May 7, 2014, 4:31 pm
Last edit by: Firewind
The below is from our moderator (taken from the first post of the thread - bolding is mine). Feel free to add more if necessary / as needed.
Happy 2014!
Please use this thread to post or to follow Economy Fares which are 'Good Deals' but where the cost per mile is more than 3-4 cents per mile, which is the usual upper limit for what is considered a true 'MR Deal'.
A few requests for posting in the thread:
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Happy 2014!
Please use this thread to post or to follow Economy Fares which are 'Good Deals' but where the cost per mile is more than 3-4 cents per mile, which is the usual upper limit for what is considered a true 'MR Deal'.
A few requests for posting in the thread:
-members posting their deals please post the city pairs/airport codes and pricing in the body of the post and not just in the post title as it isn't visible for those reading it on mobile devices (ETA: ...or in email alerts)
-some members may be unaware that you can subscribe to this thread and to do that you can go to "Thread Tools" at the top of the thread and click on "Subscribe to this thread".
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2014
Sep 15, 2014, 10:43 am
#1606
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL
Posts: 2,779
Sep 15, 2014, 12:20 pm
#1607
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: IAH, HOU, AUS, DAL, DFW
Posts: 74
DL: $769 iah-hkg (iah-atl-sea-hkg-sea-iah) cpm: 4.4
This deal is back if you're trying to get to Hong Kong from Houston.
DL: $769 iah-hkg (iah-atl-sea-hkg-sea-iah) cpm: 4.4.
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DL: $769 iah-hkg (iah-atl-sea-hkg-sea-iah) cpm: 4.4.
- Availability: For midweek fares until end of November.
- Documentation: Just your passport. If you want to visit mainland China, you’ll need to get a Tourist visa.
- Departure and Destination Airports: IAH – HKG
- Example Dates: Nov 6 – Nov 13 / Oct 8 – Oct 22
- Carrier: Delta
- Fare Basis Code: VLXGZNYR
- Fare Class: V
- Mile Accrual: 100%
- Stopover component: 2 stopovers on the fare, one each direction for $100 each at transatlantic gateways.
- CPM: 4.4 (17745 miles)
- Full Route: IAH – ATL – SEA – HKG – SEA – IAH
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Sep 15, 2014, 3:24 pm
#1608
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MSP
Programs: DL GM, AMEX Business Platinum, AMEX Delta Reserve, DL SkyClub Member, Choice PM
Posts: 2,218
DL/KLM ORD-BOM-ORD for $794 rt
Seeing good fares ORD-AMS-BOM-AMS-ORD on KLM and DL for $784, $794 round trip.
Limited dates in November'14.
Can route ORD-DTW-AMS-BOM-AMS-MSP-ORD for more miles.
(Did not check other USA Departure & Arrival Gateways)
Limited dates in November'14.
Can route ORD-DTW-AMS-BOM-AMS-MSP-ORD for more miles.
(Did not check other USA Departure & Arrival Gateways)
Sep 15, 2014, 6:03 pm
#1609
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SEA (previous locations: DTW, TLV, EWR, BOS)
Programs: AS: 75K; DL/NW: Plat; DL SC: Lifetime; Hyatt: Diamond; HH: Gold; SPG: Plat;
Posts: 3,383
For Detroit based pax, seeing DTW-BOM for $886. $0.054/mile. A bit less if you can add another leg (for example, BOM-CDG-CVG-DTW on the return).
Sep 16, 2014, 5:47 am
#1610
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 69
Thanks SanFranDan!
I did some playing around with this for while and found a version that has United metal in 'K' over the Atlantic, so I booked a long weekend. Booked at United.com. The Swiss flight are United codeshares.
I'm currently collecting qualifying miles on Turkish. The United flights get 100%, the Swiss flights get 25%.
I have a 3yr Multiple Entry Russian Visa. Most should take that cost into consideration as well.
Chicago (ORD) to Washington (IAD) - Thu, Oct 30, UA 169, Economy (K)
Washington (IAD) to Geneva (GVA) - Thu, Oct 30, UA974, Economy (K)
Geneva (GVA) to Moscow (DME) - Fri Oct 31, LX1336, Economy (K)
Moscow (DME) to Geneva (GVA) - Mon, Nov 03 , LX1339, Economy (K)
Geneva (GVA) to Newark (EWR) - Mon, Nov 03, UA957, Economy (K)
Newark (EWR) to Chicago (ORD) - Mon, Nov 03, UA173, Economy (K)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $479.90
I did some playing around with this for while and found a version that has United metal in 'K' over the Atlantic, so I booked a long weekend. Booked at United.com. The Swiss flight are United codeshares.
