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Old Nov 11, 2024 | 4:10 pm
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Originally Posted by ratypus
Lots of tips and tricks, but last couple of years a "standard" Club World mid-week return to most US destinations is in the 7-10K range most of the time (pre-Covid, it was more like 3-4K often) - with increased demand for premium cabins and some travelers having more flex than pre-Covid in their travel patterns, BA have worked out (correctly) that those people still buying mid-week, no Saturday Club World fares from UK to US return are almost certainly "classic" business travelers whose company is paying the fare - so they charge high prices and plenty of people still pay....

Your experience reflects mine.
my business won’t pay those fares. We’re capped at £5k transatlantic. I’ve flown my last 2 to USA by Air Canada, and connecting through Toronto for that fare.
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