[PREMIUM FARE GONE] Ethiopian Airlines-Brussel to CPT (r/t) in J on 787 for €530 in J
Mar 29, 16, 12:29 am - Wikipost
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Brief History
On 6 January, a fare appeared for a few hours on Ethiopian Airlines (ET) and online travel agencies (OTAs) offering BRU-ADD-(GBE)-CPT r/t in fully refundable business (C-Class) for 530€. Several days later, many members got e-mails stating that they "actually booked economy tickets" and were downgraded from fare basis CRTBE (fully refundable business) to TLES6MBE (economy). Some who booked through OTAs have yet to receive this downgrade, and some have been downgraded with no notification from OTAs. Several people have also successfully flown already. Next Steps 1. It's (now) safe to call/email the airline. 2. It seems 2 options are given: travel in economy, or full refund. --> those who have chosen a refund have mostly gotten it promptly. --> those who have contested the e-mail have not received any type of response. --> other options were presented here, although others have not seem to replicated the result. 3. Contacting any Ethiopian offices (London, Vienna, etc.) have resulted in being redirected to the Ethiopian Brussels office. 4. For those who plan to fight it, see below. Note that no one has had a successful outcome yet. 5. Update: Some users are reporting getting the offer of 75% refunds to travel in economy as per EC 261. Avenues of contest: 1. Try Art. 10 (2) lit. c of the Flight Delay Compensation Regulation 261/2004. It may be possible to get up to 75% of the ticket price back, although this is unconfirmed and debatable. 2. Befriend a Belgian lawyer with a penchant for pro bono work  Kidding aside, it is not wise to go the legal route. Code:
Article 10: Upgrading and downgrading 1. If an operating air carrier places a passenger in a class higher than that for which the ticket was purchased, it may not request any supplementary payment. 2. If an operating air carrier places a passenger in a class lower than that for which the ticket was purchased, it shall within seven days, by the means provided for in Article 7(3), reimburse (a) 30 % of the price of the ticket for all flights of 1500 kilometres or less, or (b) 50 % of the price of the ticket for all intra-Community flights of more than 1500 kilometres, except flights between the European territory of the Member States and the French overseas departments, and for all other flights between 1500 and 3500 kilometres, or (c) 75 % of the price of the ticket for all flights not falling under (a) or (b), including flights between the European territory of the Member States and the French overseas departments. In the email state your name, eticket, travel date, attach ticket receipt. State that your ticket has been purchased and issued in business class and that the airline is offering to either cancel or downgrade without compensation. Politely ask for their help in enforcing EU Reg 261/2004 Art.10 2(c). Planned Trips: early February OwlMan early April mattking2000 March-End Culture Guru late April Palal Further/concurrent reading (for the German-inclined): http://www.vielfliegertreff.de/first...-524-euro.html 
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Jan 6, 16, 3:15 am
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[PREMIUM FARE GONE] Ethiopian Airlines-Brussel to CPT (r/t) in J on 787 for €530 in J
BRU-CPT with good connections in ADD for only €530...
*A member and all 787 flights for some dates. Other dates give you routings with 3 or more stops on their 737. It is bookable directly on their website and fully flexible (Cloud Nine Deluxe fare - gotta love it).
Seems widely available.
Have fun!
*A member and all 787 flights for some dates. Other dates give you routings with 3 or more stops on their 737. It is bookable directly on their website and fully flexible (Cloud Nine Deluxe fare - gotta love it).
Seems widely available.
Have fun!
Last edited by henkybaby; Jan 6, 16 at 6:03 am Reason: Deal gone
Jan 6, 16, 3:36 am
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J'burg €791, Durban €761, Dar-es-Salaam €783, Mombassa €840, Botswana €665, Mount Kilimanjaro €882, Goma €822
Maybe some more to be found. Probably a flash sale.
Maybe some more to be found. Probably a flash sale.
Last edited by henkybaby; Jan 6, 16 at 4:38 am
Jan 6, 16, 3:37 am
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My advice: book asap, fly asap. For now it is wide open for 2016 and the tickets are fully flex according to their website.
Jan 6, 16, 3:38 am
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Great find henkybaby , there's a few other african destinations to be had to competitive prices (a little higher than CPT) , JNB as Stewie suggested , but also DAR , DUR .
Books into restricted/unrestricted Business "Cloud 9" class , fare class C or J .
Flights are mostly on Dreamliner :-)
Books into restricted/unrestricted Business "Cloud 9" class , fare class C or J .
Flights are mostly on Dreamliner :-)
Jan 6, 16, 3:42 am
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Originally Posted by Stewie Mac
Good catch Henky! And JNB also available for eur 858...
Jan 6, 16, 3:56 am
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Originally Posted by henkybaby
BRU-CPT with good connections in ADD for only €530...
*A member and all 787 flights for some dates. Other dates give you routings with 3 or more stops on their 737. It is bookable directly on their website and fully flexible (Cloud Nine Deluxe fare - gotta love it).
Seems widely available.
Have fun!
*A member and all 787 flights for some dates. Other dates give you routings with 3 or more stops on their 737. It is bookable directly on their website and fully flexible (Cloud Nine Deluxe fare - gotta love it).
Seems widely available.
Have fun!
Jan 6, 16, 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by bananahead
AMAZING deal. Thanks OP.
What months do they have 787 all the way? I've checked JUL-SEP and can only find 737 between ADD and CPT.
What months do they have 787 all the way? I've checked JUL-SEP and can only find 737 between ADD and CPT.
Thanks for sharing OP!
Jan 6, 16, 4:13 am
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Originally Posted by mlqsko
Great fare. Thanks op! Too bad the 787s are not available in peak season Oct-Nov
Their 777 J class cabin is quite ok!
