer restrictions
1 TRANSFER PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE FREE IN AREA 3 IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 3 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE FREE IN AREA 2 IN EACH DIRECTION. AND - 2 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE FREE IN THE UNITED STATES IN EACH DIRECTION FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
However adding an inbound stopover in London increases the return fare component by over 700GBP (same fare basis). What other fare rule might I be falling foul of?