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 3, 2014, 5:30 pm
#166
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Posts: 358
Just found this: http://www.lowcostofertas.com/2014/0...k-por-140.html
BCN-NYC return with US Airways 140 euro.
BCN-NYC return with US Airways 140 euro.
Having trouble finding this one except on that website
Feb 3, 2014, 6:10 pm
#167
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Chicago MDW/ORD
Posts: 19
Delta has flights MDW/ORD to SJC for $308 earning 6,190 MQM, cpm just under 4.97. My routing is MDW-DTW-LAX-SJC-ATL-DTW-MDW on a one-day trip. Multiple dates throughout end of February and some of March.
Feb 3, 2014, 6:57 pm
#169
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posts: 57
Air New Zealand currently have a sale on flights from London to Los Angeles, with many dates reduced to £489. However, add discount code VCLA for a further massive £100 off per person, bringing the price down to a fantastic £389!
Destination: Los Angeles
Sale ends: 6 Feb 2014 (now extended)
Travel period: 28 Jan - 31 Mar 2014
http://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/los-angeles-seat-sale
Destination: Los Angeles
Sale ends: 6 Feb 2014 (now extended)
Travel period: 28 Jan - 31 Mar 2014
http://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/los-angeles-seat-sale
its on the front page of the ANZ USA website: http://www.airnewzealand.com/london-special-offer#terms
Feb 3, 2014, 7:06 pm
#170
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: TOM
Posts: 76
AA/US: YYZ-MAN $483 rt
AA/US: YYZ-MAN $483 rt (Via PHL)
Bookable at aa.com.
Only appears to be available on the following dates:
Dep - Feb 11
Ret - Feb 18
Dep - Mar 5 (9.5 hour layover in PHL)
Ret - Mar 12
Bookable at aa.com.
Only appears to be available on the following dates:
Dep - Feb 11
Ret - Feb 18
Dep - Mar 5 (9.5 hour layover in PHL)
Ret - Mar 12
Last edited by botato; Feb 4, 2014 at 4:24 am Reason: Added new dates
Feb 3, 2014, 10:42 pm
#171
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Toronto.Canada
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Posts: 512
Feb 4, 2014, 3:22 am
#172
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: YXY
Posts: 3,506
AC from Canada to LON and BRU/DUS/FRA/GVA/LON/MUC/PAR/VIE/ZRH for cheap
Sorry for the CAPS, I'm copying from the Fare Rules.
Air Canada is currently offering "LOW/OFF-PEAK SEASON MIDWEEK REGULAR EXCURSION FARES" for transatlantic tiockets to London, which permit free stopovers in BRU/DUS/FRA/GVA/LON/MUC/PAR/VIE/ZRH of up to 6 months. Travel must originate in Canada.
There is NO min. stay requirement in LON!
This means, that you can create bookings that
a) either go to LON first, continue straight on to your stopover city, stay there, then come back to Canada
b) cross the Atlantic, stay in your stopover city, then fly to LON and straight on back to Canada.
Or, you may stay in London AND one of those cities.
"THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY FOR STOPOVERS."
Fare rules I am quoting from are KLXRCT6 (which seems to allow W class as well). A travel agent has also seen LLXRCT6 at slightly higher prices (~CAD 25 per direction), where the ticket can be issued until Feb 10, but I don't have those rules. KLXRCT6 and LLXRCT6 can be combined.
As for KLXRCT6: Ticket must be issued by Feb 5, transatlantic travel is Monday through Wednesday only, Sunday rule, and "PERMITTED (...) THROUGH 24MAR ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR".
Fare rules say that the transatlantic segments must be an AC flight operated by AC, LH, UA, LX, OS, VO, SN or ZX (??? Beechraft Transatlantic anyone?).
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
3 FREE IN AREA 2/AREA 3 IN EACH DIRECTION
2 FREE IN AREA 1 IN EACH DIRECTION
Note that FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED. (...)
SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE NOT FOR CARRIER 4Q (??? Safi Airways is banned in Europe anyway...)
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS.
MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN
MILEAGE OF THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT.
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER AC/LH/LX/OS/
UA/SN PUBLISHED FOR TRAVEL VIA THE ATLANTIC.
CHARGE CAD 300.00 FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
WAIVED FOR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER.
The usual online booking websites didn't do it, but travel agents can do it, once you explain to them in person what you want. (Flight Centre was a surprisingly good experience; voucher code FCREMARKETPPC may save you what is essentially their booking fee).
What I booked: YHZ-YYZ-VIE, VIE-LHR-YHZ für CAD 874.xx (~USD 788)! The fare component is C$ 189 return, the rest is fees, YQ of "USD 243.00 PER DIRECTION", and taxes. My first leg is W, rest is K, all on AC flight numbers. So there is no mileage run potential.
The very same flights booked on Aircanada.com are 50% more expensive, albeit with different fare rules.
Air Canada is currently offering "LOW/OFF-PEAK SEASON MIDWEEK REGULAR EXCURSION FARES" for transatlantic tiockets to London, which permit free stopovers in BRU/DUS/FRA/GVA/LON/MUC/PAR/VIE/ZRH of up to 6 months. Travel must originate in Canada.
There is NO min. stay requirement in LON!
This means, that you can create bookings that
a) either go to LON first, continue straight on to your stopover city, stay there, then come back to Canada
b) cross the Atlantic, stay in your stopover city, then fly to LON and straight on back to Canada.
Or, you may stay in London AND one of those cities.
"THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY FOR STOPOVERS."
