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Old May 21, 13, 12:18 pm
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  • Fare feels too good to be true? Don't call the airline!!!!!!
  • Double check that the fare is actually in Business or First as some online search engines or OTA's confuse booking classes on some airlines.
  • Post as many details as possible about the First / Business fare, including fare class, fare basis, one-way / roundtrip, sales channel, sample dates & total price, including taxes.
  • Post the details within the thread itself and not in the post title field as any information typed here cannot be seen by members accessing the thread using mobile devices.
  • Refrain from posting fare requests or engaging in off topic debates such as fare trends, specific aircraft configuration or visa requirements
  • The deeply discounted international fares discussed here are almost always specific to a certain country of origin, so don't ask if it works in reverse (e.g. a SFO-LHR-SFO fare usually won't work LHR-SFO-LHR). Domestic fares more commonly work in reverse.
  • Last, but not least, Don't call the Airline!
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Old Dec 28, 13, 4:20 pm
  #2371  
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Booked CX MLE-AKL (via HKG) RT $1844.60AI, 2 non-stops books to I class.
Used UA depreciating miles to stage: PSP-SFO-NRT-SIN-MLE. 80K (GF) plus $40. Have to call and book as SQ no longer on .bomb
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Old Dec 28, 13, 7:14 pm
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DL: SEA - PVG ~$0.20 MQM

Not a fantastic deal but if you book by Jan 7 and can fly DL Bus. (Z) between Jan 13 & March 14 for ~$3,575 RT. ~17,200 MQM. No minimum stay. Sample Date: Feb 11-13.
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Old Dec 29, 13, 1:54 pm
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I forgot to save fare rules for CX MLE-JFK-MLE I fare. Can anyone post it or PM to me?
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Old Dec 30, 13, 6:42 am
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ITA comes up with $1,185 r/t in business on QR from CAI to MPM (only checked January). I can find the fare on Orbitz but when I click book the fare goes up to $1,700-ish. I have tried several OTAs but no success.

Can anyone help with ticketing this by chance? Thanks for the feedback.
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Old Dec 30, 13, 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by peterdudas
ITA comes up with $1,185 r/t in business on QR to MPM (only checked January). I can find the fare on Orbitz but when I click book the fare goes up to $1,700-ish. I have tried several OTAs but no success.

Can anyone help with ticketing this by chance? Thanks for the feedback.
Where would you be departing from? It's clear on your post?
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Old Dec 30, 13, 6:59 am
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Originally Posted by BallardFlyer
Where would you be departing from? It's clear on your post?
My bad, already in year-end mode

Cairo it is! I also find $1,550 CAI/JNB return tickets but as in case of Maputo, when clicking book on Orbitz the following error message appears:

"As flight availability can change rapidly based on traveler demand, the flight that you have selected is no longer available. Please make another selection."
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Old Dec 30, 13, 7:00 am
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Originally Posted by peterdudas
ITA comes up with $1,185 r/t in business on QR from CAI to MPM (only checked January). I can find the fare on Orbitz but when I click book the fare goes up to $1,700-ish. I have tried several OTAs but no success.

Can anyone help with ticketing this by chance? Thanks for the feedback.
Have you tried QR's own site? Comes up as $1,138 for me:

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Old Dec 30, 13, 7:27 am
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Originally Posted by dsf
Have you tried QR's own site? Comes up as $1,138 for me:
Cheers dsf, get the same deal now. ^

I only searched for earlier outbound dates and it looks like an availability issue on those days. I thought ITA was searching based on actual availability though.
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Old Dec 30, 13, 6:12 pm
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no any chance t do stopover in JNB?
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Old Dec 31, 13, 3:50 am
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MS: BOM-CAI-YYZ rt 1940$ in C

Good overall avaibility. CAI-YYZ is flown with the B777 incl. lie-flat seats
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Old Dec 31, 13, 9:30 am
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Originally Posted by raporot
no any chance t do stopover in JNB?
no.

And you only get mileage for CAI-DOH-MPM not CAI-DOH-JNB-MPM. Not that it is much of a difference.
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Old Dec 31, 13, 8:56 pm
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Happy 2014! This discussion continues in the 2014 Good Deal Premium Fares thread:
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