When is the next BA sale?
Mar 26, 2018, 3:35 pm
#2176
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Easter is approaching
surely a Sale is looming?
surely a Sale is looming?
Mar 26, 2018, 3:39 pm
#2177
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Yes... at DFS 
Apr 4, 2018, 4:00 am
#2178
Join Date: Apr 2015
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Usually we’d see a BA sale around Easter but nothing yet. Any chance of it being loaded tonight?
Apr 4, 2018, 4:08 am
#2179
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I think a trick was missed not having a decent sale over Easter... four days of people day dreaming in thoroughly miserable weather..
Oh well, I am sure Revenue have more of a handle on this than me !
Oh well, I am sure Revenue have more of a handle on this than me !
Apr 4, 2018, 4:16 am
#2180
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Maybe we scared the sale away with our reaction to the sudden 2019 F redemptions dearth?
Apr 4, 2018, 4:36 am
#2181
Join Date: Oct 2017
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I think I'll skip on hoping for a sale. If I book any more flights I'll start racking up a few interest charges on the trusty AMEX.
Although the 16'000 avios for 4 return flights in Europe could be considered an Easter deal, I guess.
Although the 16'000 avios for 4 return flights in Europe could be considered an Easter deal, I guess.
Apr 4, 2018, 4:57 am
#2182
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There’s usually a sale around mid-end April/early May isn’t there? With the timing of Easter this year, maybe that’s had something to do with it.
Apr 4, 2018, 5:01 am
#2183
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Apr 5, 2018, 2:04 am
#2185
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If anyone is holding off looking for an official sale say it's definitely worth scrutinising "find our cheapest fares" on a regular basis.
I watch this quite a fair bit and prices fall, sometimes for a few days and longer at times too then they rise again and this applies on many different routes across the whole of the long haul network. Sometimes it's just on a handful of routes where they are trying to sell seats.
As one of a few typical examples, Singapore in Y was showing as only Ł441 for about a week there for April, May and June but is now back up to Ł520.
As a Gold then this is also 16k Avios on the lowest fare plus factoring in GF access, exit row or 25D etc then not a bad deal overall I would say.
The same for World traveller plus, San Francisco can be had ex-UK for Ł812 which is reasonably decent and has dropped from about Ł930. Not so such on the J and F fronts but there are deals. LAX in J was Ł1440 but it's now up to Ł1660.
I watch this quite a fair bit and prices fall, sometimes for a few days and longer at times too then they rise again and this applies on many different routes across the whole of the long haul network. Sometimes it's just on a handful of routes where they are trying to sell seats.
As one of a few typical examples, Singapore in Y was showing as only Ł441 for about a week there for April, May and June but is now back up to Ł520.
As a Gold then this is also 16k Avios on the lowest fare plus factoring in GF access, exit row or 25D etc then not a bad deal overall I would say.
The same for World traveller plus, San Francisco can be had ex-UK for Ł812 which is reasonably decent and has dropped from about Ł930. Not so such on the J and F fronts but there are deals. LAX in J was Ł1440 but it's now up to Ł1660.
Apr 5, 2018, 2:14 am
#2186
Join Date: Apr 2017
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After (and who knows whether it was because of) the furore here and elsewhere, the F redemption availability re-appeared earlier this week.
I was suggesting (although certainly tongue-in-cheek) that BA may have reinstated the F redemption availability but as a consequence cancelled a planned sale.
Of course any joke is spoiled by explaining it!
Last edited by fruitcage; Apr 5, 2018 at 7:51 am
Apr 8, 2018, 5:27 am
#2187
Join Date: Jan 2018
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Is a sale looming? And if it is, does it tend to be all classes this time of year or just J/F?
Apr 8, 2018, 6:13 am
#2188
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For example Ł1,323 LON - NYC (Sept 18 - Mar 19) is as low or as close to lowest sale fares. I can’t see that route getting much cheaper, unless we all get lucky and it does in fact get cheaper, then prepare for a flood of FTers cleverly working out TP runs and snapping up most of the seats
Apr 8, 2018, 9:04 am
#2189
Join Date: Jan 2018
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The low fare finder, I agree- does find pretty low fares.
I was looking more for Y travel though. Usually during a Y sale, you can get a 5-10% reduction (sometimes more) on the current prices quoted, it makes some routes very good value.
I was looking more for Y travel though. Usually during a Y sale, you can get a 5-10% reduction (sometimes more) on the current prices quoted, it makes some routes very good value.
Apr 8, 2018, 10:28 am
#2190
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Low fare finder is only for ex-UK though right?
Looking for ex-US. Have always seen great sales in the March to May time.period and booked out my summer and Xmas travel.
Looking for ex-US. Have always seen great sales in the March to May time.period and booked out my summer and Xmas travel.