[PREM FARE GONE] Ba/aa cai-lhr-lax-hnl (840 tp)= us$1556
Sep 17, 2017, 9:19 am
#316
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR/LTG
Posts: 684
Sep 17, 2017, 9:36 am
#317
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 732
I'd also be curious about the electronics ban implications. Was thinking to short check my bag. Is 2 hrs 20 mins in LHR enough time to go through immigration (EU passport with chip) collect the checked in bag and get back through security?
Sep 17, 2017, 9:36 am
#318
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
Meet and greet ESSENTIAL
Yes I've used it and having seen the state of the border checks and the normal immigration checks I would never go back to Cairo without it.
I believe the Airport Sheraton offers this free to all Platinum guests or possibly to all guests.... Worth checking.
I believe the Airport Sheraton offers this free to all Platinum guests or possibly to all guests.... Worth checking.
Sep 17, 2017, 9:44 am
#319
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
Lounge?
The ideal would be to leave a carry on bag with your electronics in the lounge at LHR before hading TO CAI if that was possible... I presume they will not mind a bag overnight though?
Sep 17, 2017, 9:45 am
#320
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
IRCME rules have 2 stopovers in each direction in Europe and 2 in North America. The itinerary you propose has 3 stops in NA, so it would push you to a higher fare basis. You'd have to check it in ITA Matrix.
Sep 17, 2017, 11:10 am
#321
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 732
I'm considering changing my LHR-JFK for a later flight, so I have enough time.
Sep 17, 2017, 11:31 am
#322
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,659
Sep 17, 2017, 2:49 pm
#323
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,950
You can do LHR - JFK - LAX - HNL in one day if you get the earliest flight out of LHR. There should be plenty of availability from April onwards here.
I think the biggest hurdle for you would be to find I availability on the CAI-LHR flight on a Friday. I checked from now until the end of July and there is none on any Friday.
You can do fly on another day and do a stopover in LHR, but this would trigger extra taxes. Some people have avoided this tax by doing CAI-LHR// DUB-LHR-JFK...etc. Then buying a seperate ticket from London to Dublin. There are extra risks to this though in case something goes wrong.
I think the biggest hurdle for you would be to find I availability on the CAI-LHR flight on a Friday. I checked from now until the end of July and there is none on any Friday.
You can do fly on another day and do a stopover in LHR, but this would trigger extra taxes. Some people have avoided this tax by doing CAI-LHR// DUB-LHR-JFK...etc. Then buying a seperate ticket from London to Dublin. There are extra risks to this though in case something goes wrong.
ITA was showing only Y availability on the CAI-LHR leg, so I figured there was no I inventory for Sale.
In terms of doing LHR-JFK-LAX-HNL in one day, I'm aware, and the timings are pretty safe, so that's the easy bit.
The CAI-LHR is the challenging element, but in theory, there would be no APD payable if I arrive at LHR on the Friday, and then depart early Saturday morning.
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Sep 18, 2017, 8:39 am
#325
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
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Sep 18, 2017, 9:09 am
#327
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 128
What about departure assistance services? Can anyone make a recommendation for that?
I found these two links online:
https://capsegypt.com/
http://www.cairo-airport.com/service..._servicese.asp
CAPS' service is just $25 for Meet & Assist, whereas VIP is $100. It seems like for the extra $75 you get lounge access and a car. It was unclear where the car takes you. Is that just a luxury, or does it save you from pushing and shoving through crowds?
Sep 18, 2017, 9:20 am
#328
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,502
CAI-LHR in December
HEL-JFK // JFK-LAX-HNL // HNL-LAX // LAX-MIA-LHR in January
MAD-LHR-CAI in April
Afaik DUB is the cheapest to start your onward journey
Sep 18, 2017, 9:26 am
#329
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 509
Are there any other hotels that offer this? I have my first CAI-HNL trip in three weeks. I generally get frustrated quickly in situations where there aren't orderly lines and clear procedures.
What about departure assistance services? Can anyone make a recommendation for that?
I found these two links online:
https://capsegypt.com/
http://www.cairo-airport.com/service..._servicese.asp
CAPS' service is just $25 for Meet & Assist, whereas VIP is $100. It seems like for the extra $75 you get lounge access and a car. It was unclear where the car takes you. Is that just a luxury, or does it save you from pushing and shoving through crowds?
What about departure assistance services? Can anyone make a recommendation for that?
I found these two links online:
https://capsegypt.com/
http://www.cairo-airport.com/service..._servicese.asp
CAPS' service is just $25 for Meet & Assist, whereas VIP is $100. It seems like for the extra $75 you get lounge access and a car. It was unclear where the car takes you. Is that just a luxury, or does it save you from pushing and shoving through crowds?
Sep 18, 2017, 9:40 am
#330
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
You could do LHR-CAL-LHR mid week in September, then continue to Hawaii from DUB in October on a day of your choice... ticket allows free stopovers and embedded surface sectors. I've got the following bookend:
CAI-LHR in December
HEL-JFK // JFK-LAX-HNL // HNL-LAX // LAX-MIA-LHR in January
MAD-LHR-CAI in April
Afaik DUB is the cheapest to start your onward journey
CAI-LHR in December
HEL-JFK // JFK-LAX-HNL // HNL-LAX // LAX-MIA-LHR in January
MAD-LHR-CAI in April
Afaik DUB is the cheapest to start your onward journey
flying CAI-LHR-DUB//Dub-xxx-xxx-HNL and nesting a DUB-LHR return inside the stopover would seem like a more efficient use of the fare by getting an additional 40TP instead of discarding it and getting a surface sector- and if booking a long way out, a cash return fare may be cheap enough that even an RFS Avios ticket is not much of a saving - thereby granting another 10(or more) TPs.
Given the arrival time in LHR from CAI in early-afternoon, it should be pretty easy to get both to and from Dublin that afternoon, hence essentially losing very little useful time that day, and getting at least an extra 40TP for the privilege.
same general point applies to HEL, albeit the timings are slightly trickier.