I'm currently collecting qualifying miles on Turkish. The United flights get 100%, the Swiss flights get 25%.
I have a 3yr Multiple Entry Russian Visa. Most should take that cost into consideration as well.
Chicago (ORD) to Washington (IAD) - Thu, Oct 30, UA 169, Economy (K)
Washington (IAD) to Geneva (GVA) - Thu, Oct 30, UA974, Economy (K)
Geneva (GVA) to Moscow (DME) - Fri Oct 31, LX1336, Economy (K)
Moscow (DME) to Geneva (GVA) - Mon, Nov 03 , LX1339, Economy (K)
Geneva (GVA) to Newark (EWR) - Mon, Nov 03, UA957, Economy (K)
Newark (EWR) to Chicago (ORD) - Mon, Nov 03, UA173, Economy (K)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $479.90
Chicago (ORD) to Moscow (DME) - Tue, Nov 4
Chicago (ORD) to Zurich (ZRH) - Tue, Nov 4
SWISS 9 Dep: 7:15PM Arr: 10:55AM 8h 40m Airbus A330 Economy (K)
Layover in ZRH Wed, Nov 5 10h 5m
Zurich (ZRH) to Moscow (DME) - Wed, Nov 5
SWISS 1324 Dep: 9:00PM Arr: 2:20AM 2h 20m Airbus A321 Economy (K)
Thu, Nov 6
Moscow (DME) to Chicago (ORD) - Sun, Nov 16
Moscow (DME) to Zurich (ZRH) - Sun, Nov 16
SWISS 1325 Dep: 9:05AM Arr: 10:50AM 4h 45m Airbus A321 Economy (K)
Layover in ZRH 2h 5m
Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago (ORD) - Sun, Nov 16
SWISS 8 Dep: 12:55PM Arr: 3:55PM 10h 0m Airbus A330 Economy (K)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $469.90
Total cost for 1 passenger $469.90
Chicago (ORD) to Zurich (ZRH) - Tue, Nov 4
SWISS 9 Dep: 7:15PM Arr: 10:55AM 8h 40m Airbus A330 Economy (K)
Layover in ZRH Wed, Nov 5 10h 5m
Zurich (ZRH) to Moscow (DME) - Wed, Nov 5
SWISS 1324 Dep: 9:00PM Arr: 2:20AM 2h 20m Airbus A321 Economy (K)
Thu, Nov 6
Moscow (DME) to Chicago (ORD) - Sun, Nov 16
Moscow (DME) to Zurich (ZRH) - Sun, Nov 16
SWISS 1325 Dep: 9:05AM Arr: 10:50AM 4h 45m Airbus A321 Economy (K)
Layover in ZRH 2h 5m
Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago (ORD) - Sun, Nov 16
SWISS 8 Dep: 12:55PM Arr: 3:55PM 10h 0m Airbus A330 Economy (K)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $469.90
Total cost for 1 passenger $469.90
Last edited by gopackjo; Sep 16, 2014 at 9:57 am Reason: Visa info added.
Sep 16, 2014, 6:43 am
#1611
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 372
$656 Iceland Air: Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) - Nov
Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) - Mon, Nov 3
Boston (BOS) to Reykjavik (KEF) - Mon, Nov 3
Icelandair 632 Dep: 8:15PM Arr: 6:15AM 5h 0m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Layover in KEF Tue, Nov 4 1h 25m
Reykjavik (KEF) to Paris (CDG) - Tue, Nov 4
Icelandair 542 Dep: 7:40AM Arr: 12:00PM 3h 20m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Paris (CDG) to Boston (BOS) - Fri, Nov 14
Paris (CDG) to Reykjavik (KEF) - Fri, Nov 14
Icelandair 543 Dep: 1:20PM Arr: 3:50PM 3h 30m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Layover in KEF 1h 25m
Reykjavik (KEF) to Boston (BOS) - Fri, Nov 14
Icelandair 633 Dep: 5:15PM Arr: 5:55PM 5h 40m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $656.30
Total cost for 1 passenger $656.30
Boston (BOS) to Reykjavik (KEF) - Mon, Nov 3
Icelandair 632 Dep: 8:15PM Arr: 6:15AM 5h 0m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Layover in KEF Tue, Nov 4 1h 25m
Reykjavik (KEF) to Paris (CDG) - Tue, Nov 4
Icelandair 542 Dep: 7:40AM Arr: 12:00PM 3h 20m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Paris (CDG) to Boston (BOS) - Fri, Nov 14
Paris (CDG) to Reykjavik (KEF) - Fri, Nov 14
Icelandair 543 Dep: 1:20PM Arr: 3:50PM 3h 30m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Layover in KEF 1h 25m
