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Old Mar 31, 2018, 10:47 am
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LAX-SIN RT for 315.00 AI

Saw this fare in Fareboom.

LAXHKG (AA) HKGKUL (CX) KULSIN (MH) SINHKGLAX (CX)

Sample date May 08 return May 16

Am skeptical about this fare and this OTA.

Anyone dare to book?
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Old Mar 31, 2018, 9:01 pm
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Amazing fare if for real!

I just checked UA hoping they would match and no dice yet.
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Old Mar 31, 2018, 9:44 pm
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Very interesting... looks like fareboom has a real 24-hr cancellation policy without fees. Might try one to see if the fare will show up on AA (and thus count as special fare -- would be amazing if so)
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Old Mar 31, 2018, 9:50 pm
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I got it to show up on Fareboom for $311 departing 4/7 and returning on 4/15, transiting through HKG (afternoon layover) with AA/Cathay outbound and through Tokyo (morning/early afternoon layover) with JAL/AA inbound. If I had a need for EQM and had a good strategy for which airline to credit this to, I'd be all over it. I'm going to pass on it since it's a hodgepodge of airlines with inconvenient departure/arrival times.
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Old Mar 31, 2018, 10:27 pm
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Booked 5/11-5/15 LAX-HKG-SIN-HND-SFO-LAX for $322. Given AA record locator, currently showing status as "in ticketing queue." Will report back after completed.

Successfully ticketed. Shows up on aa.com w/ no fare details so I believe this will credit as a special fare.

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Old Apr 1, 2018, 1:18 am
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O Fare

fare basis is OJX0O8O1
Airline: American
Travel Route: Los Angeles Intl (LAX), Los Angeles, CA, United States - Changi International Airport (SIN), Singapore, Singapore
Fare basis: OCLE2BR
Booking Code: O
Stopovers
UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED.

Minimum Stay
TRAVEL FROM INBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.

Maximum Stay
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.

Eligibility
NOTE - THIS PROGRAM APPLIES TO PUBLISHED FARES ONLY AND IS NOT COMBINABLE WITH OTHER FARES OR PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CORPORATE DISCOUNTS / NEGOTIATED GROUP RATES / SENIOR CITIZEN / MILITARY / GOVERNMENT / BASIC ECONOMY / OR ANY OTHER FARE DISCOUNTS OR PROGRAMS.

Combinability
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED. END-ON-END NOT PERMITTED. SIDE TRIPS NOT PERMITTED APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - CATEGORY 23. OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS OPEN JAWS NOTE -

ADDONS PERMITTED

-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS WITH AA FARES -TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS A MAXIMUM OF 2 FARE BREAK POINTS PERMITTED. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER AA IN RULE L111/L113/L120/L124/PK27/PK35/PK37 IN TARIFF FBRINPV - BETWEEN USA/CA-AREA 1/2/3

OR RULE 7100 IN TARIFF

PAAAR - BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC. NOTE - THE CITY PAIRS BELOW ARE CONSIDERED THE SAME POINT- BWI-WAS FLL-MIA OAK-SFO OAK-SJC SFO-SJC LAX-ONT LAX-BUR LAX-LGB LAX-SNA ONT-BUR ONT-LGB ONT-SNA BUR-LGB BUR-SNA LGB-SNA NYC-EWR

Higher Intermediate Point Mileage
THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY FOR STOPOVERS.

Child Discounts
CONTRACT BULK CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - CONTRACT BULK INFANT WITH A SEAT UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST CONTRACT BULK INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER. HNN 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST PIF UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER. ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER.

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Old Apr 1, 2018, 2:03 am
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https://www.fareboom.com/flights/C-L...f2d1c253f7371e

Same site, dates, price but all AA flight numbers which is not good. Are you finding non-AA flt numbers? Are you thinking this will be treated as a special fare because it may be bulk? Price is great.

Originally Posted by swgsword
Successfully ticketed. Shows up on aa.com w/ no fare details so I believe this will credit as a special fare.
That would be a phenomenal deal if so. I don't know if I can take the risk but man... ~$1700 EQDs for $311? Just wow.

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Old Apr 1, 2018, 2:16 am
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Airline: American
Travel Route: Los Angeles Intl (LAX), Los Angeles, CA, United States - Changi International Airport (SIN), Singapore, Singapore
Fare basis: OCLE2BR
Booking Code: O
Stopovers
UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED.


Minimum Stay
TRAVEL FROM INBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR MUST COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 4 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.

