When is the next BA sale?
#1
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When is the next BA sale?
When are we going to have a real sale ex-US West Coast? I don't believe we've had one since mid-2012.
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It's not as good as Norway-OZ or DUB-US/HNL, *but*...
AA have matched BA's ex-EU sale fares in business, even on routes outside the JV (ie to South America). These fares allow a stopover in both directions, but require a 7 day journey length rather than BA's Sat night stay requirement. BA metal transatlantic is allowed as long as you use the AA flight numbers.
example: AMS-EZE is now £1,090 base fare in I class (~£1600 rt all in) and can be routed: AMS-LHR//LON-JFK-MIA-EZE vv. LON-JFK on CWLCY or on the AA 77W with the suites+wifi, and then MIA-EZE has one flight a day being sold as two class so you can allocate yourself a seat in the old F seats (full flat suites)
Given the allowed stopovers in the states, flat suites all the way and then 700/800 TPs, these are very good fares to GRU/GIG/EZE.
AA have matched BA's ex-EU sale fares in business, even on routes outside the JV (ie to South America). These fares allow a stopover in both directions, but require a 7 day journey length rather than BA's Sat night stay requirement. BA metal transatlantic is allowed as long as you use the AA flight numbers.
example: AMS-EZE is now £1,090 base fare in I class (~£1600 rt all in) and can be routed: AMS-LHR//LON-JFK-MIA-EZE vv. LON-JFK on CWLCY or on the AA 77W with the suites+wifi, and then MIA-EZE has one flight a day being sold as two class so you can allocate yourself a seat in the old F seats (full flat suites)
Given the allowed stopovers in the states, flat suites all the way and then 700/800 TPs, these are very good fares to GRU/GIG/EZE.
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It's not as good as Norway-OZ or DUB-US/HNL, *but*...
AA have matched BA's ex-EU sale fares in business, even on routes outside the JV (ie to South America). These fares allow a stopover in both directions, but require a 7 day journey length rather than BA's Sat night stay requirement. BA metal transatlantic is allowed as long as you use the AA flight numbers.
example: AMS-EZE is now £1,090 base fare in I class (~£1600 rt all in) and can be routed: AMS-LHR//LON-JFK-MIA-EZE vv. LON-JFK on CWLCY or on the AA 77W with the suites+wifi, and then MIA-EZE has one flight a day being sold as two class so you can allocate yourself a seat in the old F seats (full flat suites)
Given the allowed stopovers in the states, flat suites all the way and then 700/800 TPs, these are very good fares to GRU/GIG/EZE.
AA have matched BA's ex-EU sale fares in business, even on routes outside the JV (ie to South America). These fares allow a stopover in both directions, but require a 7 day journey length rather than BA's Sat night stay requirement. BA metal transatlantic is allowed as long as you use the AA flight numbers.
example: AMS-EZE is now £1,090 base fare in I class (~£1600 rt all in) and can be routed: AMS-LHR//LON-JFK-MIA-EZE vv. LON-JFK on CWLCY or on the AA 77W with the suites+wifi, and then MIA-EZE has one flight a day being sold as two class so you can allocate yourself a seat in the old F seats (full flat suites)
Given the allowed stopovers in the states, flat suites all the way and then 700/800 TPs, these are very good fares to GRU/GIG/EZE.
No problem for a day flight of course.
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from alexwuk's comment, I am guessing it's a 3 class 772 being sold as a 2 class service (like others on that route) hence his comment of being able to allocate a seat in the old F fully flat suites.
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Yes it is that. Hardly any of those around these days - unfortunately.
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#6
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Sale
Hello,
I found pretty good value for my Annual Easter USA trip which I just booked
DUB-LGW-MCO Aer Lingus/BA Club World
JFK-LHR-DUB AA Business/BA Club Europe
I'm excited to try AA business on the new 777.
Total price was €1,100
And 340 TPS
Tom
I found pretty good value for my Annual Easter USA trip which I just booked
DUB-LGW-MCO Aer Lingus/BA Club World
JFK-LHR-DUB AA Business/BA Club Europe
I'm excited to try AA business on the new 777.
Total price was €1,100
And 340 TPS
Tom
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GRU has all 77W service (from JFK, MIA & DFW).
The routing rules for GIG let you take AA to GRU and jump on JJ.
So it's quite possible to get a flat suite on each of the 4 longhauls.
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Does anyone potentially have any examples of prices to Dubai pre sale? I'll be going to Dubai in the next few months but did want to wait with the booking a while longer, but if the prices will go up significantly after Tuesday I'll book them now.
