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Lucrative runs that have been reported under £3/TP - current availability not guaranteed
Route | Booking class | Fare | Booking channel | TPs | £/TP | credit
American Airlines
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN | A/A/I | £498 return | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.80/TP | chris1979
ORD-STL-DFW-SJU | A/A/I | £458 return | aa.com | 520 TPs | £0.88/TP | timezonehopper
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-LAS | A/A/I/I/A/A | £581 round trip | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.94/TP | courtster
AMS-LHR-LAX-SFO-JFK-LHR-AMS | I/I/A/A/I/I | £1641 round trip | aa.com | 630 TPs | £2.60/TP | mccorry
IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | £2106 round trip | aa.com | 790TPs | £2.61/TP | nth_utsera_sth_utsera
45 day advance purchase required, minimum stay 7 days.
British Airways
LGW-MLA | R | £248 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.55/TP | LDNConsultant
LGW-RAK | R | £280 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.75/TP | mfgr
Book by 31/12/13 for this price.
JER-LGW-AMS | J/R | £259 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.62/TP | joejet
LGW-JER | R | £181 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.26/TP
LGW-AMS | R | £199 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.49/TP
BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA (last bit on AA) and back | I/I/A | £1,529 return | probably have to phone up | 920 TPs | £1.66/TP | stifle
Outbound 12/4-27/4 or 25/6-24/8, min stay Sat night, ticket by 2/1/14
Royal Jordanian
BEY-AMM-AQJ | D | £255 return | rj.com | 160 TPs | £1.59/TP | DeanB
Malaysia Airlines
SIN-KUL-KCH | D | S$660 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 160 TPs | £2.12/TP |HPN-HRL
DEL-KUL-BKK | Z | INR41,666 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 360TPs| £1.15/TP| Seshy
DEL-KUL-NRT | Z | INR92,395 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.64/TP| Seshy
ICN-KUL-SYD/MEL | Z | KRW1,582,600 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.65/TP| armagebedar
SIN-KUL-DXB | Z | S$1084 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.50/TP | qasr (+long haul equipment on KUL-DXB)
SIN-KUL-TPE | Z | S$1078 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.49/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-DEL | Z | S$1018 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.41/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-KTM | Z | S$1006 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.39/TP | qasr
Qatar Airways
CAI-DOH-BKK | £759 return | D/D/D/A | 360 TPs | £2.10/TP ExpatSomchai
DME-DOH-SGN | I | £1255 return | qatarairways.com | 560 TPs | £2.25/TP |continentalclub
Lucrative runs that have been reported under £3/TP - current availability not guaranteed
Route | Booking class | Fare | Booking channel | TPs | £/TP | credit
American Airlines
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN | A/A/I | £498 return | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.80/TP | chris1979
ORD-STL-DFW-SJU | A/A/I | £458 return | aa.com | 520 TPs | £0.88/TP | timezonehopper
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-LAS | A/A/I/I/A/A | £581 round trip | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.94/TP | courtster
AMS-LHR-LAX-SFO-JFK-LHR-AMS | I/I/A/A/I/I | £1641 round trip | aa.com | 630 TPs | £2.60/TP | mccorry
IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | £2106 round trip | aa.com | 790TPs | £2.61/TP | nth_utsera_sth_utsera
45 day advance purchase required, minimum stay 7 days.
British Airways
LGW-MLA | R | £248 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.55/TP | LDNConsultant
LGW-RAK | R | £280 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.75/TP | mfgr
Book by 31/12/13 for this price.
