My travelling agent is usually my dad, but he couldn't get this fare. I saw it on http://www.daka90.co.il and called to see that it wasn't another way to just attract people, but they really ticketed me on that fare....

As for the being a consolidator fare - I have no idea. Regardless of that, as I am booked in T class - and not through CO's website - I am getting only 50% EQMs, but full base miles.

I was able to find a Continental.com T fare, basis code TJ4S16W 665.00 plus tax.

Outbound 30/4/06 CO85
Inbound 16/5/06 CO84

-Vincent

I did list the billing country as Israel - I don't know if they made any difference...

-Vincent

Damn. Looks like I'll need to learn Hebrew in order to use that site.

Yeah, but that's for April. I needed that for March 7th outbound, March 13th inbound.
AND it is a different fare than I got (and a different code).

Sorry about that... I tried 2 find English translation but couldn't. I promise to translate it for u, incase u'r interested...

maybe Israir is already having an effect?

If EQMs arent important then its a GREAT fare.

Vincent - without any doubt - YOU ARE THE MAN! I just called CO's helpdesk and they said that I WILL get the 100% EQM after the trip and they noted that in my account. They asked me to call after the trip is complete to verify that, since they couldn't change it in advance.

That's another amazing thing! Israir's reps were hanging arround in Daka90's office (where I went 2 pay for the ticket - God forbid, they couldn't accept my American CC by phone) offering fares from $399 and up (!!!)

Apparently EQM will be the same for this fare as well...

^ ^ ^ It never hurts to ask, the worst they will ever say is no.

Glad to hear it worked out for you...

-Vincent

One thing to consider...the travel agent might have made an improper booking (either deliberately or by mistake) by somehow pricing something they should not be able to.

It probably won't affect your trip, but the TA is likely to receive a debit memo (chargeback) from CO for the fare difference if they constructed something that was not bookable. A travel agent can pretty much book and ticket anything they want - if it's not legitimate, they will just get charged back for the fare difference.

Well, when I'm viewing my reservation on CO's site - it all looks legit and the fare listed there is the exact fare I paid, so I guess it fits...

Overbooking a fare class or changing the fare amount on the ticket wouldn't affect what you see on co.com, or your reservation per se - the one being dinged for the mistake would be the travel agent, not you.

Years ago, when I did my internships on the marketing side, I worked closely with TAs and they were always showing me debit memos they wanted me to get waived for some very crazy and creative things they did to issue tickets. Sometimes it was for a legitimate mistake, and other times they were under pressure from a client to get the ticket done in a sold out discounted class. Either way, eventually the envelope showed up from the airline in question containing their debit memo for the fare difference.

These are fares released to consolidators that you won't see online, and certainly not on Co.com. I just booked a flight to PEK. I asked my Chinatown travel agent to book me on U, but I could've gotten a slightly lower fare (by about $150) but I would get 50% EQM for that. Since I want my status I didn't bite. I suppose I could've tried what you did and call them up and ask, but it's close to travel date and I didn't want to pay for the ticket and then find out I can only get 50% EQM

I think if CO knows they can sell out the flight through their own website and the consolidator fares, they don't need to sell you the tickets on CO.com. That right is theirs, and they can choose to sell the tickets however they like.

I previously wrote that I spoke with CO's rep' that agreed to give me the 100% EQM since this fare was not bookable on their site...