Non Shared $69 AF First Class fare mentioned in blog post
Apr 26, 2013, 5:52 pm
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Its done... Avios was charging Y rate for MH F flights when MH first joined. It lasted a couple weeks and I dont believe was shared until it was over, but the blogs were definitely not the only ones that knew about this one.
Apr 26, 2013, 6:00 pm
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Well what were the sources of information outside of the blogs?
Apr 26, 2013, 6:24 pm
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Interesting... So the BA engine displayed "economy" throughout the transaction but booked out of the F redemption bucket at ticketing?
I am shocked BA didn't try to weasel out of that one...
Originally Posted by yerffej201
Sure. When MH joined OW, there was a glitch where the F would price at Y, which lasted for several weeks. Apparently a reader shared it to lucky and he didn't post until it ended. I think this was fair because AFAIK it didn't showed Y but was ticketed in the fare bucket for F (I think). So in the end BA did upgrade the routings to F and so KUL-LHR was only 35 one way, 70 RT.
It wasn't a "mistake fare" as in it lasted for a long time, so it was more like a glitch. However this AF i'm pretty sure is a mistake fare. Of course maybe this fare only lasted an hour. Unfortunately I didn't realize this until after the glitch got fixed.
It wasn't a "mistake fare" as in it lasted for a long time, so it was more like a glitch. However this AF i'm pretty sure is a mistake fare. Of course maybe this fare only lasted an hour. Unfortunately I didn't realize this until after the glitch got fixed.
I am shocked BA didn't try to weasel out of that one...
Apr 26, 2013, 6:40 pm
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I think it lasted a bit longer than that, because it was also available on the CDG route, which i saw as recently as 2 weeks ago. (Didn't book it on the spot as i was actually in the middle of a meeting and I couldn't replicate it when I logged on again the next morning though)
Apr 26, 2013, 7:41 pm
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I think it lasted a bit longer than that, because it was also available on the CDG route, which i saw as recently as 2 weeks ago. (Didn't book it on the spot as i was actually in the middle of a meeting and I couldn't replicate it when I logged on again the next morning though)
Apr 26, 2013, 7:53 pm
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Greedy. I kind of see why though. Not too long after Lucky was posting about his ex CMB flights, the deal which had been around for over a year died. Only took me a minute to find that deal after his posting
Last edited by CDKing; Apr 26, 2013 at 7:59 pm Reason: additional thoughts
Apr 26, 2013, 7:54 pm
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Apr 26, 2013, 8:36 pm
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As this topic centers on blogs I'll move this thread over to FT's new home for blog discussion, the External Miles & Points Resources forum.
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Apr 26, 2013, 8:45 pm
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The blogger just posted that the whole thing was a joke.
I don't really get it, but there you go.
I don't really get it, but there you go.
Apr 26, 2013, 9:45 pm
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Apr 27, 2013, 2:49 am
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So Lucky's post was a joke, I believed it, sorry for the confusion. But my original question stands, not about the blog per se, but what percentage of mistake fares get shared on FT?
Apr 27, 2013, 3:20 am
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I feel bad for his loyal readers that bought tickets to see him at FTU and believed what he wrote.
"Sorry if it wasn’t obvious, this was a late April Fools joke."
Sincere apology.
"Sorry if it wasn’t obvious, this was a late April Fools joke."
Sincere apology.