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"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2017

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Mar 24, 2017, 12:24 pm

#121

Bohemian1

Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)

Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs

Posts: 6,206

Quote:

Originally Posted by armouredant

Easter breaks, maybe?

That would be my guess based on my recent searches for last minute flights.

Mar 26, 2017, 8:27 pm

#122

badmaxi

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: CHO/RIC/WAS

Programs: United Mileage Plus

Posts: 74

UA: WAS- ANC around 5.5 CPM

Limited availability in April

Example for a same day turnaround:

4/24: IAD-ORD-ANC-DEN-IAH-IAD (7890 miles / 419$)

Mar 27, 2017, 9:42 pm

#123

Liams

Join Date: Sep 2015

Location: Crete, Cambodia

Programs: OWS,E+,A3Gold,TK+

Posts: 107

Mad-pvg on sundays April/May £195 ow
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/?f=...;s=0;so=p;eo=e

Mar 29, 2017, 7:02 am

#124

briancw80

Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 173

ORD - PEK, $474, HU, Nonstop; Apr & May

ORD - PEK, $474, HU, Nonstop; Spotty availability Apr & May.

Mar 30, 2017, 12:21 pm

#125

Hoi polloi

Join Date: Jan 2017

Location: CMH, CLE, CAK

Programs: AA, Hertz, Hyatt, Hilton

Posts: 203

UA: CMH-EWR-SFO-IAD-CMH, overnight on 4/26 (a few other dates, too)
$288, 5,746 miles, (5 cpm)

Mar 31, 2017, 10:58 pm

#126

Dalat767

Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: Denver, CO

Posts: 791

JL/AA $326 r/t LAX-SIN on Y
Ex: 10/2-4/17
Available on other US gateways to SIN/SGN for a few more dollars

Apr 3, 2017, 4:58 pm

#127

kalderlake

Join Date: Feb 2015

Posts: 1,628

Double Open Jaw

ANA

350-420 USD

SFO/LAX/SJC-BKK/MNL

KUL-YVR

Sept/Oct/Nov

You can add a stopover in TYO for another 100 USD

Appears to be bookable on ANA's website.

It's already out on the usual suspects, so I don't know how long it will last.

I've been playing with it, but it doesn't seem to allow many other options than the above.

Apr 4, 2017, 2:06 pm

#128

MasterGeek

Suspended

Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Kan@da

Programs: Anything with sweet spots

Posts: 1,790

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalderlake

is that a fuel dump ?

Apr 4, 2017, 6:31 pm

#129

kalderlake

Join Date: Feb 2015

Posts: 1,628

Looking at the fares on ITAMatrix, the base fare on the outbound of the first fare I looked at is a lot larger one way than on the fare I posted.

So it's not just a question of YQ being dumped, if it is a fuel dump.

But I'm the furthest thing from an expert on fds.

I do recall ANA having something similar to this a year or two ago, only the flights were via Manila and Saigon(?).

Apr 4, 2017, 7:00 pm

#130

thejaredhuang

Join Date: May 2012

Programs: UA

Posts: 1,098

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalderlake

Last year had an identical fare, lasted about a month before they figured out the fuel wasn't being calculated correctly. You can route through your origin airport on the return and just get off.

Apr 4, 2017, 7:02 pm

#131

viamarina

Join Date: Jan 2017

Location: LAX

Programs: DL plat, Marriott/SPG Gold

Posts: 28

LAX-PVG-SGN (ho chi minh) for $543 (16430 miles) on DL partner MU (china easter)

September 10 - 13
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...=AF,MU,DL;eo=c

Apr 4, 2017, 11:45 pm

#132

DLDFW

Join Date: Nov 2012

Posts: 371

Quote:

Originally Posted by thejaredhuang

Last year had an identical fare, lasted about a month before they figured out the fuel wasn't being calculated correctly. You can route through your origin airport on the return and just get off.

Not quite as good as last year, you could start the flight from many destinations within US, plus it seems harder to get UA Metal on transpacific flight on the return.

Apr 5, 2017, 9:45 am

#133

RabbitIYH

Join Date: Apr 2016

Location: AMS/LYS

Programs: FB Gold

Posts: 130

SVO to JFK/EWR via CDG on SU + AF/DL for about 320$. Limited availability in May/June.

Apr 5, 2017, 10:02 am

#134

briancw80

Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 173

ORD - SIN, $365, DL, Late August & Thanksgiving

ORD - SIN, $365, DL, 2 stops, $0.0187/mile. Bookable on Delta. Cheaper on other OTAs. Sample dates 11/23 - 11/30. Late August departures, as well. Stopovers permitted (connects in NRT).

**EDIT** Appears availability is late August, late October, and over Thanksgiving. Additional sample date: 8/24 - 8/31.

**EDIT** My apologizes, MDW, not ORD. Thanks @ Steveman518

Last edited by briancw80; Apr 5, 2017 at 7:34 pm