Black Friday (& other) sales - how to find non-London fares?
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Black Friday (& other) sales - how to find non-London fares?
I must be having a brain malfunction, but I couldn't figure out how to access Black Friday sale fares with GLA as the departure point yesterday, and I can't for the life of me remember how we've done sales fares in the past.
Do the fare sale sectors and domestic sectors have to be booked separately? And if so, does that mean we'll have to do baggage claim / recheck at LHR since they won't be on the same PNR?
Do the fare sale sectors and domestic sectors have to be booked separately? And if so, does that mean we'll have to do baggage claim / recheck at LHR since they won't be on the same PNR?
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I must be having a brain malfunction, but I couldn't figure out how to access Black Friday sale fares with GLA as the departure point yesterday, and I can't for the life of me remember how we've done sales fares in the past.
Do the fare sale sectors and domestic sectors have to be booked separately? And if so, does that mean we'll have to do baggage claim / recheck at LHR since they won't be on the same PNR?
Do the fare sale sectors and domestic sectors have to be booked separately? And if so, does that mean we'll have to do baggage claim / recheck at LHR since they won't be on the same PNR?
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Exactly. Also you need to compromise on the hotel as well. Buying an ex Lon and a CE from GLA-LHR would save £130 mx. However, I can get a hotel I use in SIN that is better than the BA offering for £120 cheaper. So why would I do BA holiday sale? extra 60TP's and risk a £2.5K business trip and extra hassle for saving pennies. No chance. :-)
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Lufthansa came back to Glasgow recently after a very long hiatus flying to a hub with MUC service. It’s 4x weekly this winter and goes daily in the Summer.
MUC is a very easy airport to transfer with very good lounges. 30 min connections are possible.
I have been able to work the service into my trips but only on the return.
I can imagine some favourable F fares from there down the line.
GLA is getting more choice. Thankfully.
MUC is a very easy airport to transfer with very good lounges. 30 min connections are possible.
I have been able to work the service into my trips but only on the return.
I can imagine some favourable F fares from there down the line.
GLA is getting more choice. Thankfully.
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If other airlines offered the same prices for WT+ I'd consider them but they all seem to be WT or CW (EG Qatar from EDI, which is easily doable from GLA by car/bus)
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If you have until July, what would be wrong with the Christmas sale? That is usually a much wider and deeper sale, when compared to this contrived Americanised event.
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Lufthansa came back to Glasgow recently after a very long hiatus flying to a hub with MUC service. It’s 4x weekly this winter and goes daily in the Summer.
MUC is a very easy airport to transfer with very good lounges. 30 min connections are possible.
I have been able to work the service into my trips but only on the return.
I can imagine some favourable F fares from there down the line.
GLA is getting more choice. Thankfully.
MUC is a very easy airport to transfer with very good lounges. 30 min connections are possible.
I have been able to work the service into my trips but only on the return.
I can imagine some favourable F fares from there down the line.
GLA is getting more choice. Thankfully.
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As always, it depends. But in the past, I have sometimes picked up cheap tickets in that sale for travel in January, let alone March. (The best, I think, was LHR-SYD-LHR in WT+ for almost exactly £1,000.)
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Btw, I know you're trying to be helpful, but as an American (dual US/UK citizenship) who's lived in the UK for almost 20 years, it really pisses me off when people use "Americanised" in a derogatory manner when they would never speak that way about any other nationality for fear of being accused of discrimination or bigotry.
Just sayin.
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Btw, I know you're trying to be helpful, but as an American (dual US/UK citizenship) who's lived in the UK for almost 20 years, it really pisses me off when people use "Americanised" in a derogatory manner when they would never speak that way about any other nationality for fear of being accused of discrimination or bigotry.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
#14
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I agree completely about "Black Friday" sales, FWIW.
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If you prefer a single flight, maybe Reykjavik (GLA-LHR-KEF). Might be a somewhat roundabout way to get there admittedly, but Mrs BertieB and I got that in CE for around £360, and that nets 240TP from Glasgow. Don't see it quite that low at the moment but a quick look on ITA Matrix suggests there are options around £400.
Just a couple of thoughts, in case they help.
* And another tip of the hat to the forum for that one! A few minutes on the underground vs 30 mins on the rather horrible Hoppa buses.