Dec 20, 2013, 5:15 am
Current Fare Sales [ex UK]
Jul 5, 2012, 3:01 am
#691
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 361
Sorry I know this is off topic but I can't find the thread about checking availability and did not want to start a new thread
Mrs and Miss DMF are off to YVR in CW booked during the sale and I wounder if any kind flyertalkers with access could see what the loads are in First on the BA85 on the 13th August are as I'd like to upgrade them with our difficult to use miles so they can enjoy the Concorde Room and flying First.
Thanks in advance
DMF
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Mrs and Miss DMF are off to YVR in CW booked during the sale and I wounder if any kind flyertalkers with access could see what the loads are in First on the BA85 on the 13th August are as I'd like to upgrade them with our difficult to use miles so they can enjoy the Concorde Room and flying First.
Thanks in advance
DMF
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I'm not dead This isn't Hell?
Jul 5, 2012, 3:15 am
#692
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: not far from MUC
Posts: 6,620
Sorry I know this is off topic but I can't find the thread about checking availability and did not want to start a new thread
Mrs and Miss DMF are off to YVR in CW booked during the sale and I wounder if any kind flyertalkers with access could see what the loads are in First on the BA85 on the 13th August are as I'd like to upgrade them with our difficult to use miles so they can enjoy the Concorde Room and flying First.
Mrs and Miss DMF are off to YVR in CW booked during the sale and I wounder if any kind flyertalkers with access could see what the loads are in First on the BA85 on the 13th August are as I'd like to upgrade them with our difficult to use miles so they can enjoy the Concorde Room and flying First.
Having said that, it's just over a month away and there's not that much availability in F left:
[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] YVR Vancouver Metro / Intl BC CA = YVR CXH [CYVR] MON 13 Aug 2012 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- BA 85 LHR 17:15 YVR 18:40 744 F5 A0 C9 D7 R6 I2 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 Q5 G0 J9 W9 E9 T9 N9 O0
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Jul 5, 2012, 7:10 pm
#694
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 253
I am using the low price finder as the main source for this data but it's not 100% accurate. If anything is way out please let me know.
u - fare has gone up a reasonable amount from the last sale
d - fare has gone down a reasonable amount from the last sale
Hong Kong £657 £1,106d
u - fare has gone up a reasonable amount from the last sale
d - fare has gone down a reasonable amount from the last sale
Hong Kong £657 £1,106d
Last edited by duo; Jul 5, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Jul 6, 2012, 2:06 am
#695
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 361
Thank you shorthauldad and Filthy Monkey for checking, yes I had been looking and as nothing was showing I thought I'd ask for help.
I also saw yesterdays thread about availability only on a Wednesday so not getting my hopes up that I can get them into first but will be the obsessive flyertalker and keep checking everyday, who knows maybe no one else will want to go first to Vancouver in August
Thaks again everyone I'll update if anything positive happens
DMF
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I'm not dead This isn't Hell?
I also saw yesterdays thread about availability only on a Wednesday so not getting my hopes up that I can get them into first but will be the obsessive flyertalker and keep checking everyday, who knows maybe no one else will want to go first to Vancouver in August
Thaks again everyone I'll update if anything positive happens
DMF
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Jul 6, 2012, 3:56 am
#696
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: UK
Posts: 2,483
Seems to be the case for all Chinese destinations - sale fare don't kick in until November. Have updated analysis in the main post
Jul 6, 2012, 7:05 am
#697
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 253
No award availability on that date to YVR at all (you probably know that already!), but keep checking and you might get lucky closer to the time.
Having said that, it's just over a month away and there's not that much availability in F left:
[B]KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Having said that, it's just over a month away and there's not that much availability in F left:
[B]KVS Availability Tool 7.0.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code:
LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] YVR Vancouver Metro / Intl BC CA = YVR CXH [CYVR] MON 13 Aug 2012 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- BA 85 LHR 17:15 YVR 18:40 744 F5 A0 C9 D7 R6 I2 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 Q5 G0 J9 W9 E9 T9 N9 O0
Last edited by Prospero; Oct 30, 2014 at 11:48 am Reason: purge commercial link from KVS citation
Jul 6, 2012, 10:30 am
#698
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PEK and PVG are in the sale, but the lowest price is being shown for November travel because there are three different seasons for the sale fares which are (obviously) at different prices.
Jul 23, 2012, 5:15 am
#700
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Programs: M&M SEN, BA Gold
Posts: 462
Additional sale(s) before end 2012?
I know the rules, i.e. "we don't know when the next sale is"... However I am just wondering if it is typical for BA to have autumn 3rd quarter sales? I am buying flights for family to US for Xmas and wondering if I should buy now or hold off for a sale? Or possibly any advice of whether flights would typically expected to increase/decade in price the closer we get to end of year.
Any advice is appreciated
Any advice is appreciated
Jul 23, 2012, 5:32 am
#701
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However, the existence of a sale doesn't guarantee that you're going to get lower prices for the dates on which you want to travel. Christmas is a peak travel period, and it's sometimes the case that even when there is a sale on, the travel dates for which the sale fares are valid will not include peak travel dates.
Jul 23, 2012, 6:21 am
#702
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Programs: M&M SEN, BA Gold
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Typically, there has often been one at the end of August. But this year there have been some variations from the usual pattern, possibly because of the effects of the Olympics.
However, the existence of a sale doesn't guarantee that you're going to get lower prices for the dates on which you want to travel. Christmas is a peak travel period, and it's sometimes the case that even when there is a sale on, the travel dates for which the sale fares are valid will not include peak travel dates.
However, the existence of a sale doesn't guarantee that you're going to get lower prices for the dates on which you want to travel. Christmas is a peak travel period, and it's sometimes the case that even when there is a sale on, the travel dates for which the sale fares are valid will not include peak travel dates.
My gut feeling is that the price difference between sale price and now would be minimal, especially as I am booking WT+ Would you wait or go for it?
Jul 23, 2012, 8:06 am
#705
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