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]
Jan 22, 2020, 5:47 am
#361
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,262
What have you found so far? Google Flights might your best port of call to start looking, you can filter on oneworld.
Try origins such as OSL and ARN, which are the usual suspects for down under. Also, if you don't mind an extra hop, try arriving in Australia and then maybe finish with a separate hop to NZ with a couple of days in SYD, MEL or PER.
Try origins such as OSL and ARN, which are the usual suspects for down under. Also, if you don't mind an extra hop, try arriving in Australia and then maybe finish with a separate hop to NZ with a couple of days in SYD, MEL or PER.
Jan 22, 2020, 6:09 am
#363
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
Jan 22, 2020, 6:20 pm
#365
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: BA Blue, SPG Silver
Posts: 47
This is probably a basic question to some of you more frequent fliers here but - I was just wondering if I skip the last leg of a flight - that would be fine right?
There are some good economy fares I found EX-EU to the East Coast of the US - if I skipped the last leg to Europe from LHR after arriving from the US - I would be OK, right?
There are some good economy fares I found EX-EU to the East Coast of the US - if I skipped the last leg to Europe from LHR after arriving from the US - I would be OK, right?
Jan 23, 2020, 1:14 am
#366
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
This is probably a basic question to some of you more frequent fliers here but - I was just wondering if I skip the last leg of a flight - that would be fine right?
There are some good economy fares I found EX-EU to the East Coast of the US - if I skipped the last leg to Europe from LHR after arriving from the US - I would be OK, right?
There are some good economy fares I found EX-EU to the East Coast of the US - if I skipped the last leg to Europe from LHR after arriving from the US - I would be OK, right?
Jan 25, 2020, 7:08 am
#367
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club, UA Mileage Plus, bmi Diamond Club
Posts: 480
Hi all,
I'm in the process of vaguely planning a trip to Bermuda. Have to be there for 25th October and return after 31st October but have a couple of days flexibility either side (so could do 22nd to the 1st or 23rd-2nd for example).
I've found the direct BA flight is c. £750 in Y.
Other prices I've found (all in Y):
£522 from AMS with AA
£556 from MAD with AA
Annoyingly I've found £453 from BRU but with Air Canada and I don't have any Star Alliance points or status any more so trying to stick to One World.
Any tips for how to do better? Maybe a return to the US adding the Bermuda leg on separately?
We do have a 2 for 1 available and plenty of Avios so we may go down that route, but I wanted to explore the cash options first.
Any help would be appreciated!
I'm in the process of vaguely planning a trip to Bermuda. Have to be there for 25th October and return after 31st October but have a couple of days flexibility either side (so could do 22nd to the 1st or 23rd-2nd for example).
I've found the direct BA flight is c. £750 in Y.
Other prices I've found (all in Y):
£522 from AMS with AA
£556 from MAD with AA
Annoyingly I've found £453 from BRU but with Air Canada and I don't have any Star Alliance points or status any more so trying to stick to One World.
Any tips for how to do better? Maybe a return to the US adding the Bermuda leg on separately?
We do have a 2 for 1 available and plenty of Avios so we may go down that route, but I wanted to explore the cash options first.
Any help would be appreciated!
Jan 25, 2020, 7:37 am
#368
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 89
Hi all,
I'm in the process of vaguely planning a trip to Bermuda. Have to be there for 25th October and return after 31st October but have a couple of days flexibility either side (so could do 22nd to the 1st or 23rd-2nd for example).
I've found the direct BA flight is c. £750 in Y.
Other prices I've found (all in Y):
£522 from AMS with AA
£556 from MAD with AA
Annoyingly I've found £453 from BRU but with Air Canada and I don't have any Star Alliance points or status any more so trying to stick to One World.
Any tips for how to do better? Maybe a return to the US adding the Bermuda leg on separately?
We do have a 2 for 1 available and plenty of Avios so we may go down that route, but I wanted to explore the cash options first.
Any help would be appreciated!
