[PREM FARE GONE] Scandinavia - Irkutsk,Russia. Return via TLV/IST. SkyTeam, 710 EUR
Oct 2, 2017, 11:15 am
#271
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 5
I don't agree, I am French and went two times in Russia without applying for a Russian visa in France. I did it in 2 days in a travel agency in Vilnius and in one week with an other agency in Belgium. And I have never been a resident of Belgium or Lithuania needless to say.
Oct 2, 2017, 11:28 am
#273
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
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Like I said, it's a bit easier for our EU neighbours and a good deal cheaper too. For us Brits it is a much more stringent process, with a heck of a lot more questions to answer. For example, are you or have you been a terrorist? C'est comme ça, il n'y a rien qu'on peut faire...pour le moment.
It is true, we are way OT here, as jms_uk has pointed out. I was just answering the post of moivoila. I would very much like to take a shot at this fare sometime in the new year, so I can just qualify for FB Gold after the beginning of April (and before it apparently goes revenue based in May). I'm not a huge expert at working with ITA, so I hope folk here will be patient with forthcoming questions, within reason.
It is true, we are way OT here, as jms_uk has pointed out. I was just answering the post of moivoila. I would very much like to take a shot at this fare sometime in the new year, so I can just qualify for FB Gold after the beginning of April (and before it apparently goes revenue based in May). I'm not a huge expert at working with ITA, so I hope folk here will be patient with forthcoming questions, within reason.
Oct 4, 2017, 11:52 am
#275
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
Even IF this happens (as at the moment nothing is confirmed and nobody know the details about level miles), why only DL and AS? flights can still be credited to FB, you can easily get 10 or more segments which is 1/3 of what you need for gold, or to any other ST FFP at 125-150% earning rate.
Oct 4, 2017, 12:20 pm
#276
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Even IF this happens (as at the moment nothing is confirmed and nobody know the details about level miles), why only DL and AS? flights can still be credited to FB, you can easily get 10 or more segments which is 1/3 of what you need for gold, or to any other ST FFP at 125-150% earning rate.
Oct 4, 2017, 12:44 pm
#277
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
All we know at this point, is that due to some glitch in FB website, it would seem like from May 2018 award miles accrual will change and be revenue based, in which case the award miles amount accrued from this ticket will be much lower.
Oct 4, 2017, 4:20 pm
#281
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: A3 *G, AA exePlat, AS MVP 75k Gold, JL sapphire, UA silver
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But level miles is one thing, and award miles is anoher thing.
All we know at this point, is that due to some glitch in FB website, it would seem like from May 2018 award miles accrual will change and be revenue based, in which case the award miles amount accrued from this ticket will be much lower.
All we know at this point, is that due to some glitch in FB website, it would seem like from May 2018 award miles accrual will change and be revenue based, in which case the award miles amount accrued from this ticket will be much lower.
i used to fly in usa every weekend when all fare get 100% award miles.
now, i dont because award miles is based on dollar spent.
no award miles, no flying.
Oct 4, 2017, 11:33 pm
#282
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Oct 5, 2017, 12:37 am
#283
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: AMS
Posts: 589
No matter what the poster's answer is, he pretty much articulated what I was trying to say. There are definitely people here (including me) who would consider flying this fare mainly for the sake of miles (award or level, no matter). And this FB shift to revenue-based accrual significantly changes the effective cost of mile (both award and level). So my original comment was to people who might find it relevant. True, we don't know the details yet, but given the premature leak, it would be quite unwise not to consider the risk in decision to buy the ticket.
Oct 5, 2017, 12:59 am
#284
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 186
Ehh, I would rather keep the FB speculation contained to one thread, it's much easier to ignore it this way. Only FTers can produce dozens of pages long deliberations about something that may or may not happen and is based on a website error, and work themselves up about their different scenarios, 99% of which will never happen...
The fare is live and well, you can book Irkutsk only up to March so far, "FB changes" are not suppose to happen until May 1st (there you go, last chance to secure Gold until 2020
) so I'd focus back on answering fare related questions and providing answers that we actually have, to people that want to fly.
The fare is live and well, you can book Irkutsk only up to March so far, "FB changes" are not suppose to happen until May 1st (there you go, last chance to secure Gold until 2020
) so I'd focus back on answering fare related questions and providing answers that we actually have, to people that want to fly.
Oct 5, 2017, 1:20 am
#285
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 186
I guess we won't know for sure until someone reports back.