UA: EWR-IST $638 ai round trip (everything included). [W fare $938 ai]
Apr 10, 2012, 6:14 pm
#18
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I actually booked this last month, EWR-IST W fare for ~$750a/i. Partially because I needed to get to Europe and there were tons of R/RN available to apply my GPU.
Apr 10, 2012, 7:06 pm
#19
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The cheaper fare is due to them not adding the fuel surcharge as part of the tax . When you look at the fare details - the additional taxes are inclusive of all other things listed except the FC
My thoughts exactly. When they first announced the route, it was just a little above $500. It's only ~$550 reverse IST-EWR.
I actually booked this last month, EWR-IST W fare for ~$750a/i. Partially because I needed to get to Europe and there were tons of R/RN available to apply my GPU.
I actually booked this last month, EWR-IST W fare for ~$750a/i. Partially because I needed to get to Europe and there were tons of R/RN available to apply my GPU.
Apr 10, 2012, 7:31 pm
#21
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Well I bit from DCA for $631 for a long week in early October. I've wanted to visit IST and this will help me get closer to 1K this year. I have 24 hours to change my mind..
Apr 10, 2012, 8:15 pm
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Apr 11, 2012, 6:40 am
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Apr 11, 2012, 7:19 am
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Just to clarify, my booking class is L on that $638 r/t fare EWR-IST-EWR.
Also to clarify, they broke it down and fuel surcharge was in the ticket: $252.
Insane how the base r/t fare is only $324. They must be desperate.
Also to clarify, they broke it down and fuel surcharge was in the ticket: $252.
Insane how the base r/t fare is only $324. They must be desperate.
Apr 11, 2012, 10:23 am
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Apr 11, 2012, 12:14 pm
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Is it me or does UA have the times for the IST-EWR leg incorrect? Depart IST at 1:55 PM and arrive EWR at 6:02 PM. My itinerary shows a flight time of 10 hours and 7 minutes (which I believe should be 11 hours and 7 minutes). That's an awfully fast flight time when the DL 763 appears to take 11-12 hours.
Last edited by Duke777; Apr 11, 2012 at 12:21 pm
