YYZ-SCL on Taca, $802 USD all-in for "Business Class"
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YYZ-SCL on Taca, $802 USD all-in for "Business Class"
I know...
-It's isn't real business class...
-They'll only give you a sandwich for a meal..
-etc.
-etc.
Nevertheless, $802USD all-in for non-Coach service to South America is quite nice. Slightly higher fares available to EZE and GRU.
I can't seem to find information on applicable travel dates, but here's a sample itinerary to be followed by fare rules and routing info...
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-It's isn't real business class...
-They'll only give you a sandwich for a meal..
-etc.
-etc.
Nevertheless, $802USD all-in for non-Coach service to South America is quite nice. Slightly higher fares available to EZE and GRU.
I can't seem to find information on applicable travel dates, but here's a sample itinerary to be followed by fare rules and routing info...
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Toronto, Canada to Santiago, Chile: 5629 miles 16 hrs 0 min LACSA Flight LR621 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in business class (operated by LACSA) (snack, food for purchase) Departs Toronto, Canada (YYZ) Mon, Feb 5 8:25a 5 hrs 5 min Arrives San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) 12:30p 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A1) below Layover in San Salvador 45 min Taca International Airlines, S.A. Flight TA41 on an Airbus A321 (jet) in business class (operated by TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES - TACA PERU) (snack, food for purchase) Departs San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) Mon, Feb 5 1:15p 4 hrs 15 min Arrives Lima, Peru (LIM) 6:30p 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A1) below Layover in Lima 2 hrs 35 min Taca International Airlines, S.A. Flight TA133 on an Airbus A320 (jet) in business class (operated by TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES - TACA PERU) (snack, food for purchase) Departs Lima, Peru (LIM) Mon, Feb 5 9:05p 3 hrs 20 min Arrives Santiago, Chile (SCL) Tue, Feb 6 2:25a 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A1) below Note: The flight from Lima (LIM) to Santiago (SCL) arrives early in the morning. Santiago, Chile to Toronto, Canada: 5629 miles 16 hrs 45 min Taca International Airlines, S.A. Flight TA132 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in business class (operated by TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES - TACA PERU) (snack, food for purchase) Departs Santiago, Chile (SCL) Fri, Feb 23 7:45a 3 hrs 45 min Arrives Lima, Peru (LIM) 9:30a 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A2) below Layover in Lima 2 hrs 55 min Taca International Airlines, S.A. Flight TA40 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in business class (operated by TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES - TACA PERU) (snack, food for purchase) Departs Lima, Peru (LIM) Fri, Feb 23 12:25p 4 hrs 15 min Arrives San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) 3:40p 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A2) below Layover in San Salvador 55 min LACSA Flight LR620 on an Airbus A319 (jet) in business class (operated by LACSA) (snack, food for purchase) Departs San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) Fri, Feb 23 4:35p 4 hrs 55 min Arrives Toronto, Canada (YYZ) 10:30p 1 adult in booking code C, covered by fare (A2) below -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Booking details If you want to buy this ticket, it's probably best to use a travel agent (this ticket involves multiple airlines, which can get complicated). If you use a travel agent to buy this ticket: If your travel agent is online and has an e-mail address, e-mail this itinerary to them If your travel agent is not online, print out this page and fax/give it to them It is very important to use exactly the same booking codes and fare codes that we've used on this page in order to match the price we've found. Fare (A1): LR YTOSCL COA00RIC fare (rules) C$435.00 Fare (A2): LR SCLYTO COA00RIC fare (rules) C$435.00 Tax: Canadian Air Travelers Security Charge C$17.00 Tax: Canadian Goods and Services Tax C$1.20 Tax: Toronto Airport Improvement Fee C$20.00 Tax: Chile International Airport Facility Charge $30.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total for 1 adult passenger: $802.50 (as of Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:20pm; fares loaded Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:03pm)
