May 21, 2013, 12:18 pm
Last edit by: Sykes
- Fare feels too good to be true? Don't call the airline!!!!!!
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Good Deal Premium Fares 2013
Jul 5, 2013, 6:28 pm
#1411
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: UA-1K MM, AA-Gold, DL-Silver, AS-MVP
Posts: 2,509
DL please match!My post: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/20945890-post1267.html
Jul 5, 2013, 6:41 pm
#1412
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: AS MVP 75K
Posts: 286
thanks, looks like i missed your post. although last year's included west coast cities as well, around the same price range. at the moment looks like it's only from east coast (?)
Jul 5, 2013, 7:18 pm
#1413
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: UA-1K MM, AA-Gold, DL-Silver, AS-MVP
Posts: 2,509
West coast fares, ex-LAX,SFO,SEA, start at around $2,200-$2,300+. I'm not sure if they're similar as last year.
Jul 8, 2013, 8:05 am
#1415
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
Air India are doing some fab ex-UK valid now - Sep 30, 01-30 Nov & 25 Dec - 13 Mar - circa £1,370 inc tax (making fare about £700 +) - books into Z class.
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
Jul 8, 2013, 8:34 am
#1416
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: LAX / TXL
Posts: 2,185
Air India are doing some fab ex-UK valid now - Sep 30, 01-30 Nov & 25 Dec - 13 Mar - circa £1,370 inc tax (making fare about £700 +) - books into Z class.
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
Jul 8, 2013, 8:40 am
#1417
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
Do you mean you're not physic? 
Sorry - I found BKK, KTM - and that's it apart from the Indian destinations, but havn't explored all. Couldn't find SIN/CGK/KUL. Could be many more. Good availability to BKK.
Sorry - I found BKK, KTM - and that's it apart from the Indian destinations, but havn't explored all. Couldn't find SIN/CGK/KUL. Could be many more. Good availability to BKK.
Jul 8, 2013, 8:58 am
#1418
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,967
Air India are doing some fab ex-UK valid now - Sep 30, 01-30 Nov & 25 Dec - 13 Mar - circa £1,370 inc tax (making fare about £700 +) - books into Z class.
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
For the summer - will be cheaper than a lot of Y.
A long time since I flew AI, but i've read some wonderful reviews of their 77W business class - connections are great in Delhi (double check, but I don't think visas are required).
Same base fares to DEL/BOM - probably a few others - but not other SEA points that I could find.
Edit - you can also use this fare on their 787 AI 115 / 116 ex LHR rotation via DEL if you want - but 10 / 15 hour wait in Delhi for connection!
I'm not a fan of their 77W overall; I was scheduled to fly the first CDG 787 flight which ended up being the first/last/non-existent, and haven't managed to actually fly it since it was returned to service. I did fly it BLR-DEL once, and it wasn't bad.
Generally, AI fares are about 1/2 of BA and AF in C throughout the year, pricing to/from LHR and CDG
Jul 8, 2013, 9:20 am
#1419
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
OK - this is circa 1/3 of BA - 1/2 TG / BR - especially with such good availability now - end of Summer.
I don't follow any Indian Airlines - but do keep an eye on SE Asia fares ex-uk - and this strikes me as more than decent (bordering exceptional?) - i'll keep an eye on AI & 9W in future then!
I don't follow any Indian Airlines - but do keep an eye on SE Asia fares ex-uk - and this strikes me as more than decent (bordering exceptional?) - i'll keep an eye on AI & 9W in future then!
Jul 9, 2013, 4:09 pm
#1420
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PRG, DRS, VIE
Programs: Marriott Titanium, BA Gold, A3 Gold
Posts: 939
Ay prg-bkk ~1.900 usd
Plenty of availability, PRG-HEL-BKK RT for less than 2.000 USD.
fare base ISA2CZ2
fare base ISA2CZ2
Jul 9, 2013, 8:09 pm
#1421
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: DL Platinum
Posts: 556
Hi, first time in this forum for me.
I found HNL to EWR to LIM on UA for approximately $1958 on a number of days coming up later this year. With a 50% class of service bonus, that works out to about $0.08 per mile.
I found HNL to EWR to LIM on UA for approximately $1958 on a number of days coming up later this year. With a 50% class of service bonus, that works out to about $0.08 per mile.
Jul 9, 2013, 8:16 pm
#1422
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: LHR (sometimes CLE, SFO, BOS, LAX, SEA)
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 5,895
Base fare is $1026, valid routings are HNL-DEN/LAX/SFO/SMF-EWR/HOU-LIM, I see an a/i $1095 one way. I also see the round-trip fare available at the price you found (even better deal!).
Jul 10, 2013, 12:24 am
#1423
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: VIE, BUD, PRG
Programs: LH SEN, DL Plat
Posts: 332
Jul 10, 2013, 4:25 am
#1424
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: DL Platinum
Posts: 556
Looks like this is fare basis "ULX4A9LN/UPDIS" (quite a mouthful!), books into P. ExpertFlyer incorrectly calls it an economy fare (based on the first letter of its fare basis?), but it definitely books into business-class.
Base fare is $1026, valid routings are HNL-DEN/LAX/SFO/SMF-EWR/HOU-LIM, I see an a/i $1095 one way. I also see the round-trip fare available at the price you found (even better deal!).
Base fare is $1026, valid routings are HNL-DEN/LAX/SFO/SMF-EWR/HOU-LIM, I see an a/i $1095 one way. I also see the round-trip fare available at the price you found (even better deal!).
And how did you find all your information? That is very helpful.
Jul 10, 2013, 4:30 am
#1425
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: LHR (sometimes CLE, SFO, BOS, LAX, SEA)
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 5,895
I looked up the specific fare basis for this trip (HNL-LIM on UA) using the expertflyer.com "fare information" tool, which is the closest a cheap ordinary mortal can get to a GDS.
Last edited by mherdeg; Jul 10, 2013 at 4:45 am