Nov 20, 2018, 2:27 am
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Jul 31st
1320 BA780 LHR>ARN mtikky
1700 BA782 LHR>ARN vintagepilot, squawk
20:05 BA786 LHR>ARN bisonrav,Wozza2404
Aug 1st
0705 BA776 LHR>ARN IFE Wizard
1255 AY808 ARN>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1300 AY864 GOT>HEL awoxp, gosha
1315 AY804 ARN>HEL IFE Wizard
1435 AY810 ARN>HEL vintagepilot
1600 AY1337 HEL>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1635 AY814 ARN->HEL tsmnc, Selador
1700 AY1341 HEL>LHR awoxp, IFE Wizard, gosha
1930 AY1339 HEL>LHR tsmnc,vintagepilot, Selador
Aug 2nd
1240 BA1 LCY>JFK awoxp, bisonrav, IFE Wizard, vintagepilot, mtikky, Wozza2404, KARFA, tsmnc, gosha, squawk, Selador
1900 AA2246 JFK>CLT IFE Wizard
2040 AA2272 JFK>AUS awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
2232 AA2092 CLT>MCO IFE Wizard
Aug 3rd
0630 BA4362 JFK>MIA tsmnc
0635 AA1479 MCO>MIA IFE Wizard
0842 AA1176 AUS>DFW bisonrav, awoxp, mtikky, gosha
1000 AA2136 LGA>BOS KARFA
1105 AA1571 JFK>MIA Wozza2404
1219 AA388 JFK>CLT vintagepilot
1253 AA2314 DFW>MCO awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
1259 AA291 JFK>MIA Selador, squawk
1409 AA1609 CLT>MIA vintagepilot
1937 AA1194 MCO>MIA awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
Aug 4th
0700 AA1571 MIA>JFK awoxp, gosha
0831 AA2199 MIA>CLT vintagepilot
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK bisonrav, mtikky
1224 AA1002 CLT>JFK vintagepilot
17:05 BA206 MIA>LHR Wozza2404
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, vintagepilot
1900 BA174 JFK>LHR awoxp, gosha
1925 BA212 BOS>LHR KARFA
Aug 5th
06.50 AA1495 MIA>ORD IFE Wizard
0815 BA1340 LHR>LBA KARFA
0825 BA794 LHR>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1020 AY832 LHR>HEL awoxp, vintagepilot, gosha
1144 AA272 ORD>JFK IFE Wizard
1405 AY909 HEL>ARN bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1600 AY865 HEL>GOT awoxp, gosha
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN vintagepilot
1610 BA6080 LHR>HEL tsmnc
1805 BA781 ARN>LHR bisonrav
1830 AA6133 JFK>LHR IFE Wizard
2345 AY825 HEL>ARN tsmnc
Aug 6th
0825 AA6538 LHR>HEL IFE Wizard
1515 BA779 ARN>LHR mtikky
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN IFE Wizard
Aug 8th
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK squawk
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR squawk
Aug 9th
1020 BA6032 LHR>HEL squawk
1600 BA6043 HEL>ARN squawk
Aug 10th
1215 AA145 MIA>ORD Selador
1735 AY10 ORD>HEL Selador
Aug 11th
1155 AY863 HEL>GOT Selador
Hotels
bisonrav:
July 31st: Cockpit Suite, Jumbo Hotel (in around midnight, so unfortunately no cocktails on the terrace or playing with my knobs)
August 2nd: Staybridge Suites, Austin Airport
Wozza2404
July 31st: Clarion Hotel - ARN
Aug 1st: Moxy - LCY
Aug 2nd: Undecided - Likely something around Penn Station
Aug 3rd: The Julia - South Beach
Jul 31st
1320 BA780 LHR>ARN mtikky
1700 BA782 LHR>ARN vintagepilot, squawk
20:05 BA786 LHR>ARN bisonrav,Wozza2404
Aug 1st
0705 BA776 LHR>ARN IFE Wizard
1255 AY808 ARN>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1300 AY864 GOT>HEL awoxp, gosha
1315 AY804 ARN>HEL IFE Wizard
1435 AY810 ARN>HEL vintagepilot
1600 AY1337 HEL>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1635 AY814 ARN->HEL tsmnc, Selador
1700 AY1341 HEL>LHR awoxp, IFE Wizard, gosha
1930 AY1339 HEL>LHR tsmnc,vintagepilot, Selador
Aug 2nd
1240 BA1 LCY>JFK awoxp, bisonrav, IFE Wizard, vintagepilot, mtikky, Wozza2404, KARFA, tsmnc, gosha, squawk, Selador
1900 AA2246 JFK>CLT IFE Wizard
2040 AA2272 JFK>AUS awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
2232 AA2092 CLT>MCO IFE Wizard
Aug 3rd
0630 BA4362 JFK>MIA tsmnc
0635 AA1479 MCO>MIA IFE Wizard
0842 AA1176 AUS>DFW bisonrav, awoxp, mtikky, gosha
1000 AA2136 LGA>BOS KARFA
1105 AA1571 JFK>MIA Wozza2404
1219 AA388 JFK>CLT vintagepilot
1253 AA2314 DFW>MCO awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
1259 AA291 JFK>MIA Selador, squawk
1409 AA1609 CLT>MIA vintagepilot
1937 AA1194 MCO>MIA awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
Aug 4th
0700 AA1571 MIA>JFK awoxp, gosha
0831 AA2199 MIA>CLT vintagepilot
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK bisonrav, mtikky
1224 AA1002 CLT>JFK vintagepilot
17:05 BA206 MIA>LHR Wozza2404
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, vintagepilot
1900 BA174 JFK>LHR awoxp, gosha
1925 BA212 BOS>LHR KARFA
Aug 5th
06.50 AA1495 MIA>ORD IFE Wizard
0815 BA1340 LHR>LBA KARFA