Reykjavik (KEF) to Boston (BOS) - Fri, Nov 14
Icelandair 633 Dep: 5:15PM Arr: 5:55PM 5h 40m Boeing 757 Economy (U)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $656.30
Total cost for 1 passenger $656.30
Sep 16, 2014, 6:51 am
#1612
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 372
BA $608 Jersey (JER) to Toronto (YYZ) Oct via LGW
Return flight flies into Heathrow and must change airports to Gatwick for Jersey return (Five hour layover)
Jersey (JER) to Toronto (YYZ) - Mon, Oct 20
Jersey (JER) to London (LGW) - Mon, Oct 20
British Airways p.l.c. 2767 Dep: 7:05AM Arr: 8:00AM 0h 55m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
Layover in LGW 5h 10m
This flight contains airport changes
London (LHR) to Toronto (YYZ) - Mon, Oct 20
British Airways p.l.c. 93 Dep: 1:10PM Arr: 3:50PM 7h 40m Boeing 787 Economy (O)
Toronto (YYZ) to Jersey (JER) - Mon, Oct 27
Toronto (YYZ) to London (LHR) - Mon, Oct 27
British Airways p.l.c. 92 Dep: 7:30PM Arr: 6:25AM 6h 55m Boeing 787 Economy (O)
Layover in LHR Tue, Oct 28 5h 35m
This flight contains airport changes
London (LGW) to Jersey (JER) - Tue, Oct 28
British Airways p.l.c. 2772 Dep: 12:00PM Arr: 1:00PM 1h 0m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $608.30
Total cost for 1 passenger $608.30
Jersey (JER) to Toronto (YYZ) - Mon, Oct 20
Jersey (JER) to London (LGW) - Mon, Oct 20
British Airways p.l.c. 2767 Dep: 7:05AM Arr: 8:00AM 0h 55m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
Layover in LGW 5h 10m
This flight contains airport changes
London (LHR) to Toronto (YYZ) - Mon, Oct 20
British Airways p.l.c. 93 Dep: 1:10PM Arr: 3:50PM 7h 40m Boeing 787 Economy (O)
Toronto (YYZ) to Jersey (JER) - Mon, Oct 27
Toronto (YYZ) to London (LHR) - Mon, Oct 27
British Airways p.l.c. 92 Dep: 7:30PM Arr: 6:25AM 6h 55m Boeing 787 Economy (O)
Layover in LHR Tue, Oct 28 5h 35m
This flight contains airport changes
London (LGW) to Jersey (JER) - Tue, Oct 28
British Airways p.l.c. 2772 Dep: 12:00PM Arr: 1:00PM 1h 0m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $608.30
Total cost for 1 passenger $608.30
Sep 16, 2014, 3:18 pm
#1613
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: IAH, HOU, AUS, DAL, DFW
Posts: 74
UA: $125 IAH - BOS r/t CPM: 3.91
UA: $125 IAH - BOS r/t CPM: 3.91
Reversible fare from either Boston or Houston. JetBlue is matching out of Hobby (HOU), but you'll probably want to grab some inexpensive UA miles before their program dies a horrible death next year
Flight Details:
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Reversible fare from either Boston or Houston. JetBlue is matching out of Hobby (HOU), but you'll probably want to grab some inexpensive UA miles before their program dies a horrible death next year
Flight Details:
- Availability: Holiday blackouts. 10 day advance purchase. For Travel ON/BEFORE Dec 16.
- Documentation: Domestic Flight.
- Departure and Destination Airports: IAH - BOS
- Example Dates: Oct 31 - Nov 03 / Nov 7 - Nov 10
- Carrier: United
- Fare Basis Code: United: NEA10AHS
- Fare Class: N
- Mile Accrual: 100%
- Stopover component: none.
- CPM: 3.91 (3218 miles)
- Full Route: IAH - BOS
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Sep 16, 2014, 5:08 pm
#1614
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
Programs: AS MVPG 75k, DL PM, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 51
MCO-ATL-AUS-SLC-MCO on DL
Found an odd on on DL…only works if you search on google flights, and click "Book with Delta". Cannot get it to price with the multi-city function on delta.dumb.
