ITA Matrix is $1600 cheaper than BA - Business Fare (I)
Same flight is $4900 on BA. BA says to book the flight and do price match which gives me a voucher i would like to avoid. Is there a way to construct this itinerary via BA/Iberia directly?
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BA won't book you the flights under IB code, which is what the Matrix is pricing.
If you look for hte flights on ba.com, you'll end up on the prime flight numbers, which is probably why it's more expensive. You could try using ITA PowerTools to book this via American, but I'm not sure if they allow itineraries without AA segments. Alternatively, you could go through a travel agent to book this. |
BA will usually book this over the phone as it contains a BA flight - at least if you have access to the Gold Line or higher.
Alternatively, cut and paste the entire contents of the last Matrix screen and send it over to someone like Propeller Travel (you can do it directly on their website) and they'll book it for you for a fee. |
Originally Posted by NWIFlyer
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BA will usually book this over the phone as it contains a BA flight - at least if you have access to the Gold Line or higher.
Alternatively, cut and paste the entire contents of the last Matrix screen and send it over to someone like Propeller Travel (you can do it directly on their website) and they'll book it for you for a fee. |
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Originally Posted by randoteam3
(Post 36207954)
Same flight is $4900 on BA. BA says to book the flight and do price match which gives me a voucher i would like to avoid. Is there a way to construct this itinerary via BA/Iberia directly?
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Also you can’t do BPG against ITA Matrix anyway as it’s not a bookable site. If you could price it on an OTA then maybe but not with just the theoretical fare construct.
Don’t know what the rules are for the Capital One offer that OP mentions but again I’d be surprised if they price matched to something that isn’t directly bookable. |
It's definitely available and bookable, Propeller Trave will gladly do it for you (but will add a service fee or $45 per ticket).
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ITA is nesting BA LHR-HYD + HYD-LHR roundtrip fares inside IB JFK-LHR + LHR-JFK roundtrip fares (you can see there are 4 separate fare components). Normally, there would be $970 each-way YQ surcharges on JFK-LHR and LHR-JFK fares (which you can see below when priced separately). ITA is only charging $1109 YQ for total trip. Not sure how this is being calculated. Other sites are quoting one fare in each direction (JFK-HYD + HYD-JFK) rather than 4 separate fares.
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Maybe slightly offtopic, but I have seen this happen a few times where ITA Matrix fares do not correspond to what you get when booking with BA via the call centre, even though the fare family is exactly the same. (I know this as I had a few times the great GGL agent worked with me to find out why the difference).
It's not as big difference as yours, but still up to 100 Euros more and sometimes less. Cheers! |
Just book it through a TA ;)
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Expedia.ie ?
Expedia.com ? AA.com , but as already mentioned above, likely need to have at least one AA flight |
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