Jan 29, 2017, 3:53 pm
Last edit by: Globaliser
A collaborative collection and discussion of nice Avios-earning and TP-earning J & F premium fare deals.
This thread is not for TP runs or published sales.
Some links to relevant threads for that can be found below.
Also in 2017: Enjoy your Premium Experience.
This thread is not for TP runs or published sales.
Some links to relevant threads for that can be found below.
Also in 2017: Enjoy your Premium Experience.
Oneworld: Italy and various EU to New York in club €1250
Current QR Sale Fares (yes, I did...)
QR/UL FRA-MLE via DOH+CMB: 1380€ RT across the board. 640 TP.
Switzerland/Italy/Sweden to East & West Coast USA in WTP (PE) €600/690 (3x Avios)
Update August 4th 2017:
QR: TUN-DOH-KUL return (J), ~£1000, 560TP
QR: TUN-DOH-JNB return (J), ~£1111, 560TP
QR: VCE-DOH-BKK return (J), ~£1242, 560TP
QR: HEL-DOH-BKK return (J), ~£1321, 560TP [AVAILABLE - BOOKING 23AUG17 ONLY - FOR GBP1217]
MH: KUL-PER return (J), ~£664, 280TP
BA/AA: LHR-MIA-PTY return (J), ~£1300, 560TP
BA: MXP-LHR-DXB return (J), ~£1150, 360TP
BA: AMS-LHR-BKK return (J), ~£1300, 360TP
BA/IB/AA: MXP-LHR/MAD-JFK return (J), ~£1700, 360TP
BA/AA: INV-LHR-ORD return (J), ~£1300, 360TP
QR/UL: FRA-DOH-CMB-MLE return (J), ~£1351, 640TP
AY: OSL-HEL-BKK return (J), ~£1200, 360TP
AY: ARN-HEL-BKK return (J), ~£1300, 360TP
BA: HEL-LHR-BRU-LHR-HEL (J) ~£580, 240TP
Expired
Finnair J, ARN / GOT - BKK, 1150 GBP return (valid till Jan 9th)
TXL and Portugal to JNB for £1350/1450 on BA discussed from post 5021 onwards.. (expired 1st Feb)
CONSOLIDATED QR 2017 Travel Festival Fares
LHR-Asia/Oz for £1100/1500 on MH
FIRST CLASS - RTM/AMS/BRU to West Coast (SFO, SAN, YVR, SEA) starting at £2330...(Expired 1st Feb)
For promos to the US (often, but TP heavy routes in general) it is always a good idea to look at BA Tier Point Runs 2017 master thread. Current sales are often in the Wiki there.
Please use http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...are-deals.html for WT or WTP deals.
Here is a link to the original Premium Fare Deals thread.
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Premium Fare Deals (J and F) - 2017 edition
May 22, 2017, 12:50 pm
#631
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,630
Very rough one chucked together - seems to still work albeit another £100
Still get some decent aircraft (789/380/350)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA430;sc=b
&
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA428;sc=b
Still get some decent aircraft (789/380/350)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA430;sc=b
&
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA428;sc=b
Are there any rules on which days / dates / stopovers generate the low prices, or is it just trial and error?
May 22, 2017, 7:56 pm
#632
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: HKG
Programs: BAEC Gold, CX MPC Gold, Avis preferred plus, MyWaitrose card
Posts: 287
BA.com won't let you book a multicity using Cathay / Cathay Dragon (who operate the BKK to HKG sector).
For info, my itinerary is/was:
Day 1. BA8454 16:00 AMS to LCY arr 16:25
Day 2. BA009 16:00 LHR to BKK arr 09:40 +1
Day 3. CX754 12:40 BKK to HKG arr 16:30
[7 week 'stopover']
Day 1. BA032 23:10 HKG to LHR arr 04:50 +1
Day 2. BA2764 18:00 LGW - AMS, arr 20:20
Ticket was about £1300 IIRC.
The LCY flight at the start is quite optimal because you can do an easy B2B, and it arrives into London 23 hours and 35 minutes before the Bangkok flight departs (i.e. it is the earliest first leg you can do without paying for a stopover!), so builds in plenty of contingency time.
I could have got an earlier BKK-HKG flight, but fancied trying the A330 long haul configuration seating.
May 22, 2017, 8:25 pm
#633
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: San Diego
Programs: Plat Pro AAdvantage, but defected to BAEC
Posts: 1,222
No sign of the companion sale offer on BA today. Indications were that it would last till May 31, or till availability was used up.
I had been looking at fares every day from SAN and LAX to LHR for the Christmas holidays hoping for a sale for the last few months. I was at a conference last week and was rather busy, so never checked past Tuesday. Got home late on Friday and when I woke up on the Saturday it dawned on me that I hadn't checked in a few days. Grabbed the iPad and did a Matrix search and lo and behold, fare had dropped!
I had been looking at LAX for CW flights on the 747 and the 380 and J for the AA 77W to avoid CW dormitory class on the current SAN 777 service. Those had come down to around $2900, but I also saw fares in First at around $4300. A similar fare was available on the 777 direct from SAN, so I opted for that one. Looks like I'll get to see the T5 First Wing early in the new year.
AA would only offer the J/CW sale price on a mixed metal itinerary and I prefer to book through a AA codeshare, so another reason to book first as there was no such restriction.