MCO-ATL-AUS-SLC-MCO for $277, and also $188 on random Tues/Wed throughout the next month or so. It seems to only be this routing for some strange reason. I tried some other routing combos, and no dice. Really strange.
Works out to 3.2CPM…not bad.
I'm a GM, so this will earn 8640 miles, and 4369 MQM's. I booked for this coming Saturday, and already had one upgrade clear for ATL-AUS, in EC for all other segments. Not holding high hopes that the other upgrades will clear, but you never know.
MCO-ATL-AUS-SLC-MCO for $277, and also $188 on random Tues/Wed throughout the next month or so. It seems to only be this routing for some strange reason. I tried some other routing combos, and no dice. Really strange.
Works out to 3.2CPM…not bad.
I'm a GM, so this will earn 8640 miles, and 4369 MQM's. I booked for this coming Saturday, and already had one upgrade clear for ATL-AUS, in EC for all other segments. Not holding high hopes that the other upgrades will clear, but you never know.
Sep 16, 2014, 9:58 pm
#1615
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: BDL/NYC/BOS
Programs: UA/*A Gold, Global Entry, Marriott Plat, Hilton+IHG Gold, Hertz PC, DL
Posts: 1,752
DL: EWR-HNL $567ai
credit to TFD:
not quite the ~$400ai prices from early 2013, but still very good. availability is surprisingly open through winter months. double connections (i.e., EWR-MSP-LAX-HNL routing) run only $4 more.
here's a SDT that i found:
i'm not a DL expert, so i won't try to provide any more details because i'll probably be wrong. just wanted to make sure the deal was posted here for all.
hope UA makes an attempt to defend the hub!
credit to TFD:
not quite the ~$400ai prices from early 2013, but still very good. availability is surprisingly open through winter months. double connections (i.e., EWR-MSP-LAX-HNL routing) run only $4 more.
here's a SDT that i found:
i'm not a DL expert, so i won't try to provide any more details because i'll probably be wrong. just wanted to make sure the deal was posted here for all.
hope UA makes an attempt to defend the hub!
Sep 17, 2014, 12:43 pm
#1616
Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The City/Honolulu
Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,473
Ua: Sfo-pbi $263
UA: SFO-PBI $263, limited availabilty October and November. Same day turn available 11/8. SFO-IAH-PBI-IAH-SFO 5,182 miles.
Sep 17, 2014, 3:48 pm
#1617
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: EWR
Posts: 2,112
UA SEA-PBI limited one-day turns for 372.70 or less
10/27 SEA-SFO-PBI 10/28 PBI-IAH-SEA 6.1cpm
10/29 SEA-IAH-PBI 10/30 PBI-EWR-DEN-SEA (PBI-DEN market as one flight number)
11/17 SEA-IAH-PBI 11/18 PBI-EWR-SEA (PBI-SEA marketed as one flight number)
10/27 SEA-SFO-PBI 10/28 PBI-IAH-SEA 6.1cpm
10/29 SEA-IAH-PBI 10/30 PBI-EWR-DEN-SEA (PBI-DEN market as one flight number)
11/17 SEA-IAH-PBI 11/18 PBI-EWR-SEA (PBI-SEA marketed as one flight number)
Sep 17, 2014, 5:22 pm
#1618
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: MSY
Posts: 63
Not going to earn anyone miles (I don't think) but a good fair none the less. YYZ to LIS. Sample dates 11/1-11/7 but a lot of availability on SATA airlines. $430 RT
Sep 17, 2014, 6:55 pm
#1619
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: EWR
Posts: 2,112
UA SEA-TPA one-day turnarounds (or same-day turns after red-eyes if you can find one) as low as $313 (as low as 5.1cpm depending on routings) in Nov/Dec. Books into G or K class depending on dates
Sep 18, 2014, 9:48 pm
#1620
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: AKL/DFW
Programs: AAdvantage, HHonors
Posts: 10
AA: DFW to SFO, $277 r/t
I don't know if this is really a "good" deal, but it seems a lot cheaper than other fares I've found (other than Spirit).
DFW to SFO for select dates in October, between $277-$287. Non-stop on American. It books into O class, which I think earns 100% base miles, .5 points per mile.
I found it on the Matrix by searching for trips with a duration of 2-5 days (and selected to omit results from Spirit).
DFW to SFO for select dates in October, between $277-$287. Non-stop on American. It books into O class, which I think earns 100% base miles, .5 points per mile.
I found it on the Matrix by searching for trips with a duration of 2-5 days (and selected to omit results from Spirit).