Advice - "one way" from Europe.
May 1, 2012, 7:16 pm
#1
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Advice - "one way" from Europe.
Hoped to get some creative advice here:
I need to travel to Iceland and have a round trip ticket booked from YYZ in late May/early June on Icelandair. The opportunity has come up to do some N Europe travel immediately after.
There would be a net ~$700 change fee to move my return on Icelandair to a week later, then book round trip Iceland to Europe travel on SAS (probably an additional $800).
My question is whether anyone has creative ways to do this otherwise, preferably ending up on AC metal for the inbound Europe to YYZ. Of course one-way Europe -->> YYZ fares on AC are astronomical (north of $3K for Y).
I had thought of trying to book Iceland-> N Europe -> YYZ on SAS/LH hopefully ending up on AC metal on the inbound as a codeshare, but would welcome any other suggestions.
I do need to travel back to Europe later this year, so thought of booking a round trip Europe --> Canada on AC, to include the following trip, but that still would leave me with an odd one-way segment at the end of the next trip.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
I need to travel to Iceland and have a round trip ticket booked from YYZ in late May/early June on Icelandair. The opportunity has come up to do some N Europe travel immediately after.
There would be a net ~$700 change fee to move my return on Icelandair to a week later, then book round trip Iceland to Europe travel on SAS (probably an additional $800).
My question is whether anyone has creative ways to do this otherwise, preferably ending up on AC metal for the inbound Europe to YYZ. Of course one-way Europe -->> YYZ fares on AC are astronomical (north of $3K for Y).
I had thought of trying to book Iceland-> N Europe -> YYZ on SAS/LH hopefully ending up on AC metal on the inbound as a codeshare, but would welcome any other suggestions.
I do need to travel back to Europe later this year, so thought of booking a round trip Europe --> Canada on AC, to include the following trip, but that still would leave me with an odd one-way segment at the end of the next trip.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
May 1, 2012, 7:20 pm
#2
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Would you not book a round trip and save a ton of money and then call in and say you cant fly because your finding yourself or are sick etc and get a credit? Worse case you simply let it run out and you still save a ton of money.
Now I say this without factoiring of you collect points etc. I am sure people do this all the time, why not! $900 ticket versus a $3K ticket!
Now I say this without factoiring of you collect points etc. I am sure people do this all the time, why not! $900 ticket versus a $3K ticket!
May 1, 2012, 7:42 pm
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May 2, 2012, 9:25 am
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+1 Air transat...
Im in Rome, and had to change my return date to YUL. AC change fee 250 + fare change 45$, for ROME-YYZ-YUL
Air transat one-way return 250$ - DIRECT Rome - YUL. fare is non-refundable and all that, but thats a fantastic deal!
Im in Rome, and had to change my return date to YUL. AC change fee 250 + fare change 45$, for ROME-YYZ-YUL
Air transat one-way return 250$ - DIRECT Rome - YUL. fare is non-refundable and all that, but thats a fantastic deal!
May 2, 2012, 9:32 am
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I almost posted that, but hesitated... while looking at other options.
However, it is true you can find o/w on TS for ~$450 from AMS (USD $429 on June 2). You'd have to make your way to AMS, though. I don't know how that might work with your plans.
Other options/ideas (in USD, sample June 2):
HEL/OSL/CPH/ARN to JFK/BOS on Icelandair for ~$550-600. You'd have to get to YYZ, of course, which, again, might not fit into your plans.
US can get you to the East coast US (PHL/LGA) for a grand. Actually spotted an H fare, o/w, BRU-PHL-EWR for $856.
An for AC, they have several B fares on LHR-YYZ-BOS/PHL/LGA/JFK for a shade over $1,200. LHR-YYZ for $1,300.
And I cuncur, getting back on AC from CPH/HEL etc. is full Y for o/w =$$$$
However, it is true you can find o/w on TS for ~$450 from AMS (USD $429 on June 2). You'd have to make your way to AMS, though. I don't know how that might work with your plans.
Other options/ideas (in USD, sample June 2):
HEL/OSL/CPH/ARN to JFK/BOS on Icelandair for ~$550-600. You'd have to get to YYZ, of course, which, again, might not fit into your plans.
US can get you to the East coast US (PHL/LGA) for a grand. Actually spotted an H fare, o/w, BRU-PHL-EWR for $856.
An for AC, they have several B fares on LHR-YYZ-BOS/PHL/LGA/JFK for a shade over $1,200. LHR-YYZ for $1,300.
And I cuncur, getting back on AC from CPH/HEL etc. is full Y for o/w =$$$$