May 21, 2013, 12:18 pm
Last edit by: Sykes
- 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!
Good Deal Premium Fares 2013
Mar 1, 2013, 8:52 am
#541
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AAdvantage Executive Platinum, Starwood Platinum 50 Nights
Posts: 74
For lack of miles useful to me I generally ignore EK - but they do have a decent sale from German* cities to Asia and Africa, e.g. (r/t,a/i):
JNB €1769 / €2769 Biz/First
SEZ €1869 / €2869
ADL €2785 / €3785
BLR €1899 / €2879
HKG €1935 / €2935
KUL €1869 / €2869
BOM €1785 / €2785
PEK €1875 / €2875
ICN €1869 / €2869
SIN €1875 / €2875
DXB €1575 / €2575
*rules mention routing from other European cities
Booking codes OE4MPDE1/AE4MPDE1 for biz/first.
Book by 5 March for travel 1 April - 31 December. Min/max stay 3d/4mo. No adv purch reqmt.
JNB €1769 / €2769 Biz/First
SEZ €1869 / €2869
ADL €2785 / €3785
BLR €1899 / €2879
HKG €1935 / €2935
KUL €1869 / €2869
BOM €1785 / €2785
PEK €1875 / €2875
ICN €1869 / €2869
SIN €1875 / €2875
DXB €1575 / €2575
*rules mention routing from other European cities
Booking codes OE4MPDE1/AE4MPDE1 for biz/first.
Book by 5 March for travel 1 April - 31 December. Min/max stay 3d/4mo. No adv purch reqmt.
Still kicking myself for not jumping on the AA sale to Japan earlier this year.
Mar 1, 2013, 8:34 pm
#542
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,233
AA: USA to Caribbean (discounted instant-upgrade options for the Fall)....
Samples:
Sept 20-21 ORF-DFW-SJU-DFW-ORF $586ai (A,I) (6742mi ~8.7cpm)
Sept 21 BOS-MIA-STX-MIA-BOS $595ai (A,I) (4794mi ~12.4cpm)
-Dates found Sept, Oct, Nov.
-For one-way fares (Round-trip not required).
Samples:
Sept 20-21 ORF-DFW-SJU-DFW-ORF $586ai (A,I) (6742mi ~8.7cpm)
Sept 21 BOS-MIA-STX-MIA-BOS $595ai (A,I) (4794mi ~12.4cpm)
-Dates found Sept, Oct, Nov.
-For one-way fares (Round-trip not required).
Mar 1, 2013, 9:02 pm
#543
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KATL
Programs: DL DM/2MM
Posts: 2,034
DL/AZ DFW/MIA/LAX/BOS - MAD from $1622 ai
MADness has returned. On DL and AZ for sure. Not sure what other airlines are matching.
DL fare basis is SB58US, so not an UP fare. Could someone figure out when this sale ends?
50 day advance purchase, 8 night min stay
No effective and expiration date loaded so these are in place through Jan 14.
Sample fares:
DFW-MAD $1622 ai
BOS-MAD $1715 ai
MIA-MAD $1807 ai
LAX-MAD $1822 ai
I'm sure other PODs are included, but these are the ones that I searched.
DL fare basis is SB58US, so not an UP fare. Could someone figure out when this sale ends?
50 day advance purchase, 8 night min stay
No effective and expiration date loaded so these are in place through Jan 14.
Sample fares:
DFW-MAD $1622 ai
BOS-MAD $1715 ai
MIA-MAD $1807 ai
LAX-MAD $1822 ai
I'm sure other PODs are included, but these are the ones that I searched.
Mar 1, 2013, 9:23 pm
#544
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Katy, TX
Programs: AA - PLT(2MM); DL - PM(2MM); Hilton - Gold; Marriott Bonvoy- Titanium; Hyatt - Platinum
Posts: 1,718
Yeah, cool! I just bought flights yesterday when the DFW-MAD fare was $1911, booking into "A" and "S" with a fare basis code of "U." So I cancelled them and rebooked essentially the same reservation in mid-June for $1661.75 a.i. The domestic segments now book into "P" instead of "A." And I also noticed that the base fare has dropped from $1378 to $658, with taxes now at a total of $1003, with the bulk belonging to a YR of $856. Wow!
Last edited by arkangel; Mar 1, 2013 at 9:43 pm
Mar 1, 2013, 10:03 pm
#545
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS
Posts: 15,027
MADness has returned. On DL and AZ for sure. Not sure what other airlines are matching.
DL fare basis is SB58US, so not an UP fare. Could someone figure out when this sale ends?
50 day advance purchase, 8 night min stay
No effective and expiration date loaded so these are in place through Jan 14.
Sample fares:
DFW-MAD $1622 ai
BOS-MAD $1715 ai
MIA-MAD $1807 ai
LAX-MAD $1822 ai
I'm sure other PODs are included, but these are the ones that I searched.
DL fare basis is SB58US, so not an UP fare. Could someone figure out when this sale ends?
50 day advance purchase, 8 night min stay
No effective and expiration date loaded so these are in place through Jan 14.
Sample fares:
DFW-MAD $1622 ai
BOS-MAD $1715 ai
MIA-MAD $1807 ai
LAX-MAD $1822 ai
I'm sure other PODs are included, but these are the ones that I searched.
Mar 1, 2013, 10:08 pm
#546
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS
Posts: 15,027
BOS-YYZ-BCN-YYZ-BOS, $1791 ai. LH(!) in P. Dates: 5/16-5/26.
Mar 2, 2013, 6:14 am
#547
formerly known as DeltaNYC
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: YYZ, mostly...
Programs: AC SE100K / BA Bronze / Marriott Ambassador (LT Plat) / Hilton Diamond / IHG Plat
Posts: 1,704
Mar 2, 2013, 6:21 am
#548
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Hilton Diamond, working on OZ Diamond, previously AA EXP, UA 1K, AS MVP75
Posts: 255
Mar 2, 2013, 8:27 am
#550
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: YQR
Posts: 2,743
DL is giving me $1887 for MOT (Minot) - MAD, August 24 - Sept 2. This is a great deal that I might have to pull the trigger on. I don't see UA matching this right now. MSP is about $400 more. MOT is only 4 hours by car from YQR, so it would save me having to buy a positing flight to DFW or another portal.
Mar 2, 2013, 8:45 am
#551
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: North America
Programs: DL Diamond, former UA1K MM lifetime (left UA for DL), FPCPlat, DL Biz and Plat Amex
Posts: 644
Mar 2, 2013, 9:04 am
#552
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,202
PSP-MAD UA, UA+
Seems like fare not available past August. A few bucks more than DL/KL.
Seems like fare not available past August. A few bucks more than DL/KL.
Mar 2, 2013, 9:36 am
#554
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,202
UA is 10 day stay must depart by 24 Aug. Can find on UA web site using flex dates.
Just booked PSP-BCN $2300, other less exp option (AC) available . "United UA PHXNC62S PSP to BCN"
Just booked PSP-BCN $2300, other less exp option (AC) available . "United UA PHXNC62S PSP to BCN"
