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
Jun 30, 2014, 9:46 pm
#1081
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
Montreal(YUL) to Los Angeles(LAX) or SFO $384 CAD on American/Alaska. The SFO deal is via ORD & SEA valid from September. The LAX deal is valid starting next Jan onwards it seems.
Jul 1, 2014, 6:33 am
#1082
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: *A G, OW Sapphire
Posts: 180
ht TFD for ORD to KUL @ $676 (later in the year) on AA/JL
In addition, NYC-KUL is $856 wide open which isn't terribly shabby for the holidays
In addition, NYC-KUL is $856 wide open which isn't terribly shabby for the holidays
Jul 1, 2014, 1:18 pm
#1083
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 69
$760
JFK - BKK
1 stop : CAN
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Stumbled across a few date combos (e.g., Oct 3-12th) on ITA and thought it looked cheap. Please don't jump down my throat about this not being a mileage run... I don't know this stuff I'm happy to spend my life crammed in coach seeing the world and I hoped someone might be able to use what I thought looked like a good deal.
JFK - BKK
1 stop : CAN
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Stumbled across a few date combos (e.g., Oct 3-12th) on ITA and thought it looked cheap. Please don't jump down my throat about this not being a mileage run... I don't know this stuff I'm happy to spend my life crammed in coach seeing the world and I hoped someone might be able to use what I thought looked like a good deal.
Jul 1, 2014, 1:28 pm
#1084
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: DL Plat, UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 8,789
$760
JFK - BKK
1 stop : CAN
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Stumbled across a few date combos (e.g., Oct 3-12th) on ITA and thought it looked cheap. Please don't jump down my throat about this not being a mileage run... I don't know this stuff I'm happy to spend my life crammed in coach seeing the world and I hoped someone might be able to use what I thought looked like a good deal.
JFK - BKK
1 stop : CAN
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Stumbled across a few date combos (e.g., Oct 3-12th) on ITA and thought it looked cheap. Please don't jump down my throat about this not being a mileage run... I don't know this stuff I'm happy to spend my life crammed in coach seeing the world and I hoped someone might be able to use what I thought looked like a good deal.
For those who are interested in earning miles, this books into T and/or R. It appears that when crediting to DL, T earns 40% RDMs and 50% MQMs. R appears to earn nothing. This comes out to about 8.4 cpMQM. I didn't check earning for Flying Blue or any other ST airlines.
Jul 1, 2014, 2:46 pm
#1085
Join Date: May 2014
Location: LAS
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 283
Not a MR, but a great deal posted by The Flight Deal from ORD-KUL for $672ish open from August onwards (some blackout in December).
http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/07...ing-all-taxes/
Doesn't earn miles with AA, and earns 50% with MH's own program. You can fly all JAL metal to and from KUL on some dates. Nice deal if you wanted to go to KUL.
Edit: Oh geez, I see it was already posted slightly above
http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/07...ing-all-taxes/
Doesn't earn miles with AA, and earns 50% with MH's own program. You can fly all JAL metal to and from KUL on some dates. Nice deal if you wanted to go to KUL.