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You don't give much information (
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Fare Information Search: Departing LON on 25/01/15 for DXB Flying BA Purchasing at LON Viewing in currency GBP Show Fares for All Travel Dates Fare Basis Airline Booking Trip Type Fare Cabin Effective Expiration Min/Max Advanced Class Date Date Stay Purchase Req OLXRCUK9 BA O Round-Trip 20.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M 07 OHXRCUK9 BA O Round-Trip 37.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M 07 OLWRCUK9 BA O Round-Trip 40.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M 07 OHWRCUK9 BA O Round-Trip 57.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M 07 QLXRCUK9 BA Q Round-Trip 60.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M QHXRCUK9 BA Q Round-Trip 77.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M QLWRCUK9 BA Q Round-Trip 80.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M QHWRCUK9 BA Q Round-Trip 97.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M TLXAPUK9 BA T Round-Trip 210.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M 07 NXGB60 BA N Round-Trip 225.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 60 THXAPUK9 BA T Round-Trip 227.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M 07 TLWAPUK9 BA T Round-Trip 230.00 (GBP) E 25/12/14 31/03/15 03 / 12M 07 THWAPUK9 BA T Round-Trip 247.00 (GBP) E 01/04/15 30/09/15 03 / 12M 07 NWGB60 BA N Round-Trip 255.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 60 NXNCGB BA N Round-Trip 275.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M NWNCGB BA N Round-Trip 305.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M SXNCGB BA S Round-Trip 305.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M SWNCGB BA S Round-Trip 335.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M VXNCGB BA V Round-Trip 345.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M VWNCGB BA V Round-Trip 375.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M LXNCGB BA L Round-Trip 405.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M LWNCGB BA L Round-Trip 435.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M MXNCGB BA M Round-Trip 485.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M MWNCGB BA M Round-Trip 515.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M TXGB60 BA T Round-Trip 565.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 60 KXNCGB BA K Round-Trip 595.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M TWGB60 BA T Round-Trip 615.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 60 TXAPGB BA T Round-Trip 615.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 07 KWNCGB BA K Round-Trip 625.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M TWAPGB BA T Round-Trip 665.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 07 HXNCGB BA H Round-Trip 765.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M HWNCGB BA H Round-Trip 795.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M EXAPGB BA E Round-Trip 865.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 07 EWAPGB BA E Round-Trip 915.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M 07 BXNCGB BA B Round-Trip 985.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M BWNCGB BA B Round-Trip 1015.00 (GBP) E 03 / 12M IAP9UK BA I Round-Trip 1072.00 (GBP) B SU / 12M 28 YOW BA Y One-Way 1079.00 (GBP) E -- / 12M WOW1 BA W One-Way 1339.00 (GBP) PE -- / 12M YIF YY Y One-Way 1531.00 (GBP) E Y2BA BA Y Round-Trip 1547.00 (GBP) E -- / 12M IAPGB BA I Round-Trip 1874.00 (GBP) B 03 / 12M W2BA BA W Round-Trip 1919.00 (GBP) PE -- / 12M YR BA Y Round-Trip 2158.00 (GBP) E -- / 12M YIF YY Y Round-Trip 2187.00 (GBP) E AAP9UK BA A Round-Trip 2272.00 (GBP) F SU / 12M 28 A4UP1 BA A Round-Trip 2351.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 07 A4UP2 BA A Round-Trip 2351.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 07 R2BA BA R Round-Trip 2351.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M R2UP1 BA R Round-Trip 2351.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M 07 R2UP2 BA R Round-Trip 2351.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M 07 WRT1 BA W Round-Trip 2679.00 (GBP) PE -- / 12M A3UP1 BA A Round-Trip 2987.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 03 A3UP2 BA A Round-Trip 2987.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 03 D2BA BA D Round-Trip 2987.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M D2UP1 BA D Round-Trip 2987.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M 03 D2UP2 BA D Round-Trip 2987.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M 03 CIF YY C One-Way 3136.00 (GBP) B J1 BA J One-Way 3229.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M AAPGB BA A Round-Trip 3250.00 (GBP) F 03 / 12M 28 AXAPGB8 BA A Round-Trip 3450.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 28 A2UP1 BA A Round-Trip 3624.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M A2UP2 BA A Round-Trip 3624.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M C2BA BA C Round-Trip 3624.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M C2UP1 BA C Round-Trip 3624.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M C2UP2 BA C Round-Trip 3624.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M AWAPGB8 BA A Round-Trip 3950.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 28 F1 BA F One-Way 4021.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M AAPGB7 BA A Round-Trip 4450.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M 07 CIF YY C Round-Trip 4480.00 (GBP) B A1UP1 BA A Round-Trip 4618.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M A1UP2 BA A Round-Trip 4618.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M J1UP1 BA J Round-Trip 4618.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M J1UP2 BA J Round-Trip 4618.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M J2BA BA J Round-Trip 4618.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M FIF YY F One-Way 5489.00 (GBP) F F2BA BA F Round-Trip 5701.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M JRT1 BA J Round-Trip 6311.00 (GBP) B -- / 12M F1RT BA F Round-Trip 7841.00 (GBP) F -- / 12M FIF YY F Round-Trip 7841.00 (GBP) F
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That's some great info there, thanks very much!!! By the looks of it I can wait until the end of March to book for the cheapest O fare (as long as people don't obviously snatch them up before me)
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How do you get all this information? MCO fares are off the charts.
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The "ExpertFlyer will change the way you fly" tag line (say it in an American accent for maximum amusement) is rather overblown but for me it is well worth 100 USD / year.![Wink](https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
EF has access to the airline GDS so it's the same information a travel agent (online or offline) can see.
The "ExpertFlyer will change the way you fly" tag line (say it in an American accent for maximum amusement) is rather overblown but for me it is well worth 100 USD / year.
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EF has access to the airline GDS so it's the same information a travel agent (online or offline) can see.
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The "ExpertFlyer will change the way you fly" tag line (say it in an American accent for maximum amusement) is rather overblown but for me it is well worth 100 USD / year.![Wink](https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
EF has access to the airline GDS so it's the same information a travel agent (online or offline) can see.
The "ExpertFlyer will change the way you fly" tag line (say it in an American accent for maximum amusement) is rather overblown but for me it is well worth 100 USD / year.
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EF has access to the airline GDS so it's the same information a travel agent (online or offline) can see.
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SALES RESTRICTIONS FOOTNOTE RULE TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 27JAN15.
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In BA ex-London fare listings, one better indicator is that a fare basis that contains "UK" is usually a sale fare, while a fare basis that contains "GB" is usually a year-round (ie non-sale) fare.
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