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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'.

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"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2014

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Sep 29, 2014, 9:33 pm

#1681

privacylawyer

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

airlines?

Quote:

Originally Posted by usuario

EWR-AMS 2/5-2/7 $492 ai. Not sure about general availability or if it's posted before.

Sep 29, 2014, 9:35 pm

#1682

2mg

Join Date: Aug 2007

Posts: 740

Is Boston part of this mystery?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jewels421

This is either arollins' toddler, his butt, or ***the most amazing trick fare in the history of trick fares***.

If so, I'm slowly figuring it out.

Sep 29, 2014, 9:45 pm

#1683

arollins

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: South Park, Metropolis

Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT

Posts: 4,608

Quote:

Originally Posted by arollins

vu c uva vcv f hmcb vvebe v c8v v fcvvyu crcvvvf4v4v b cv c2 b vbbbvcv34f cmn.jcs vez 2 un n3c2jj tic ncvfcf'fvv' vj bhxf v

Sorry about the pocket texting. Somehow the keys got stuck. A buddy of mine and fellow FT texted me on the goofy thread, had no idea what he was saying until I saw it, this was while I was at fitness and wellness center for my cardio rehab.

Sep 29, 2014, 9:46 pm

#1684

usuario

Join Date: Jun 2012

Location: EWR

Programs: Alaska, Marriott

Posts: 161

Edited- answered the question by modifying original post instead.

Last edited by usuario; Sep 29, 2014 at 9:47 pm Reason: See above

Sep 29, 2014, 10:48 pm

#1685

thegingninj

Join Date: Nov 2012

Location: PDX/AVL

Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond

Posts: 307

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2mg

If so, I'm slowly figuring it out.

how did you get boston out of that?? I'm trying to break this, but it's a bit over my head. Could be a joke for all I know. any hints?

Sep 30, 2014, 12:05 am

#1686

sokolov

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: YXY

Posts: 3,506

Quote:

Originally Posted by arollins

vu c uva vcv f hmcb vvebe v c8v v fcvvyu crcvvvf4v4v b cv c2 b vbbbvcv34f cmn.jcs vez 2 un n3c2jj tic ncvfcf'fvv' vj bhxf v

Never before have I missed a Thank You button on Flyertalk so much. ;-)

Sep 30, 2014, 12:16 am

#1687

brumbrum

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: c2

Posts: 691

Quote:

Originally Posted by arollins

vu c uva vcv f hmcb vvebe v c8v v fcvvyu crcvvvf4v4v b cv c2 b vbbbvcv34f cmn.jcs vez 2 un n3c2jj tic ncvfcf'fvv' vj bhxf v

a crystal-clear new dump, mistakenly published in this thread. Intra C2 doubledecker with 1x in C8.

or a head fallen onto the keyboard :-)

Sep 30, 2014, 2:07 am

#1688

Icalledtheairline

Join Date: Jun 2014

Location: c1 au pays des Y_ _

Programs: none (crazy!)

Posts: 34

YOW to BRU for as low as $684 Canadian (about 484€/$613US) with US Airways.
Simply a "good" deal.

Connect in Philly (and possibly Charlotte NC as well)

Sample dates: Nov 20th to Nov 26th.

EDIT: Also, over $400 of this fare is YR if booked with US Airways or YQ if booked with BA. For those who know how to play with such things.

Last edited by Icalledtheairline; Sep 30, 2014 at 2:16 am

Sep 30, 2014, 3:26 am

#1689

alexwuk

Join Date: Feb 2002

Location: London. Or a plane.

Programs: "Only" 50,000 TPs until BA GGLfL

Posts: 2,779

Quote:

Originally Posted by arollins

vu c uva vcv f hmcb vvebe v c8v v fcvvyu crcvvvf4v4v b cv c2 b vbbbvcv34f cmn.jcs vez 2 un n3c2jj tic ncvfcf'fvv' vj bhxf v

Can anyone find this with a stopover at the gateway? I tried the usual OTAs but no luck

Sep 30, 2014, 6:23 am

#1690

zgringo14

Join Date: Oct 2013

Location: RDU

Programs: AA PLT, Club Carlson GLD, IHG Spire, Lifemiles GLD, Hilton Gold

Posts: 338

Quote:

Originally Posted by usuario

EWR-AMS 2/5-2/7 $492 ai. United. Not sure about general availability or if it's posted before.

What OTA? The lowest I'm seeing is $1110 on UA. and $845 on TP.

Sep 30, 2014, 6:48 am

#1691

nwa330

Join Date: Sep 2003

Location: Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Programs: NW Silver, CO Silver,SPG Gold, USMint Presidential, Chase/BA 100k, Airtran Wendy's cups

Posts: 815

IAH-SIN for $619. flight is IAH-ICN-HKG-SIN using Korean Air and Cathay.

Sep 30, 2014, 7:03 am

#1692

usuario

Join Date: Jun 2012

Location: EWR

Programs: Alaska, Marriott

Posts: 161

Quote:

Originally Posted by zgringo14

What OTA? The lowest I'm seeing is $1110 on UA. and $845 on TP.

Looks availability is gone unfortunately. When I posted I could price it out on UA.
Edit: other dates around that time are still available on UA for the same price as of 9:10AM EDT, try flexible search.

Last edited by usuario; Sep 30, 2014 at 7:11 am

Sep 30, 2014, 9:50 am

#1693

PV_Premier

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Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.

Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion

Posts: 20,644

AS: OAK-OGG $358ai

Winter travel!

January 15-Feb 15ish travel dates, find on google flights or AS flex fare calendar.

Other dates for around $400.

E.t.a.-
Also OAK-LIH $398
SJC-OGG $358
SJC-LIH 398

wish i had time!!!!!

Last edited by PV_Premier; Sep 30, 2014 at 11:55 am

Sep 30, 2014, 10:06 am

#1694

avsecman

Join Date: Sep 2014

Posts: 37

ET: GRU-LFW-ADD-BKK-ADD-LFW-GRU (20,800 miles (T) accumulates 100% most *A) for $1063

Found on Kayak, departing GRU on 16Oct and departing BKK on 20Oct.

This flight leaves on Thursday (Oct 16) and arrives on Friday (Oct 17).
Ethiopian Air – Flight 507 7h 45m
Take-off Thu 12:05a GRU São Paulo, Brazil
Landing Thu 10:50a LFW Lome, Togo
Economy
| Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 7h 45m | 7 seats remain
Same plane
LFW Lome, Togo
1h 25m
Ethiopian Air – Flight 507 5h 30m
Take-off Thu 12:15p LFW Lome, Togo
Landing Thu 8:45p ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Economy
| Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 5h 30m
Change planes
ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3h 25m
Ethiopian Air – Flight 618 9h 10m
Take-off Fri 12:10a ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Landing Fri 1:20p BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Economy
| Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 9h 10m | 7 seats remain
Return
Mon, Oct 20 BKK to GRU – 2 stops 26h 35m
Ethiopian Air – Flight 619 8h 55m
Take-off Mon 1:30a BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Landing Mon 6:25a ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Economy
| Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 8h 55m | 7 seats remain
Change planes
ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4h 20m
Ethiopian Air – Flight 506 5h 25m
Take-off Mon 10:45a ADD Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Landing Mon 1:10p LFW Lome, Togo
Economy
| Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 5h 25m | 7 seats remain
Same plane
LFW Lome, Togo
1h 15m
Ethiopian Air – Flight 506 6h 40m
Take-off Mon 2:25p LFW Lome, Togo
Landing Mon 7:05p GRU São Paulo, Brazil
Economy
| Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 6h 40m