Maximum Stay
TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.

Eligibility
NOTE - THIS PROGRAM APPLIES TO PUBLISHED FARES ONLY AND IS NOT COMBINABLE WITH OTHER FARES OR PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CORPORATE DISCOUNTS / NEGOTIATED GROUP RATES / SENIOR CITIZEN / MILITARY / GOVERNMENT / BASIC ECONOMY / OR ANY OTHER FARE DISCOUNTS OR PROGRAMS.

Combinability
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED. END-ON-END NOT PERMITTED. SIDE TRIPS NOT PERMITTED APPLICABLE ADD-ON CONSTRUCTION IS ADDRESSED IN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS - CATEGORY 23. OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS OPEN JAWS NOTE -

ADDONS PERMITTED

-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS WITH AA FARES -TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS A MAXIMUM OF 2 FARE BREAK POINTS PERMITTED. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER AA IN RULE L111/L113/L120/L124/PK27/PK35/PK37 IN TARIFF FBRINPV - BETWEEN USA/CA-AREA 1/2/3

OR RULE 7100 IN TARIFF

PAAAR - BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA 2/3 VIA PACIFIC. NOTE - THE CITY PAIRS BELOW ARE CONSIDERED THE SAME POINT- BWI-WAS FLL-MIA OAK-SFO OAK-SJC SFO-SJC LAX-ONT LAX-BUR LAX-LGB LAX-SNA ONT-BUR ONT-LGB ONT-SNA BUR-LGB BUR-SNA LGB-SNA NYC-EWR

Higher Intermediate Point Mileage
THE HIGHER INTERMEDIATE POINT RULE DOES NOT APPLY FOR STOPOVERS.

Child Discounts
CONTRACT BULK CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - CONTRACT BULK INFANT WITH A SEAT UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST CONTRACT BULK INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY CONTRACT BULK ADULT 16 OR OLDER. HNN 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST PIF UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY PFA 16 OR OLDER. ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS IN. TICKET DESIGNATOR - DISC. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT AT THIS RULE BY ADULT 16 OR OLDER.

Originally Posted by swgsword
Successfully ticketed. Shows up on aa.com w/ no fare details so I believe this will credit as a special fare.
My confirmation email contains this section:
”THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE MEMBER-ONLY FARE
The purchased fare is subject to an exclusive Fareboom agent-only negotiated contract. This negotiated fare is not offered or sold directly to the public by the ticketing airline. All questions or concerns about the fare should be directed exclusively at Fareboom at [email protected].“

Last edited by Pat89339; Apr 2, 2018 at 12:21 am Reason: Consecutive posts
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 5:13 am
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anyone knows if this is an MPM fare or a routed fare? anyone has the section detailing the carriers? Does it have to be AA metal TPAC?
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 8:51 am
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is this dead? can't replicate
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Whodunit68
https://www.fareboom.com/flights/C-LAX/P-SIN/2018-04-07/3days/2018-04-15/3days/airlines-JL-AA-CX/itinerary/118cad182e226d4e9df2d1c253f7371e

Same site, dates, price but all AA flight numbers which is not good. Are you finding non-AA flt numbers? Are you thinking this will be treated as a special fare because it may be bulk? Price is great.
It's better if the CX flights code as AA. Deep discount economy fares on CX earn nothing with AA. JL has better earnings on cheap economy fares.

Originally Posted by keitherson
is this dead? can't replicate


Still there, but appears to be an exclusive to fareboom.
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by keitherson
is this dead? can't replicate
No the link upthread still works

Originally Posted by Whodunit68
https://www.fareboom.com/flights/C-LAX/P-SIN/2018-04-07/3days/2018-04-15/3days/airlines-JL-AA-CX/itinerary/118cad182e226d4e9df2d1c253f7371e

Same site, dates, price but all AA flight numbers which is not good. Are you finding non-AA flt numbers? Are you thinking this will be treated as a special fare because it may be bulk? Price is great.
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 1:28 pm
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What are the change penalties on the fare? And could AA EVIPs be applied?
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 1:40 pm
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I just booked this - waiting on it to be ticketed. I'll keep you all posted!
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Old Apr 1, 2018, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by puchong
What are the change penalties on the fare? And could AA EVIPs be applied?
site claims change fee is $120 + $100 additional agency fee. Cancel fee is more than ticket cost. Should ticket as normal O or Q depending on which was selected, its not a basic economy should should be upgradable

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