[FARE GONE] La/++ akl-scl-mad-hnd €570
Mar 22, 2018, 2:55 pm
#152
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Oh ..... Have you heard about opportunity cost? 
If I had worked more instead of trying to book this, I could easily have booked revenue business class. ;-)
That said, I think it's a good thing that this is hard to book. Nothing for the blogs that keep destroying good deals.
If I had worked more instead of trying to book this, I could easily have booked revenue business class. ;-)That said, I think it's a good thing that this is hard to book. Nothing for the blogs that keep destroying good deals.
Mar 22, 2018, 8:06 pm
#153
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
Oh ..... Have you heard about opportunity cost? If I had worked more instead of trying to book this, I could easily have booked revenue business class. ;-)
That said, I think it's a good thing that this is hard to book. Nothing for the blogs that keep destroying good deals.
If I had worked more instead of trying to book this, I could easily have booked revenue business class. ;-)That said, I think it's a good thing that this is hard to book. Nothing for the blogs that keep destroying good deals.
Mar 23, 2018, 10:10 pm
#154
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: Qantas, sq
Posts: 1
Is MEL SCL // BOG (or anywhere in Colombia) MAD an option?
Hi guys, I'm new here and have no where near the skills other members have when it comes to finding awesome fares.
I live in Melbourne and i got to get to Colombia in june and Spain in Sep (happy to spend some time in Chile and use some frequent flyer miles to get to Colombia. I can't seem to find these great fare prices the rest of u have found. Is this an available itnerary? Any tips on how i can find anything remotely similar? Thanks
I live in Melbourne and i got to get to Colombia in june and Spain in Sep (happy to spend some time in Chile and use some frequent flyer miles to get to Colombia. I can't seem to find these great fare prices the rest of u have found. Is this an available itnerary? Any tips on how i can find anything remotely similar? Thanks
Mar 23, 2018, 11:25 pm
#155
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: New York
Posts: 18
Hi guys, I'm new here and have no where near the skills other members have when it comes to finding awesome fares.
I live in Melbourne and i got to get to Colombia in june and Spain in Sep (happy to spend some time in Chile and use some frequent flyer miles to get to Colombia. I can't seem to find these great fare prices the rest of u have found. Is this an available itnerary? Any tips on how i can find anything remotely similar? Thanks
I live in Melbourne and i got to get to Colombia in june and Spain in Sep (happy to spend some time in Chile and use some frequent flyer miles to get to Colombia. I can't seem to find these great fare prices the rest of u have found. Is this an available itnerary? Any tips on how i can find anything remotely similar? Thanks
Sad fully it seems to be all gone. fares will show up on google flights around $800ish, but when actually trying to purchase they will shoot up another $500+ if that. Unless anyone else knows something, that seems to be the thing
Mar 24, 2018, 9:17 am
#156
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
It is still very much alive. I have dealt with multiple LA agents with this tix and they do not even bat an eye, so I would assume this ticket would be safe for the next few months as well. The trick is to keep it simple, search on ITA, then try and price it out on PL, or if you can alter the powerscript, on LA itself directly. If it works, then start adding more desired stopovers into it. However, a very thorough ITA advanced control knowledge and a full picture of LA and KE's network is required.
Mar 24, 2018, 11:45 am
#157
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Mar 24, 2018, 5:12 pm
#158
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
then you must not know LA very well. LA's operations are a mess. out of the 5 tix I have booked or have flown, 3 had schedule changes or ticketing problems. 1 turned into an impossible connection, 1 was charged but eticket never issued, and 1 was issued a ticket but never charged. In all three cases LA generated a case and an agent came to me. In fact, one is still in the process of accommodating me on a bizarre change of schedule that pushed a segment 2 days later. It usually takes them weeks to fix a tiny problem, so if you are travelling soon I would actually recommend you to contact them before any surprises at the airport. Think before you hate.
Mar 25, 2018, 10:27 am
#159
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SJC / DPS
Programs: AS G75K, UA Silver
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After a very, very long time toying with this, I was able to book:
ICN-HEL-AMS -stopover- MAD-GYE-SCL-MAD-FRA-PVG-KIX for $1000usd.