0825 BA794 LHR>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1020 AY832 LHR>HEL awoxp, vintagepilot, gosha
1144 AA272 ORD>JFK IFE Wizard
1405 AY909 HEL>ARN bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1600 AY865 HEL>GOT awoxp, gosha
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN vintagepilot
1610 BA6080 LHR>HEL tsmnc
1805 BA781 ARN>LHR bisonrav
1830 AA6133 JFK>LHR IFE Wizard
2345 AY825 HEL>ARN tsmnc
Aug 6th
0825 AA6538 LHR>HEL IFE Wizard
1515 BA779 ARN>LHR mtikky
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN IFE Wizard
Aug 8th
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK squawk
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR squawk
Aug 9th
1020 BA6032 LHR>HEL squawk
1600 BA6043 HEL>ARN squawk
Aug 10th
1215 AA145 MIA>ORD Selador
1735 AY10 ORD>HEL Selador
Aug 11th
1155 AY863 HEL>GOT Selador
Hotels
bisonrav:
July 31st: Cockpit Suite, Jumbo Hotel (in around midnight, so unfortunately no cocktails on the terrace or playing with my knobs)
August 2nd: Staybridge Suites, Austin Airport
Wozza2404
July 31st: Clarion Hotel - ARN
Aug 1st: Moxy - LCY
Aug 2nd: Undecided - Likely something around Penn Station
Aug 3rd: The Julia - South Beach
The babybus (Sweden<> East Coast) Fare meetup thread
Dec 14, 2018, 7:10 am
#61
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,072
Dec 14, 2018, 8:35 am
#62
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 371
Have you already checked the post "Earning Avios and Tier Points on flights" in the "Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios 2018 edition" thread?
Dec 30, 2018, 5:33 am
#64
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,844
I'm still considering jumping on this fare - I recall reading somewhere that it has to be ticketed by tomorrow, 31st December?
However, I'm struggling to persuade Google Flights to allow a route back from the US via LHR and HEL (rather than simply, e.g., BOS-LHR-ARN). I've routed, for example, ARN-HEL-LHR // LCY-JFK // JFK-DCA-MIA // MIA-LGA-BOS // BOS-LHR-ARN. But you can't have more than 5 'flights' on Google multi city. I see it can be done via Matrix, as above, so will try that next - but Google is quite handy for seeing things at a glance and trying different options.
Edit: trying to get this up on Matrix for the first weekend in August, but coming in at approx Ł3600 (or even more).
However, I'm struggling to persuade Google Flights to allow a route back from the US via LHR and HEL (rather than simply, e.g., BOS-LHR-ARN). I've routed, for example, ARN-HEL-LHR // LCY-JFK // JFK-DCA-MIA // MIA-LGA-BOS // BOS-LHR-ARN. But you can't have more than 5 'flights' on Google multi city. I see it can be done via Matrix, as above, so will try that next - but Google is quite handy for seeing things at a glance and trying different options.
Edit: trying to get this up on Matrix for the first weekend in August, but coming in at approx Ł3600 (or even more).
Last edited by squawk; Dec 30, 2018 at 5:40 am Reason: Add detail
Dec 30, 2018, 6:00 am
#65
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: BER
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,843
i know that problem, tried it for october, 1999 € is the best i can find... i wanted to use it for an Hawaii trip (babybus ARN-MIA pls second ticket MIA - LAX - HNL - LAX - MIA)... any ideas on that?
Dec 30, 2018, 2:42 pm
#66
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: 7,326
I'm still considering jumping on this fare - I recall reading somewhere that it has to be ticketed by tomorrow, 31st December?
However, I'm struggling to persuade Google Flights to allow a route back from the US via LHR and HEL (rather than simply, e.g., BOS-LHR-ARN). I've routed, for example, ARN-HEL-LHR // LCY-JFK // JFK-DCA-MIA // MIA-LGA-BOS // BOS-LHR-ARN. But you can't have more than 5 'flights' on Google multi city. I see it can be done via Matrix, as above, so will try that next - but Google is quite handy for seeing things at a glance and trying different options.
Edit: trying to get this up on Matrix for the first weekend in August, but coming in at approx Ł3600 (or even more).
However, I'm struggling to persuade Google Flights to allow a route back from the US via LHR and HEL (rather than simply, e.g., BOS-LHR-ARN). I've routed, for example, ARN-HEL-LHR // LCY-JFK // JFK-DCA-MIA // MIA-LGA-BOS // BOS-LHR-ARN. But you can't have more than 5 'flights' on Google multi city. I see it can be done via Matrix, as above, so will try that next - but Google is quite handy for seeing things at a glance and trying different options.
