Jan 2, 2017, 6:09 pm
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
** AA Domestic First on two cabin will earn business TPs and avios for departures on or after 11 January 2017 - see reference posts for more details **
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
Advanced Promotion Fares
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and all prices include taxes. Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked Price per Tier Point Total Price Total Tier Points Route Booking Classes Booking Channel Credit Notes (if applicable) Airlines
Please remember to:
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
1JAN £1.85/TP £444 240 JER-LGW/LHR-HEL J/I/I/J ITA Matrix flatlander Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
23NOV £1.89/TP £377 200 DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t I-I-I-I-I-I ITA Lorcancoyle IM0B IB DUB to SVQ BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see here) along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or fewer
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
- from AMS/RTM to US ILN4T7S6/INX6T7S6 reported in this post and this post, e.g. NYC - €1,461, ORD - €1,492, LAS - €1,460, needs to be booked by 25 September, see linked post for details
- from PRG to US ILN4T8S6 reported in this post, e.g. IAD - £1,033, MIA - £1,133, ATL - £1,080, needs to be booked by 21 September, see linked post for details
Advanced Promotion Fares
- from DUB to US ILN8C1S6 reported here, e.g. NYC - €1,472, MIA - €1,578, see linked post for details
- froM DUB to US ILN8S4C1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,427, MIA - €1,532, LAS - €1,667, LAX - €1,795, HNL - €2,095, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, see linked post for details
- from OTP to PHX ILN8R4C1 reported here, e.g. PHX - £1,252, see linked post for details
- from AMS to BKK INCEU60 reported here, e.g. BKK - £1,216, see linked post for details
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and all prices include taxes. Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked Price per Tier Point Total Price Total Tier Points Route Booking Classes Booking Channel Credit Notes (if applicable) Airlines
Please remember to:
- Convert currencies to GBP, rounding to the nearest pound.
- Post full routes and full booking classes.
- Note any restrictions on booking in the Notes section.
- List in order of price per tier point within the relevant departure area.
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
1JAN £1.85/TP £444 240 JER-LGW/LHR-HEL J/I/I/J ITA Matrix flatlander Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
23NOV £1.89/TP £377 200 DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t I-I-I-I-I-I ITA Lorcancoyle IM0B IB DUB to SVQ BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see here) along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or fewer
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
Apr 18, 2017, 6:09 pm
#1486
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA Gold, Ex-Hertz 5* PC, Ex-HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,062
I already have a multi-entry Chinese visa (as I now live in Hong Kong) so actually I will be doing a weekend there (it's a nice city, I've been there before), so the following is my most likely routing, which takes it out of TP run economics but will be more convenient for me and my wife:
VCE-LCY//LHR-HKG//HKG-CTU-HKG//HKG-LHR-VCE
40+140+40+40+140+40 = 440TPs
So the fare goes up from £1100 (£2.50/TP) to nearer £1500 (£3.40/TP) including APD and a stopover fee, but in return I get:
I could have done an overnight turn-around in CTU to remove the stopover fee and bring it back into TP run territory (don't think a back-to-back can work as the flight arrives around 10pm, and not convinced you can sleep at CTU airport), but thought I'd just take the extra holiday opportunity and cost. The APD can be removed, but you need to take another day off work and end up with a long wait in LHR from VCE, other cities are better.
Anyone else looking into this fare, which is on the Premium Fares thread, it also works from PSA,LIN,MXP and potentially other Italian cities:
Edit: To confirm that I booked this fare via Propeller Travel, efficienct as always. With the extra APD and stopover fee it did move from TP run territory, but was a relatively painless way to bump my TPS up towards my gold renewal.
