Originally Posted by
flyhurl
A bit OT, do we need a sticky for actual bookings and cost? Maybe following some format that includes dates, how booked, and airlines? The information here that includes the ins and outs of how to book seems to obscure actual examples of bookings.
Actual examples really do help newbies and everyone else.
A wiki at the top of the thread for real prices paid might actually be more appropriate. Just a listing of ex-Where, DONE3/4/5/6 (Or AONEx for the big spenders), Total price after YQ/YR and taxes / fees, Route including airline code used, Plating Airline.
There can be major differences between actual prices paid based on the plating airline even on the same itinerary and same departure point. So I think that's a relevant factor that would be helpful since the OW tool now defaults most of their ticketing to QF... who aside from all the other issues well noted in this forum, also applies YQ / YR very differently based on origination and to some degree airlines flown. Just from what I've seen they seem to really take people to the cleaners for ex-OSL but are quite light for ex-Japan, but have seen some other ex-OSL that wasn't QF plated for much more reasonable prices.