INV to JFK, a good deal?
Sep 7, 2020, 10:53 am
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INV to JFK, a good deal?
https://insideflyer.co.uk/2020/09/bo...l-august-2021/
The price looks good but what are the logistics about taking advantage of this deal if starting and ending at LHR? Do you have to fly the last LHR-INV leg? Can you check bags on on the long haul flight from LHR before going to INV? How good are the connection times? Etc.
TIA
The price looks good but what are the logistics about taking advantage of this deal if starting and ending at LHR? Do you have to fly the last LHR-INV leg? Can you check bags on on the long haul flight from LHR before going to INV? How good are the connection times? Etc.
TIA
Sep 7, 2020, 10:55 am
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You can check bags on the long haul before doing the same day LHR-INV-LHR.
Back to back in INV should be ok, see the b2b main thread for details.
Try pricing it ending in LHR.
Back to back in INV should be ok, see the b2b main thread for details.
Try pricing it ending in LHR.
Sep 7, 2020, 12:05 pm
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Do a dummy booking for the dates in which you are interested. Have a look at the flight times and see whether the sectors work for you. Remember, if you're booking separate tickets to get to and from INV you are not 'connecting' to the flight to London and across the Atlantic.
Sep 7, 2020, 2:15 pm
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Be extra wary of using an online travel agency at the moment. It's when things don't go to plan that you wish you had never booked with them, and planning has been reduced to crystal ball gazing for almost every trip.
Sep 8, 2020, 4:14 am
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Yeah in normal times for a 'decent' saving using an OTA would be ok, but I'd be a bit wary in the current climate especially if you're not planning a straightforward point to point. But UK to JFK for £770 does seem pretty great!
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Sep 8, 2020, 6:27 am
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Just on this if you book on the BA website, not the app. You can get INV-LHR-JFK-SFO with the the A321 JFK-SFO for £1157 which would be 640tp and a good whack of avios.
Dates I looked at were 20-27 July, normal caveats about the current world situation apply.
Dates I looked at were 20-27 July, normal caveats about the current world situation apply.
Sep 9, 2020, 4:57 am
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You're right that at those fares it's sensible to end at LHR. The direct LHR/JFK fare is about £1200 (which is as cheap as it gets) so look hard at whether INV is worth it at all. There are 2 flights daily from INV. 7 a.m. lets you connect on to JFK, but would need the additional expense and hassle of a night stop. The later flight, at different times on different days of the week, would let you do a BtoB, but would need a night stop in London. The latter is the way I prefer to arrange my ex-EU/INV JFK flights, but I live 30 minutes from LHR and have the time to do it. BtoB at INV is not completely foolproof as you need to go landside and reclear security, but I've done it with plenty of time to spare. See main BtoB thread.
Sep 9, 2020, 5:06 am
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There are some amazing NYC deals with BA at the moment. It’s one of those odd ones too where you save another £300 in CW by changing to Manchester too. It’s like getting a free domestic and then another price cut! About £850 return was the flight only price in February. We added a BA holiday so 5 night hotel in Time Square and paid £1200 each CW with 5* hotel and inc free upgrade and no resort fee. The hotel direct was about £1000 for the same room, so we reckon we paid £550pp return from LHR in CW and £200pp for our domestic CE feeder, which is about normal. It’s a no brainier and only £350 deposit till end of January.
Sep 9, 2020, 6:19 am
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I believe the intention is for all JFK flights to be CS next year, when this INV fare comes in.
You're right that at those fares it's sensible to end at LHR. The direct LHR/JFK fare is about £1200 (which is as cheap as it gets) so look hard at whether INV is worth it at all. There are 2 flights daily from INV. 7 a.m. lets you connect on to JFK, but would need the additional expense and hassle of a night stop. The later flight, at different times on different days of the week, would let you do a BtoB, but would need a night stop in London. The latter is the way I prefer to arrange my ex-EU/INV JFK flights, but I live 30 minutes from LHR and have the time to do it. BtoB at INV is not completely foolproof as you need to go landside and reclear security, but I've done it with plenty of time to spare. See main BtoB thread.
You're right that at those fares it's sensible to end at LHR. The direct LHR/JFK fare is about £1200 (which is as cheap as it gets) so look hard at whether INV is worth it at all. There are 2 flights daily from INV. 7 a.m. lets you connect on to JFK, but would need the additional expense and hassle of a night stop. The later flight, at different times on different days of the week, would let you do a BtoB, but would need a night stop in London. The latter is the way I prefer to arrange my ex-EU/INV JFK flights, but I live 30 minutes from LHR and have the time to do it. BtoB at INV is not completely foolproof as you need to go landside and reclear security, but I've done it with plenty of time to spare. See main BtoB thread.
Sep 9, 2020, 6:45 am
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There are some amazing NYC deals with BA at the moment. It’s one of those odd ones too where you save another £300 in CW by changing to Manchester too. It’s like getting a free domestic and then another price cut! About £850 return was the flight only price in February. We added a BA holiday so 5 night hotel in Time Square and paid £1200 each CW with 5* hotel and inc free upgrade and no resort fee. The hotel direct was about £1000 for the same room, so we reckon we paid £550pp return from LHR in CW and £200pp for our domestic CE feeder, which is about normal. It’s a no brainier and only £350 deposit till end of January.
Also I have a voucher and it’s only valid for flights. So if I’m doing a flight + hotel booking, should I book the flights separately then add on the hotels later? Will the add-on hotels be of the same price usually?