Companion J fares on some TATL routes can be 2 for price of 1
Aug 10, 2018, 7:55 am
#76
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Thanks, TemboOne. Appreciate your explanation. Now, if only AC would do one way pricing as per North America. I guess one can dream.
FYI, I repeated the dummy bookings with identical itineraries in J on Luftansa and Swiss. Similar pricing, give or take a few dollars. Swiss seemed to consistently be more.
FYI, I repeated the dummy bookings with identical itineraries in J on Luftansa and Swiss. Similar pricing, give or take a few dollars. Swiss seemed to consistently be more.
Aug 10, 2018, 11:43 am
#78
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Absolutely correct, Stranger!
In fact I believe someone far back upthread had mentioned this, and it seemed to be the reason that the then "bargain" was somewhat limited to the Benelux area as well as France, Germany and Switzerland.
Those of us who can plan leisure trips paid out of our own pockets really need to be prepared to plan and even pay months in advance to avail of the best deal we can find. With more people desperate to travel but avoid the 10-across Y-sardine nightmare the demand for "bargains" in PE and J will increase, even if it means less overall travel but more comfort when travelling.
Research - almost to the point of an obsession - really can uncover huge deals. Check schedules and watch for odd positioning flights such as YYZ-NRT.
Not relative to Europe but some FT members might like to be aware that maintenace flights going to SIN (Paya Lebar) may occasionally be one-way revenue flights from Canada to Asia, but very unlikely from Asia.
Those of us who can plan leisure trips paid out of our own pockets really need to be prepared to plan and even pay months in advance to avail of the best deal we can find. With more people desperate to travel but avoid the 10-across Y-sardine nightmare the demand for "bargains" in PE and J will increase, even if it means less overall travel but more comfort when travelling.
Research - almost to the point of an obsession - really can uncover huge deals. Check schedules and watch for odd positioning flights such as YYZ-NRT.
Not relative to Europe but some FT members might like to be aware that maintenace flights going to SIN (Paya Lebar) may occasionally be one-way revenue flights from Canada to Asia, but very unlikely from Asia.
Aug 11, 2018, 7:51 am
#79
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Thanks for the reminder. Another set of dummy bookings, same itineraries. About $300 CDN cheaper on AF. In so doing, happened to notice AF website says that CDG-YYZ in J is snack only. Seems rather hard to believe.