JER-LGW-AMS | J/R | £259 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.62/TP | joejet
LGW-JER | R | £181 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.26/TP
LGW-AMS | R | £199 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.49/TP
BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA (last bit on AA) and back | I/I/A | £1,529 return | probably have to phone up | 920 TPs | £1.66/TP | stifle
Outbound 12/4-27/4 or 25/6-24/8, min stay Sat night, ticket by 2/1/14
Royal Jordanian
BEY-AMM-AQJ | D | £255 return | rj.com | 160 TPs | £1.59/TP | DeanB
Malaysia Airlines
SIN-KUL-KCH | D | S$660 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 160 TPs | £2.12/TP |HPN-HRL
DEL-KUL-BKK | Z | INR41,666 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 360TPs| £1.15/TP| Seshy
DEL-KUL-NRT | Z | INR92,395 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.64/TP| Seshy
ICN-KUL-SYD/MEL | Z | KRW1,582,600 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.65/TP| armagebedar
SIN-KUL-DXB | Z | S$1084 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.50/TP | qasr (+long haul equipment on KUL-DXB)
SIN-KUL-TPE | Z | S$1078 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.49/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-DEL | Z | S$1018 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.41/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-KTM | Z | S$1006 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.39/TP | qasr
Qatar Airways
CAI-DOH-BKK | £759 return | D/D/D/A | 360 TPs | £2.10/TP ExpatSomchai
DME-DOH-SGN | I | £1255 return | qatarairways.com | 560 TPs | £2.25/TP |continentalclub
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Jan 10, 2013, 6:39 am
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Jan 10, 2013, 8:03 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...-code-ita.html.
Jan 10, 2013, 9:21 am
#183
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Now all we need is a full list of ex EU fare basis codes.
I can't book a trip to HNL till feb 1st so miss out on these deals but can't seem to get ITA t price at anytging but them as that is clearly the cheapest option. I expect that with the fare codes this would be possible/
Jan 10, 2013, 10:37 am
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at the right price, but all other routes are a lot more expensive. am i missing something? the routing of lhr direct to lax means missing tp's right?
EDIT: ok a slightly different approach seems to have it, using multi city tool but jumping destinations, so entering bru-mia, then mia-hnl as flight 2, seems to return something like what you have.
Last edited by jonboy73; Jan 10, 2013 at 10:47 am Reason: updated method
Jan 10, 2013, 11:05 am
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apologies as i must be thick too, when i try this it routes bru-lhr-lax-hnl
at the right price, but all other routes are a lot more expensive. am i missing something? the routing of lhr direct to lax means missing tp's right?
EDIT: ok a slightly different approach seems to have it, using multi city tool but jumping destinations, so entering bru-mia, then mia-hnl as flight 2, seems to return something like what you have.
at the right price, but all other routes are a lot more expensive. am i missing something? the routing of lhr direct to lax means missing tp's right?
EDIT: ok a slightly different approach seems to have it, using multi city tool but jumping destinations, so entering bru-mia, then mia-hnl as flight 2, seems to return something like what you have.
Jan 10, 2013, 11:08 am
#188
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You'll need to use Multi City to get the most out of the routing, but the poster was stating he couldn't see the fares at all, so that was the simplest way to get them to price. You can then play with routings to your heart's content once you know the fare is valid for your dates.
One more question if you don't mind, How do i check the fare/dates as you mention?
Many thanks for your help.
Jan 10, 2013, 11:08 am
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Well I can't find any I[0-68-9]SALE fares from europe at the moment. There are several other sale fares though, e.g. (euro-ish)
That NAP-SKB is pretty good. Allows a stopover too.
Code:
I7SALE BLQ EWR 1653.64 - reference INCEUR1 BUD CPT 2154.59 INCGOBA BLQ PEK 1803.02 INE5G7Q5 LGW SKB 2377.15 INE7A0Q1 NAP SKB 1625.1 IOFERTAS AGP MCO 2065.94 IR5M6J NAP MLM 2154.69 IRCRTDE SZG JFK 2201.82
Jan 10, 2013, 11:24 am
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SZG is just over an hour away. NAP is ... err ... a 9h drive. Angatol, are you actually setting these fares, as well as finding them and posting them here?!