VCE-LCY//LHR-HKG//HKG-CTU-HKG//HKG-LHR-VCE
40+140+40+40+140+40 = 440TPs
So the fare goes up from £1100 (£2.50/TP) to nearer £1500 (£3.40/TP) including APD and a stopover fee, but in return I get:
- A stopover in London, that I needed anyway (my outbound is HKG-LHR-BRI)
- A direct flight out of London on Friday night (Saturday would have been better but I can't seem to get an I class fare on this ticket), rather than having another positioning flight to ex-EU (e.g. Hamburg)
- A weekend in Chengdu for about £100 a few months later, outbound on Friday, inbound on Sunday. Those living in HKG know that even an economy return on CX/KA is going to be more than this
- And then my return to Europe that I wanted for Christmas
I could have done an overnight turn-around in CTU to remove the stopover fee and bring it back into TP run territory (don't think a back-to-back can work as the flight arrives around 10pm, and not convinced you can sleep at CTU airport), but thought I'd just take the extra holiday opportunity and cost. The APD can be removed, but you need to take another day off work and end up with a long wait in LHR from VCE, other cities are better.
Anyone else looking into this fare, which is on the Premium Fares thread, it also works from PSA,LIN,MXP and potentially other Italian cities:
Edit: To confirm that I booked this fare via Propeller Travel, efficienct as always. With the extra APD and stopover fee it did move from TP run territory, but was a relatively painless way to bump my TPS up towards my gold renewal.
Last edited by littlevoices; Apr 22, 2017 at 6:37 pm
Apr 18, 2017, 8:28 pm
#1488
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: British Airways, Emirates
Posts: 2
Tier point collection years always end on the 8th day of a month. If your membership year starts on 1st June then your collection year will already have ended, on 8 April. On that date your TPs will have been reset to zero and tier points earned will accrue to the next collection year (2017-2018).
Also, you need 600 TPs to get to Silver, so if you already have 265 then you need another 335, not 225.
Also, you need 600 TPs to get to Silver, so if you already have 265 then you need another 335, not 225.
I'll have 265 points at the end of my next trip, on the 18th May. Again, you're correct with the total i'd need. I completely misread it.
Thanks.
Apr 18, 2017, 8:58 pm
#1489
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Beijing
Programs: SK EBG, BAEC Gold
Posts: 933
Correct, I don't think 72hr TWOV would work since you need to be doing A->China->B where A and B are different countries. HKG does count as a different country at least.
There is also a 24-Hour Direct Transit option where no visa is required, but again my understanding is that it still has the same A->China->B requirement.
There is also a 24-Hour Direct Transit option where no visa is required, but again my understanding is that it still has the same A->China->B requirement.
Last edited by GinFizz; Apr 18, 2017 at 10:06 pm
Apr 19, 2017, 5:51 am
#1490
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PlatMM, BA and Alaska Emerald, HHonors DIA, Accor, Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat Amb, UA Silver, AA
Posts: 4,516
Great educational thread.
I'm Silver, earning year ends June 8th. I won't have many TPs. But starting the new earning year June 9th, I want to get Silver again if possible.
Ex- South America?
I will be in South America in July-- any TP runs there from EZE/GRU/GIG? Business Class fares ex-South America are obscenely expensive.
Ex- South Africa?
One alternative I have is using UA miles GRU-JNB/DUR/CPT, then going from there. I like that I could get my 4 BA flights using the BA South Africa (Comair) flights....
Thanks for any ideas!
I'm Silver, earning year ends June 8th. I won't have many TPs. But starting the new earning year June 9th, I want to get Silver again if possible.
Ex- South America?
I will be in South America in July-- any TP runs there from EZE/GRU/GIG? Business Class fares ex-South America are obscenely expensive.
Ex- South Africa?
One alternative I have is using UA miles GRU-JNB/DUR/CPT, then going from there. I like that I could get my 4 BA flights using the BA South Africa (Comair) flights....
Thanks for any ideas!
Apr 19, 2017, 5:59 am
#1491
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA Gold, Ex-Hertz 5* PC, Ex-HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,062
Having worked out, with the exception of the QR once-a-year super January sale it is way cheaper/easier for me to have an ex-EU ticket booked than trying to book a ticket out of HKG (even if I start in TPE/MNL/BKK), so I always tend to leave a hanging ticket. So in this case I did a GUV'd paid ex-EU ticket in business that left Europe over Christmas (to CTU as it happens as well, though in that case I went to Tibet), and the return leg goes to BRI in June. As such I'll do the same again to nearly the same cities. This gives me two return trips to Europe.
