Struggling to find reasonable flights
Mar 7, 2018, 7:28 am
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Struggling to find reasonable flights
I'm trying to get from Glasgow to Miami (Via LHR on BA of course) on the 11th Sep and back on the 13th Sep (WT+). But the costs are astronomical. I've tried fiddling the dates a bit but no good.
Happy to return via a day or 2 in New Jersey as I can do some business there but that makes it even worse. Honestly for 2 of us it's looking close to £10k!!
Can any help me how to do this better? Looking to stick with Oneworld if possible.
Happy to return via a day or 2 in New Jersey as I can do some business there but that makes it even worse. Honestly for 2 of us it's looking close to £10k!!
Can any help me how to do this better? Looking to stick with Oneworld if possible.
Mar 7, 2018, 7:32 am
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You'll need to stay a Saturday night for decent fares. Google Flights says less than £950 each in W 11SEP - 16SEP on BA
Last edited by richi; Mar 7, 2018 at 7:36 am Reason: add price
Mar 7, 2018, 7:35 am
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Mar 7, 2018, 7:36 am
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The lack of a Saturday night stay is definitely hurting you here! Anyway to include a weekend?
Best I could find with no Saturday night stay was £968pp on the following routing:
11th Sept: DUB>LHR>MIA with BA in WTP and returning on 14th Sept EWR>LHR>AMS (you could prob get the LON>AMS out of LGW if you catch my drift.
Others may find better deals, but that was with a quick check and obviously you grabbing a 1-way internal from MIA>EWR.
Pilot37
Best I could find with no Saturday night stay was £968pp on the following routing:
11th Sept: DUB>LHR>MIA with BA in WTP and returning on 14th Sept EWR>LHR>AMS (you could prob get the LON>AMS out of LGW if you catch my drift.
Others may find better deals, but that was with a quick check and obviously you grabbing a 1-way internal from MIA>EWR.
Pilot37
Mar 7, 2018, 7:38 am
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Flight + hotel booking is £2918 each (GLA-LHR-MIA) but still a massive amount to pay and as others have said a Sat night stay would reduce it. I am sure some suggestions to get it down as low as possible may be posted.
Mar 7, 2018, 7:39 am
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Flying back on Sunday would work, dropping the flight cost to £854 per person for GLA-MIA, JFK-GLA
(the reason people keep mentioning Saturday night is that for many long-haul tickets you need to spend a Saturday night at the destination to gain cheaper tickets)
(the reason people keep mentioning Saturday night is that for many long-haul tickets you need to spend a Saturday night at the destination to gain cheaper tickets)
Mar 7, 2018, 7:39 am
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- GLA-LHR-MIA on Tue 11 September
- MIA-LHR on Thu 13 September
- LHR-GLA on Sun 16 September
Mar 7, 2018, 7:41 am
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Problem is, most conferences I can stretch to sat night. But this conference is just wed & Thursday. And in Miami there is no business for us to be done. To fill the rest of the time we would need to be near NJ. Maybe I'll do a road trip. Buy returns to NJ and do an internal AA to miami and back for the conference.
Mar 7, 2018, 7:45 am
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Mar 7, 2018, 7:46 am
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Probably better to book an open-jaw: GLA-MIA/EWR-GLA and then buy a separate one-way MIA-EWR. That way, you get connection protection on your outbound
Last edited by richi; Mar 7, 2018 at 7:48 am Reason: clarify which post I'm replying to
Mar 7, 2018, 8:10 am
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Or probably better for comfort and for the Sunday night stay - the open jaw should be the day flight from JFK on Sunday 16 - or putting the Saturday night stay in in LHR as suggested above.
Mar 7, 2018, 8:13 am
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I've just realised something,,, Seems really weird. But If I buy two sets of flights to Miami, both covering a Sat night, but one with the outbound I want, and one with the return I want. It's nearly £2000 cheaper....
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
Mar 7, 2018, 8:16 am
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I've just realised something,,, Seems really weird. But If I buy two sets of flights to Miami, both covering a Sat night, but one with the outbound I want, and one with the return I want. It's nearly £2000 cheaper....
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
Mar 7, 2018, 8:17 am
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I've just realised something,,, Seems really weird. But If I buy two sets of flights to Miami, both covering a Sat night, but one with the outbound I want, and one with the return I want. It's nearly £2000 cheaper....
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
Is there anything stopping me doing this? Booking two sets of flights and just turning up for the flights I want? Seems mad this is cheaper.
In short: Don't do it.