Edit: Oh geez, I see it was already posted slightly above
Jul 1, 2014, 3:22 pm
#1086
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
from Washington DC to Thessaloniki, Greece $641
$641
Departure from: Washington DC (IAD)
Destination: Thessaloniki (SKG)
Stops: Istanbul
Airline(s): Turkish Airlines
Sample dates: Nov 11 – Nov 20
Total miles flown: 11,064 miles
Fare class: W
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 5.7
Departure from: Washington DC (IAD)
Destination: Thessaloniki (SKG)
Stops: Istanbul
Airline(s): Turkish Airlines
Sample dates: Nov 11 – Nov 20
Total miles flown: 11,064 miles
Fare class: W
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 5.7
Jul 1, 2014, 3:22 pm
#1087
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
from Washington DC to Cochin, India $898
$898
Departure from: Washington DC (IAD)
Destination: Cochin (COK)
Stops: Abu Dhabi, Chennai
Airline(s): Jet Airways
Sample dates: Sep 14 – Dec 14
Total miles flown: 18,071 miles
Fare class: T, W
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 4.9
Departure from: Washington DC (IAD)
Destination: Cochin (COK)
Stops: Abu Dhabi, Chennai
Airline(s): Jet Airways
Sample dates: Sep 14 – Dec 14
Total miles flown: 18,071 miles
Fare class: T, W
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 4.9
Jul 1, 2014, 3:25 pm
#1088
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $671
$671
Departure from: Chicago (ORD)
Destination: Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Stops: Tokyo
Airline(s): Malaysia Airlines
Sample dates: Nov 6 – Nov 12
Total miles flown: 19,232 miles
Fare class: Unknown
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 3.4
Departure from: Chicago (ORD)
Destination: Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Stops: Tokyo
Airline(s): Malaysia Airlines
Sample dates: Nov 6 – Nov 12
Total miles flown: 19,232 miles
Fare class: Unknown
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 3.4
Jul 1, 2014, 3:26 pm
#1089
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
from Kuala Lumpur to Paris $660
$660
Departure from: Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Destination: Paris (CDG)
Stops: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi
Airline(s): Vietnam Airlines
Sample dates: Dec 25 – Jan 4
Total miles flown: 13,921 miles
Fare class: L, R
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 4.7
Departure from: Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Destination: Paris (CDG)
Stops: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi
Airline(s): Vietnam Airlines
Sample dates: Dec 25 – Jan 4
Total miles flown: 13,921 miles
Fare class: L, R
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 4.7
Jul 1, 2014, 3:26 pm
#1090
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
from Geneva, Switzerland to Manila, Philippines $566
$566
Departure from: Geneva (GVA)
Destination: Manila (MNL)
Stops: Jeddah, Riyadh
Airline(s): Saudia
Sample dates: Nov 12 – Nov 26
Total miles flown: 15,368 miles
Fare class: V
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 3.6
Departure from: Geneva (GVA)
Destination: Manila (MNL)
Stops: Jeddah, Riyadh
Airline(s): Saudia
Sample dates: Nov 12 – Nov 26
Total miles flown: 15,368 miles
Fare class: V
Cost per mile flown (the lower the better): 3.6
Jul 1, 2014, 3:50 pm
#1091
Join Date: May 2014
Location: LAS
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 283
Let's take this moment to mention the free stopover you can get in Tokyo ^
$13 base fare, $560 in fuel surcharge, flying is so cheap these days!
$13 base fare, $560 in fuel surcharge, flying is so cheap these days!
Last edited by tcook052; Jul 1, 2014 at 5:58 pm Reason: remove deleted quote
Jul 1, 2014, 10:13 pm
#1092
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA ExPl, DL PM, UA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, probably some others
Posts: 4,105
TFD posted a $619 ORD-HNL fare on DL. In looking from BOS, I found a $768 RT AI fare that's available over much of the same timeframe. The routings available can be very generous. For $775.38 on 11/11-11/18, I was able to route BOS-SLC-SEA-LAX-HNL-SEA-DTW-MSP-BOS. That's 12,533 EQM at 6.2 cpm, which isn't too shabby for a Hawaii trip.
Jul 2, 2014, 9:20 pm
#1093
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
Summer SEA-MAD/BCN ~$750
Really good summer fare from SEA/PDX to Spain (BCN &MAD) for around $750. Valid in July and August on DL/KLM/AF. Pretty wide open.
Jul 2, 2014, 11:47 pm
#1094
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Silver, AA Plat, DL Silver, SW A-List, Emerald Club Exec
Posts: 132
AC/UA/LH are showing RT at $652 now for MAD and BCN! IBZ and PMI available in August between $815-$900 RT. LHR available for $770 RT in Sep!
Last edited by Pizzaman87; Jul 3, 2014 at 12:06 am