Aug 6, 2015, 12:46 pm
Last edit by: FlyerJT
This thread concerns a period on 6 August 2015 when for at least 6 hours, starting a 07:30 GMT, BA, AA and AY offered Business class flights from 3 Norwegian airports - Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen - to the USA. By cheap we mean below £400 for OSL-LHR-USA in business class return, plus additional flights in First thereafter. Bragging rights go to crazy8534, original post here. Around lunchtime these fares were pulled, but by that time a number of FTers had leapt in and got themselves booked and ticketed. Some also upgraded existing bookings or UuA'd to First.
BA have now confirmed directly to many FTers via email that their bookings will be honoured (Screenshot of email courtesy AAtticus). We await confirmation from those booked on AA.com and those with multiple bookings.
Back to back information for OSL, BGO and SVG is to be found here, and also there is a photo guide here for OSL kindly posted by wjh5879.
Specifics on the fare basis and rules here.
Guide to OSL hotels here (kindly provided by krist1an)
Guide to eating out in Oslo here and also here without needing a wheelbarrow of money (also kindly provided by krist1an). Two microbreweries are identified here by Berksflyer.
September 2015
02/09 - LHR-OSL, DVT
03/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SFO, DVT
04/09 - OSL-LHR-EWR, irishguy28
05/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
05/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK thepowerbook
06/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL thepowerbook
06/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
06/09 - JFK-LHR, irishguy28
06/09 - SFO-JFK-LHR, DVT
07/09 - LHR-OSL, irishguy28
07/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR, DVT
09/09 - AY OSL-HEL-JFK, uxb
11/09 - OSL-LHR-MIA, krist1an
15/09 - MIA-LHR, krist1an
16/09 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
16/09 - BA JFK-LHR-OSL, uxb
18/09 - BA766 LHR-OSL, BA769 OSL-LHR, Richmond_Surrey
18/09 - BGO-LHR-MIA, Calchas
18/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, lost_in_translation
18/09 - LHR-OSL morgan85
19/09 - BA53 LHR-SEA, Richmond_Surrey
19/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SFO morgan85
20/09 - BA IAD-LHR-BGO, Calchas
20/09 - SFO-PHL-LHR morgan85
21/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR morgan85
22/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, lost_in_translation
23/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall
26/09 - BA48 SEA-LHR, Richmond_Surrey
26/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
26/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, kinchai
27/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
28/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, dutchgirlDH
28/09 - OSL-HEL-JFK-MIA Viajero Millero
October 2015
02/10 - JFK-LHR-JFK, kinchai
05/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, LennartH +1
09/10 - LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
10/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
10/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, mattyw
10/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall
11/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
15/10 - JFK-LHR, dutchgirlDH
15/10 - JFK-LHR, LennartH +1
16/10 - LHR-OSL, LennartH +1
16/10 - LHR-OSL , dutchgirlDH
17/10 - BA LHR-OSL, FlyingTurkey
17/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, mattyw
18/10 - AA OSL-LHR-JFK, FlyingTurkey
19/10 - BA OSL-LHR-JFK-SEA happeemonkee
22/10 - BA SEA-JFK-LHR-OSL happeemonkee
22/10 - MIA-LHR-OSL Viajero Millero
24/10 - OSL-LHR-MIA Viajero Millero