* I'm exaggerating, but only slightly
Jan 10, 2013, 11:31 am
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Code:
1605.42 FLR YYZ I7SALE RMATCH 1625.1 NAP SKB INE7A0Q1 RMATCH 1653.64 BLQ EWR I7SALE RMATCH 1803.02 BLQ PEK INCGOBA RMATCH 1875.43 FLR UVF INE7A0Q1 RMATCH 1882.14 VCE DEN I7SALE RMATCH 1946.61 PRG JFK I7SALE RMATCH 2061.13 GOT POS INE7A0Q1 RMATCH 2065.94 AGP MCO IOFERTAS RMATCH 2085.16 ARN POS INE7A0Q1 RMATCH 2101.38 PSA GRU INE7A0Q1 RMATCH 2154.59 BUD CPT INCEUR1 RMATCH 2154.69 NAP MLM IR5M6J RMATCH 2181.6 FRA CPT INCGOBA RMATCH 2201.82 SZG JFK IRCRTDE RMATCH 2266.29 HEL SJU I7SALE RMATCH 2329.54 CPH DEN I7SALE RMATCH 2329.84 CPH DEN I7SALE RMATCH 2330.07 LIN DUR INCGOBA RMATCH 2333.28 VIE CPT INCGOBA RMATCH
The above is random airports in europe to random airports elsewhere in the world more than 4000 miles away.
RMATCH means the fare rules contain the text "VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING" meaning it's likely to be a sale fare.
Jan 10, 2013, 12:12 pm
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Easiest way is to put a RT search into ITA but instead of exact dates search across a whole 30 day period.
Jan 10, 2013, 12:31 pm
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For the same class of booking, Prospero may be correct, but this isn't the full story.
If you book a J fare which involves a US domestic connection on AA metal them BA.com will book you on the BA codeshare and sometimes this books into I even if it is a 2-class plane. Business doesn't exist on these aircraft, it's Economy or First, but BA will give you Business TPs not First TPs if you get booked into I, even though you're flying First*
However, AA(.com) will book you into A using the AA code on the very itinerary, often for the very same price, and this definitely gets you more TPs!
Try this out on e.g. LHR-JFK-SEA-JFK-LHR
* on BA.com it was going to book JFK-SEA into I and SEA-JFK into F (not A) for some random reason (fewer TPs). Flight BA5704 is a codeshare for AA269.
* same dates on AA.com, same JFK-SEA-JFK flights, "correct" booking class = more TPs.
If you book a J fare which involves a US domestic connection on AA metal them BA.com will book you on the BA codeshare and sometimes this books into I even if it is a 2-class plane. Business doesn't exist on these aircraft, it's Economy or First, but BA will give you Business TPs not First TPs if you get booked into I, even though you're flying First*
However, AA(.com) will book you into A using the AA code on the very itinerary, often for the very same price, and this definitely gets you more TPs!
Try this out on e.g. LHR-JFK-SEA-JFK-LHR
* on BA.com it was going to book JFK-SEA into I and SEA-JFK into F (not A) for some random reason (fewer TPs). Flight BA5704 is a codeshare for AA269.
* same dates on AA.com, same JFK-SEA-JFK flights, "correct" booking class = more TPs.
If you speak to BA on the phone are they able to book you into the correct A class? If so is there any benefit in doing this over just booking on AA.com? So are we wanting TATL flights to be booked on BA numbers/codeshares but domestic US on AA numbers to maximise TPs?
Jan 10, 2013, 1:12 pm
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If so is there any benefit in doing this over just booking on AA.com?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/20011922-post140.html
So are we wanting TATL flights to be booked on BA numbers/codeshares but domestic US on AA numbers to maximise TPs?
Jan 10, 2013, 1:48 pm
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This is all on ITA. I was able to reproduce this fare on aa.com using the multicity booking option:
27/02 BRU - JFK
27/02 JFK - LAX
28/02 LAX - HNL
02/03 HNL - LAX
03/03 LAX - JFK
04/03 JFK - BRU
What's most interesting is that on some of the itineraries (like the one below), the JFK-LAX leg is flown on QF metal. I had no idea that QF did revenue flights within the US.
27/02 BRU - JFK
27/02 JFK - LAX
28/02 LAX - HNL
02/03 HNL - LAX
03/03 LAX - JFK
04/03 JFK - BRU
What's most interesting is that on some of the itineraries (like the one below), the JFK-LAX leg is flown on QF metal. I had no idea that QF did revenue flights within the US.