Last night of sale ; should I risk waiting for the next one

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Jan 31, 2020, 3:54 am

#16

LondonElite

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Originally Posted by allturnleft

Looking at LHR IAD rtn in oct for £1600 in CW
Do you predict this fare will return in the next sale?
BA seem to have moved to month long sales about 6 months apart
Or should I nab it tonight ....,

Would the FTer with the crystal ball please step forward? Your help is required in this thread.

Jan 31, 2020, 4:09 am

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This is a useful resource for historic sale prices: The Ultimate BA Sale Fare Archive | Continental Club Blog
caveat: the past doesn't always predict the future!

Jan 31, 2020, 4:17 am

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I was happy grabbing the £1600 to IAD in J in October (albeit that also includes legs to and from ABZ).

Jan 31, 2020, 4:37 am

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Originally Posted by redpalmetto

I was happy grabbing the £1600 to IAD in J in October (albeit that also includes legs to and from ABZ).

Same here Love. I could not care less what the fare might have been and never was during the sale - I have today just been and checked the exact same itinerary that I booked yesterday. The same flight and - yes - the same booking class have gone up by £1,100. So I for one am an extremely happy Bunny for that. Added to which Dry January end today. It was only difficult when I flew to Leeds last week and actually drank St Clements to wash down my rather pleasant chicken breast dinner (I nearly split my infinitive!). Comparing with what went before is pointless IMO - one must look to the future

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Jan 31, 2020, 4:47 am

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Just checked our city break in early summer, booked earlier this week.

An identical itinerary is now an extra £500, so my splurge on a nice hotel no longer seems quite as reckless as it did a few days ago.

Jan 31, 2020, 5:38 am

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Got INV-KIX via LHR in W for December for £700 checked today and it's £1080. The UUA to J for another £137 plus avios was too good to turn down too, so all in £837.

Same flights in J today are £4k+........

Jan 31, 2020, 5:51 am

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I snoozed and lost. I thought it ended today.

Oh well. Ces't la vie

Jan 31, 2020, 6:25 am

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Originally Posted by LondonElite

Would the FTer with the crystal ball please step forward? Your help is required in this thread.

I’ll have the winning EuroMillions numbers too please. Oh wait can we still do that after tonight....

Jan 31, 2020, 6:40 am

#24

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Well I'm happy. Booked a quick trip to PHL in May. Out WT and back WTP at €609. Same flights today are €1,787.

Jan 31, 2020, 6:57 am

#25

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I panic bought a TP run, thinking the price would increase today. It didn't, it's still identically priced.

Jan 31, 2020, 7:37 am

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I’ll have the winning EuroMillions numbers too please. Oh wait can we still do that after tonight....

Yes because not everyting with 'Europe' or 'Euro' in its name is related to the EU. We'll still be in Eurovision and not win the Euro 2020 football thing and we will still be sat in Euro Traveller and Club Europe seats on BA.

Plus we will be in transition until the end of the year.

But more importantly Euromilions lottery is run by private companies not government agencies

Jan 31, 2020, 8:16 am

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I booked an open jaw in the sale in WTP from LHR to KIX returning from HND in April/May for £819. Today that same itinerary is pricing at £1091 so I'm happy too.

Jan 31, 2020, 8:59 am

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The Y day-trips I was looking at have not changed price, still around £85 in basic.

The popular HEL in J seems to have moved from £236 when I booked to £287 today. In terms of £/TP that isn't massively different.