27/10 - AA JFK-LHR, FlyingTurkey
28/10 - BA LHR-OSL-LHR, FlyingTurkey
28/10 - OSL-LHR-SFO, AAtticus
28/10 - OSL-LHR-SAN, irishguy28
November 2015
01/11 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
02/11 - SAN-LAX-LHR, irishguy28
02/11 - LHR-OSL majoreyeswater
03/11 - LHR-OSL, irishguy28
03/11 - OSL-DOH-HKG-MEL majoreyeswater
06/11 - OSL-LHR-SFO eap
08/11 - SFO-LHR-OSL eap
11/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA, cvision (AA39)
14/11 - MEL-HKG-DOH-OSL-LHR majoreyeswater
22/11 - MIA-LHR-OSL, cvision (AA56)
25/11 - LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and family
26/11 - LHR-OSL rxfleming [Staying at Park Inn]
26/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO Filthy Monkey and family
27/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO rxfleming
28/11 - OSL-LHR-JFK rossmacd
29/11 - MCO-MIA-LHR-OSL rxfleming
29/11 - MCO-MIAFilthy Monkey and family
29/11 - JFK-LHR-OSL rossmacd
30/11 - OSL-LHR rxfleming
30/11 - MIA-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and family
December 2015
09/12 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LHR-OSL wemyss
11/12 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
23/12 - OSL-LHR-SEA Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
29/12 - BA767 OSL-LHR marbe166
30/12 - BA287 LHR-SFO marbe166
30/12 - OSL-LHR-SAN danam
January 2016
02/01 - SEA-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
03/01 - BA286 SFO-LHR marbe166
03/01 - SAN-DFW-LHR danam
04/01 - LHR-OSL danam
04/01 - BA768 LHR-OSL marbe166
08/01 - OSL-LHR-ORD-SEA, pattas
10/01 - SEA-DFW-LHR, pattas
11/01 - LHR-OSL, pattas
11/01 - OSL-LHR-RDU pandaperth
15/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SEA, AJO
17/01 - SEA-JFK-LHR, AJO
20/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK, IncaTrails
22/01 - MCO-PHL-LHR pandaperth
23/01 - LHR-OSL pandaperth
24/01 - OSL-DOH-NBO pandaperth
30/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK, krist1an
February 2016
06/02 - SVG-LHR-JFK nufnuf77
07/02 - JFK-SFO nufnuf77
09/02 - SFO-JFK-LHR-SVG nufnuf77
13/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
15/02 - JFK-LHR berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
16/02 - LHR-OSL berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
18/02 - OSL-LHR-PHL-RDU aabrock2187
19/02 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Eystein Grusd
19/02 - OSL-LHR-PHL-ORD, agehall
20/02 - ORD-NYC, agehall
20/02 - JFK-LHR, krist1an
20/02 - JFK-LHR-OSL, IncaTrails
21/02 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
22/02 - LHR-OSL snuffi
22/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK, IncaTrails
23/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LAX-PHX snuffi
27/02 - JFK-ORD-LHR-OSL, agehall
28/02 - PHX-LAX-JFK-LHR-OSL-LHR snuffi
March 2016
02/03 - SFO-LHR-OSL Eystein Grusd
05/03 - BGO-LHR-SFO nufnuf77
07/03 - SFO-JFK-LHR-BGO nufnuf77
19/03 - OSL-LHR-MIA, krist1an
23/03 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall+5
23/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Pat89339
26/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, manushan
26/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, cjwong88 +1
26/03 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO,benjyyy+1
28/03 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall+5
29/03 - MIA-LHR, krist1an
30/03 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
30/03 - OSL-LHR-JFK Lefly +1
April 2016
02/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall
02/04 - MIA-LHR-OSL, benjyyy+1
06/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL, Lefly +1
07/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall
