BA offer for US based Flyertalkers
Feb 8, 2009, 11:28 am
#91
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These deals probably work for you because you want to travel gateway-London. Meantime, BA has quietly pushed the lowest published fare capable of MFU from Texas up by 25-35%. Also the lowest WT+ round trip AUS-DFW-LON I can find in the March-May timeframe is $1670-1950 depend on date and weekend supplements etc. which is about 2x the typical $700-800 cost of coach
These wall-to-wall specials might work for you, but I don't see much good news....
FWIW - if you want decent Business Class fares to Europe forget DFW and look at IAH - I've frequently seen sub-$2,500 fares.
Feb 8, 2009, 11:31 am
#92
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Not only is WT+ a far superior product than economy on the other airlines, but the value you can get from BA Tier Points is vastly superior to what you would get on other airlines. If you fly enough on BA to gain Gold status, you will easily see the value.
OTOH if this is a one time flight for you on BA, then perhaps it's not worth as much. If I were a domestic flyer trying to reach UA Premex or AA Platinum or some such thing, I would probably stick with those airlines. But if I had to travel to Europe on business often, I would seriously look into this offer and try to gain as many TP's as I could.
OTOH if this is a one time flight for you on BA, then perhaps it's not worth as much. If I were a domestic flyer trying to reach UA Premex or AA Platinum or some such thing, I would probably stick with those airlines. But if I had to travel to Europe on business often, I would seriously look into this offer and try to gain as many TP's as I could.
Feb 8, 2009, 12:13 pm
#93
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I agree that the best deals are out of Houston but by the time you add the trip to Houston from Dallas and all the layover padding so that you don't misconnect it adds an enormous amount of time to the trip.
I think the horrid fares out of DFW are more due to AA's draconian grip on the market than BA.
Feb 8, 2009, 12:51 pm
#94
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Summer Deals
I would be very interested if you ran something like this in the summer when we have to go to the UK for a family affair.
Feb 8, 2009, 12:52 pm
#95
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: BA Executive Club (lowly Blue but with MUCCI, apparently)
Posts: 1,186
Here's what I'd like to see for the next time:
MFU'able fares, particularly those for WT+, and similar savings for flights that extend beyond the UK (or at least the ability to book an onward CE or ET flight on the same PNR)
oh, and.....
Sale dates that coincide with me wanting to visit Europe.
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MFU'able fares, particularly those for WT+, and similar savings for flights that extend beyond the UK (or at least the ability to book an onward CE or ET flight on the same PNR)
oh, and.....
Sale dates that coincide with me wanting to visit Europe.
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Feb 8, 2009, 1:35 pm
#97
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What about them? Apart from the fact it's obviously too much to hope some of them are capable of reading the very first post in the thread 
If this proves to be popular, then we will look at running offers for UK and other regions.
Feb 9, 2009, 10:51 am
#100
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The decent fares appear to be gone. They were there Feb 8 AM, and had increased when tried to book four hours later. Oh well.
Feb 10, 2009, 8:07 am
#101
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: East Sussex, UK
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Any chance this deal can be extended to Tuesday 17th Feb ? I should know by then (assuming we dispatch LTFC from the JPT) if I need to book a trip home in April to see the mighty Brighton & Hove Albion walk out in the stripes at Wembley....
Otherwise I see an expensive last minute booking being required....
Otherwise I see an expensive last minute booking being required....
Feb 10, 2009, 6:00 pm
#102
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It's not just the uncertainty; when I'm away from home, particularly abroad where I never take a laptop, I don't want to be scramblling to interrupt what I'm doing or schedule my plans around trying to find somewhere at -24 hours to check in for a seat assignment.
Feb 10, 2009, 6:25 pm
#103
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Orangevale, CA USA
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$999 Biz Class Deal Now Generally Available (book by 2/16)
Feb 10, 2009, 6:29 pm
#104
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What about Canada
Hi guys,
We are running a short offer for all our flyertalkers based in the US.
Feel free to share with friends/colleagues. If this proves to be popular, then we will look at running offers for UK and other regions.
www.ba.com/flyertalk
Comments/thoughts welcome.
Kind regards,
Dilly
We are running a short offer for all our flyertalkers based in the US.
Feel free to share with friends/colleagues. If this proves to be popular, then we will look at running offers for UK and other regions.
www.ba.com/flyertalk
Comments/thoughts welcome.
Kind regards,
Dilly
Feb 10, 2009, 11:34 pm
#105
Company Representative - British Airways
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 818
Hi,
Thanks for all your comments. I'm hoping we have generated enough interest to run offers for other regions (including Canada).
Blue Box Flynn, apologies but this offer can't be extended.
Kind regards,
Dilly
Thanks for all your comments. I'm hoping we have generated enough interest to run offers for other regions (including Canada).
Blue Box Flynn, apologies but this offer can't be extended.
Kind regards,
Dilly