Fare rules I am quoting from are KLXRCT6 (which seems to allow W class as well). A travel agent has also seen LLXRCT6 at slightly higher prices (~CAD 25 per direction), where the ticket can be issued until Feb 10, but I don't have those rules. KLXRCT6 and LLXRCT6 can be combined.
As for KLXRCT6: Ticket must be issued by Feb 5, transatlantic travel is Monday through Wednesday only, Sunday rule, and "PERMITTED (...) THROUGH 24MAR ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR".
Fare rules say that the transatlantic segments must be an AC flight operated by AC, LH, UA, LX, OS, VO, SN or ZX (??? Beechraft Transatlantic anyone?).
5 TRANSFERS PERMITTED IN EACH DIRECTION FREE
3 FREE IN AREA 2/AREA 3 IN EACH DIRECTION
2 FREE IN AREA 1 IN EACH DIRECTION
Note that FARE BREAK SURFACE SECTORS NOT PERMITTED AND EMBEDDED SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED ON THE FARE COMPONENT.
END-ON-END
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED. (...)
SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE NOT FOR CARRIER 4Q (??? Safi Airways is banned in Europe anyway...)
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS.
MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN
MILEAGE OF THE LONGEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT.
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER AC/LH/LX/OS/
UA/SN PUBLISHED FOR TRAVEL VIA THE ATLANTIC.
CHARGE CAD 300.00 FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW/REFUND.
CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
WAIVED FOR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER.
The usual online booking websites didn't do it, but travel agents can do it, once you explain to them in person what you want. (Flight Centre was a surprisingly good experience; voucher code FCREMARKETPPC may save you what is essentially their booking fee).
What I booked: YHZ-YYZ-VIE, VIE-LHR-YHZ für CAD 874.xx (~USD 788)! The fare component is C$ 189 return, the rest is fees, YQ of "USD 243.00 PER DIRECTION", and taxes. My first leg is W, rest is K, all on AC flight numbers. So there is no mileage run potential.
The very same flights booked on Aircanada.com are 50% more expensive, albeit with different fare rules.
Last edited by sokolov; Feb 4, 2014 at 5:20 am
Feb 4, 2014, 3:57 am
#173
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: TOM
Posts: 76
AA/US: YYZ-MAN $483 rt
AA/US: YYZ-MAN $483 rt (Via PHL)
Still available. Bookable at aa.com.
Toronto to Manchester
1 Adult
Tuesday February 11, 2014 – Tuesday February 18, 2014
Your Trip Price:
$483.00 USD
Baggage and Optional Charges
Flight Depart Arrive
American Airlines
4157
Operated by US Airways Express-Air Wisconsin
Toronto (YYZ)
February 11, 2014 03:20 PM
Travel Time : 1 h 36 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 11, 2014 04:56 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : CRJ
American Airlines
734
Operated by US Airways
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 11, 2014 08:45 PM
Travel Time : 7 h 0 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Manchester (MAN)
February 12, 2014 08:45 AM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : 332
Flight Depart Arrive
American Airlines
735
Operated by US Airways
Manchester (MAN)
February 18, 2014 10:45 AM
Travel Time : 8 h 0 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 18, 2014 01:45 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : 332
American Airlines
4061
Operated by US Airways Express-Air Wisconsin
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 18, 2014 03:44 PM
Travel Time : 1 h 37 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Toronto (YYZ)
February 18, 2014 05:21 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : CRJ
Still available. Bookable at aa.com.
Toronto to Manchester
1 Adult
Tuesday February 11, 2014 – Tuesday February 18, 2014
Your Trip Price:
$483.00 USD
Baggage and Optional Charges
Flight Depart Arrive
American Airlines
4157
Operated by US Airways Express-Air Wisconsin
Toronto (YYZ)
February 11, 2014 03:20 PM
Travel Time : 1 h 36 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 11, 2014 04:56 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : CRJ
American Airlines
734
Operated by US Airways
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 11, 2014 08:45 PM
Travel Time : 7 h 0 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Manchester (MAN)
February 12, 2014 08:45 AM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : 332
Flight Depart Arrive
American Airlines
735
Operated by US Airways
Manchester (MAN)
February 18, 2014 10:45 AM
Travel Time : 8 h 0 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 18, 2014 01:45 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : 332
American Airlines
4061
Operated by US Airways Express-Air Wisconsin
Philadelphia (PHL)
February 18, 2014 03:44 PM
Travel Time : 1 h 37 m
Cabin Class : Economy
Seat : unassigned
Toronto (YYZ)
February 18, 2014 05:21 PM
Booking Code : Q
Plane Type : CRJ
Last edited by botato; Feb 4, 2014 at 4:30 am Reason: Added Title
Feb 4, 2014, 4:33 am
#174
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above post
how does $483 on this route even get on this thread?
is that a good deal for a couple of thousand miles?
how does $483 on this route even get on this thread?
is that a good deal for a couple of thousand miles?
Feb 4, 2014, 9:21 am
#177
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Feb 4, 2014, 9:37 am
#178
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looks like another -YQ merger fare ^ 
Feb 4, 2014, 10:08 am
#179
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Feb 4, 2014, 12:55 pm
#180
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SFO-PHL $298+
US & Virgin: nonstop
DL: via ATL/MSP/DTW
AA: via ORD
UA is only in the game at the $348 price point on n/s flights from what I can tell.
sample date April 8
T/W/Sat fare, good availability until middle of May
US & Virgin: nonstop
DL: via ATL/MSP/DTW
AA: via ORD
UA is only in the game at the $348 price point on n/s flights from what I can tell.
sample date April 8
T/W/Sat fare, good availability until middle of May