I had been looking at fares every day from SAN and LAX to LHR for the Christmas holidays hoping for a sale for the last few months. I was at a conference last week and was rather busy, so never checked past Tuesday. Got home late on Friday and when I woke up on the Saturday it dawned on me that I hadn't checked in a few days. Grabbed the iPad and did a Matrix search and lo and behold, fare had dropped!
I had been looking at LAX for CW flights on the 747 and the 380 and J for the AA 77W to avoid CW dormitory class on the current SAN 777 service. Those had come down to around $2900, but I also saw fares in First at around $4300. A similar fare was available on the 777 direct from SAN, so I opted for that one. Looks like I'll get to see the T5 First Wing early in the new year.
AA would only offer the J/CW sale price on a mixed metal itinerary and I prefer to book through a AA codeshare, so another reason to book first as there was no such restriction.
May 23, 2017, 1:34 am
#634
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,949
Very rough one chucked together - seems to still work albeit another £100
Still get some decent aircraft (789/380/350)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA430;sc=b
&
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA428;sc=b
Still get some decent aircraft (789/380/350)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA430;sc=b
&
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...AMS1BA428;sc=b
M
May 23, 2017, 2:22 am
#635
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
VERY handy for some spare GUFs
May 23, 2017, 6:42 am
#636
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,357
Got an excellent return with AA from DUB-JFK via LHR leaving 18th Nov, returning 23rd for €1410. Out on 772, back on 773
May 23, 2017, 8:26 am
#637
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: NY/LON
Programs: loyalty?! BA Gold, DL Platinum
Posts: 308
Seeing decent £1150 return business fares with BA flight#'s booking onto AA codeshares from INV. Trying to find a magical September-Oct fare and INV (using Momondo) seems to be the best so far. holding out in hopes of better.
May 23, 2017, 11:41 am
#638
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
Momondo seems to display prices from various other OTAs and 2 of them have very dodgy reviews online (saying that customers have never been able to actually book at the prices quoted but always received a call back with a suggestion of more expensive flights).
the reputable / well-known OTAs on Momondo were / are all GBP200 ish more expensive.
so, be good to hear if anyone actually gets a ticket on the headline prices quoted on Momondo?
May 23, 2017, 11:48 am
#639
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Somewhere around Europe...
Programs: BA Gold; MB Ti; HH Diamond; IHG Plat; RR Gold
Posts: 530
Removed.
May 24, 2017, 2:49 am
#640
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 1,499
I'd be interested in seeing whether you can actually ticket those.
Momondo seems to display prices from various other OTAs and 2 of them have very dodgy reviews online (saying that customers have never been able to actually book at the prices quoted but always received a call back with a suggestion of more expensive flights).
the reputable / well-known OTAs on Momondo were / are all GBP200 ish more expensive.
so, be good to hear if anyone actually gets a ticket on the headline prices quoted on Momondo?
Momondo seems to display prices from various other OTAs and 2 of them have very dodgy reviews online (saying that customers have never been able to actually book at the prices quoted but always received a call back with a suggestion of more expensive flights).
the reputable / well-known OTAs on Momondo were / are all GBP200 ish more expensive.
so, be good to hear if anyone actually gets a ticket on the headline prices quoted on Momondo?
May 28, 2017, 5:57 am
#641
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: NY/LON
Programs: loyalty?! BA Gold, DL Platinum
Posts: 308
I wonder if rev management will deem this weekend worthy of a few nice sales?
May 28, 2017, 5:58 am
#642
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
Maybe the revenue intern has become head of IT
May 28, 2017, 7:27 am
#643
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
May 28, 2017, 8:53 am
#644
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
May 30, 2017, 3:21 am
#645
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: LHR Air Traffic Control
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 875
Hi folks,
looking to tap into the collective wisdom to ensure I'm not missing anything.
Wifey and I are heading to NZ (CHC-Christchurch) next March, with ideally two nights in SYD on the way out.
This is what I have so far:
25th March positon from LHR-OSL
26th March OSL-LHR-SIN-SYD arriving 2045 on 27th March
27th and 28th in SYD,
(separate ticket SYD-CHC on 29th, CHC-SYD either 16th April or early 17th April)
17th April SYD-SIN-LHR-OSL
BA £2461 in business.
Any other oneworld options/routes that I'm missing? Stopping in SYD isn't essential, we could fly into AKL or even direct into CHC, but it would have to be considerably cheaper for us to consider it...day or two in SYD is part of the holiday for Wifey really.
And another thing.......there are plenty of Avios flights from SYD-CHC-SYD, but they are all indirect via BNE or MEL, nothing direct. Is this normal?
Thanks!
looking to tap into the collective wisdom to ensure I'm not missing anything.
Wifey and I are heading to NZ (CHC-Christchurch) next March, with ideally two nights in SYD on the way out.
This is what I have so far:
25th March positon from LHR-OSL
26th March OSL-LHR-SIN-SYD arriving 2045 on 27th March
27th and 28th in SYD,
(separate ticket SYD-CHC on 29th, CHC-SYD either 16th April or early 17th April)
17th April SYD-SIN-LHR-OSL
BA £2461 in business.
Any other oneworld options/routes that I'm missing? Stopping in SYD isn't essential, we could fly into AKL or even direct into CHC, but it would have to be considerably cheaper for us to consider it...day or two in SYD is part of the holiday for Wifey really.
And another thing.......there are plenty of Avios flights from SYD-CHC-SYD, but they are all indirect via BNE or MEL, nothing direct. Is this normal?
Thanks!