I'm in the process of vaguely planning a trip to Bermuda. Have to be there for 25th October and return after 31st October but have a couple of days flexibility either side (so could do 22nd to the 1st or 23rd-2nd for example).
I've found the direct BA flight is c. £750 in Y.
Other prices I've found (all in Y):
£522 from AMS with AA
£556 from MAD with AA
Annoyingly I've found £453 from BRU but with Air Canada and I don't have any Star Alliance points or status any more so trying to stick to One World.
Any tips for how to do better? Maybe a return to the US adding the Bermuda leg on separately?
We do have a 2 for 1 available and plenty of Avios so we may go down that route, but I wanted to explore the cash options first.
Any help would be appreciated!
Jan 25, 2020, 9:54 am
#369
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA Executive Club, UA Mileage Plus, bmi Diamond Club
Posts: 480
Jan 28, 2020, 6:44 pm
#370
Join Date: May 2017
Location: ORD
Posts: 369
Do the rock-bottom BE fares (i.e. ~USD400 ORD-LHR return) ever disappear and reappear? I had looked at this itinerary for travel dates of May 20 to June 4 last month and found the lowest fares, but was dismayed to discover fares were up to ~600 as of earlier this week.
Feb 2, 2020, 11:52 am
#371
Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 681
Hi
I’m looking for the cheapest way to get a family of 4 to west coast USA for two weeks in July. Ex-EU is an option from somewhere not to far DUB/AMS/CDG etc. Happy to part as a BA holiday with hotel and/or car.
Many thanks.
I’m looking for the cheapest way to get a family of 4 to west coast USA for two weeks in July. Ex-EU is an option from somewhere not to far DUB/AMS/CDG etc. Happy to part as a BA holiday with hotel and/or car.
Many thanks.
Feb 3, 2020, 9:01 am
#372
Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 681
I was too impatient to wait for a reply. I feel I got a decent deal with J flights to Portland, one night in a 5* hotel in Portland, 3 nights in a 5* hotel in San Francisco plus 14 days car rental for £8,400. We are doing a short hop from Portland straight into Sonoma (Santa Rosa) airport on Alaska returning from John Wayne in Orange County, avoiding LAX and SFO which will hopefully make it relatively easy to return the rental car etc. Kiddos will hopefully do their GE on arrival interview in Portland just before their 12 months expires (they were not approved in time for last Summer's Hawaii trip). Fancy hotels in Napa and Newport Beach plus a couple of fun looking places in Yosemite and Carmel should make it a fun trip with something for all the family.
Feb 6, 2020, 3:44 am
#373
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, AMEX,
Posts: 11
Hi there,
I wondered if I could ask for assistance. I'm trying to get to Orlando mid August and I'm looking for J fares exEU to MIA or TPA (I'm forgetting about MCO as I know it will be difficult if not impossible, school holidays etc). Departure date around 11 August but I can be flexible. Return 30 August but again can be flexible. I have tried to usual suspects DUB, OSL, ARN etc and I'm getting fares ranging from £1300 - £1450. Do you think I can do better? Previously (2016) I managed c£900 pp with BA from DUB but I know that's not going to happen with exchange rates etc. Any thoughts/advice gratefully received.
I wondered if I could ask for assistance. I'm trying to get to Orlando mid August and I'm looking for J fares exEU to MIA or TPA (I'm forgetting about MCO as I know it will be difficult if not impossible, school holidays etc). Departure date around 11 August but I can be flexible. Return 30 August but again can be flexible. I have tried to usual suspects DUB, OSL, ARN etc and I'm getting fares ranging from £1300 - £1450. Do you think I can do better? Previously (2016) I managed c£900 pp with BA from DUB but I know that's not going to happen with exchange rates etc. Any thoughts/advice gratefully received.
Feb 9, 2020, 5:27 am
#375
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,357
Anyone know of any decent WT+ prices for early May? I’m based in DUB but happy to start journey in London & position myself. Ideally looking at a flight under 8hrs so east coast USA, Middle East etc. And ideally there’d be avios seats so I can upgrade to Club