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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 8:53 pm
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I wonder if these are a match to SK's fares... doesn't look like they listed any summer fares ex-USA to non-Scandinavian destinations like CDG or MXP...

No idea when they actually did this last year...anyone remember? I know it was later than CO...


Originally Posted by oliver2002
Last night I was looking for Z fare to make life easier this summer and lo & behold LH loaded some new Z offers last night with just a weeks adv purchase ^

Code:
DTT-STO FRI-27JUN08 LH                                         
TAXES/FEES NOT INCLUDED                                        
ADULT FARES                                                    
     CX    FARE   FARE     C  AP  MIN/    SEASONS...... MR GI DT
           USD    BASIS             MAX                        
  9  LH  2770.00R ZHSPYAE  Z   7| SU/30   02JUN8-16AUG8 R  AT  
                                                               
SPECIFIED          ROUTE: 0510                                 
YY MEANS ANY PARTICIPATING CARRIER.                            
                                                               
DTT(LH/UA)DEN(LH/UA)DTT/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY(UA/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/ 
CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH)LON/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH  
(UA/LH/SK/LH/UA/SK)STO                                         
DTT(LH/UA/UA)DEN(LH/UA/UA)DTT/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY/STL/ORL/CLE/ 
IND/MSY(UA/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/  
WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH/LH)AMS/  
BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH/SK/LH/UA/
SK)STO                                                         
(UA/LH/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO                                     
WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH/LH)LON/  
AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH(LH/UA/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO      
DTT(LH/UA/UA/UA)DEN(LH/UA/UA/UA)DTT/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY/STL/ORL/
CLE/IND/MSY/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY(UA/LH/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/
DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/
PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH/LH/LH)
AMS/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH/SK)CPH
(SK/LH/UA)STO                                                  
DTT(LH/UA/UA/UA/UA)DEN(LH/UA/UA/UA/UA)DTT/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY/ 
STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY/STL/ORL/CLE/IND/MSY(UA/
LH/LH/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/
CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/
HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS
(UA/LH/LH/LH/LH)AMS/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH(UA/
LH/LH)FRA/MUC/MUC(UA/LH/LH)FRA/MUC/MUC(LH/UA/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO
DTT(UA/LH)PHL-WAS-ATL/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA(UA/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/
DTT(UA/LH/LH)PHL-WAS-ATL/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/NYC/  
MIA/ORL/TPA(UA/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/  
PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH/LH)  
AMS/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH/SK/LH/
UA/SK)STO                                                      
LON/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH(LH/UA/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO  
DTT(UA/LH/LH/LH)PHL-WAS-ATL/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/NYC/
MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA(UA/LH/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/
DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/
NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/LH/ 
LH/LH)AMS/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH)FRA/MUC(UA/LH/
SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO                                            
DTT(UA/LH/LH/LH/LH)PHL-WAS-ATL/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/
NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA/BOS/EWR/NYC/MIA/ORL/TPA
(UA/LH/LH/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/
BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/
EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/
WAS(UA/LH/LH/LH/LH)AMS/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH/BRU/DUS/LON/PAR/ZRH 
(UA/LH/LH)FRA/MUC/MUC(UA/LH/LH)FRA/MUC/MUC(LH/UA/SK)CPH(SK/LH/ 
UA)STO                                                         
DTT(LH/UA/US)CLT(UA/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/
PHL/WAS(UA/LH)LON/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH/SK/LH/UA/SK)STO        
DTT(LH/UA/US/UA/US)CLT(UA/LH/LH)ATL/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/
MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS/CHI/CLT/DFW/DTT/EWR/HOU/MIA/NYC/PHL/WAS(UA/
SK/LH/UA/SK)STO                                                
PHL/WAS(UA/LH)LON/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH(UA/LH/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)STO    
LH/LH)LON/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH/AMS/BRU/PAR/ZRH(LH/UA/SK)CPH(SK/LH/UA)
The routings are quite interesting: you could backtrack from DTW to DEN to fly to ARN via MUC for example. Also this LH/UA fares allows US segments, so the priceline YQ calculation/discount loophole could be utilised too.
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