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#781
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
Haven't checked in a few months, and now that I actually need it, it appears to have disappeared.
Has anyone seen the cheap IKA-US fares for $1500 recently, or has that sweet spot been closed?
Has anyone seen the cheap IKA-US fares for $1500 recently, or has that sweet spot been closed?
Last edited by BA Humbug; Jun 26, 2018 at 12:32 am
#782
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,683
I think ubiiest meant choosing cheapest with the f bc= option in place. Does your route include segments without PE available?
#783
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow, UK
Programs: Seigneur des Tarifs Utils First Class Mucci with Honours :) - BA GGL / CCR
Posts: 1,551
Not BA but Latam,
ROM (Rome All Airports) to SCL (Santiago Chile) £1350 in J on Latam.
ROM (Rome All Airports) to SCL (Santiago Chile) £1350 in J on Latam.
- Needs to be Latam on the TATL Book by 7th July
- Valid routings include via LHR on BA, GRU on Latam each way not had a chance to play with other options
- Unlimited Transfers
- 3 Stopovers (1st Free then $100)
- TATL books into Z
- 767
- Ambiguity whether Z now earns anything on Latam due to the TP Calculator pages on BA.com, It might be an error on the website but take this into consideration if TPs are important. @megaloman has put this to BA but heard nothing back yet
#784
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,501
Not BA but Latam,
ROM (Rome All Airports) to SCL (Santiago Chile) £1350 in J on Latam.
ROM (Rome All Airports) to SCL (Santiago Chile) £1350 in J on Latam.
- Needs to be Latam on the TATL Book by 7th July
- Valid routings include via LHR on BA, GRU on Latam each way not had a chance to play with other options
- Unlimited Transfers
- 3 Stopovers (1st Free then $100)
- TATL books into Z
- 767
- Ambiguity whether Z now earns anything on Latam due to the TP Calculator pages on BA.com, It might be an error on the website but take this into consideration if TPs are important. @megaloman has put this to BA but heard nothing back yet
#785
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
#786
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
Cant seem to find anything really good for travel to USA West coast for September. Waiting for a BA Sale ( lol ) but need to press the button fairly soon.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
#787
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,258
Cant seem to find anything really good for travel to USA West coast for September. Waiting for a BA Sale ( lol ) but need to press the button fairly soon.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
Some historical patterns on here
BA Sale | Continental Club Blog
#788
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: LHR
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 484
Work will be taking me to SYD (LHR based) late Jan 19. Anyone seen any good BA/QR or CX Biz prices ex EU to SYD ? Realistically what price could be achieved at that time ? Cheers
#789
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, A3 Gold, M&M SEN, FlyingBlue Gold, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 902
#790
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
Realistically you have a couple of months to decide on the ex-OSL fare, so it may be worth holding out and seeing if QR do some daft sale in the meantime.
#791
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
More often than not Sept excluded from sales and good exEU
Some historical patterns on here
BA Sale Continental Club Blog
#792
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
Cant seem to find anything really good for travel to USA West coast for September. Waiting for a BA Sale ( lol ) but need to press the button fairly soon.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
ARN - LAX, via LHR at £1,932 is best I can find. Before I book - wondered if there were any other options I should look at? HAve tried DUB, AMS, OSL, MAD, etc
Algeirs - LAX via Madrid is £1300 - but not worth the visa/immigration hassle?! Thanks FT.
#793
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 756
thanks @Wozza2404 , and when I add on a J fare from ORD - LAX then I get close to the ARN fare of about 1900. I'll see if there are better options from ORD to West coast, because INV-ORD at 1300 is good. Thanks for your help!
#794
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
For all those going ex-INV, how are you getting there? Every time I've looked at positioning flights they've been quite expensive. For my trip next year I ended up settling on Avios to get up there..... Is LON-EDI plus train another option, albeit much more time consuming for possibly not much more saving?
#795
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Glasgow, UK
Programs: Seigneur des Tarifs Utils First Class Mucci with Honours :) - BA GGL / CCR
Posts: 1,551
For all those going ex-INV, how are you getting there? Every time I've looked at positioning flights they've been quite expensive. For my trip next year I ended up settling on Avios to get up there..... Is LON-EDI plus train another option, albeit much more time consuming for possibly not much more saving?
If you are based in Glasgow, Aberdeen or Edinburgh then train,
When I go exINV (Gla Based) I can get the train usually in advance from around £11