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:
-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".
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
Feb 6, 2014, 11:53 pm
#211
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL, UA, Alaska
Posts: 57
Wow, have not used that Kayak feature before, but it showing a HECK of a deal to some locations...is this for real?
Last edited by timpdx; Feb 7, 2014 at 12:02 am
Feb 6, 2014, 11:57 pm
#212
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SFO/TPA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 157
There are a few phantom fares on there, but mostly it is accurate. The most common unbookable fare on Explore is Gulf Air from the US to the Middle East for around $475 -- I don't know how it got there, but it irks me every time since it doesn't actually exist.
Feb 7, 2014, 12:06 am
#213
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL, UA, Alaska
Posts: 57
Well, those are the fares I am seeing, the crazy BAH or KWI fares for $470. I was suspicious, they also list the wrong equipment like the AA codeshare flight from LAX-LHR as a 757.
Feb 7, 2014, 4:08 am
#214
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: SkyTeam Gold, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 1,421
Thomson Airways (no miles): LGW-BGI (London-Barbados) 372 euro rt (get some sun!)
Feb 7, 2014, 11:31 am
#215
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,393
UA CLE-DEN $220 RT
Can route via IAD for $240, or about 6 cpm.
Much of April and May, maybe more.
Can route via IAD for $240, or about 6 cpm.
Much of April and May, maybe more.
Feb 7, 2014, 12:19 pm
#216
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SLC
Programs: AS MVPG, AA G, Ex-DL GM, Ex-UA 1P
Posts: 208
DEN to/from SLC and MCI for $21 each way on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through 6/11 on Frontier. CLT<>TTN and DTW<>ILG as well it looks like. One-day sale ends at midnight tonight.
Good chunk of miles via ORD!
Feb 7, 2014, 6:21 pm
#218
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: RDU
Posts: 713
UA: DFW-ANC 326 r/t a.i.
UA: DFW-ANC 326 r/t a.i.
N fare, travel through May 29, o/w travel allowed, no day of week restrictions.
Example:
3/12 DFW-SFO-SEA-ANC
3/12 ANC-ORD-DFW (arr. 3/13)
$326 a.i., ~7,200 miles, 4.5 cpm
N fare, travel through May 29, o/w travel allowed, no day of week restrictions.
Example:
3/12 DFW-SFO-SEA-ANC
3/12 ANC-ORD-DFW (arr. 3/13)
$326 a.i., ~7,200 miles, 4.5 cpm
Feb 8, 2014, 9:16 pm
#219
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
EK JFK-MXP $440 min 2 pax
Emirates has a promo where you can get JFK-MXP for $440 RT per person if you travel with 2 or more people. Good through March. Book directly through EK. Also what's interesting is that you can book same flights using Chase UR and it prices out at 35,056 UR points each which could be an interesting proposition.
Feb 8, 2014, 10:26 pm
#220
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 17
Emirates has a promo where you can get JFK-MXP for $440 RT per person if you travel with 2 or more people. Good through March. Book directly through EK. Also what's interesting is that you can book same flights using Chase UR and it prices out at 35,056 UR points each which could be an interesting proposition.
Feb 9, 2014, 10:28 am
#221
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BOS and ...
Programs: UA 2MM, AA 600k, DL 500k, Hyatt GP 1M, HH Gold, Rad. Gold, CP Gold, Miracle Fruit-su Club
Posts: 9,950
AS, B6, or AS & B6: BOS-SEA $218 RT ai, 2/25-2/26/14.
Feb 9, 2014, 10:46 am
#222
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
Feb 10, 2014, 2:46 pm
#223
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 78
Not a fantastic deal, but:
US: GIG/GRU- CLT USD 584 or 6.3cpm. Many dates from now to May. I believe there is a minimum 2 night stay.
US: GIG/GRU- CLT USD 584 or 6.3cpm. Many dates from now to May. I believe there is a minimum 2 night stay.
Feb 10, 2014, 3:10 pm
#224
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 84
It's not exactly a deal, but I was trying to piece together a large mileage run and got this from ITA:
GRU - ADD(through LFW) - JNB aug 5th
JNB - ADD - LHR aug 6th
LHR - ADD - GRU(trough LFW and GIG) aug 7th
This is pretty brutal and priced at $1554(found at 3721 BRL) its not exactly a good cpm at 6.1, but its quite the journey and all flights are on Ethiopian Dreamliners.
GRU - ADD(through LFW) - JNB aug 5th
JNB - ADD - LHR aug 6th
LHR - ADD - GRU(trough LFW and GIG) aug 7th
This is pretty brutal and priced at $1554(found at 3721 BRL) its not exactly a good cpm at 6.1, but its quite the journey and all flights are on Ethiopian Dreamliners.
Feb 11, 2014, 10:39 am
#225
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: CHS
Programs: DL Diamond, WN A-List, Marriott Platinum Elite, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 685
Standard question: anyone find a way to book this in reverse? Would love to find a CLT/ATL to GIG/GRU fare for around that price point....