Dec 31, 2017, 1:16 pm
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Happy 2018!
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”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
Happy travels throughout 2018 to all!
Pat89339 and the Mileage Run Moderators
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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
Happy travels throughout 2018 to all!
Pat89339 and the Mileage Run Moderators
"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2018
Feb 27, 2018, 11:03 pm
#61
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
UA - ORD - SEA for $139 USD in Economy [4 CPM]
Not the best MR deal but seems to have wide availability including quick turns:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...6,-WN,-NK;eo=e
Safe Travels,
James
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...6,-WN,-NK;eo=e
Safe Travels,
James
Feb 28, 2018, 7:47 am
#62
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: UA *Alliance
Posts: 5,623
AA: DEN-CDG ~$487 in April
Seeing a few dates in April for r/t DEN-CDG on AA and partners for $487, I'd say they're competing with Norwegian. Looks like it requires a 7 day stay or so but if somebody wants a vacation, this seems like a good fare and it's not basic economy from what I can tell.
Feb 28, 2018, 4:10 pm
#63
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
Feb 28, 2018, 5:27 pm
#64
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,644
Keep in mind that Primera has not started service yet, and that their service depends upon yet-to-be-delivered A321neos. As of right now, I'm not sure which flavor of A321neo they're getting from Aercap, so they may or may not have a delayed start. (The Pratt and Whitney powered ones seem to be having teething issues, as Spirit and Hawaiian Airlines have learned the hard way)
They are a ULCC, and from what I've seen on their website, I'd expect the service to be somewhere between Easyjet and Wow Air.
They are a ULCC, and from what I've seen on their website, I'd expect the service to be somewhere between Easyjet and Wow Air.
Mar 1, 2018, 5:13 am
#65
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 1,910
If you just need to get between Charlotte and Phoenix and can put up with basic economy, United is selling $107 roundtrip fares in both directions for Tuesday and Saturday departures. Unfortunately the fee to upgrade these fares to main cabin is really steep at over $300 bringing the cheapest main cabin fares to $413 roundtrip with United. Stick to Delta for Main Cabin fares at $295 roundtrip.
UA - CLT to PHX (or PHX-CLT) for $107 roundtrip Basic Economy
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...932;a=-F9;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...962;a=-F9;eo=e
UA - CLT to PHX (or PHX-CLT) for $107 roundtrip Basic Economy
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...932;a=-F9;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...962;a=-F9;eo=e
Mar 1, 2018, 8:29 am
#66
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,319
AC *one way* between ORD and SHA - under $390, wide open in June and other times. Good if you need a cheap one way ticket. Round trip $650 or so.
Mar 5, 2018, 6:11 pm
#67
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
AA : MCO -> OGG for $374 [3.9 CPM]:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-DFWMCO1AA2255
Also possible out of select Canadian cities for ~$500CAD:
AC/UA : YYZ -> HNL (same day turn for miles) $518 CAD:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...6-SFOYYZ1AC758
DL : YUL -> OGG - $545 CAD:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-DTWYUL1DL6184
Unsure if that would interest people in FL given the good weather they get but if you need a break worth considering.
Safe Travels,
James
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-DFWMCO1AA2255
Also possible out of select Canadian cities for ~$500CAD:
AC/UA : YYZ -> HNL (same day turn for miles) $518 CAD:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...6-SFOYYZ1AC758
DL : YUL -> OGG - $545 CAD:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-DTWYUL1DL6184
Unsure if that would interest people in FL given the good weather they get but if you need a break worth considering.
Safe Travels,
James
Last edited by FlyerTalker70; Mar 5, 2018 at 6:15 pm Reason: Added Canadian cities to "deal"
Mar 7, 2018, 2:28 pm
#68
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 11
$248 rt kef-ewr ac/ua apr-jun
Looks like you can get some really cheap fares out of Iceland this spring/summer on AC/UA. Saw a ton of itineraries pricing out from KEF-EWR for $275 or less pretty consistently from APR-JUN, pricing out on the nonstop too. Also a chance to get a pretty nice layover in Europe on some of these itineraries. Was mostly finding it mostly thru Momondo. Not the greatest fare at 4.7 CPM but still better than having to pay for a bag on WoW or IcelandAir.
https://www.momondo.com/flightsearch...e¤cy=USD
https://www.momondo.com/flightsearch...e¤cy=USD
Last edited by jolan560; Mar 7, 2018 at 2:30 pm Reason: Add Info
Mar 7, 2018, 9:28 pm
#69
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: ORD, MKE
Programs: UA, AA, Hilton and regular member of everything else
Posts: 1,332
DL ORD-GTF $160 (BE), $210 regular econ
Great Falls, MT. Great deal. Works over the summer. Only problem is very short connections. Didn't want to risk it traveling with kids.
https://www.google.com/flights/beta?...000*.USD.16000
https://www.google.com/flights/beta?...000*.USD.16000
Mar 8, 2018, 9:05 am
#70
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 0.7MM (trying to get to 1MM!)
Posts: 1,272
Great Falls, MT. Great deal. Works over the summer. Only problem is very short connections. Didn't want to risk it traveling with kids.
https://www.google.com/flights/beta?...000*.USD.16000
https://www.google.com/flights/beta?...000*.USD.16000
Mar 8, 2018, 2:56 pm
#71
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: ORD, MKE
Programs: UA, AA, Hilton and regular member of everything else
Posts: 1,332
Here's a different option on the same dates for the same price but with longer connections: https://goo.gl/flights/wkHaU
Last edited by mlbcard; Mar 8, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Mar 8, 2018, 11:48 pm
#73
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
YUL -> HNL - $562 CAD on UA [~10000 miles earned]
Spotted this sale UA is running between YUL and HNL:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-ORDYUL1UA4688
What's nice about the deal is you can book this for travel pretty soon (in my example the outbound in Mar 13) - great if you want to escape the slush and misery of Montreal winter. In addition, this itinerary is simple: one connection in ORD each way. On a pure CPM basis it's not great (looking at 5.6 CAD CPM / 4.3 USD CPM) but you are racking up a decent amount of miles (along with collecting the 4 UA metal segments needed to lock in premier ).
Safe Travels,
James
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...-ORDYUL1UA4688
What's nice about the deal is you can book this for travel pretty soon (in my example the outbound in Mar 13) - great if you want to escape the slush and misery of Montreal winter. In addition, this itinerary is simple: one connection in ORD each way. On a pure CPM basis it's not great (looking at 5.6 CAD CPM / 4.3 USD CPM) but you are racking up a decent amount of miles (along with collecting the 4 UA metal segments needed to lock in premier ).
Safe Travels,
James
Mar 9, 2018, 10:37 pm
#74
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,359
I think I found a fare that gives Wow a run for their money on the route YYZ -> DUB for $415 CAD on Air Lingus:
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...YYZ0EI129;a=EI
Seems to work for select dates in April. Half tempted to book it but the BA website states that I won't earn any Tier Points flying Air Lingus (I thought BA owns them?). What's the best strategy for banking points for this flight?
Safe Travels,
James
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...YYZ0EI129;a=EI
Seems to work for select dates in April. Half tempted to book it but the BA website states that I won't earn any Tier Points flying Air Lingus (I thought BA owns them?). What's the best strategy for banking points for this flight?
Safe Travels,
James
Mar 10, 2018, 10:08 am
#75
Moderator: Budget Travel forum & Credit Card Programs, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now
Programs: UA lifetime MM / *A Gold
Posts: 14,429
And yes, in this brave new world more and more airlines offer ZERO miles for low fares - one of the ways they compete with LCCs @:-)