Good Deal Premium Fares 2011
Aug 15, 2011, 9:56 am
#1247
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Aug 15, 2011, 11:27 am
#1248
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Aug 15, 2011, 1:47 pm
#1249
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Aug 16, 2011, 10:02 pm
#1250
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Thanksgiving LAX/SAN to BRU on DL,KL for $2,258 ai
This is among the already-mentioned Thanksgiving weekend-only fares. It's one of the better one's from the west coast. Bookable on Delta.com
Sample routings:
LAX-AMS-BRU (all on KL)
SAN-SEA-AMS-BRU
LAX-ATL-BRU
I booked the one with the KL 747 LAX-AMS for a mini-vacation.
Sample routings:
LAX-AMS-BRU (all on KL)
SAN-SEA-AMS-BRU
LAX-ATL-BRU
I booked the one with the KL 747 LAX-AMS for a mini-vacation.
Aug 16, 2011, 10:13 pm
#1251
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Except that if we are talking about Thanksgiving fares, I believe UA has suspended LAX-LHR for most of the Thanksgiving week. It's not operating the 20th through the 25th of November, I think. (Please ignore my post if you were talking about non-Thanksgiving fares.)
Last edited by twoaisleplane; Aug 16, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Aug 17, 2011, 11:31 am
#1252
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That is correct re outbound, twoaisleplane. Inbound nonstop is still available for most dates the fare is good for.
Also LAX-PVG is not operating on 23 Nov.
Also LAX-PVG is not operating on 23 Nov.
Last edited by cesco.g; Aug 17, 2011 at 11:39 am
Aug 17, 2011, 11:09 pm
#1253
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For those based in the UK:
Bangkok on Etihad for £1475 - book by Aug 31st, travel Jan-Jun 2012
http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/E...viewmore=VRNRC
Offers also being posted by Qatar - not quite as good, but Singapore for £1780 caught my eye as about £500 lower than normal. Again, book by end of August, but travel seems to be for remainder of this year.
http://www.qatarairways.com/uk/en/sp...-business.html
Bangkok on Etihad for £1475 - book by Aug 31st, travel Jan-Jun 2012
http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/E...viewmore=VRNRC
Offers also being posted by Qatar - not quite as good, but Singapore for £1780 caught my eye as about £500 lower than normal. Again, book by end of August, but travel seems to be for remainder of this year.
http://www.qatarairways.com/uk/en/sp...-business.html
Aug 18, 2011, 4:46 am
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Air New Zealand has matched Thanksgiving LAX - LHR, from 2235 USD
Aug 18, 2011, 6:48 am
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Offers also being posted by Qatar - not quite as good, but Singapore for £1780 caught my eye as about £500 lower than normal. Again, book by end of August, but travel seems to be for remainder of this year.
http://www.qatarairways.com/uk/en/sp...-business.html
Aug 18, 2011, 11:47 am
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By the way, fares in the $3,000 range are relatively common on such routings, but KE has some fares around there for TPE/BKK-SFO/LAX throughout November. CA, CI, NH a bit more. Also CA from HKG. Again not that hard to find, but a decent price.
Edited to add: You can take the KE A380 on the ICN-LAX leg, e.g., BKK-LAX around $3,050 round-trip in November.
Also, slightly less typically, KE from CNX (Chiang Mai) or DPS to SFO/LAX also around $3,100.
Last edited by mecabq; Aug 22, 2011 at 3:16 am
Aug 18, 2011, 5:40 pm
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Airlines are smart
Yes, I think the airlines realize that most people aren't taking European vacation over thanksgiving because they have to see family. Also, business flights drop precipitously from the USA during these dates becasue of Thanksgiving. They realize this, and drop the prices because they know there are few people who can and will take advantage of this....
Aug 18, 2011, 6:19 pm
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