Black Friday is coming, what would you like to see?!
Nov 27, 2020, 12:55 pm
#31
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I think what ISTFlyer is saying is that it is not valid if you are merely going through Greece, for example, IST-ATH-LHR or something of that nature. It would only work with IST-ATH and/or ATH-LHR, but not IST-ATH-LHR. Forgive me if my interpretation was incorrect.
Nov 27, 2020, 1:01 pm
#32
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I think what ISTFlyer is saying is that it is not valid if you are merely going through Greece, for example, IST-ATH-LHR or something of that nature. It would only work with IST-ATH and/or ATH-LHR, but not IST-ATH-LHR. Forgive me if my interpretation was incorrect.
I could purchase IST-ATH or ATH-LHR separately and benefit from the respective discounts but when I purchase IST-ATH-LHR there is no discount.
Greece must be the origin or final destination of the passenger.
Nov 30, 2020, 6:29 am
#35
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Amsterdam
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Just got an email calling it a Cyber Monday sale, so thought I would see if there was any difference in price. I again checked AMS-ATH in March, since this is the '60% off' period. And I used the flexible date to be able to see any potential bargain. I do find it rather interesting that the reasonable fares end the day before the 'sale' begins, and that the '60% off' fares are 3-4X the price of the flights that are not '60% off'. And then the peak season July/August flights which are allegedly 30% off are cheaper than the off-season 60% off flights in March.
I mean, it is genuinely irritating because they seem to just be picking numbers at random assuming we are morons.
I mean, it is genuinely irritating because they seem to just be picking numbers at random assuming we are morons.