WT+ Fares & When To Buy
Jul 19, 2005, 7:54 pm
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WT+ Fares & When To Buy
Sorry in advance if this has been covered before. I spent the past hour reading old threads and couldn't find my answer so here goes:
What is considered a good fare from EWR-LHR in WT+ in November? I am coming up with $680 per person round trip with all taxes and fees versus $525 per person roundtrip with all taxes and fees in WT-. Should I book this or wait out for a fare sale (which I'm guessing comes around in September?).
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
What is considered a good fare from EWR-LHR in WT+ in November? I am coming up with $680 per person round trip with all taxes and fees versus $525 per person roundtrip with all taxes and fees in WT-. Should I book this or wait out for a fare sale (which I'm guessing comes around in September?).
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
Jul 19, 2005, 11:37 pm
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Originally Posted by eagle92
Sorry in advance if this has been covered before. I spent the past hour reading old threads and couldn't find my answer so here goes:
What is considered a good fare from EWR-LHR in WT+ in November? I am coming up with $680 per person round trip with all taxes and fees versus $525 per person roundtrip with all taxes and fees in WT-. Should I book this or wait out for a fare sale (which I'm guessing comes around in September?).
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
What is considered a good fare from EWR-LHR in WT+ in November? I am coming up with $680 per person round trip with all taxes and fees versus $525 per person roundtrip with all taxes and fees in WT-. Should I book this or wait out for a fare sale (which I'm guessing comes around in September?).
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
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Jul 20, 2005, 1:33 am
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I think $680 is excellent. From lhr-ewr would price up at 750 ($1300ish). The fare difference is very small between WT and WT+ so grab it now, I cannot see it going any lower.
Jul 20, 2005, 4:59 am
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Thanks everyone. My dates of travel are November 11th out and November 26th in. Sounds like with the holiday and the relative small difference between WT- and WT+ it may make sense for me to just pull the trigger on this one.
Jul 20, 2005, 7:04 am
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Originally Posted by eagle92
Thanks everyone. My dates of travel are November 11th out and November 26th in. Sounds like with the holiday and the relative small difference between WT- and WT+ it may make sense for me to just pull the trigger on this one.
Jul 20, 2005, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by eagle92
Thanks everyone. My dates of travel are November 11th out and November 26th in. Sounds like with the holiday and the relative small difference between WT- and WT+ it may make sense for me to just pull the trigger on this one.
Not only would you get to sit in Club World but you would still get 125% of miles flown, 75 tier points each way and the potential to add on European side trip in Club Europe (plus an additional 40 tier points) for around $100 more.
Jul 20, 2005, 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by apudme
Don't forget you only need 25k BA Miles to upgrade this WT+ fare round trip - with 15k of those ebing obtainable by signing up for the BA VISA at www.ba.com
Not only would you get to sit in Club World but you would still get 125% of miles flown, 75 tier points each way and the potential to add on European side trip in Club Europe (plus an additional 40 tier points) for around $100 more.
Not only would you get to sit in Club World but you would still get 125% of miles flown, 75 tier points each way and the potential to add on European side trip in Club Europe (plus an additional 40 tier points) for around $100 more.
For the extra few bucks we'll splurge for the WT+ for the trip across the pond and be able to check our bags all the way through.
Jul 20, 2005, 8:31 am
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Originally Posted by yyzlhr
Oh no, don't get the board started on ex-CAI trips... 
Jul 20, 2005, 10:06 am
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Originally Posted by eagle92
...we have nowhere near the miles needed for the upgrade for both of us even with the credit card (I have 7.5K and wife has none).
7.5k existing
15k eagle92 Visa Sign Up Bonus
15k mrs eagle92 Visa Sign Up bonus
12.5k purchased miles
50k TOTAL = x2 WT+ to NCW upgrades
As I say, complex, but I just put it out there for others who may be thinking along the same lines.
Jul 20, 2005, 5:19 pm
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Thanks everyone - I think I'm going to go ahead and splurge for WTP. Not that I like it much better than coach, but at least my wife and I can get two seats next to each other and not have to share a row of three with one of us in the middle seat. Also, since it is not much more than coach we may as well go for it.