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Jan 23, 2023, 11:04 pm

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Originally Posted by angetenar

If you are based in LAX, try looking at flights out of SFO as well, and then tacking on a short repositioning flight. For example, there was the $2.2k SFO-FCO R/T J fare a few months ago, but nothing similar out of LAX. On the topic of award flights, I've never booked an award that wasn't at a saver rate, so keep looking I guess?

I do this all the time and have taken the short flight down to LAX from SFO in my case if I find a substantially better fare. FWIW the SFO -FCO fares are now at least twice that price for a J fare (at least when I need to go). I have yet to price it out of LAX but I am not optimistic.

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