MCI777

I saw the following Itin on ITA Software. Pretty good for an itinerary with F segments. I havent tried to book this yet and dont know if it's possible. Thought I would throw it out there for anyone who is interested.



Dublin, Ireland to Bangkok, Thailand: 6738 miles 31 hrs 0 min

Gulf Air Flight GF5230 on an Airbus A321 (jet) in coach class
(operated by British Midland as Flight BD130)

Departs Dublin, Ireland (DUB) Sat, Feb 3 5:50p 1 hr 20 min
Arrives London, United Kingdom (LHR) 7:10p
Layover in London 1 hr 15 min

Gulf Air Flight GF6 on an Airbus A330 (jet) in first class
Departs London, United Kingdom (LHR) Sat, Feb 3 8:25p 7 hrs 35 min
Arrives Muscat, Oman (MCT) Sun, Feb 4 8:00a
Layover in Muscat 15 hrs 5 min

Gulf Air Flight GF152 on an Airbus A340 (jet) in first class
Departs Muscat, Oman (MCT) Sun, Feb 4 11:05p 5 hrs 45 min
Arrives Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) Mon, Feb 5 7:50a
Note: The layover in London (LHR) has relatively little room for delays, and for this route a missed connection would likely be very inconvenient.
Note: The flight from Muscat (MCT) to Bangkok (BKK) is overnight.
Note: The flight from London (LHR) to Muscat (MCT) is overnight.
Note: You must change terminals in London (LHR).


Bangkok, Thailand to Dublin, Ireland: 6738 miles 31 hrs 45 min

Gulf Air Flight GF153 on an Airbus A340 (jet) in first class
Departs Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) Wed, Feb 7 9:40a 6 hrs 30 min
Arrives Muscat, Oman (MCT) 1:10p
Layover in Muscat 2 hrs 35 min

Gulf Air Flight GF5 on an Airbus A330 (jet) in first class
Departs Muscat, Oman (MCT) Wed, Feb 7 3:45p 8 hrs 30 min
Arrives London, United Kingdom (LHR) 8:15p
Layover in London 12 hrs 55 min

Gulf Air Flight GF5225 on an Airbus A321 (jet) in coach class
(operated by British Midland as Flight BD123)
Departs London, United Kingdom (LHR) Thur, Feb 8 9:10a 1 hr 15 min
Arrives Dublin, Ireland (DUB) 10:25a
Note: There is an overnight stop in London (LHR).
Note: You must change terminals in London (LHR).

pseudoswede

Orbitz reprices it to $4500+ immediately.

MCI777

Yeah...the GF website has it one way for 1500+ Euro. Oh well.

Pacha

doesn't autoprice in amadeus either :-(

Vulcan

Travelocity prices this out at $2599 in BC for LH, whereas BA is $11,000+ in BC. Still not a bad deal.

ITA Hacker

It appears that we're (mistakenly) labeling Gulf Air "A" class as "First". I've filed a bug report.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

ITA Hacker

I spoke too soon.

Upon further investigation, it appears that "A" class is indeed first class on Gulf Air, and that this ticket is being correctly priced in first class with a $0 mixed-class differential.

At least one GDS (I can't name names) matches our pricing, if you book the non-codeshare legs in "A".

carbonaddict

believe the gds is galileo. fare showing on www.cheaptickets.com (which is linked to galileo) but havent found a european source. seems to be outbound on saturdays, and return on wednesdays. It would be worth checking out latest experience of a previous gulf air ultra low fare, to bombay/delhi before booking. see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...ay#post5734990

tristan727

please no-one pm me, asking how to book it - haven't looked at GF for a year now - beside which, it prob ain't bookable.

AJO

when reviewing the fare rules on CheapTickets.com, they show the fare basis as LLRTIE. L is "discounted economy" according to the Virgin Atlantic site, so I'm a bit hesitant to book...

ajinlondon

i can't even get it on ITA, is it still there?

MapleLeaf

I had it to the final page before booking about 1 hr ago - didn't though as I don't know what to do with GF miles.

ajinlondon

on cheaptickets?
it does seem to let you book it but the fare code L doesn't bode too well.

GF miles can be saved to virgin or a few others. or just put into gulf's own program, as they often have specials with 50% off redemptions etc.

MCI777

I got it to the last page on cheaptickets as well. GF First Class looks pretty nice. It would be interesting to see if they honor the fare.

AJO

Just booked a trip for myself and a friend, ticket numbers are already showing on the "My Trips" page of CheapTickets.com. It says "Economy" for the BD legs, "First Class" for the GF legs. Fare basis is now Q ???

Let's see what happens when / if my paper tickets arrive