08/04 - SFO-OSL-LHR, manushan
12/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK, obduro
08/04 - OSL-LHR-SEA, Filthy Monkey and family
16/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO, AAtticus
17/04 - SEA-LHR-OSL, Filthy Monkey and family
20/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL (+1 day) obduro
23/04 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
23/04 - OSL-LHR-EWR-PHX, Gaz1a
23/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO bittihuduga +1+0.5
27/04 - LHR-OSL, Pilot37
28/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Pilot37
29/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK-PHX, njf63
28/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK AAtticus
29/04 - LHR-OSL-LHR-BOS lorcancoyle
29/04 - OSL-LHR-ORD-PHL agehall
30/04 - PHL-SFO agehall
30/04 - BOS-LAX-SFO lorcancoyle
30/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO angeloedades
30/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO KARFA
May 2016
01/05 - SFO-PHL agehall
01/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL AAtticus
01/05 - PHX-JFK-LHR, njf63
02/05 - LHR-OSL, njf63
02/05 - PHL-ORD-LHR-OSL agehall
02/05 - PHX-BOS-LHR-OSL, Gaz1a
02/05 - SFO-LHR bittihuduga + 1+0.5
02/05 - SFO -JFK-LHR, Pilot37
03/05 - LHR-OSL-LHR, Pilot37
03/05 - SFO-LAX-JFK-LHR lorcancoyle
03/05 - SFO-JFK-LHR KARFA
04/05 - LHR-OSL KARFA
04/05 - LHR-OSL-LHR lorcancoyle
04/05 - LHR-OSL bittihuduga + 1+0.5
04/05 - OSL-LHR-SEA tymoon25
05/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK sebanto2001
06/05 - SFO-JFK-LHR angeloedades
07/05 - LHR-OSL angeloedades
08/05 - JFK-LHR sebanto2001
09/05 - LHR-OSL sebanto2001
11/05 - SEA-DFW-LHR-OSL tymoon25
13/05 - OSL-LHR-SFO gustavmahler + mrs gm
20/05 - SVG-LHR-SEA nufnuf77
22/05 - SEA-JFK-LHR-SVG nufnuf77
22/05 - SFO-ORD-LHR-OSL gustavmahler + mrs gm
22/05 - OSL-LHR-OSL AAtticus
26/05 - SFO-LHR Pat89339
26/05 - SFO-LHR-OSL cjwong88 +1
26/05 - BGO-LHR-JFK rjhcambs
26/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK KARFA
27/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR-SEA lorcancoyle
27/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL, IncaTrails
27/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK DaveNCL
28/05 - LHR-OSL Pat89339
29/05 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
29/05 - JFK-LHR KARFA
30/05 - LHR-OSL KARFA
30/05 - SEA-LHR lorcancoyle
30/05 - JFK-LHR rjhcambs
30/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL DaveNCL
31/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR lorcancoyle
31/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR rjhcambs
June 2016
15/06 - OSL-LHR-PHL KARFA
16/06 - OSL-LHR-JFK, krist1an
18/06 - OSL-LHR-SEA, kinchai +2
19/06 - PHL-LHR KARFA
19/06 - JFK-LHR, krist1an
19/06 - OSL-LHR-ORD-AUS flyerjt
19/06 - RDU-JFK-LHR aabrock2187
20/06 - LHR-OSL KARFA
20/06 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
20/06 - LHR-OSL aabrock2187
24/10 - SEA-LHR-OSL, kinchai +2
26/06 - SAT-ORD-LHR flyerjt
27/06 - LHR-OSL flyerjt
BA have now confirmed directly to many FTers via email that their bookings will be honoured (Screenshot of email courtesy AAtticus). We await confirmation from those booked on AA.com and those with multiple bookings.
Back to back information for OSL, BGO and SVG is to be found here, and also there is a photo guide here for OSL kindly posted by wjh5879.
Specifics on the fare basis and rules here.
Guide to OSL hotels here (kindly provided by krist1an)
Guide to eating out in Oslo here and also here without needing a wheelbarrow of money (also kindly provided by krist1an). Two microbreweries are identified here by Berksflyer.
