Daily Mail: Skipping the last leg to save money
Feb 2, 2017, 11:46 am
#32
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This is going give a strong incentive to BA to clamp down further on this; between the likely scale of DM readers trying it on (rather than just some of Flyertalk) and Cruz' determination to let no revenue opportunity go unexploited, I anticipate much more aggressive efforts by BA to prevent this in future. This will undoubtedly snare some travellers with a more sound reason for missing the final flight than fully intending to no-show the last segment and go home just to pay less.
Feb 2, 2017, 11:50 am
#33
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Oooh, msm2000uk has outed himself as a reader of the DM.
Unless you actually need to visit the European origin and/or need some TPs, I really think premium economy is not worth wasting an extra 6 hours of your life for, might as well just slum it in Y and rest at the destination.
Unless you actually need to visit the European origin and/or need some TPs, I really think premium economy is not worth wasting an extra 6 hours of your life for, might as well just slum it in Y and rest at the destination.
Feb 2, 2017, 11:57 am
#35
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Not best placed myself to judge any differential in comfort or otherwise .... but my understanding from some comments, here & there, is that WT+ can be genuinely worthwhile (on some sectors) over and above WT ..... .. ??
Feb 2, 2017, 12:09 pm
#36
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I prefer it over Y. For a day flight to the east coast when you have a bit of work to get on with it's pretty good.
Feb 2, 2017, 12:16 pm
#37
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Thanks Calchas - I have relatives, with property in Florida, who could afford J (and indeed F) far more easily than I can. But they choose to go in WT + for their twice-yearly trips there, and seem pretty happy with it.
Feb 2, 2017, 12:18 pm
#38
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This is going give a strong incentive to BA to clamp down further on this; between the likely scale of DM readers trying it on (rather than just some of Flyertalk) and Cruz' determination to let no revenue opportunity go unexploited, I anticipate much more aggressive efforts by BA to prevent this in future. This will undoubtedly snare some travellers with a more sound reason for missing the final flight than fully intending to no-show the last segment and go home just to pay less.
Also, if your intent is to get press coverage that you then react to, you probably don't want to highlight how flying ex-EU (and taking all the sectors) is a fantastic deal, so give an awful example.
If the purpose of the article is to give a reason for a crack down without encouraging the masses to book their next LH flight ex-EU, then it has served its purpose.
Who pray would have that as an objective?
Feb 2, 2017, 12:40 pm
#40
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Some do, some don't. Taking the last leg gets you more Avios and TP plus is the safe option. I've done ex-DUB before but decided to make the most and spend a bit of time in Dublin each end of the trip.
Feb 2, 2017, 12:55 pm
#42
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Just kidding. I personally doubt that third country departures will ever become popular with the general public. Also, the silly paper should have also warned them of the risk of missed departure. All great to buy that Ł29 Monarch positioning flight but I can imagine some wannabe travel 'geniuses' (no limit to ridicule really) in for massive expenses when their flight is cancelled or delayed and they lose their long haul entirely.
Feb 2, 2017, 1:03 pm
#44
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Feb 2, 2017, 1:08 pm
#45
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Could my fellow FTers please stick to the topic, and stop the DM bashing - the OMNI is around for that.
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