Jan 13, 2018, 9:43 pm
Premium Fare Deals | 2018 edition
Jun 2, 2018, 4:56 am
#706
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Jun 2, 2018, 6:21 am
#707
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Booked exactly that, confirmed this morning.
Even if we dump the last leg still 26k Avios & 420TPs for £1400 including an extended stopover in SIN.
Excellent saving in the £3500+ direct Club fares from LHR over Christmas
Thank you!
Even if we dump the last leg still 26k Avios & 420TPs for £1400 including an extended stopover in SIN.
Excellent saving in the £3500+ direct Club fares from LHR over Christmas
Thank you!
Jun 2, 2018, 2:30 pm
#708
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Programs: BA Silver (for now)
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Do the AMS-LHR the night before, and either route BKK-HKG overnight, then LHR-AMS on the evening back-to-back, or BKK-LHR-AMS during the day with a night in AMS, and it's easy. Certainly, it's more jetlag friendly than QR in my experience.
I also like routing through HKG as you get into BKK in the evening so you have a very short, well rested day even if you hit the nightlife when you land.
I also like routing through HKG as you get into BKK in the evening so you have a very short, well rested day even if you hit the nightlife when you land.
Possibly a silly question...
The final leg leg is from Gatwick, I presume they will give me my bags back for my cross London trip? I wouldn’t want to miss the connection and the bags go to AMS.
Last edited by Will100; Jun 2, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Jun 2, 2018, 2:51 pm
#709
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Yes , you will need to collect them at LHR and take them to LGW .
Regards
TBS
Jun 3, 2018, 8:29 am
#710
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: LON
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 96
Help finding cheapest fare: LAX and PHX in April/May 2019
Hi all,
first: please move if wrong thread and apologies for the inconvenience.
In a nutshell we are looking for an amazing fare in J or F to Lax and PHX next year in April or May where we ideally do not take more than five days of holiday (maybe including one of the bank holiday days next year in May, may be an option? But price is probably likely to be better in April?!)
We have friends in LA we want to visit for 2-3 nights but also want to explore PHX for 2-3 days as my partner used to live there many years ago.
So I am coming to the community to find an amazing deal for two in J or F beyween April
and May next year.
While i am aware that PHX is cheap as an Ex-EU (preference would be DUS, but am aware might have to be Bucharest), I just don’t know how to use any of the tools that give me the best/cheapest options.
We are happy to make this a mini TP run if it does get the price down (e.g. stop on the east coast on the way to LAX and PHX) but we would not want to spend much time on the ground in the EC.
We are very flexible in actual dates across April and May but as I mentioned above would not want to take more than five, max six days of holiday for this trip while ideally including two weekends.
Apologies for not being able to search these things myself, and thank you so much in advance for your help.
first: please move if wrong thread and apologies for the inconvenience.
In a nutshell we are looking for an amazing fare in J or F to Lax and PHX next year in April or May where we ideally do not take more than five days of holiday (maybe including one of the bank holiday days next year in May, may be an option? But price is probably likely to be better in April?!)
We have friends in LA we want to visit for 2-3 nights but also want to explore PHX for 2-3 days as my partner used to live there many years ago.
So I am coming to the community to find an amazing deal for two in J or F beyween April
and May next year.
While i am aware that PHX is cheap as an Ex-EU (preference would be DUS, but am aware might have to be Bucharest), I just don’t know how to use any of the tools that give me the best/cheapest options.
We are happy to make this a mini TP run if it does get the price down (e.g. stop on the east coast on the way to LAX and PHX) but we would not want to spend much time on the ground in the EC.
We are very flexible in actual dates across April and May but as I mentioned above would not want to take more than five, max six days of holiday for this trip while ideally including two weekends.
Apologies for not being able to search these things myself, and thank you so much in advance for your help.
Jun 4, 2018, 3:14 am
#711
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Hi All,
Just looking for inspiration. Don't mind where I go but would like to go in F or J, preferably flying towards the states at some point in the next two months for a few days. Don't mind multiple connections either. Has anyone seen anything thats a good deal, don't even mind just doing a day somewhere. I've fortunately got loads of holidays to burn and not much planned.
Just looking for inspiration. Don't mind where I go but would like to go in F or J, preferably flying towards the states at some point in the next two months for a few days. Don't mind multiple connections either. Has anyone seen anything thats a good deal, don't even mind just doing a day somewhere. I've fortunately got loads of holidays to burn and not much planned.
Jun 4, 2018, 3:19 am
#712
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Hi mcgol & LHR FLYER my suggestion would be go over to the Tier Point thread which has been very active past few days. You won't have to scroll back far to see the currents runs available - and also I think within the posts over the last week of May there were screen shots of how you enter the details into ITA Matrix to generate the runs you are looking for. Very helpful.
Jun 4, 2018, 4:22 am
#713
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Jun 4, 2018, 4:33 am
#714
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Hi all,
first: please move if wrong thread and apologies for the inconvenience.
In a nutshell we are looking for an amazing fare in J or F to Lax and PHX next year in April or May where we ideally do not take more than five days of holiday (maybe including one of the bank holiday days next year in May, may be an option? But price is probably likely to be better in April?!)
We have friends in LA we want to visit for 2-3 nights but also want to explore PHX for 2-3 days as my partner used to live there many years ago.
