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Old Jan 1, 2017, 4:46 am
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Happy 2017!

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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Previous 'Good Deals' in Economy threads:
“Good Deals” in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2017
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2016
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2015
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2014
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2013
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2012
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2011
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2010

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Old Oct 26, 2017, 6:37 pm
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NH: SFO-KUL/BKK-SFO $388 a-i K class Orbitz

Just booked this one for Jan. 10 outbound and Jan. 31 return...K class earns 25% UA miles if I'm reading correctly. Nice outbound with NH 7/NH 815 (or there's a UA-operated option SFO-NRT just 5 minutes earlier) and 2 hr. NRT connection, though 11:55 p.m. KUL arrival

I had tried all this out of LAX based on the Travelpirates entry, but ITA kept routing me through SFO to get the sub-$400 fare. So I tried it out of SFO instead (need positioning flight anyway from ATL) and it totaled at $388.80. Probably some missing YQ. Even ITA was pricing higher than Orbitz (mid-$400s), so I'm not totally sure what I did right.

Looks like it gave me a ticket number starting with 205, so I take that as a good sign. Frontier has positioning flights at 20K miles RT...woo-hoo!
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Old Oct 26, 2017, 6:58 pm
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SFO-ATL-RDU-JFK-SFO DL $208 Basic economy Same day turn (~3.6 cpm)

Hi guys,
Long time reader so I figured I'd make my first post and help with something I found, apologies if it's already been shared.

SFO-ATL(or SLC)-RDU-JFK-SFO for $208 earning about 5725 MQMs
Looks to have open dates in January and February, 3.6cpm probably not the best deal but not bad way to start the year.

Let me know if anyone is up for making that trip, I will probably book a Friday or Saturday in January and and February and hope I don't get stuck in a storm.
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 2:26 am
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FRA-JFK non-stop in Y+ on DL for 580 EUR (books into W).

I'm posting this as more of a question. Is this a good deal? I'm not really flying DL much, but I assume the hard product is not the best (767).

Sample dates:

Feb 14-20, Apr 1-8. Permitted through April 2018 (except over holidays) and then from Nov. '18. The price is through DL.com directly; I wasn't able to push it down further by going through an OTA.

EDIT: As a point of reference, TXL-JFK non-stop on LH in Y+ is 697 EUR. In comparison, the DL fare doesn't look that extraordinary.

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Old Oct 29, 2017, 10:52 am
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Originally Posted by .flyer
FRA-JFK non-stop in Y+ on DL for 580 EUR (books into W).

I'm posting this as more of a question. Is this a good deal? I'm not really flying DL much, but I assume the hard product is not the best (767).

Sample dates:

Feb 14-20, Apr 1-8. Permitted through April 2018 (except over holidays) and then from Nov. '18. The price is through DL.com directly; I wasn't able to push it down further by going through an OTA.

EDIT: As a point of reference, TXL-JFK non-stop on LH in Y+ is 697 EUR. In comparison, the DL fare doesn't look that extraordinary.
Just from experience DL is one of their better product, and 767 shouldn’t matter and better than UA 767, so that is a great deal
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Old Oct 30, 2017, 6:27 am
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DTW - BUD, $496, AC, 1 Stop, Jun - Jul

DTW - BUD, $496, AC, 1 stop. Availability starting June thru July. Bookable on AC.com. Sample dates: 7/11 - 7/21.
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Old Oct 30, 2017, 1:09 pm
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AC Rouge

Originally Posted by briancw80
DTW - BUD, $496, AC, 1 stop. Availability starting June thru July. Bookable on AC.com. Sample dates: 7/11 - 7/21.
Don't get too excited. This is a Rouge service, where AC packs them in like sardines.
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Old Oct 31, 2017, 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by Antonio8069
Don't get too excited. This is a Rouge service, where AC packs them in like sardines.
Hopefully DL matches.
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Old Oct 31, 2017, 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Antonio8069
Don't get too excited. This is a Rouge service, where AC packs them in like sardines.
If you pay up a little bit (or have AC elite status) and get one of the preferred seats, it's not bad. I flew YVR-DUB last year and as long as you know what to expect it's fine. Food was included, alcohol was not, elite status will still get you into the lounges, entertainment is provided with wifi streaming content, there's not a TON there, but there was enough.

Blogs have been showing the deal from SEA/PDX as well, I would 100% book it, but I need end of Apr so it doesn't work.
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Old Nov 1, 2017, 9:14 am
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BOS-LHR, CDG-BOS open jaw, full-service on a Virgin 787 (with a tiny bit of BA on the return) for $450 was good enough for me to pounce. Even Norwegian is more.

Have to call to book.

https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...017-12-13;tt=m
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Old Nov 2, 2017, 1:47 am
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Originally Posted by justifyles
BOS-LHR, CDG-BOS open jaw, full-service on a Virgin 787 (with a tiny bit of BA on the return) for $450.

Have to call to book.
Or install the ITA plugin and book direct on Priceline for $422.06.
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Old Nov 2, 2017, 6:18 am
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CLE/CMH/CVG/DTW/IND/ORD/PIT/WAS - AMS/CDG/FCO/MIL/VCE $400s, OW, 1 Stop, Nov - Mar

CLE/CMH/CVG/DTW/IND/ORD/PIT/WAS - AMS/CDG/FCO/MIL/VCE in the $400s, all sub $500 with sub $400 possible on select city pairs. OW & 1 stop. Availability starting in November thru late March. Bookable on OW.com and various other OTAs for less.

More departure cities available. Good sale to Europe.

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Old Nov 2, 2017, 6:23 am
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CMH - PEK, $603, UA, 1 Stop, Feb - Apr

CMH - PEK, $603, UA, 1 stop. Availability starting in February thru late April. Bookable on UA.com. Sample dates: 3/5 - 3/12.
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Old Nov 2, 2017, 7:12 am
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MLA not MLE...MLE would be an amazing sale!

Originally Posted by briancw80
CLE/CMH/CVG/DTW/IND/ORD/PIT/WAS - AMS/CDG/FCO/MLE/VCE in the $400s, all sub $500 with sub $400 possible on select city pairs. OW & 1 stop. Availability starting in November thru late March. Bookable on OW.com and various other OTAs for less.

More departure cities available. Good sale to Europe.
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Old Nov 2, 2017, 7:45 am
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Originally Posted by jiph
MLA not MLE...MLE would be an amazing sale!
Whoops! Yes, that would be an amazing deal. Thanks for the catch.
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Old Nov 2, 2017, 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by veeRob
Or install the ITA plugin and book direct on Priceline for $422.06.
Unbelievably, the price dropped to ~$420 yesterday. Back up to ~$450 now. Either way, a steal to 2 European cities on a full-service carrier!
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