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LACSA LR YTOSCL COA00RIC fare rules and restrictions General notes: BUSINESS UNRESTRICTED FARES C From/To AREA 1 APPLIES FOR ONE WAY FARES Flight restrictions: THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TA FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999 LR FLIGHTS 2000 THROUGH 2999 ANY AA FLIGHT. Advanced reservations and ticketing restrictions: RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN. OPEN RETURNS PERMITTED. NOTE - ALL TKTS MUST BE AUTOMATICALLY PRICED AND ISSUED USING E-TKT WHERE APPLICABLE. IF A PAPER TKT IS ISSUE A FEE WILL APPLY AS FOLLOWS/ TKTS ISSUED IN NORTH AMERICA USD 51 FEE APPLIES TKTS ISSUED IN MEXICO OR SOUTH AMERICA USD 25 FEE APPLIES. TKTS ISSUED IN CENTRAL AMERICA/PANAMA/ CUBA USD 50 FEE APPLIES.TKTS ISSUED IN CANADA CAD 59 FEE APPLY. -FEE DOES NOT APPLY IF- TKT HAS INTERLINE SEGMENTS. TKT HAS REGIONAL SEGMENTS WITH CARRIERS GU/9O/WC/ RZ/WL OR INFANT PNR RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH SECTOR. TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED AT LEAST 120 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM FARE COMPONENT ORIGIN. Maximum stay restrictions: TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 365 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GATEWAY. Stopovers: ORIGINATING CANADA - 1 STOPOVER PERMITTED IN SAL/SJO AT CAD 80.00. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. NOTE - APPLIES ONLY IF APPLICABLE TO ROUTING. ----- THE HIGHER FARE SHALL BE CHARGED IF THE PASSENGER MAKES A STOPOVER AT AN INTERMEDIATE POINT FOR WHICH A HIGHER FARE IS PUBLISHED. Combinability restrictions: DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED. END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION. ADD-ONS PERMITTED. OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS -TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS WHICH CONSISTS OF NO MORE THAN 2 INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS AND THE OPEN SEGMENT IS IN ONE COUNTRY. MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN MILEAGE OF THE SHORTEST FLOWN SEGMENT. -TO FORM ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS. OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS NOTE - THE MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY WHEN COMBINING HALF ROUND TRIPS. PROVIDED - COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY ONE WAY FARE FOR ANY CARRIER IN ANY RULE IN THIS TARIFF. Surcharges: ORIGINATING CANADA - A SURCHARGE OF CAD 15.00 PER DIRECTION WILL BE ADDED TO THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR TRAVEL. NOTE - THE SURCHARGE WILL BE APPLIED IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER CHARGES AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY DISCOUNT. WHEN A NAVIGATION SURCHARGE IS COLLECTED IT MUST BE DENOTED AS A -Q-CHARGE ON EACH TICKET ACCORDINGLY. WHEN PAYMENT IN THE NATIONAL CURRENCY IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS THE U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNT SHALL BE CONVERTED TO SUCH CURRENCY AT THE RATE OF EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED BY CARRIER FOR SUCH PURPOSE. THE CURRENT RATE OF EXCHANGE IS AVAILABLE AT THE CARRIERS OFFICE WHERE THE TICKET IS ISSUED OR PAYMENT IS MADE. EXCEPTION- THE SURCHARGE WILL NOT APPLY TO PASSENGERS WHO ARE TRAVELLING ON ANY TA FREE TICKET. Sales restrictions: TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA. PTA CONSTITUTES TICKETING. TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA/ELECTRONIC TICKETING. PTA CONSTITUTES TICKETING. TICKETS MAY NOT BE SOLD IN VENEZUELA. TICKETS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN AREA 1/AREA 2/AREA 3. NOTE - A USD 200.00 PENALTY APPLIES IF SOLD IN VENEZUELA. -------------------------------------------- EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY PERMITTED UNDER GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY CARRIER. CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS. Penalties: ORIGINATING CANADA - CHANGES CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - NO PENALTY APPLIES. CHANGES TO FLIGHT/DATES PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. -CANCELLATIONS- CANCELLATIONS PERMITTED FARES FULLY REFUNDABLE IN SINGLE FORM OF PAYMENT WITH 34CAD SERVICE FEE. CANCELLATIONS PER TICKET CHARGE USD 50.00/CAD 50.00 FOR LOST TICKET. Endorsements: ORIGINATING CANADA - THE ORIGINAL TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED - FULLY REFUNDABLE FOR 34CAD - AND -/NONEND/CHNG NO PENALTY/ - AND - NM/ M365 - IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX. Children's discounts: ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - NO DISCOUNT OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - NO DISCOUNT OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - NO DISCOUNT. ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. TICKETING CODE - BASE FARE CODE PLUS CH OR - INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10 PERCENT OF THE FARE OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-7 - CHARGE 100 PERCENT OF THE FARE. NOTE - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED TO THE AIRPORT BY A PERSON 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND SATISFACTORY ASSURANCE IS GIVEN TO THE CARRIER THAT THE CHILD WILL BE MET AT THE AIRPORT OF DESTINATION BY ANOTHER PERSON 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER. THE CARRIER WILL REQUIRE SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE ESTABLISHING THE CHILD/S AGE WHEN CARRIED UNACCOMPANIED. --------------- UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE ON THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF JOURNEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CARRAIGE. OR - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 8-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE. Tour discounts: NOTE - DISCOUNTS APPLY. INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME...CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS. Agent discounts: AGENT - CHARGE 25 PERCENT OF THE ADULT FARE. Other discounts: SENIOR CITIZEN 62 OR OLDER. ID REQUIRED - CHARGE 90 PERCENT OF THE FARE OR - COMPANION - CHARGE 90 PERCENT OF THE FARE. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN SAME COMPARTMENT BY SENIOR CITIZEN. NOTE - DISCOUNTS APPLY. INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS. Miscellaneous fare tags: NOTE - PASSENGER TRAVELING AT THIS FARE IS ALLOWED THREE PIECES OF LUGGAGE/THE SUM OF THE THREE PIECES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 100 POUNDS. Rule application: NORMAL ONE WAY FARES WITHIN AREA 1 APPLICATION AREA THESE FARES APPLY WITHIN AREA 1. CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR BUSINESS CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/SINGLE OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS. CAPACITY LIMITATIONS THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF SEATS WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CARRIERS BEST JUDGMENT
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Description: YTO-SCL CXR-TA TUE 16JAN07 USD THE FOLLOWING CARRIERS ALSO PUBLISH FARES YTO-SCL: AA AC AV CO DL JJ LA LP LR MX RG UA YY ADDITIONAL CARRIERS PARTICIPATE IN YY FARES //SEE FQHELP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW FARE DISPLAYS// SURCHARGE FOR PAPER TICKET MAY BE ADDED WHEN ITIN PRICED CAD CONVERTED TO USD USING BSR 1 USD - 1.1755 CAD TA YTOSCL.WH 16JAN07 MPM 6410 V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG 1 COA00RIC C X 322.00 ---- -/? -/365 WH01 2 COA00RIC C X 357.00 ---- -/? -/365 WH01 *** YY REQUESTED FARES NOT PERMITTED YTO-SCL ON TA *** WH01* /WITHIN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE/ PUBLISHED RTG 550 DOM ROUTE VALIDATION APPLIES WITHIN ORIG/DEST COUNTRIES 1. YTO-TA/LR-SAL-TA/LR-SJO-TA/LR-LIM-TA/LR-SCL
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That's a great fare! I'm going to see if I can book it. Skiing in August! YES!
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Oh well, only valid for a short period of time (from what I could tell). Thanks for getting me excited though. I really need to start looking at thos DL awards seats to SCL!
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Nice, especially for such a long distance. This should earn miles on United, 150% of miles flown - though unfortunately no EQMs.
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,51762,00.html
Off topic, but does anyone else see the UAL chart on that link as blue?
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,51762,00.html
Off topic, but does anyone else see the UAL chart on that link as blue?
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Taca Business class is not that bad. But it is domestic configuration style business class on the A320's. Not intercontinental flat bed style. But still - 800 bones from Canada to Chile is a good deal.
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http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,51762,00.html
Off topic, but does anyone else see the UAL chart on that link as blue?
Off topic, but does anyone else see the UAL chart on that link as blue?
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Taca.com says
For all dates in both Y and J yet the rules posted seem to permit the routing. Schedule says they fly only on certain days of week, but even when searching those no avail.
There are no flights on the selected date, please press Back and select a different date, or try searching for best itinerary to see the next available flight. (5685 - 3250)
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Taca.com definitely isn't cooperating, but, if you mess around in Mobissimo, it seems that the fares come up on Orbitz and other sites.
After the $800 deal lapses, it goes back to $1200 or so. (I wish I could find the actual validity dates for the fare, but haven't tracked them down.)
After the $800 deal lapses, it goes back to $1200 or so. (I wish I could find the actual validity dates for the fare, but haven't tracked them down.)
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I found this and posted it here I think (or maybe was in the AC forum?) a month or so ago, but tried to book and couldn't get it done anywhere online. I think Orbitz or TL was the only one to show the fare but it wouldn't book.
Has anyone gotten it to work?
Some options also offered a YYZ-MIA leg in AC J-Class...
-mike
Has anyone gotten it to work?
Some options also offered a YYZ-MIA leg in AC J-Class...
-mike