I am also on holiday/working though, so will have 4- days to get from BRI to VCE and will likely do train to get around Italy as it's pleasant enough.
I do like CX, but since I can get a BA F ticket (with my GUV) for less than a CX business ticket and it's just about better. Amusingly I just went to NGO for a week and paid almost the same price for a business ticket as I will to get to Europe!
Apr 19, 2017, 6:06 am
#1492
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 18
Any help or advice on a potential Mileage Run in the US?
Hi all,
I'm still fairly new to this so my apologies if I'm asking silly questions.
I'm BAEC Silver and my next collection year starts on 9 May 2017.
I'll be in the U.S. in June for a conference. Annoyingly, my boss was in a bad mood when the flight had to be booked and instead of allowing me to book WTP+ or J and claim the Y fare on expenses (like I had done many times before), she insisted on booking the ticket using her CC and said "you can always upgrade later". As much as I tried to explain the problems (and much higher cost) associated with that, she wasn't having any of it so I'll be flying in Y from LHR to IAD on BA0293 on 7 June 2017 and from IAD to LHR on BA0292 on 14 June 2017. (rant over)
While I'll try for an AUP, I thought I'll see if I can at least go on a mileage run while in the U.S.
As I mentioned earlier, I'll be arriving on BA0293 on 7 June 2017.
I have a hotel in D.C. from 10 June 2017 and no plans between my arrival and 10 June 2017. It also wouldn't be a problem if I didn't arrive back in D.C. until 11 June 2017.
To sum this up:
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: as many as I can get (focus being Tier Points)
Required Spend or Budget: $500-1000 - depending on what I can get out of it
Available Travel Dates: 7 June 2017 - 10 or 11 June 2017
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: yes, Oneworld
Thanks for all your help!
Philip
I'm still fairly new to this so my apologies if I'm asking silly questions.
I'm BAEC Silver and my next collection year starts on 9 May 2017.
I'll be in the U.S. in June for a conference. Annoyingly, my boss was in a bad mood when the flight had to be booked and instead of allowing me to book WTP+ or J and claim the Y fare on expenses (like I had done many times before), she insisted on booking the ticket using her CC and said "you can always upgrade later". As much as I tried to explain the problems (and much higher cost) associated with that, she wasn't having any of it so I'll be flying in Y from LHR to IAD on BA0293 on 7 June 2017 and from IAD to LHR on BA0292 on 14 June 2017. (rant over)
While I'll try for an AUP, I thought I'll see if I can at least go on a mileage run while in the U.S.
As I mentioned earlier, I'll be arriving on BA0293 on 7 June 2017.
I have a hotel in D.C. from 10 June 2017 and no plans between my arrival and 10 June 2017. It also wouldn't be a problem if I didn't arrive back in D.C. until 11 June 2017.
To sum this up:
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: as many as I can get (focus being Tier Points)
Required Spend or Budget: $500-1000 - depending on what I can get out of it
Available Travel Dates: 7 June 2017 - 10 or 11 June 2017
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: yes, Oneworld
Thanks for all your help!
Philip
Apr 19, 2017, 8:18 am
#1493
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London Town
Programs: BA Silver, AF Silver
Posts: 465
I'm having trouble sorting out an ex-DUB TP run to the west coast in August. Last year I did the whole HNL thing for around £1500, this year I can do a simple DUB-JFK for about £1300, but adding LAX takes the price up to £2000, with a couple of bad caveats (no direct LAX-JFK or vice versa, direct JFK-DUB return instead of via LHR). Can anyone suggest a way that I can do the whole coast to coast thing, get 600 TPs or thereabouts, without spending the £7k it seems to be costing to do this in August using all the best flights???
