When is the next BA sale?
Aug 20, 2015, 5:27 am
#991
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Programs: *A Gold (A3), HHonor Gold
Posts: 5,693
OK so I definitely needs some sort of alarm, 2 in a row missed. I missed this one due to being too busy at work this morning. I will take Thursday in 2 weeks off and stay on FT.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:27 am
#992
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
Programs: Star Alliance Gold (A3 Gold), Oneworld Emerald (BA Gold), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,338
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Perhaps BA makes these mistakes for a reason. 
(Please make the next one from VIE!)
Aug 20, 2015, 5:28 am
#993
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,769
The ex-Norway fares were basically J for the price of cheap Y, which I'd consider a lot more exceptional.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:29 am
#994
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,765
It's not that outrageous of a low fare. On my dates that I'm booked to fly, BA economy FRA-KUL is only £350. The fare I booked this morning is over double that. Is it still cheap? Yes. But I'm still willing to bet if I told most people I know "Hey we could fly to Malaysia for £350 in coach, or £800 in first class", most of them would still go with coach.
Not everyone can throw £4k down on their credit card on a whim like a lot of people here or book something like 20 ex-OSl flights
Also, no-one outside this board or people they may have told, will know a thing about a £800 F fare so are never going to be aware of it to book it in the first place.
I've got things booked for Oct, Nov, Jan and Feb so far so need to watch what I'm spending for the next few months.
I dawdled on both fares this morning and missed out on them. Too much looking at flight options and trying to maximise timings as well as pondering whether I sure blow £785-£1400 that would cover a lot of hotels etc (probably would have had it lasted a few more minutes - did fancy a weekend in Sydney).
Sure something else will come along though....HNL at Xmas would be nice.
Did book OSL-JFK in Y a few weeks or months ago for £250ish and at the time, that was a great deal for me - not so much compared to last week's J fare!
Aug 20, 2015, 5:36 am
#995
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 8,769
That's just BA's standard practice of ticketing from the point of departure, but pretty much any ticket office worldwide would have been able to do it for you.
The actual fares are filed by revenue management which, I presume, is based in the UK. Happy to be corrected if anyone knows otherwise.
The actual fares are filed by revenue management which, I presume, is based in the UK. Happy to be corrected if anyone knows otherwise.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:36 am
#996
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,551
Quite. Although I've booked something today, I certainly would not have done so without the 24 hour cooling off. I need to discuss with my wife later and have a serious think as to whether we can justify it - no matter what a great deal it. She's American so we'll need to factor in seeing her family next year. I booked an ex-OSL to SFO but we'd planned on having that time just for the two of us, so another trip without her family (and actually pretty expensive one - two weeks in Australia!) may well be something we can't justify in terms of time and money.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:39 am
#997
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 319
Now the big question is, who's leaving soonest?
Aug 20, 2015, 5:39 am
#998
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: East Anglia, England
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,056
Bugger! In the time I read this thread in the morning, I did the grocery shopping and come back to see its been pulled already. I was only away for two hours. Oh well.
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Aug 20, 2015, 5:41 am
#999
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ireland
Programs: BA Gold,Amex Centurion,Marriott LT Plat Prem Elite +AMBASS,Hilton Diamond,Priority Club Plat,VS Gold
Posts: 371
What booking engine are you using? I had a look on AA.com and it looks different. I am trying to book a flight from DUB to HNL and wondered what the best simple booking engine is online to select via JFK and then to LAX to take advantage of the better aircraft...
Aug 20, 2015, 5:42 am
#1000
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
Back to the ex-DUB ones, I'm a bit nervous about MCT at LAX on the return. AA is offering me 1h19m for arriving Domestic from HNL (T4) and departing International (TBIT). I know the terminals are adjacent, but it seems a bit tight to me [especially with Security to be navigated].
Any comments?
Any comments?
Are you sure that there is any terminal change or security involved with that connection? I did the equivalent in July and I don't recall anything other than just walking a few yards to the next gate. Using today as an example, the HNL-LAX flight is due to arrive at Gate 47 and the LAX-LHR is due to depart from Gate 43.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:46 am
#1002
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA - Silver,Hilton-Diamond, IHG - PlatAmb, GHA - Plat
Posts: 766
Got a few weeks to decide and then will see..
Aug 20, 2015, 5:49 am
#1003
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver/ows, CX AsiaMiles (not even GR anymore!) missing my GO days
Posts: 1,581
How are these fares loaded? By which I mean, they go by route and once they updated a fare they're done?
The route I've been eyeing, DUB-PHL-MDT on AA, has just come down in price by all of £100, to £1139. Factoring in the positioning flights and hotel, this is just barely at the level when I can convince my other half that this is an acceptably minimal premium over WTP from LHR, currently showing £1241. (Suitable Avios availability for positioning will change things significantly.) If they've already cut the fare once, is there any chance they'll do it more in the next couple days?
ETA: This is for travel the weekend before Christmas so I'm not expecting a miracle, and as someone noted in response to my earlier neurotic post on this thread, I also recognize that these are still quite good J fares in the grand scheme of things.
The route I've been eyeing, DUB-PHL-MDT on AA, has just come down in price by all of £100, to £1139. Factoring in the positioning flights and hotel, this is just barely at the level when I can convince my other half that this is an acceptably minimal premium over WTP from LHR, currently showing £1241. (Suitable Avios availability for positioning will change things significantly.) If they've already cut the fare once, is there any chance they'll do it more in the next couple days?
ETA: This is for travel the weekend before Christmas so I'm not expecting a miracle, and as someone noted in response to my earlier neurotic post on this thread, I also recognize that these are still quite good J fares in the grand scheme of things.
in case some kind soul has any insight. Thanks!
Aug 20, 2015, 5:53 am
#1004
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canada
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,254
Noooooooooo how could I miss this again??!
Aug 20, 2015, 5:54 am
#1005
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,198
AA.com and select as many results and airline options as you can.