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Old Jan 25, 2009, 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Pat89339
LD purchase 1/26/09; travel outbound through 3/27
Fare Basis: SLAXZ72

Less with farebuster.

Lowest fare I found 2/7 - 2/8.
I'm not seeing a reduction. It seems these APEX fares do not have YQ surcharges...

Originally Posted by SFflyer123
This is a *great* fare. I was tempted to do it. But I looked at the seat maps, and they're almost completely full. The only seats left on the outbound are the last two rows and the only seats left on the return are middle seats. That would just be beyond painful for me, unfortunately. But it is a phenomenal fare. Thanks for sharing! ^
I noticed that too--and no seats available if you are not logged in as a 3P or above. I have a feeling there is a seat-map error of some kind, or else UA would not be selling the last remaining Y seats so cheaply.
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 5:37 pm
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Yes. @:-)
Thank you!
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 6:13 pm
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Originally Posted by MatthewLAX

I noticed that too--and no seats available if you are not logged in as a 3P or above. I have a feeling there is a seat-map error of some kind, or else UA would not be selling the last remaining Y seats so cheaply.
Outbound is definitely tight but I got a routing back via ORD, snagged 21J on FRA-ORD and my upgrade to C on ORD-SFO already cleared. Used a refund from a ticket I couldn't use and I'm ai for $420 for mid Feb travel.

Thanks Pat!
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 6:41 pm
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Originally Posted by UpperDeckJunkie
Outbound is definitely tight but I got a routing back via ORD, snagged 21J on FRA-ORD and my upgrade to C on ORD-SFO already cleared.
If the flight is booked in S, how'd you manage to upgrade?
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by fzwinter
If the flight is booked in S, how'd you manage to upgrade?
UpperDeckJunkie upgraded ORD-SFO. Domestic flights booked in S may be upgraded.
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 6:45 pm
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I am seeing $460 on .bomb with the last seg on AC, which I suppose is a lot easier to deal with.
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 6:50 pm
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UpperDeckJunkie upgraded ORD-SFO. Domestic flights booked in S may be upgraded.
D'oh! Didn't read closely enough. My bad.
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Old Jan 25, 2009, 7:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Pat89339
Lowest fare I found 2/7 - 2/8.
Similar fares from other West Coast cities and to other cities in Germany. LHR isn't bad either... I was looking from RNO over the past few days and saw similar fares to LHR, FRA, MUC, and TXL.
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 7:03 am
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Hi guys, I've been searching too. Is "fuel dump", "fuel buster" etc. some code for something?
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 9:57 am
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Fuel dump, Fuel Buster, Fare buster
Originally Posted by irishbcn
Hi guys, I've been searching too. Is "fuel dump", "fuel buster" etc. some code for something?
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 10:50 am
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There is a point to not spelling out a fare/fuel buster or PL trick etc. people. Frankly, in the future, I won't bother to post good MR fares here with this option for exactly this reason.
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by SFflyer123
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Hope this helps!!

One would be a moron to blindly take this advice without researching and considering the consequences of doing so.


Originally Posted by Pat89339
There is a point to not spelling out a fare/fuel buster or PL trick etc. people. Frankly, in the future, I won't bother to post good MR fares here with this option for exactly this reason.
Agreed - there are much better ways to share information. Spelling out how to do something the airlines would prefer you didn't, in the wrong forum nonetheless, even after it's been explained ad nauseum, is shortsighted at best.

Next time, perhaps a link to the explanation or maybe a PM ???
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 11:24 am
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Originally Posted by Pat89339
There is a point to not spelling out a fare/fuel buster or PL trick etc. people. Frankly, in the future, I won't bother to post good MR fares here with this option for exactly this reason.
Agree 100%. Since this is happening more and more, I've begun to circulate great fares within a tight circle of friends I have and whom I trust to NOT go blabbering tips/tricks to anyone who asks. ^
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by SFflyer123
These all mean ...
Hope this helps!!

Some people have no concept of discretion.
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 1:38 pm
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Agree 100%. Since this is happening more and more, I've begun to circulate great fares within a tight circle of friends I have and whom I trust to NOT go blabbering tips/tricks to anyone who asks. ^
Don't forget your wingman!
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