"Good Deal" premium fares
May 25, 2009, 12:51 am
#3271
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: USA
Programs: AA LT Plat, UA LT Gold, HH Diamond, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 956
Especially if you have SWUs to burn, which are becoming increasingly easier to use.
If LH matches with sub $1,500 Z-fares, then I would book. With a First Class upgrade, boy would that be a great fare. Who would have ever thought you could fly LH F from LAX-FRA for ~$750 + 1 SWU each way!
If LH matches with sub $1,500 Z-fares, then I would book. With a First Class upgrade, boy would that be a great fare. Who would have ever thought you could fly LH F from LAX-FRA for ~$750 + 1 SWU each way!
May 25, 2009, 12:52 am
#3272
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: 1 AU
Programs: Support the Tyrants Travel Club
Posts: 2,708
May 25, 2009, 1:06 am
#3273
Used to be 'g_leyser'
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Brandon Johnson International Airport (expect delays)
Programs: AA PlatPro, HH Gold, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Plat, Reno Air MEGA Platinum
Posts: 10,039
May 25, 2009, 10:41 am
#3274
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Los Angeles / Basel
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 26,930
May 25, 2009, 12:26 pm
#3275
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Up in the Air OR Down to Earth ;)
Programs: XP AA, ◊ HGP, PL SPG, 1K UA
Posts: 1,369
SF0-LGA. But for which dates? I have to be in BRE for a friends wedding. I plan to leave SFO on 09/19, coming back on 09/23. I could possibly go for another trip 07/18 and return 07/21. Let me know.
May 25, 2009, 12:31 pm
#3276
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC, JNB, LON, NYC
Programs: * A
Posts: 2,528
I would be interested in doing a SFO-LHR in June/Oct. I could split the LH Z fare... PM me if anyone is interested to make use of this Great premium fare.
May 25, 2009, 12:38 pm
#3277
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: INN
Posts: 2,914
Actually Z fares booking onto UA metal aren't upgradeable, while Z fares booking onto LH metal are. So if you book a UA Z fare but fly on LH metal you can sitll upgrade it (at the airport, on space available basis). Most of the time this doesn't matter as fares with the same price and just slightly different fine print are loaded for UA and LH allowing to travel on either metal over the Atlantic.
May 25, 2009, 8:31 pm
#3278
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Arizona
Posts: 5,690
Is anyone getting the BA 2 for 1 Club special to work? It expires after May 26 The pop up says it will re-price after you click but it shows me the price for both tickets
May 25, 2009, 10:49 pm
#3279
Used to be 'g_leyser'
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Brandon Johnson International Airport (expect delays)
Programs: AA PlatPro, HH Gold, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Plat, Reno Air MEGA Platinum
Posts: 10,039
Actually Z fares booking onto UA metal aren't upgradeable, while Z fares booking onto LH metal are. So if you book a UA Z fare but fly on LH metal you can sitll upgrade it (at the airport, on space available basis). Most of the time this doesn't matter as fares with the same price and just slightly different fine print are loaded for UA and LH allowing to travel on either metal over the Atlantic.
May 26, 2009, 12:53 am
#3280
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, AA Plat Pro, DL Gold, UA*S, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 631
I just got off the phone with VS and UA. I hear CO is also honoring this.
Here's the scoop according to UA:
Fare code: ZR42CN and ZR42CP
Z - business
R - roundtrip
42 - 42-day advance purchase
C* - companion
VS told me that the offer is valid for travel from June 1 through October, and travel must be booked by May 26, 2009. For some reason, VS's website changes the fare at the last minute in the booking process, and the CSR told me that she couldn't get it to work either, although she's going to call me back at 9:00 a.m. GMT after she talks to their help desk. It sounds like all the airlines are using the same T&Cs as BA. I've heard that Orbitz and CheapTickets both work for all the participating carriers. Now, I'm just trying to figure out some way to take advantage of this on a June 26 outbound with my mom where she returns in July and I return in August.
Here's the scoop according to UA:
Fare code: ZR42CN and ZR42CP
Z - business
R - roundtrip
42 - 42-day advance purchase
C* - companion
VS told me that the offer is valid for travel from June 1 through October, and travel must be booked by May 26, 2009. For some reason, VS's website changes the fare at the last minute in the booking process, and the CSR told me that she couldn't get it to work either, although she's going to call me back at 9:00 a.m. GMT after she talks to their help desk. It sounds like all the airlines are using the same T&Cs as BA. I've heard that Orbitz and CheapTickets both work for all the participating carriers. Now, I'm just trying to figure out some way to take advantage of this on a June 26 outbound with my mom where she returns in July and I return in August.
Last edited by Rus925; May 26, 2009 at 12:54 am Reason: Clarified VS error
May 26, 2009, 9:19 am
#3281
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: OOL
Programs: VA Plat, QF LTS, UA MM, Hilton Diamond, Rydges Black, ,Le-Club Gold
Posts: 3,659
Mile for mile, IAH-FRA-LHR-FRA-IAH looks to be good value at $1356 pp all-in.
May 26, 2009, 10:22 am
#3282
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Gold LT
Posts: 1,941
YVR-SYD $2700 Business Class China Airlines
I know China Airlines does not have much in the way of a FF plan, but they are offering YVR-SYD $2700 CDN. Wide open availability.
More details on the promotion at their website
More details on the promotion at their website
May 26, 2009, 1:05 pm
#3283
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, AA Plat Pro, DL Gold, UA*S, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 631
Looks like DL's jumped on the BOGO bandwagon, too. NW WorldPerks is running a 50K bonus mile promo (registration required) for NW/DL roundtrips. So at $1500 ORD-ATL-LHR r/t all-in, 4,806 miles each way base plus 50% means 14418 miles roundtrip EQM and 64418 RDM, or 2.33¢ per RDM. Not bad, and you get a trip to London in business to boot!
Last edited by Rus925; May 26, 2009 at 1:08 pm Reason: Confused routing
May 26, 2009, 5:30 pm
#3284
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA,DL,BA,UA,SPG, and any other free trip!
Posts: 1,803
PDX - LHR on Z class?
can some kind person price the 2 for 1 for me on UA going from PDX-LHR for Sept 24th - 29th? Im stuck at work till midnight and the firewall has blocked ual.com for some reason......ACCESS DENIED!
May 26, 2009, 5:35 pm
#3285
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,603