September 2015
02/09 - LHR-OSL, DVT
03/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SFO, DVT
04/09 - OSL-LHR-EWR, irishguy28
05/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
05/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK thepowerbook
06/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL thepowerbook
06/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
06/09 - JFK-LHR, irishguy28
06/09 - SFO-JFK-LHR, DVT
07/09 - LHR-OSL, irishguy28
07/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR, DVT
09/09 - AY OSL-HEL-JFK, uxb
11/09 - OSL-LHR-MIA, krist1an
15/09 - MIA-LHR, krist1an
16/09 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
16/09 - BA JFK-LHR-OSL, uxb
18/09 - BA766 LHR-OSL, BA769 OSL-LHR, Richmond_Surrey
18/09 - BGO-LHR-MIA, Calchas
18/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, lost_in_translation
18/09 - LHR-OSL morgan85
19/09 - BA53 LHR-SEA, Richmond_Surrey
19/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SFO morgan85
20/09 - BA IAD-LHR-BGO, Calchas
20/09 - SFO-PHL-LHR morgan85
21/09 - LHR-OSL-LHR morgan85
22/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, lost_in_translation
23/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall
26/09 - BA48 SEA-LHR, Richmond_Surrey
26/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
26/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, kinchai
27/09 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
28/09 - OSL-LHR-JFK, dutchgirlDH
28/09 - OSL-HEL-JFK-MIA Viajero Millero
October 2015
02/10 - JFK-LHR-JFK, kinchai
05/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, LennartH +1
09/10 - LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
10/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, BA4EVER
10/10 - OSL-LHR-JFK, mattyw
10/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall
11/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, BA4EVER
15/10 - JFK-LHR, dutchgirlDH
15/10 - JFK-LHR, LennartH +1
16/10 - LHR-OSL, LennartH +1
16/10 - LHR-OSL , dutchgirlDH
17/10 - BA LHR-OSL, FlyingTurkey
17/10 - JFK-LHR-OSL, mattyw
18/10 - AA OSL-LHR-JFK, FlyingTurkey
19/10 - BA OSL-LHR-JFK-SEA happeemonkee
22/10 - BA SEA-JFK-LHR-OSL happeemonkee
22/10 - MIA-LHR-OSL Viajero Millero
24/10 - OSL-LHR-MIA Viajero Millero
27/10 - AA JFK-LHR, FlyingTurkey
28/10 - BA LHR-OSL-LHR, FlyingTurkey
28/10 - OSL-LHR-SFO, AAtticus
28/10 - OSL-LHR-SAN, irishguy28
November 2015
01/11 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
02/11 - SAN-LAX-LHR, irishguy28
02/11 - LHR-OSL majoreyeswater
03/11 - LHR-OSL, irishguy28
03/11 - OSL-DOH-HKG-MEL majoreyeswater
06/11 - OSL-LHR-SFO eap
08/11 - SFO-LHR-OSL eap
11/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA, cvision (AA39)
14/11 - MEL-HKG-DOH-OSL-LHR majoreyeswater
22/11 - MIA-LHR-OSL, cvision (AA56)
25/11 - LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and family
26/11 - LHR-OSL rxfleming [Staying at Park Inn]
26/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO Filthy Monkey and family
27/11 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO rxfleming
28/11 - OSL-LHR-JFK rossmacd
29/11 - MCO-MIA-LHR-OSL rxfleming
29/11 - MCO-MIAFilthy Monkey and family
29/11 - JFK-LHR-OSL rossmacd
30/11 - OSL-LHR rxfleming
30/11 - MIA-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and family
December 2015
09/12 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LHR-OSL wemyss
11/12 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
23/12 - OSL-LHR-SEA Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
29/12 - BA767 OSL-LHR marbe166
30/12 - BA287 LHR-SFO marbe166
30/12 - OSL-LHR-SAN danam
January 2016
02/01 - SEA-LHR-OSL Filthy Monkey and Ms Monkey
03/01 - BA286 SFO-LHR marbe166
03/01 - SAN-DFW-LHR danam
04/01 - LHR-OSL danam