So I am coming to the community to find an amazing deal for two in J or F beyween April
and May next year.
While i am aware that PHX is cheap as an Ex-EU (preference would be DUS, but am aware might have to be Bucharest), I just don’t know how to use any of the tools that give me the best/cheapest options.
We are happy to make this a mini TP run if it does get the price down (e.g. stop on the east coast on the way to LAX and PHX) but we would not want to spend much time on the ground in the EC.
We are very flexible in actual dates across April and May but as I mentioned above would not want to take more than five, max six days of holiday for this trip while ideally including two weekends.
Apologies for not being able to search these things myself, and thank you so much in advance for your help.
first: please move if wrong thread and apologies for the inconvenience.
In a nutshell we are looking for an amazing fare in J or F to Lax and PHX next year in April or May where we ideally do not take more than five days of holiday (maybe including one of the bank holiday days next year in May, may be an option? But price is probably likely to be better in April?!)
We have friends in LA we want to visit for 2-3 nights but also want to explore PHX for 2-3 days as my partner used to live there many years ago.
So I am coming to the community to find an amazing deal for two in J or F beyween April
and May next year.
While i am aware that PHX is cheap as an Ex-EU (preference would be DUS, but am aware might have to be Bucharest), I just don’t know how to use any of the tools that give me the best/cheapest options.
We are happy to make this a mini TP run if it does get the price down (e.g. stop on the east coast on the way to LAX and PHX) but we would not want to spend much time on the ground in the EC.
We are very flexible in actual dates across April and May but as I mentioned above would not want to take more than five, max six days of holiday for this trip while ideally including two weekends.
Apologies for not being able to search these things myself, and thank you so much in advance for your help.
If you're not set on Oneworld, then VS will fly you HEL-LHR-SFO on those same dates for £1850ish in Upper Class, and LX will do OSL-ZRH-LAX for a similar price in J.
Jun 7, 2018, 8:09 am
#715
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Posts: 2,447
Leaving on 19/4 (Good Friday) and returning on the 29/4 would use 5 days holiday (due to the two bank holidays and two weekends). Can be done direct BUD-LHR-LAX for £2k per person in J.
If you're not set on Oneworld, then VS will fly you HEL-LHR-SFO on those same dates for £1850ish in Upper Class, and LX will do OSL-ZRH-LAX for a similar price in J.
If you're not set on Oneworld, then VS will fly you HEL-LHR-SFO on those same dates for £1850ish in Upper Class, and LX will do OSL-ZRH-LAX for a similar price in J.
Alternatively ditch the JFK stop, can select LHR-LAX on the 787 out, A380 back, adding to overall comfort, but dropping to 520TP instead. Same price though.
EDIT: thinking about dates, it probably makes more sense to depart Thur March 28th, or Fri March 29th, giving you two weekends to play with. The Sat/Sun at home upon return may be useful to get back into normal shape...
Jun 7, 2018, 8:43 am
#716
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Alternatively ditch the JFK stop, can select LHR-LAX on the 787 out, A380 back, adding to overall comfort, but dropping to 520TP instead. Same price though.
EDIT: thinking about dates, it probably makes more sense to depart Thur March 28th, or Fri March 29th, giving you two weekends to play with. The Sat/Sun at home upon return may be useful to get back into normal shape...
EDIT: thinking about dates, it probably makes more sense to depart Thur March 28th, or Fri March 29th, giving you two weekends to play with. The Sat/Sun at home upon return may be useful to get back into normal shape...
On the return an internal stopover allows connection into the early OTP flight and the back-to-back on the day, for which the PHX flight is too late I think; a connection there is probably a good idea regardless, even as pointed out above in LAX. There are many options. A proper stopover in LAX on the one ticket makes the price jump to some of the fares indicated below (1800/1900) so not worth it for me, but if you really wanted to streamline your flying that would be an option too.Have fun.
Jun 7, 2018, 10:31 am
#717
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Shoreham By Sea
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800TP, within date range:
Alternatively ditch the JFK stop, can select LHR-LAX on the 787 out, A380 back, adding to overall comfort, but dropping to 520TP instead. Same price though.
EDIT: thinking about dates, it probably makes more sense to depart Thur March 28th, or Fri March 29th, giving you two weekends to play with. The Sat/Sun at home upon return may be useful to get back into normal shape...
Alternatively ditch the JFK stop, can select LHR-LAX on the 787 out, A380 back, adding to overall comfort, but dropping to 520TP instead. Same price though.
EDIT: thinking about dates, it probably makes more sense to depart Thur March 28th, or Fri March 29th, giving you two weekends to play with. The Sat/Sun at home upon return may be useful to get back into normal shape...
also what dates would this work for
Jun 7, 2018, 10:56 am
#718
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
Slap this into ITA exactly, then start tinkering with modify search and different dates, routings, start points, etc, and see where you get...
Jun 7, 2018, 2:24 pm
#719
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General tip on US-bound premium flights. Try tagging on LGW-ALG to the end of your itineraries. The visa situation might make it tricky to do a back-to-back, but it might be convenient for those on inbound LHR flights looking to save a few bob..
Jun 7, 2018, 3:52 pm
#720
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Location: London
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If you didn't have a visa and planned to drop the last leg would you have problems getting BPs for the return from USA back as far as London or Madrid?