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Jul 28, 2009, 7:48 am

#1501

aktchi

Join Date: May 2007

Location: ORD, DEL

Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)

Posts: 6,185

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalat767

Me too myperks. I'm not sure how Raffle can get it below $500?

Only Raffles can speak for himself, but one obvious possibility is that when he checked, the cheapest seats on both the main trip and FD trip were still available, but have since sold out.

Jul 28, 2009, 10:36 am

#1502

Mr. Bean

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: 1 AU

Programs: Support the Tyrants Travel Club

Posts: 2,708

Finding SIN fares in the mid $600s from my city, 9/5-9/8 (Labor Day weekend +1). Works out to a 2 night, 1 day stay in Singapore.

The fare is about $70 more than I'm finding out of other cities for the same dates, so it's not bad. Can't find the <500s, though, so maybe this could be worked lower.

The lowest base fare (ex-BOS) I can find in Sept is a tad under $400 (without the strikeout) for short stays, so I don't know that the $503 is available in Sept. Try Oct dates.

Crediting to AP is possible, but IMO the redemption rates don't look that great compared to AA, even for Biz (at least not from where I usually travel to/from). A good way to get *G, though.

Jul 28, 2009, 11:32 am

#1503

Raffles longhaul

Join Date: Mar 2008

Programs: AP, UA, AA

Posts: 709

The SIN Fares are also around $500 from BOS/PVD/BDL/PWM and many Illinois and California Cities and around $50-$100 more from IAD/NYC/LAS/PHX/DEN/DFW/STL/OTHERS..

Jul 28, 2009, 11:37 am

#1504

zbenye

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: DEN

Posts: 665

Quote:

Originally Posted by aktchi

Only Raffles can speak for himself, but one obvious possibility is that when he checked, the cheapest seats on both the main trip and FD trip were still available, but have since sold out.

I don't think that's the case. Raffles has been consistently able to get a fare down $50-$100 lower than what the rest of us can do. He has one secret that we haven't yet figured out. Maybe he'll reveal it in his Chicago DO. Or maybe we'll make him spit it out, like in the TV ad where a goat gores a guy to force him to spit out a long-lasting chewing gum...

Jul 28, 2009, 12:01 pm

#1505

hmv

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Posts: 654

Someone found any good fares on .bomb from Amsterdam/Brussels or Dusseldorf to the US?

Jul 28, 2009, 12:24 pm

#1506

hobo13

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: DEN

Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 6,392

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheerfulflyer

Aren't these (fantastic) fares better suited for mileage run deals?

They are. And that's why they are in this thread!

If it involves a FD, it's found here. Simple as that.

Jul 28, 2009, 2:22 pm

#1507

exc3ll

Join Date: Jun 2004

Location: Los Angeles

Programs: AA EXP

Posts: 637

I am on the same boat, I can only find something around 550 ai for lax-sin. Raffles sure is a miracle for trick it fare! ^

Jul 28, 2009, 3:10 pm

#1508

ldpeters

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: SEA

Programs: AA 1MM Gold, AS MVP Gold. Happily ex-1K, ex-Exec Plat, ex-DL Diamond for 5 years each

Posts: 628

Ok. I can get ITA down to $538 from SFO, which is a bit above Raffles' sub-$500, but still better than $550 (what seems to be the current best).

Here's the kicker. While I have entirely figured out how to use ITA to find good FD fares, booking them eludes me (I have some idea of the codes used on the forum, having read all of the pages, but I can never seem to get bookable fares to work based on my understanding).

PM me if you can share your booking knowledge; I will share how I managed to get the fare down to $538 (and may have some room to wiggle lower than that).

EDIT:

I can also confirm $501 ex-LAX fare (and have now figured out how to book); took some fiddling, but apparently I was on the right track!

Last edited by ldpeters; Jul 28, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Jul 28, 2009, 3:15 pm

#1509

sindjic

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: BEG/DUS/FCO - YYZ/MRY

Programs: LH G, CO G, BA B, HH G, PC P, SW G, Sixt P, Hertz G and YES A|Club G :)

Posts: 800

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmv

Someone found any good fares on .bomb from Amsterdam/Brussels or Dusseldorf to the US?

Last week DUS-ORD-BOS was sub 300 euros for september, october...

Jul 28, 2009, 3:17 pm

#1510

xxlboy

Suspended

Join Date: Jul 2009

Posts: 153

there some prices under 500 USD

Last edited by xxlboy; Jul 28, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Jul 28, 2009, 5:40 pm

#1511

pibrahim

Join Date: May 2006

Posts: 183

Has anyone managed to FD any Air New Zealand flights with xp.fr? The trick seems to work with most Star Alliance carriers, yet I haven't had any luck with Air New Zealand yet...

Jul 28, 2009, 7:46 pm

#1512

Flying Machine

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: LAX

Programs: UA Plat MM, CM Plat, Amex Plat, Hertz CP, Hyatt Globalist, SPG Gold, Vons Club

Posts: 6,846

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raffles longhaul

UA: ORD-SIN $494 a.i. .... ORD-BKK $677 a.i.
UA: BOS-SIN $503 a.i. .... BOS-BKK $684 a.i.
UA: NYC-SIN $595 a.i.
UA: SFO-SIN $491 a.i. .... SFO-BKK $607 a.i.
UA: LAX-SIN $494 a.i. .... LAX-BKK $577 a.i
Sept-Oct dates for the above fares.

UA: SFO/LAX-SEOUL from $569 a.i. Sept-Nov dates.
UA: LAX/SFO/SEA-TAIPEI from $554 a.i. Sept-Nov dates
May be able to knock off a few more $$.

Try Your City..
Fares are bookable on 3 or 4 sites.
3 DAY MIN.

Tried to help a buddy on .bomb LAX-BKK 9/11 out for about 30 days. Used flexible fare and only found $875 +/- and with a trip up north to about $795. Am I missind something..

Firing a change-up for the third out ..