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Old Apr 15, 2009, 1:46 am
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Originally Posted by Richey66
It's laughable how Qantas is using lack of serious competition on USA-Australia this route.
They just had 2000 GBP = 3000 USD business class offer LON-SYD return, which has significantly longer flights than West Coast - Oz.
Here they have 7500 USD per person, when 2 person flying together + taxes, LOL.
The USA-Australia routes have to be about the worst value for premium fares in the world. Perhaps Virgin Australia will give them a run for their money and start pushings fares down to a more realistic level.
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Old Apr 15, 2009, 11:54 am
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UA have plastered their website about their prices having gone "down, under". The sale includes Z fare for around 5K, non-refundable, 250$ change fee and 1 free stopover (not in HNL). Which begs the question, why would anyone think it's a good deal if a quick check on ita, shows 4K C class fares, fully refundable, changeable and with unlimited stopovers on SK ex-LHR via BKK connecting on TG.
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Old Apr 15, 2009, 3:37 pm
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Originally Posted by LilZeppelin
UA have plastered their website about their prices having gone "down, under". The sale includes Z fare for around 5K, non-refundable, 250$ change fee and 1 free stopover (not in HNL). Which begs the question, why would anyone think it's a good deal if a quick check on ita, shows 4K C class fares, fully refundable, changeable and with unlimited stopovers on SK ex-LHR via BKK connecting on TG.
It's called a marketing message
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Old Apr 15, 2009, 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by riced
The USA-Australia routes have to be about the worst value for premium fares in the world. Perhaps Virgin Australia will give them a run for their money and start pushings fares down to a more realistic level.
Yeah, those fares are unpleasant. You can get a OneWorld Circle Pacific starting in Canada in D class for $8,100 CAD, which (at around $6k USD) is a lot less than a RT on QF, and IIRC sometimes UA has $5k I fares.
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by riced
The USA-Australia routes have to be about the worst value for premium fares in the world. Perhaps Virgin Australia will give them a run for their money and start pushings fares down to a more realistic level.
I was looking at Business fares forn next March from LAX to SYD and UA was $4500 while Virgin Australia was over $13,000.
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 11:55 am
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This fare seems to be gone. Anyone else get it to come up?


Originally Posted by onlyquestions
Hi All,

I have what I think is a good deal premium class MR that will qualify for Triple EQM promo:

Sat, May 09, 2009 - San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
United 0198
Depart: SFO 22:19
Arrive: IAD 6:23
Arrives next day
May 10 Non-stop
5h 4m
Boeing 767-300
2,419 miles traveled Fare basis code:
QE21UPN1
Booking class: A
First
2,419 Award miles
Snack
Flight: Confirmed
Seats:03H
<<< connecting to >>>
United 7405
Operated by: United Express/gojet Airlines
Depart: IAD 8:25
Arrive: JAX 10:25 Non-stop
2h
Bombardier CRJ-700
631 miles traveled Fare basis code:
QE21UPN1
Booking class: A
First
631 Award miles
No Meal Service
Flight: Confirmed
Seats:02C
Explus
Sun, May 10, 2009 - Jacksonville, FL (JAX) to San Francisco, CA (SFO)
United 7412
Operated by: United Express/gojet Airlines
Depart: JAX 13:40
Arrive: IAD 15:35 Non-stop
1h 55m
Bombardier CRJ-700
631 miles traveled Fare basis code:
QE21UPN1
Booking class: A
First
631 Award miles
No Meal Service
Flight: Confirmed
Seats:02A
Explus
<<< connecting to >>>
United 0915
Depart: IAD 16:29
Arrive: SFO 19:29 Non-stop
6h
Airbus A320
2,419 miles traveled Fare basis code:
QE21UPN1
Booking class: C
Business
2,419 Award miles
Dinner
Flight: Confirmed
Seats:03A

I know that some people will say that I could do 2 or 3 MRs in plebe class for the same amount of money (and potentially can use e500s or certs to upgrade), but time seems to be my bigger concern -- I don't have enough weekends to burn doing MRs!

Would love to get my fellow FTers input/insights/opinions.

Cheers!
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 3:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Bikeguy
Thanks. So, the original post about getting your ticket refunded after you check in for your flights, blow off your first segment and try to board the second would not work then.
To clarify, this appears at the bottom of your BP when you OLCI:

No longer traveling on this flight? Cancel your check-in before your departure or your ticket will be no longer valid. To cancel online, go to EasyCheck-in Online at united.com.
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by LilZeppelin
4K C class fares, fully refundable, changeable and with unlimited stopovers on SK ex-LHR via BKK connecting on TG.
I think these SK fares are part-C, part-Y. That is, C on SK to BKK then Y BKK to Oz on TG. Sometimes the C on SK is only one way, Y the other.

Starting from Australia, however, this date-flexible fare at around 4k USD includes not only transpac C between USA and Australia on UA or QF both ways, but ALSO a C return on LH from USA to Europe. [Make that F to Europe for an extra $2k.]
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 6:12 pm
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Originally Posted by sheepherder
I was looking at Business fares forn next March from LAX to SYD and UA was $4500 while Virgin Australia was over $13,000.

I've seen deals in the $4000 range on V-Australia, but only when they have a special sale. They won't be filling many seats at $13,000 when QF gets most aussie companies and all of the governments business.
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by sheepherder
I was looking at Business fares forn next March from LAX to SYD and UA was $4500 while Virgin Australia was over $13,000.
V Aus don't really have "sales" more than 9 months out. So Im sure there fares for next April will be considerably cheaper in say 2 months.
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 10:07 pm
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It's still not bad.
Originally Posted by DC-USCP-UAPE
This fare seems to be gone. Anyone else get it to come up?

It is now $1116. It still comes out to 6-7 cents per mile, which for a premium fare, is really pretty good. I'm happy with it. I'm gonna do it. You're in business & first the entire flight. Still cheaper than the 13 cents per mile that I paid for a MR to get to 1k... ^
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Old Apr 16, 2009, 10:29 pm
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Originally Posted by harryhv
I think these SK fares are part-C, part-Y. That is, C on SK to BKK then Y BKK to Oz on TG. Sometimes the C on SK is only one way, Y the other]
No, it is business class all the way. Comparatively a decent deal, available from other Eur cities too, but not CPH of course.
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Old Apr 17, 2009, 2:29 am
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OS: VIE-JFK/IAD/PEK/DEL 999€ ai rt, 10nts min, BC=J
Book till 300409,
Travel 1505-1509.

Decent if you need a positioning flight for the DL JFK-DPS run...
Plenty of availability on www.austrian.com
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Old Apr 17, 2009, 3:20 am
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Originally Posted by toppi5000
Book till 300409,
Travel 1505-1509.

Decent if you need a positioning flight for the DL JFK-DPS run...
Plenty of availability on www.austrian.com
Wow, that's an excellent fare! However, at least the flights to the US seem to have a 10 day minimum stay requirement.
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Old Apr 17, 2009, 3:35 am
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The Austrian offer is good, but the 10-day min stay rule makes it difficult to utilise. I was considering a long weekend in NYC, but 10 days is out of the question.

Great fare if you can make it work!
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