04/01 - BA768 LHR-OSL marbe166
08/01 - OSL-LHR-ORD-SEA, pattas
10/01 - SEA-DFW-LHR, pattas
11/01 - LHR-OSL, pattas
11/01 - OSL-LHR-RDU pandaperth
15/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK-SEA, AJO
17/01 - SEA-JFK-LHR, AJO
20/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK, IncaTrails
22/01 - MCO-PHL-LHR pandaperth
23/01 - LHR-OSL pandaperth
24/01 - OSL-DOH-NBO pandaperth
30/01 - OSL-LHR-JFK, krist1an
February 2016
06/02 - SVG-LHR-JFK nufnuf77
07/02 - JFK-SFO nufnuf77
09/02 - SFO-JFK-LHR-SVG nufnuf77
13/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
15/02 - JFK-LHR berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
16/02 - LHR-OSL berksflyer + Mrs bf and 2 x junior bf
18/02 - OSL-LHR-PHL-RDU aabrock2187
19/02 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Eystein Grusd
19/02 - OSL-LHR-PHL-ORD, agehall
20/02 - ORD-NYC, agehall
20/02 - JFK-LHR, krist1an
20/02 - JFK-LHR-OSL, IncaTrails
21/02 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
22/02 - LHR-OSL snuffi
22/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK, IncaTrails
23/02 - OSL-LHR-JFK-LAX-PHX snuffi
27/02 - JFK-ORD-LHR-OSL, agehall
28/02 - PHX-LAX-JFK-LHR-OSL-LHR snuffi
March 2016
02/03 - SFO-LHR-OSL Eystein Grusd
05/03 - BGO-LHR-SFO nufnuf77
07/03 - SFO-JFK-LHR-BGO nufnuf77
19/03 - OSL-LHR-MIA, krist1an
23/03 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall+5
23/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Pat89339
26/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, manushan
26/03 - OSL-LHR-SFO, cjwong88 +1
26/03 - OSL-LHR-MIA-MCO,benjyyy+1
28/03 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall+5
29/03 - MIA-LHR, krist1an
30/03 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
30/03 - OSL-LHR-JFK Lefly +1
April 2016
02/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK, agehall
02/04 - MIA-LHR-OSL, benjyyy+1
06/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL, Lefly +1
07/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL, agehall
08/04 - SFO-OSL-LHR, manushan
12/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK, obduro
08/04 - OSL-LHR-SEA, Filthy Monkey and family
16/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO, AAtticus
17/04 - SEA-LHR-OSL, Filthy Monkey and family
20/04 - JFK-LHR-OSL (+1 day) obduro
23/04 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
23/04 - OSL-LHR-EWR-PHX, Gaz1a
23/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO bittihuduga +1+0.5
27/04 - LHR-OSL, Pilot37
28/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO, Pilot37
29/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK-PHX, njf63
28/04 - OSL-LHR-JFK AAtticus
29/04 - LHR-OSL-LHR-BOS lorcancoyle
29/04 - OSL-LHR-ORD-PHL agehall
30/04 - PHL-SFO agehall
30/04 - BOS-LAX-SFO lorcancoyle
30/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO angeloedades
30/04 - OSL-LHR-SFO KARFA
May 2016
01/05 - SFO-PHL agehall
01/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL AAtticus
01/05 - PHX-JFK-LHR, njf63
02/05 - LHR-OSL, njf63
02/05 - PHL-ORD-LHR-OSL agehall
02/05 - PHX-BOS-LHR-OSL, Gaz1a
02/05 - SFO-LHR bittihuduga + 1+0.5
02/05 - SFO -JFK-LHR, Pilot37
03/05 - LHR-OSL-LHR, Pilot37
03/05 - SFO-LAX-JFK-LHR lorcancoyle
03/05 - SFO-JFK-LHR KARFA
04/05 - LHR-OSL KARFA
04/05 - LHR-OSL-LHR lorcancoyle
04/05 - LHR-OSL bittihuduga + 1+0.5
04/05 - OSL-LHR-SEA tymoon25
05/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK sebanto2001
06/05 - SFO-JFK-LHR angeloedades
07/05 - LHR-OSL angeloedades
08/05 - JFK-LHR sebanto2001
09/05 - LHR-OSL sebanto2001
11/05 - SEA-DFW-LHR-OSL tymoon25
13/05 - OSL-LHR-SFO gustavmahler + mrs gm
20/05 - SVG-LHR-SEA nufnuf77
22/05 - SEA-JFK-LHR-SVG nufnuf77
22/05 - SFO-ORD-LHR-OSL gustavmahler + mrs gm
22/05 - OSL-LHR-OSL AAtticus
