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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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Good Deals” in Economy Class - Excellent Fares Between Certain City Pairs - 2021-2026

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Apr 17, 2023 | 11:37 pm

#76

cruser1

Join Date: Feb 2016

Location: CLT

Posts: 3,070

Fiji Airways
Sydney, Australia (SYD) to Los Angeles, California (LAX) - $514 roundtrip - Select Dates in Apr & May 2023

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...t9QUvwXuUcPHm9

Tap Air Portugal
Luxembourg (LUX) to Porto, Portugal (OPO) - $65 roundtrip - June 2023

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...95Thcq7D2fgPU7

San Francisco, California (SFO) to Milan, Italy (MXP) - $427 roundtrip - Nov & Dec 2023

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...YKDWzxhKGaoHS6

Jetstar
Melbourne, Australia (MEL) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL) - $352 roundtrip - Aug 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...4sEKmSMmgTZ6q8

Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL) to Melbourne, Australia (MEL) - $319 roundtrip - Aug 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...CArid8r5P4Kd89

Avianca
Los Angeles, California (LAX) to Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) - $419 roundtrip - May 2023

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Mkvr2wyp6v3po8

Air Europa
Bilbao to Tenerife, Spain - $65 roundtrip - Depart Apr 20
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kkUerKJaNrbJy5
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...tnnXD7sokDERcA
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...U5ehQDAFS6uru6

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Apr 18, 2023 | 12:40 am

#77

cruser1

Join Date: Feb 2016

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Scoot
Bangkok (BKK) to Sydney (SYD) - $325 roundtrip - March 2024
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wFkA4BWfvA2mWA

Cebu City (CEB) to Penang (PEN) - $97 roundtrip - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Hnwsq77haiHm86

Coimbatore (CJB) to Denpasar (DPS) - $199 roundtrip - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Xx4YgPrQknR3B7

Coimbatore (CJB) to Sydney (SYD) - $356 roundtrip - August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...fTm7wPVeHQsqu7

Gold Coast (OOL) to Singapore (SIN) - $267 roundtrip - May 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ouGBcESS7TsY2A

Hanoi (HAN) to Sydney (SYD) - $328 roundtrip - August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WxjDkn24KkvLi9

Hong Kong (HKG) to Melbourne (MEL) - $310 roundtrip - October/November 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...yuJ4pEy1SH4x47

Hyderabad (HYD) to Denpasar (DPS) - $187 roundtrip - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...TZkYUoqGpjeEQA

Hyderabad (HYD) to Melbourne (MEL) - $354 roundtrip - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...xTWiEfBQjRkDy7

Jakarta (CGK) to Chiang Mai (CNX) - $113 roundtrip - October/November 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...EsybfbpWmY7ir5

Macao (MFM) to Sydney (SYD) - $335 roundtrip - May 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...MYyWPpD4xd8wC7

Melbourne (MEL to Phuket (HKT) - $308 roundtrip - October/November 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...EsybfbpWmY7ir5

Penang (PEN) to Cebu City (CEB) - $102 roundtrip - September/October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...XZcyfCcgWcBCCA
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jLFH7vAovozLk7

Penang (PEN) to Melbourne (MEL) - $283 roundtrip - August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...rdi6EFiuiu1549

Perth (PER) to Penang (PEN) - $182 roundtrip - July/August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...33VsqPfFF9wSc9

Penang (PEN) to Sydney (SYD) - $300 roundtrip - August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jA5wnJrD4RCFn9

Perth (PER) to Taipei (TPE) - $252 roundtrip - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...bUUt7b7YiZ15J9

Phuket (HKT) to Sydney (SYD) - $287 roundtrip - September 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...SV9T6BSXkZH5H6

Sydney (SYD) to Athens (ATH) - $602 roundtrip - March 2024
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wCUipmtLys3aQA

Sydney (SYD) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) - $252 roundtrip - October/November 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...dUhFVycwVZC3g7

Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) to Sydney (SYD) - $343 roundtrip - August 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...RER73QA4a8NZv5

Thai Vietjet Air
Taipei (TPE) to Bangkok (BKK) - $85 roundtrip - September 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Cc3XZzXNvnyGe6

Vietjet Air
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Melbourne (MEL) - $293 roundtrip - July 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...THgQ7oncd1jUb8

Mixed
Seoul (ICN) to Sydney (SYD) - $338 roundtrip - September 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...sm5cbcXAHaUit9

British Airways / American
Antalya (AYT) to Miami (MIA) - $412 roundtrip - June 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...KNougjhhx8oix7

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Apr 18, 2023 | 8:26 am

#78

GW McLintock

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cruser1

Yeah, it's sad how much the main cabin fare is after seeing how low that basic fare is

! I was shocked! I thought I might be able to use it for an AA Loyalty Points run, but at over $400 that doesn't work out! It sure is a deal though! Never seen a cross country flight so cheap!

