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Dec 20, 2009, 3:50 am

#3991

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Thanks Mr Moderator jpdx - I open this thread with the hope of another good deal in comfortable seats to Oz

Opinions on airlines (yaaaawwwwn) i can find elsewhere if I really, really want to - it would be helpful if this remained pristine in its devotion to revealing, errrrr, "Good Deal" premium fares.

(And, yes, I do know these comments are sort of tangential to Good Deals, but sometimes even Moderators need support .......)

Dec 20, 2009, 3:56 am

#3992

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Originally Posted by SFflyer123

I also checked JFK-CDG. Pretty sweet $2000 for business class round trip on AF. That is also a great deal!

I can't find this fare

Dec 20, 2009, 9:33 am

#3993

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cfischer

I can't find this fare

Go to kayak:

Search: JFK-CDG April 3, return April 10 business class.

Dec 21, 2009, 4:19 am

#3994

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SFflyer123

Go to kayak:

Search: JFK-CDG April 3, return April 10 business class.

need to go in February and couldn't find anything ... thanks, will check April

Dec 21, 2009, 4:23 am

#3995

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cfischer

need to go in February and couldn't find anything ... thanks, will check April

interesting, works on priceline, but not on airfrance.us.

Dec 27, 2009, 10:14 am

#3996

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SWISS C BRU/LUX - North America

Hi all,

Just found a decent swiss offer in C. I am not sure anyone wants to go to the US anymore if they don't really have to after the new security measures being put in place but in case it might help anyone:

From Brussels:

* EUR 1787.- Boston
* EUR 1787.- Chicago
* EUR 2087.- Los Angeles
* EUR 2187.- Miami
* EUR 1953.- Montreal
* EUR 1587.- New York (JFK)
* EUR 2068.- Ottawa

From Luxembourg:

* EUR 2095.- Boston
* EUR 2225.- Chicago
* EUR 2295.- Los Angeles
* EUR 2295.- Miami
* EUR 2122.- Montreal
* EUR 1975.- New York (JFK)
* EUR 2247.- Ottawa

Terms and Conditions:

# reservation made by: 31.12.2009
# travel dates : 01.01.2010 - 28.02.2010
# reservation delay: 0 Day
# Minimum stay: 6 Day
# Maximum stay: 12 months

Miles:

31.632 M&M for elites to LAX R/T so approx 6 cts/miles

ps: they also have decent fares starting from ATH but also to Asia and Africa.

Dec 27, 2009, 10:54 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by synd

[/quote]

I don't know what sort of research you did, but those aren't cheap!

For business class fares, I found fares on LX if you ticket by 31DEC from BRU to :
BOS/ORD - EUR 1499
LAX - EUR 1799
MIA - EUR 1899
NYC - EUR 1299
YUL - EUR 1699

For travel from 01JAN to 28FEB, ticket valid for 1 year.

For really cheaper fares, originate from the UK:

NYC/BOS/ORD - EUR 1298, ticket anytime. Valid 12 months.

For really , really cheap fare, same destinations from UK: EUR 53
Plus taxes of Eur 326 , Total : EUR 379. Book in T class. 1 month validity.

Dec 27, 2009, 12:29 pm

#3998

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Quote:

Originally Posted by synd

Hi all,

Just found a decent swiss offer in C.

From Brussels:

* EUR 2068.- Ottawa

From Luxembourg:

* EUR 2247.- Ottawa

Who in their right mind flies C to YOW?

Dec 27, 2009, 2:43 pm

#3999

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Betsy

I don't know what sort of research you did, but those aren't cheap!

For business class fares, I found fares on LX if you ticket by 31DEC from BRU to :
BOS/ORD - EUR 1499
LAX - EUR 1799
MIA - EUR 1899
NYC - EUR 1299
YUL - EUR 1699

For travel from 01JAN to 28FEB, ticket valid for 1 year.

For really cheaper fares, originate from the UK:

NYC/BOS/ORD - EUR 1298, ticket anytime. Valid 12 months.

For really , really cheap fare, same destinations from UK: EUR 53
Plus taxes of Eur 326 , Total : EUR 379. Book in T class. 1 month validity.

I got excited for nothing when I saw new posts in this thread. Similar fares as those posted before have been available as a "special" ex-MXP for a while.

I have to ask however how you get the NYC/BOS to 1298 from 1478GBP that it shows for regular J.

Dec 27, 2009, 3:19 pm

#4000

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Betsy

For really , really cheap fare, same destinations from UK: EUR 53
Plus taxes of Eur 326 , Total : EUR 379. Book in T class. 1 month validity.

That's LX T-class? Strange fare (would expect a lower bucket), but good, especially if dumpable

Dec 27, 2009, 11:18 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by plj496

One example:
IAH-LIS
Dep: 1-Jan-10,
Ret: 4-Jan-10

You can even pick the CO flights between IAH/FRA if you prefer BizFirst:

Outbound: LH7600(CO)/LH4532
Inbound: LH2175(TAP)/LH7601(CO)

Total: (before actually buying): USD 1898.96

(And all those EQM's count for 2010!)

Is this fare still ticketable?

Dec 28, 2009, 10:53 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sindjic

Who in their right mind flies C to YOW?

People wanting to fly to Ottawa, presumably.

It is the capital after all, so I imagine they would get a lot of business class passengers.

Dec 28, 2009, 1:39 pm

#4003

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SQPPS

Is this fare still ticketable?

No, that deal is not still ticketable.

From the original post describing this deal:
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Conditions for this offer

* Purchase by: 12/11/2009
* Departure period: 12/23/2009-01/01/2010
* Return period: 12/28/2009-01/09/2010
* Advance Purchase Period: 3 days
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Dec 28, 2009, 11:43 pm

#4004

izzik

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I'm seeing ARN-SYD for ~2670 USD all in.
Business class on Finnair.
sample dates 2/9-2/23.
Only seems to work on xp, for some reason..

Dec 29, 2009, 2:11 am

#4005

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Quote:

Originally Posted by izzik

I'm seeing ARN-SYD for ~2670 USD all in.
Business class on Finnair.
sample dates 2/9-2/23.
Only seems to work on xp, for some reason..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expedia.com

Thanks for booking your flight with Expedia!

Please note:
Your ticket purchase has not been confirmed by the airline. Please check your complete itinerary after 24 hours have passed for ticket confirmation information.

Does this mean I might have problems?