26/05 - SFO-LHR Pat89339
26/05 - SFO-LHR-OSL cjwong88 +1
26/05 - BGO-LHR-JFK rjhcambs
26/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK KARFA
27/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR-SEA lorcancoyle
27/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL, IncaTrails
27/05 - OSL-LHR-JFK DaveNCL
28/05 - LHR-OSL Pat89339
29/05 - SFO-LHR-OSL AAtticus
29/05 - JFK-LHR KARFA
30/05 - LHR-OSL KARFA
30/05 - SEA-LHR lorcancoyle
30/05 - JFK-LHR rjhcambs
30/05 - JFK-LHR-OSL DaveNCL
31/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR lorcancoyle
31/05 - LHR-BGO-LHR rjhcambs
June 2016
15/06 - OSL-LHR-PHL KARFA
16/06 - OSL-LHR-JFK, krist1an
18/06 - OSL-LHR-SEA, kinchai +2
19/06 - PHL-LHR KARFA
19/06 - JFK-LHR, krist1an
19/06 - OSL-LHR-ORD-AUS flyerjt
19/06 - RDU-JFK-LHR aabrock2187
20/06 - LHR-OSL KARFA
20/06 - LHR-OSL, krist1an
20/06 - LHR-OSL aabrock2187
24/10 - SEA-LHR-OSL, kinchai +2
26/06 - SAT-ORD-LHR flyerjt
27/06 - LHR-OSL flyerjt
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It was an unusually poor translation by Google Translate. It translated tariff as "collective" rather than "fare basis". The original is here:
It looks to me to be a booking which was ticketed, altered, then revalidated and the revalidation failed. But I'm hoping a better German speaker will give a better version.
My fare remains ticketed.
Aufgrund eines Tariffehlers wurde für einen kurzen Zeitraum am 06.08.15, Flugtickets mit einem nicht korrekten Ticketpreis für die Reise von Oslo zu Ihrer gewählten Destination angezeigt.
Da die Einstellung des Tarif auf einem Fehler beruhte, halten wir an dem falsch angebotenen Ticketpreis nicht fest.
Da dieser Tarif offensichtlich als Irrtum erkennbar war und keinen Flugtarif darstellt, wird die Fluggesellschaft Sie mit diesem Flugschein nicht befördern.
Daher sind wir gezwungen die Buchung kostenfrei zu stornieren und komplett zu erstatten.
Wir bedauern diese Unannehmlichkeiten und bedanken uns bei Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis.
Da die Einstellung des Tarif auf einem Fehler beruhte, halten wir an dem falsch angebotenen Ticketpreis nicht fest.
Da dieser Tarif offensichtlich als Irrtum erkennbar war und keinen Flugtarif darstellt, wird die Fluggesellschaft Sie mit diesem Flugschein nicht befördern.
Daher sind wir gezwungen die Buchung kostenfrei zu stornieren und komplett zu erstatten.
Wir bedauern diese Unannehmlichkeiten und bedanken uns bei Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis.
My fare remains ticketed.
Aug 6, 2015, 2:18 pm
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I'm only travelling in May (twice)
- first one booked with American via UK site, ex-OSL to West Coast with a nice F leg LAX-JFK on return. Bit of a schoolboy error booking ex-OSL I realised after the fact, but had gone for an afternoon departure so have RFS for a back to back and the prior flight for now while I work it out. Overnighting in BOS (must check Hilton points now), with a slight inefficiency given BOS-LAX and LAX-SFO are both AA25... (still less than 50p per TP)
- second one booked via BA.com, had put request into TA to book and GUF it but pulled trigger myself when it looked like fare was being pulled. Within 1 minute of BA confirmation email had a response from TA querying the fare I quoted and it had been repriced on BA.com - so made it by the skin of my teeth! Had looked at the turnaround thread by then so booked ex-BGO, also decided to use 30,000 Avios to knock £200 off the fare (basically what I'll get for it anyway). A much more 'vanilla' on to SEA for 360 TPs (still less than 50p per TP if I look at cash paid net of Avios). Only realised BGO RFS is cheaper when booking them, so doubly inefficient to have gone ex-OSL on first fare...