I'm happy because:
- 40,000+ RDM on Alaska
- FRA-PVG on LH in Biz with UA GPU
This is not an easy grab for first-time posters or those new to the game, so be warned: if you want it, keep at it.
ICN-HEL-AMS -stopover- MAD-GYE-SCL-MAD-FRA-PVG-KIX for $1000usd.
I'm happy because:
- 40,000+ RDM on Alaska
- FRA-PVG on LH in Biz with UA GPU
This is not an easy grab for first-time posters or those new to the game, so be warned: if you want it, keep at it.
Mar 25, 2018, 10:34 pm
#160
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then you must not know LA very well. LA's operations are a mess. out of the 5 tix I have booked or have flown, 3 had schedule changes or ticketing problems. 1 turned into an impossible connection, 1 was charged but eticket never issued, and 1 was issued a ticket but never charged. In all three cases LA generated a case and an agent came to me. In fact, one is still in the process of accommodating me on a bizarre change of schedule that pushed a segment 2 days later. It usually takes them weeks to fix a tiny problem, so if you are travelling soon I would actually recommend you to contact them before any surprises at the airport. Think before you hate.
Anyway, you could've just said what you meant in the first place
Mar 25, 2018, 10:38 pm
#161
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: AVV
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Mar 26, 2018, 5:36 am
#162
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
I stand corrected, but there was no hate implied. Too many people on here call the airlines without thinking. I've been here a long time, deals disappear because airlines notice, and one way they notice is that there are people who point them out.
Anyway, you could've just said what you meant in the first place
Anyway, you could've just said what you meant in the first place
Mar 28, 2018, 9:15 am
#163
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SJC / DPS
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So I ended up booking my ticket on Priceline, and nowhere can I find which fare class each segment actually booked into.
Priceline just shows "Economy"
Lufthansa shows the fare class, but omits the LATAM segments
LATAM shows all segments, but no receipt or fare class available
I'll need a concise receipt with the fare classes in order to get this to credit properly to AS. Any ideas? Saudia can't pull up the e-ticket, either...
Priceline just shows "Economy"
Lufthansa shows the fare class, but omits the LATAM segments
LATAM shows all segments, but no receipt or fare class available
I'll need a concise receipt with the fare classes in order to get this to credit properly to AS. Any ideas? Saudia can't pull up the e-ticket, either...
Mar 28, 2018, 12:26 pm
#164
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: YVR/LAX/PVG/TPE
Posts: 759
So I ended up booking my ticket on Priceline, and nowhere can I find which fare class each segment actually booked into.
Priceline just shows "Economy"
Lufthansa shows the fare class, but omits the LATAM segments
LATAM shows all segments, but no receipt or fare class available
I'll need a concise receipt with the fare classes in order to get this to credit properly to AS. Any ideas? Saudia can't pull up the e-ticket, either...
Priceline just shows "Economy"
Lufthansa shows the fare class, but omits the LATAM segments
LATAM shows all segments, but no receipt or fare class available
I'll need a concise receipt with the fare classes in order to get this to credit properly to AS. Any ideas? Saudia can't pull up the e-ticket, either...
for fare class and other info, try Tripcase, everything appears in the ticket, or you can get the PNR of all systems from it and check on websites of each airline involved
Apr 1, 2018, 11:53 pm
#165
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MUC
Programs: Compulsory Traveller
Posts: 305
Currently in Pape’ete, having flown the first leg of my ticket (AKL-PPT-IPC-SCL-LIM-MAD-LHR-MUC-HND).
For anyone interested, an upgrade to Business Class at check-in for AKL-PPT would have cost 790NZ$, far too much for me for a 5 hour flight.
I could bid for an upgrade to Biz on LIM-MAD, which is almost 12 hours, starting at 531US$. Is it worth it?
For anyone interested, an upgrade to Business Class at check-in for AKL-PPT would have cost 790NZ$, far too much for me for a 5 hour flight.
I could bid for an upgrade to Biz on LIM-MAD, which is almost 12 hours, starting at 531US$. Is it worth it?