Apr 19, 2017, 8:34 am
#1494
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
I'm having trouble sorting out an ex-DUB TP run to the west coast in August. Last year I did the whole HNL thing for around £1500, this year I can do a simple DUB-JFK for about £1300, but adding LAX takes the price up to £2000, with a couple of bad caveats (no direct LAX-JFK or vice versa, direct JFK-DUB return instead of via LHR). Can anyone suggest a way that I can do the whole coast to coast thing, get 600 TPs or thereabouts, without spending the £7k it seems to be costing to do this in August using all the best flights???
19 March through 12 April or
25 June through 22 August or
23 November through 30 November or
18 December through 04 January
for each transatlantic sector.
Note the new restriction this year also regarding all transatlantic sectors.
For £1300-1400 pricing to HNL you have to start from CAI.....
To be honest if just for 600 TP's you could just do a couple of OSL-HEL-AGP runs....
Last edited by David_Doyle; Apr 19, 2017 at 8:51 am Reason: Noticed that OP wants LAX not HNL
Apr 19, 2017, 10:51 am
#1495
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,773
I'm at SJU right now and it's like you're at a completely different airport. Much more clean and modern now. Busy as well.
Apr 20, 2017, 7:25 pm
#1496
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 196
Oddly quiet round these parts... not sure why.
Posted over at the Premium Fare Deals ...
MH KUL-PER in J . 2 x 140 TPs for £410 or £1.46 / TP
Usual trick of add on departure from PEN or some other domestic airport for an extra 2 x 40 TPs, total 360 TPs for £442 or £1.23 / TP
Posted over at the Premium Fare Deals ...
MH KUL-PER in J . 2 x 140 TPs for £410 or £1.46 / TP
Usual trick of add on departure from PEN or some other domestic airport for an extra 2 x 40 TPs, total 360 TPs for £442 or £1.23 / TP
Apr 21, 2017, 4:54 am
#1497
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London Town
Programs: BA Silver, AF Silver
Posts: 465
The £1300-1400 price range fares to LAX are no longer. There's been quite an increase over last year. See the Wiki at the top of the page - more like €1795 for these dates:
19 March through 12 April or
25 June through 22 August or
23 November through 30 November or
18 December through 04 January
for each transatlantic sector.
Note the new restriction this year also regarding all transatlantic sectors.
For £1300-1400 pricing to HNL you have to start from CAI.....
To be honest if just for 600 TP's you could just do a couple of OSL-HEL-AGP runs....
19 March through 12 April or
25 June through 22 August or
23 November through 30 November or
18 December through 04 January
for each transatlantic sector.
Note the new restriction this year also regarding all transatlantic sectors.
For £1300-1400 pricing to HNL you have to start from CAI.....
To be honest if just for 600 TP's you could just do a couple of OSL-HEL-AGP runs....
The best fare I can find for DUB-JFK-LAX over the summer is £2000...I got the full HNL experience for way less than that last year :-(
Apr 21, 2017, 7:05 am
#1498
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL, SPG Gold , HHonors Diamond ,Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 567
AA.com absolutely can price this up. See screenshots below for Matrix, then use ITA Powertools: ITA-Matrix-PowerTools - Userscript for Orbitz/DL/UA/AA/BA/CZ/IB/LA/LH/LX/TK
Then the resultant AA.com page.
Then the resultant AA.com page.
Codeshare flights AA9000 & AA8999 do not show up in Expertflyer as LHR/HEl/HEL sectors yet you can book AA8999 as part of the HEL to PHX sector
Apr 22, 2017, 11:34 am
#1499
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London Town
Programs: BA Silver, AF Silver
Posts: 465
A bit of jiggery pokery has seen me get DUB-LHR-NYC-LAX and back for just over £1500 over the summer. I'm guessing this is as good as it's going to get, unless anyone can give me the fast track to a cheaper way? This is also just a 4-day trip, so pretty full on and no lengthy stopovers anywhere - which suits me fine.
Apr 22, 2017, 1:05 pm
#1500
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Looks to be about £1,330 ARN-LAX if that's any good? Price seems to go up on Google Flights then back down when you complete through to AA..