Good Deal Premium Fares 2011
Feb 3, 2011, 12:43 pm
#136
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sorry, i am just not familiar how all of this works. how do i go about doing it the other way? is that possible? yvr - sfo - hkg - mnl?
Feb 3, 2011, 12:45 pm
#137
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Feb 3, 2011, 1:33 pm
#138
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Feb 3, 2011, 1:55 pm
#139
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Great, another long time known fare is about to die. Fare has been around for many years guys, nothing new about it. 
Feb 3, 2011, 2:41 pm
#140
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Feb 3, 2011, 3:00 pm
#141
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Feb 3, 2011, 3:14 pm
#142
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Probably. 
I recommend a subscription to expertflyer.com to help find them. There are certain Asian "hot spots" that are known to have low fares. MNL is one of them, DPS is not.
In case you haven't noticed, some fares are unfortunately too good to let out of the bag. But, they're out there.
I recommend a subscription to expertflyer.com to help find them. There are certain Asian "hot spots" that are known to have low fares. MNL is one of them, DPS is not.In case you haven't noticed, some fares are unfortunately too good to let out of the bag. But, they're out there.
Feb 3, 2011, 3:19 pm
#143
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Yea, here we go.
. Again, to the OP who posted this, why can't we just either post it and let it sink into the pages or not post it all? All this discussion draws more attention then anything.
Feb 3, 2011, 3:31 pm
#144
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Oh no, someone shares an airfare. Boo hoo. Get over it. You can't control what other people do, so don't bother trying.
To stop the incessant PMs which I never respond to, here is how to get the $1168 price from Expedia. Mult-city. Seg1 Day1 MNL-HKG, Seg2 Day1 HKG-SFO, Seg3 Day2 SFO-YVR. Seg1 is easily skipable on the HK Express rinky-dink airline. Just be sure to fly into HKG same-day and pick-up segment2 boarding pass at the transit desk. Who wants to go to MNL? Yuck.
To stop the incessant PMs which I never respond to, here is how to get the $1168 price from Expedia. Mult-city. Seg1 Day1 MNL-HKG, Seg2 Day1 HKG-SFO, Seg3 Day2 SFO-YVR. Seg1 is easily skipable on the HK Express rinky-dink airline. Just be sure to fly into HKG same-day and pick-up segment2 boarding pass at the transit desk. Who wants to go to MNL? Yuck.
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Total price for this trip: $1,168.80 Traveling to Hong Kong Wed 9-Feb-11 Manila (MNL) Depart 8:00 am Terminal INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL 1 to Hong Kong (HKG) Arrive 10:05 am Terminal 1 699 mi (1,125 km) Duration: 2hr 5mn UO Flight: 714 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2Business Class , Boeing 737-800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total distance: 699 mi (1,125 km) Total duration: 2hr 5mn Traveling to San Francisco Wed 9-Feb-11 Hong Kong (HKG) Depart 10:45 pm Terminal 1 to San Francisco (SFO) Arrive 6:45 pm Terminal INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL 6,914 mi (11,127 km) Duration: 12hr 0mn SQ Flight: 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2Business Class , 77W -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total distance: 6,914 mi (11,127 km) Total duration: 12hr 0mn Traveling to Vancouver Thu 10-Feb-11 San Francisco (SFO) Depart 6:30 pm Terminal 3 to Vancouver (YVR) Arrive 8:42 pm Terminal MAIN TERMINAL 800 mi (1,287 km) Duration: 2hr 12mn NZ Flight: 4718 Operated by: AIR CANADA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2Business Class , E90 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb 3, 2011, 3:31 pm
#145
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Have you ever thought of long term usage of the fare by not throwing away the last segment rather than just for your short term benefits. Think of long term prospects rather than short term benefits.
Feb 3, 2011, 3:35 pm
#146
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No. I reject the premise that one person using fewer flights than he purchases is immoral in any way or jeopardizes my ability to fly premium cheaply in the future. If SQ wants to capture the J market between MNL-YVR without cannibalizing the HKG-SFO market, then SQ can fly MNL-YVR direct.
Feb 3, 2011, 3:36 pm
#147
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its the difference between a few people enjoying it, and many people enjoying it.
Feb 3, 2011, 3:40 pm
#148
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So based on the responses above, why hasn't the Trick it thread been shut down? How many throw aways were there in that thread?
Are you going to post in that thread to tell them not to give away any more tricks? We already know some tricks no longer work, so why not stop them too?
Go on, I implore you to shut down that thread, besides, really, isn't this thread supposed to be about good premium fare deals?
Feb 3, 2011, 4:25 pm
#149
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So based on the responses above, why hasn't the Trick it thread been shut down? How many throw aways were there in that thread?
Are you going to post in that thread to tell them not to give away any more tricks? We already know some tricks no longer work, so why not stop them too?
Go on, I implore you to shut down that thread, besides, really, isn't this thread supposed to be about good premium fare deals?
Are you going to post in that thread to tell them not to give away any more tricks? We already know some tricks no longer work, so why not stop them too?
Go on, I implore you to shut down that thread, besides, really, isn't this thread supposed to be about good premium fare deals?
Feb 3, 2011, 4:26 pm
#150
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