Sales / Special Fares - any recent sightings?
May 6, 2017, 8:19 am
#1
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Sales / Special Fares - any recent sightings?
When was the last EK Sale for ex-UK/EU flights? They used to be quite regular, but I've not seen one for ages.
MAN-DXB flights seem to be £2500 in J these days. It doesn't appear to be much cheaper ex-EU from what I can see.
Anyone have any inside information on whether any sales are imminent?
Cheers
MAN-DXB flights seem to be £2500 in J these days. It doesn't appear to be much cheaper ex-EU from what I can see.
Anyone have any inside information on whether any sales are imminent?
Cheers
May 6, 2017, 8:50 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,829
When was the last EK Sale for ex-UK/EU flights? They used to be quite regular, but I've not seen one for ages.
MAN-DXB flights seem to be £2500 in J these days. It doesn't appear to be much cheaper ex-EU from what I can see.
Anyone have any inside information on whether any sales are imminent?
Cheers
MAN-DXB flights seem to be £2500 in J these days. It doesn't appear to be much cheaper ex-EU from what I can see.
Anyone have any inside information on whether any sales are imminent?
Cheers
May 6, 2017, 9:45 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: EK Gold / IHG Plat Elite / BA Gold
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May 6, 2017, 9:52 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Sounding familiar! I am doing the exact same thing next week. Fly to JHB & CPT regularly on EK but since Jan this year the prices have got completely insane on EK so doing LHR-CPT direct next week on BA (Yikes) for less money than EK want and direct overnight. I am thinking "It cant be that bad can it!?!"
May 6, 2017, 9:52 am
#6
Join Date: Aug 2012
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May 8, 2017, 12:54 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
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I would rather take the bus then to fly direct with BA on the CPT/JNB-LHR/LGWsegemnt , Ethiopian can be pretty reasonable this time of year along with QR( QR only if Outbound from SA originally )
May 11, 2017, 4:09 am
#10
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Sussex by the Sea
Programs: BA Silver, for now at least...
Posts: 580
Desparately hoping for an EK (or even Etihad) soon - looking at packages for next spring in J, EK is pricing around £250/head over BA.
For the 3 of us, the £750 is still worth it over BA when you factor in seat reservation fees and 4 transfers, better seats, service and lounges... But it is close!
For the 3 of us, the £750 is still worth it over BA when you factor in seat reservation fees and 4 transfers, better seats, service and lounges... But it is close!
May 11, 2017, 5:45 am
#12
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Where are the discount codes? I'm about to book another EK Y flight for July but prices are massively variable depending on flight times.
May 11, 2017, 7:40 am
#13
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May 13, 2017, 12:03 pm
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