May 29, 2019, 7:12 am
Last edit by: corporate-wage-slave
Welcome to the Find me a good BA fare ticket clinic.
This is essentially for BA / BA codeshares and partner only. If your booking is essentially on Qatar, Qantas, AA or anyone else, please go to those forums and pursue the matter there. These forums have good subject matter experts to hand.
- Please avoid very vague questions. Specific questions get specific answers. Give exact dates, start point, end point, what flexibility you have.
- As a courtesy to the other forum members, please at least read some of the advice in the posts above, and find one fare as a start point. It's a lot easier to provide constructive feedback that way.
This is essentially for BA / BA codeshares and partner only. If your booking is essentially on Qatar, Qantas, AA or anyone else, please go to those forums and pursue the matter there. These forums have good subject matter experts to hand.
- Please avoid very vague questions. Specific questions get specific answers. Give exact dates, start point, end point, what flexibility you have.
- As a courtesy to the other forum members, please at least read some of the advice in the posts above, and find one fare as a start point. It's a lot easier to provide constructive feedback that way.
Find me a good British Airways fare - ticket clinic [Beta / draft: BA FARES ONLY]
Jul 23, 2019, 4:59 am
#196
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,992
Jul 23, 2019, 2:27 pm
#197
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 81
LHR-DXB 14th/15th Nov- 18th/19th Nov
Found WTP for £660 and CW for £2100. WTP price seems good very, but if I wait for the next sale, am I fairly likely to see a better CW price than that? Can I book the WTP fare now, and then upgrade if a sale fare comes along? Have also found ex-AMS CW for €1650, but saving isn’t quite good enough for me to want the hassle and stress of that, how much cheaper could ex-AMS get?
Found WTP for £660 and CW for £2100. WTP price seems good very, but if I wait for the next sale, am I fairly likely to see a better CW price than that? Can I book the WTP fare now, and then upgrade if a sale fare comes along? Have also found ex-AMS CW for €1650, but saving isn’t quite good enough for me to want the hassle and stress of that, how much cheaper could ex-AMS get?
Jul 23, 2019, 4:18 pm
#199
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,250
Jul 25, 2019, 10:19 am
#200
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,551
Hello guys,
was looking at a last minute flight to JFK leaving Sat 27th and back Monday 29th July.
Found an ex-DUB at EUR1,600 - is this the best I can get i.e. are there any other spacial fares available?
was looking at a last minute flight to JFK leaving Sat 27th and back Monday 29th July.
Found an ex-DUB at EUR1,600 - is this the best I can get i.e. are there any other spacial fares available?
Jul 25, 2019, 11:08 am
#201
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: AC Ennui 50K · BA Gold · EIL Carte Blanche
Posts: 142
Circa £1400 in Club two days out, I'd grab it asap. It will go. Save all else, at least check if you can hold your itinerary - if eligible and not too close to the flight.
BA Holidays possibly excellent if you are yet to arrange accomodation. Otherwise, just add a hire car. You might just keep your costs at a reasonable altitude.
Jul 25, 2019, 11:14 am
#202
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: AC Ennui 50K · BA Gold · EIL Carte Blanche
Posts: 142
I forgot flight hold ceases to exist 21 days ahead. If you can, and if you would like it - book it.
BA177 at 1310 from LHR has 62A open on the upper deck of the 744...
BA177 at 1310 from LHR has 62A open on the upper deck of the 744...
Jul 26, 2019, 1:45 am
#203
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,551
ORK, on the same faring presumably. I can see ex-MXP for £300 more.
Circa £1400 in Club two days out, I'd grab it asap. It will go. Save all else, at least check if you can hold your itinerary - if eligible and not too close to the flight.
BA Holidays possibly excellent if you are yet to arrange accomodation. Otherwise, just add a hire car. You might just keep your costs at a reasonable altitude.
Circa £1400 in Club two days out, I'd grab it asap. It will go. Save all else, at least check if you can hold your itinerary - if eligible and not too close to the flight.
BA Holidays possibly excellent if you are yet to arrange accomodation. Otherwise, just add a hire car. You might just keep your costs at a reasonable altitude.
I booked the ex-Dublin and today...the fare is gone! You were absolutely right!
Jul 28, 2019, 4:50 am
#204
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London(ish)
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 569
Good morning all.
Looking to fly to New York and back towards the end of November/early December ideally in CW.
Am I right in thinking in the past that BA usually do an end of summer sale next month to cover this period?
Looking to fly to New York and back towards the end of November/early December ideally in CW.
Am I right in thinking in the past that BA usually do an end of summer sale next month to cover this period?
Jul 31, 2019, 6:16 am
#205
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
BA2 doubles the price
I'm looking for a week-long trip to NYC end of October, and would really like to fly the babybus both ways before it's enhanced away. I've found and ex-DUB for 2k EUR which works well for BA1, but if I force BA2 on the way back, the price jumps to over 4k. Are there any tips/tricks to this? Is BA2 usually very full on a Sunday evening? Otherwise I might just book via LHR on the way back and see if I can UuA to F, and cross fingers BA2 is still available next time I go stateside.
Is there any chance that prices would go down at the August Bank Holiday sale? (so many questions...)
Is there any chance that prices would go down at the August Bank Holiday sale? (so many questions...)
Jul 31, 2019, 7:17 am
#206
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,246
My guess is there’s two demand factors here, end of school half term holiday and peak business demand, I doubt BA need to lower the price at all.
Jul 31, 2019, 8:14 am
#207
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
(Side question and off topic, is there a flag on ITA where I can say operated and marketed by BA? I've tried "O:BA", to avoid Aer Lingus in Y on the last leg to Dublin, but it puts me on an AA flight code then -- not that it matters much but it's easier if I get it all on BA in that case)
Jul 31, 2019, 8:22 am
#208
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
Ah yes, half term, I'd forgotten about that, what with not having kids and all. Thanks!
(Side question and off topic, is there a flag on ITA where I can say operated and marketed by BA? I've tried "O:BA", to avoid Aer Lingus in Y on the last leg to Dublin, but it puts me on an AA flight code then -- not that it matters much but it's easier if I get it all on BA in that case)
(Side question and off topic, is there a flag on ITA where I can say operated and marketed by BA? I've tried "O:BA", to avoid Aer Lingus in Y on the last leg to Dublin, but it puts me on an AA flight code then -- not that it matters much but it's easier if I get it all on BA in that case)
Jul 31, 2019, 8:28 am
#209
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
Jul 31, 2019, 1:09 pm
#210
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 1,430
Currently looking at Manila (or Cebu) in November for a few weeks.
Can see QR from ARN at a shade over 1400 quid, just want to make sure I'm not missing anything else and I've checked all the other usual Ex-EU suspects.
Can see QR from ARN at a shade over 1400 quid, just want to make sure I'm not missing anything else and I've checked all the other usual Ex-EU suspects.