Edit: trying to get this up on Matrix for the first weekend in August, but coming in at approx Ł3600 (or even more).
Do note that BA1 is showing only 1 seat left in the I fare bucket on that date.
Dec 30, 2018, 4:37 pm
#68
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 250
I have tried to order a trip now to MIA from GOT. I started a bit before midnight on the 30/12 and now suddenly the prices went up a lot. I have checked the ticketing rules and they say:
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31DEC 18.
Doesn't that mean that the prices are valid to and inclusive of 31/12? Or does it mean that they are not valid on the 31/12? For me ON should also include the 31?
Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 31DEC 18.
Doesn't that mean that the prices are valid to and inclusive of 31/12? Or does it mean that they are not valid on the 31/12? For me ON should also include the 31?
Dec 31, 2018, 2:07 am
#69
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: near Heathrow
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL (OWE), SA LifePlat (*G), BD Gold to the end, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,908
I’m still able to price up ARN-MIA which indicates offer ends at midnight tonight, presumably at the departure airport time, so midnight ARN, 11pm UK.
Don’t know if routing through HEL impacts that as that’s UK+2 so to be safe I’d plan to complete booking by 10pm UK time.
You may find ‘I’ class on one of your sectors has sold out, resulting in a higher fare.
Don’t know if routing through HEL impacts that as that’s UK+2 so to be safe I’d plan to complete booking by 10pm UK time.
You may find ‘I’ class on one of your sectors has sold out, resulting in a higher fare.
Dec 31, 2018, 4:02 am
#71
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: 7,326
Ahh. I had the legs slightly differently (e.g. LCY-JFK rather than LCY-MCO via JFK). Thank you @Wozza2404 - your two posts are incredibly helpful for getting this to price up right.
Dec 31, 2018, 2:31 pm
#73
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,844
First TP run (ish)
Sneaking in at the last few minutes hours before the fare expires this evening, I've just booked my first ever TP run and look forward to meeting other FTers between ARN and MIA!
It's not quite a true TP run as I'm turning it into a short break elsewhere in the US, and it also ticks a few items on my bucket list: the Babybus, and hopefully an upper deck seat on the 747 on the way back. There are actually a nice selection of 8 aircraft types on this trip!
Particular thanks to @Wozza2404 for their help with Matrix, @bisonrav for the hint on the US address upthread, and the many others who flagged up this fare.
My flights are as follows, and I'll update the Wiki shortly.
1st August
12:55 AY808 ARN-HEL (NoRRA, E90)
16:00 AY1337 HEL-LHR (Finnair, A330)
2 August
12:40 BA1 LCY-JFK (BA, A318)
21:45 AA4454 JFK-DCA (Republic/American Eagle E75)
3 August
12:00 AA1048 DCA-MIA (AA, 737-800)
8 August
11:15 AA1340 MIA-DCA (AA, 737-800)
14:55 BA5158 DCA-JFK (Republic/American Eagle E75)
18:30 BA112 JFK-LHR (BA, 747-400)
9 August
10:20 BA6032 LHR-HEL (AY, A350)
16:00 BA6043 HEL-ARN (AY, A321)
It's not quite a true TP run as I'm turning it into a short break elsewhere in the US, and it also ticks a few items on my bucket list: the Babybus, and hopefully an upper deck seat on the 747 on the way back. There are actually a nice selection of 8 aircraft types on this trip!
Particular thanks to @Wozza2404 for their help with Matrix, @bisonrav for the hint on the US address upthread, and the many others who flagged up this fare.
My flights are as follows, and I'll update the Wiki shortly.
1st August
12:55 AY808 ARN-HEL (NoRRA, E90)
16:00 AY1337 HEL-LHR (Finnair, A330)
2 August
12:40 BA1 LCY-JFK (BA, A318)
21:45 AA4454 JFK-DCA (Republic/American Eagle E75)
3 August
12:00 AA1048 DCA-MIA (AA, 737-800)
8 August
11:15 AA1340 MIA-DCA (AA, 737-800)
14:55 BA5158 DCA-JFK (Republic/American Eagle E75)
18:30 BA112 JFK-LHR (BA, 747-400)
9 August
10:20 BA6032 LHR-HEL (AY, A350)
16:00 BA6043 HEL-ARN (AY, A321)
Dec 31, 2018, 2:59 pm
#75
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,844
Maybe someone else will pip me to the 'last minute booking' gong 
An oddity: I've managed to retrieve by BA booking code via Qantas, but logging into BA MMB with this only shows the outbound flights to MIA. There's no flights showing for the return journey, which means I've not (yet) selected an Upper Deck seat on the way back.
Any suggestions on how to make these magically appear in MMB?
An oddity: I've managed to retrieve by BA booking code via Qantas, but logging into BA MMB with this only shows the outbound flights to MIA. There's no flights showing for the return journey, which means I've not (yet) selected an Upper Deck seat on the way back.
Any suggestions on how to make these magically appear in MMB?