It's already dead

Saver is now $222 minimum, which (sadly) isn't terrible.

-J.

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Apr 18, 2023 | 9:12 am

#79

cruser1

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Posts: 3,070

Quote:

Originally Posted by GW McLintock

It's already dead

Saver is now $222 minimum, which (sadly) isn't terrible.

-J.

Yup! Only works the other way around - LAX-JFK with a one-night stay - May 2-3.

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Apr 18, 2023 | 9:34 am

#80

cruser1

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Apr 18, 2023 | 9:50 am

#81

cruser1

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WestJet - Hamilton, Canada (YHM) to Hawaii (OGG) - $278 roundtrip all of June 2023

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...oW4JgeQq6svLCA

EDIT -

Or Halifax (YHZ) - $384 roundtrip - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...cVmwY7Ec8paW9A
Calgary (YYC) - $224 roundtrip - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...rSsdxmUc4HV177

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Apr 18, 2023 | 12:51 pm

#82

Abidjan

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cruser1, MVP-level work here. Thanks.

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Apr 18, 2023 | 6:46 pm

#83

cruser1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Abidjan

cruser1, MVP-level work here. Thanks.

Thank you!

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Apr 19, 2023 | 1:47 am

#84

futuramadramallama

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cruser1

All Alaska Airlines
[...]
Continental US
[...]
JFK-LAS - $187 roundtrip - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...6VnsY7u4jgxSk7 (Alaska & Delta/jetBlue)
[...]

I tried to follow your link for NYC-LAS but the itinerary isn't available; could you describe the date range or routing you saw?

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Apr 19, 2023 | 2:05 am

#85

Deckter

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cruser1 You made this thread worth subscribing to. Thanks.

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Apr 19, 2023 | 6:15 am

#86

cruser1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by futuramadramallama

I tried to follow your link for NYC-LAS but the itinerary isn't available; could you describe the date range or routing you saw?

Google is doing that because the flight combination is no longer available. Alaska had some super cheap fares one way from JFK to LAS which made this possible. The cheapest flights now are $208 roundtrip on Delta and jetBlue in May.

See the dip in the chart below on Google Flights.

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Apr 19, 2023 | 8:17 am

#87

cruser1

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American/jetBlue

May/June 2023
LAX to Miami (MIA) - $148 roundtrip
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...uWy3pbfhSZWyH9

Miami (MIA) to LAX - $163 roundtrip (it doesn't look like there are enough close one-way dates at $74 to combine to make MIA to LAX roundtrip work, which is why this is more expensive, but if you want a long trip, it is possible to get this to $148 roundtrip)
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...xtAbBNFFiKf936

One-way flights LAX to MIA or MIA to LAX - $74 one-way
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ALwC8oHDDfnYJ9
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...5mxyXCc8pPRo8A

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Apr 19, 2023 | 4:33 pm

#88

futuramadramallama

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GW McLintock

[...] Looking at ITA Matrix those are the only two days this fare is available on a single-day turn. If I wasn't taking PTO that Friday and another day the following week already, I'd take a day off and do this. This is cheaper than pandemic mileage runs. -J.

I might've joined you! Also, I think it was available as a week-long trip too (it seemed to be available just Tuesday and Wednesday, of two weeks in May).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abidjan

cruser1, MVP-level work here. Thanks.

Maybe even MVP... G

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruser1

Of course; just wanted to know what the contours of the fare were (even though it was dead). It was probably in the same batch of single-day drops as those AS JFK-SFO-LAX fares.

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Apr 20, 2023 | 8:08 am

#89

cruser1

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Charlotte, NC (CLT) to Rome, Italy (FCO) - $574 roundtrip with Delta - mid-Sept to end of schedule

https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qLQjC7T9CDky29

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Apr 20, 2023 | 8:52 am

#90

cruser1

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Tap Air Portugal - New York to Marrakesh, Morocco - $501 roundtrip a few dates in the fall.

Google Flights
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...NJHkySWTp7Va29

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Good Deals? in Economy Class - Excellent Fares Between Certain City Pairs - 2021-2026

Good Deals” in Economy Class - Excellent Fares Between Certain City Pairs - 2021-2026