So 1,200 TPs for about £650 all-in, and a few thousand net Avios also. Plus a long weekend in SFO and also SEA. Can always trade in the current RFS bookings for HBO at about £85 return - might do for BGO, but if OSL is tight turnaround might not be best idea. CE for about £120 e/w also - feels bloody expensive in comparison! Think that's close to 2,000 TPs worth of trips next year through these two, an ex-GER over New Year's and return leg of a WTP ex-DUB that I GUF'd. Maybe I can retain my (imminent) CCR card after all...
- first one booked with American via UK site, ex-OSL to West Coast with a nice F leg LAX-JFK on return. Bit of a schoolboy error booking ex-OSL I realised after the fact, but had gone for an afternoon departure so have RFS for a back to back and the prior flight for now while I work it out. Overnighting in BOS (must check Hilton points now), with a slight inefficiency given BOS-LAX and LAX-SFO are both AA25... (still less than 50p per TP)
- second one booked via BA.com, had put request into TA to book and GUF it but pulled trigger myself when it looked like fare was being pulled. Within 1 minute of BA confirmation email had a response from TA querying the fare I quoted and it had been repriced on BA.com - so made it by the skin of my teeth! Had looked at the turnaround thread by then so booked ex-BGO, also decided to use 30,000 Avios to knock £200 off the fare (basically what I'll get for it anyway). A much more 'vanilla' on to SEA for 360 TPs (still less than 50p per TP if I look at cash paid net of Avios). Only realised BGO RFS is cheaper when booking them, so doubly inefficient to have gone ex-OSL on first fare...
So 1,200 TPs for about £650 all-in, and a few thousand net Avios also. Plus a long weekend in SFO and also SEA. Can always trade in the current RFS bookings for HBO at about £85 return - might do for BGO, but if OSL is tight turnaround might not be best idea. CE for about £120 e/w also - feels bloody expensive in comparison! Think that's close to 2,000 TPs worth of trips next year through these two, an ex-GER over New Year's and return leg of a WTP ex-DUB that I GUF'd. Maybe I can retain my (imminent) CCR card after all...
Aug 6, 2015, 2:20 pm
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[although whichever way you managed it congratulations!]
Aug 6, 2015, 2:22 pm
#49
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I got an email from a good friend about this at about 10.30am.
I managed to get:
1 TP run to LAX in November on my own
1 'holiday' to SFO with my eldest son, that I will hope to add on a few days in Hawaii
1 weekend in JFK with my wife
I also alerted my best mate to this and he booked MIA for his family
The smugness quotient is running high, hopefully all will stay ticketed as they are now. Slight concern about dropping the last segments...
Looks like my CCR card is well and truly safe until 2017
I managed to get:
1 TP run to LAX in November on my own
1 'holiday' to SFO with my eldest son, that I will hope to add on a few days in Hawaii
1 weekend in JFK with my wife
I also alerted my best mate to this and he booked MIA for his family
The smugness quotient is running high, hopefully all will stay ticketed as they are now. Slight concern about dropping the last segments...
Looks like my CCR card is well and truly safe until 2017
Aug 6, 2015, 2:26 pm
#52
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I've got 4 trips lined up: Oct, Feb, April, May.
Radisson OSL booked on a flexible rate for the night before all of them.
Will be my first chance to use my Club Carlson Gold from the Amex Platinum
I have a feeling there may be one or two other FTers there when I am!
Radisson OSL booked on a flexible rate for the night before all of them.
Will be my first chance to use my Club Carlson Gold from the Amex Platinum
I have a feeling there may be one or two other FTers there when I am!
Aug 6, 2015, 2:31 pm
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Aug 6, 2015, 2:48 pm
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Now some of us...ahem....might have pulled the trigger and in our haste ended up with some interesting plans. I know that I will now be doing my first ever back-to-back, and at SVG, an airport that I haven't visited before. All for the sake of just under 24hrs in NYC, a place I go to lots anyway! In a 777 dormitory (no UUA available, no GUF2 for me...yet!)
