Orbitz and CO.com
Mar 25, 2005 | 10:58 am
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Orbitz and CO.com
I'm flying to Manchester, England in August for a wedding and I was online looking for a CO flight. At CO.com, the flights were about $900 round trip in coach. I decided to look at Orbitz, travelocity, etc. Orbitz had a flight with Flybe, that was CO operated (CO20, CO21) for $600. My question is, has anyone bought flights from Orbitz? Will i get CO miles for this flight (i am Gold)? How come CO doesn't have this fare?
I already tried to use miles but there are no Standard rewards in coach or business for the dates i need. Will there be more reward seats released closer to the flight?
Thanks FT'ers
W
I already tried to use miles but there are no Standard rewards in coach or business for the dates i need. Will there be more reward seats released closer to the flight?
Thanks FT'ers
W
Mar 25, 2005 | 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by skowser
I'm flying to Manchester, England in August for a wedding and I was online looking for a CO flight. At CO.com, the flights were about $900 round trip in coach. I decided to look at Orbitz, travelocity, etc. Orbitz had a flight with Flybe, that was CO operated (CO20, CO21) for $600. My question is, has anyone bought flights from Orbitz? Will i get CO miles for this flight (i am Gold)? How come CO doesn't have this fare?
I already tried to use miles but there are no Standard rewards in coach or business for the dates i need. Will there be more reward seats released closer to the flight?
Thanks FT'ers
W
I already tried to use miles but there are no Standard rewards in coach or business for the dates i need. Will there be more reward seats released closer to the flight?
Thanks FT'ers
W
If you have not purchased, don't be surprised when you click purchase that the quote becomes the same or similar to CO.
I don't know what you mean by "flybe".
Good luck.
Mar 25, 2005 | 11:24 am
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Originally Posted by markdkc
I don't know what you mean by "flybe".
Mar 25, 2005 | 11:24 am
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Originally Posted by skowser
How come CO doesn't have this fare?
co.com (and their agents) are biased toward selling CO-metal flights (that's where they keep most of the revenue). It's important to keep these types of biases in mind when dealing directly with companies. Nwa.com and other airline websites also have biases against codeshares. These codeshares can sometimes be cheaper and/or more convenient, which is why there's value in checking third-party sites, who may not have the same (or different) biases.
As for partner-coded, CO-operated flights, since they're not CO designated, co.com won't offer those up.
As for mileage, the check the partner page: http://www.continental.com/onepass/e...line/flybe.asp
Mar 25, 2005 | 11:59 am
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Okay, thanks for the info all.
As for my other question, what are the chances that more reward seats will open up as the dates of my travel get closer?
As for my other question, what are the chances that more reward seats will open up as the dates of my travel get closer?
Mar 25, 2005 | 12:06 pm
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Originally Posted by channa
As for mileage, the check the partner page: http://www.continental.com/onepass/e...line/flybe.asp
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Mar 25, 2005 | 12:56 pm
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Is it only the cynic in me that says you'll get nothing for CO-operated, flybe-coded flights? co.com doesn't specifically include it, so I would assume it's excluded unless you get confirmation from CO.
Mar 25, 2005 | 12:59 pm
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Originally Posted by yellow77
Is it only the cynic in me that says you'll get nothing for CO-operated, flybe-coded flights? co.com doesn't specifically include it, so I would assume it's excluded unless you get confirmation from CO.
Mar 25, 2005 | 2:32 pm
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Originally Posted by yellow77
Is it only the cynic in me that says you'll get nothing for CO-operated, flybe-coded flights? co.com doesn't specifically include it, so I would assume it's excluded unless you get confirmation from CO.
S.
Mar 25, 2005 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by yellow77
Is it only the cynic in me that says you'll get nothing for CO-operated, flybe-coded flights? co.com doesn't specifically include it, so I would assume it's excluded unless you get confirmation from CO.
Mar 25, 2005 | 8:48 pm
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I called Onepass about the flight. They said i would get miles, depending on the class of fare. As someone already pointed out, i won't know until i buy...but at least i'll get the miles 
...hopefully
...hopefully