Wouldn't hold out much for SVG, no lounge, beer is 10GBP a pint. They do have a cracking fish tank though, the hot dogs are quite tasty and if you do go landside, the chicken sandwhich in the cafe above security is the best around
Aug 6, 2015, 2:48 pm
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A data point about OSL transfer security - I've been through there a few times connecting on SAS and on the last two occasions (both Saturdays) been stuck behind a queue of >100 transferring to US-bound Norwegian flights. 100 infrequent travellers passing through 1 security lane takes even longer than you might think.
I booked OSL-LHR-JFK and return for October, many thanks to the OP
I booked OSL-LHR-JFK and return for October, many thanks to the OP
Aug 6, 2015, 2:51 pm
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I had an identical experience, had to wait for what must have been 3-5 minutes for them to release the F inventory for an upgrade.
Aug 6, 2015, 2:56 pm
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A data point about OSL transfer security - I've been through there a few times connecting on SAS and on the last two occasions (both Saturdays) been stuck behind a queue of >100 transferring to US-bound Norwegian flights. 100 infrequent travellers passing through 1 security lane takes even longer than you might think.
Aug 6, 2015, 3:05 pm
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Thanks to all for the kind words and apologies for my shameless compliment-digging! Thanks for the wiki CWS and I'll take that Ryanair flight you are offering to take with me at your convenience 
. (That reminds me of the time my wife ended up sitting beside a man from air traffic control on a domestic to LHR, the poor fellow must have thought he was being subjected to an extraordinary rendition such was the level of interrogation; why are we so high? why is that plane so high? why are we holding? why are we so low? why is that plane so low? when will we land? how often do they land? why haven't we landed yet?....you get the picture...)
I think we all know that we are in for a bit of a roller-coaster, especially if you are relying on these bookings for a planned trip. Whatever any of us say there really is no way to know until we have waited it out for a while. Hopefully the most anyone will lose is what we might spend on positioning flights. Now this doesn't cement any kind of precedent but I was interested to read this about the BA ex-DXB F fare from April this year: http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...ll-be-honored/. Does anyone know if anyone who booked that has actually flown?
Good luck to all of you and sincere sympathy for anyone who missed out. I put it up as soon as I saw it but with hindsight it would have gained better visibility with its own thread. When I am stuck in Stavanger with an angry wife you are all welcome to belly-laugh! On the other hand I know there are already those who think that these kind of mistakes should be an elite secret and not spread openly. I don't agree. I have benefited hugely from the openess and kindness of the mods, ambassadors and many frequent and not-so-frequent flyers here. ^
In the stolen words of another FTer: safe and happy travels!
. (That reminds me of the time my wife ended up sitting beside a man from air traffic control on a domestic to LHR, the poor fellow must have thought he was being subjected to an extraordinary rendition such was the level of interrogation; why are we so high? why is that plane so high? why are we holding? why are we so low? why is that plane so low? when will we land? how often do they land? why haven't we landed yet?....you get the picture...)I think we all know that we are in for a bit of a roller-coaster, especially if you are relying on these bookings for a planned trip. Whatever any of us say there really is no way to know until we have waited it out for a while. Hopefully the most anyone will lose is what we might spend on positioning flights. Now this doesn't cement any kind of precedent but I was interested to read this about the BA ex-DXB F fare from April this year: http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...ll-be-honored/. Does anyone know if anyone who booked that has actually flown?
Good luck to all of you and sincere sympathy for anyone who missed out. I put it up as soon as I saw it but with hindsight it would have gained better visibility with its own thread. When I am stuck in Stavanger with an angry wife you are all welcome to belly-laugh! On the other hand I know there are already those who think that these kind of mistakes should be an elite secret and not spread openly. I don't agree. I have benefited hugely from the openess and kindness of the mods, ambassadors and many frequent and not-so-frequent flyers here. ^
In the stolen words of another FTer: safe and happy travels!