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Aug 2, 2011, 8:44 am
#4786
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
$ 141.20 plus 20.000 award miles You can have:
1 Round Trip trip to Europe
1. One-Way ticket USA mainland to Hawaii/Mexico or Caribbean.
$ 141.20 plus 40.000 award miles You can have:
2 Round Trip trips to Europe
2. One-Way ticket USA mainland to Hawaii/Mexico or Caribbean.
Not for the faint of heart though.
Aug 2, 2011, 8:47 am
#4787
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: SPG Plat, AE*E, Hyatt Diamond, AAdv, BA Exec
Posts: 257
Are you sure this is 40.000 miles and not 50.000 for the 2 roundtrips? I thought my Body Mass Index was right?
Aug 2, 2011, 9:24 am
#4788
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Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
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I would not even know how to verbally describe it. It gets so complicated that I need my diagram.
Travel plans must be very certain as one miss will unravel the rest.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Aug 2, 2011 at 9:57 am
Aug 2, 2011, 9:27 am
#4789
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC,ALB
Programs: United 1k
Posts: 322
$38 one way fares LON-NYC on American
Edit: Sorry, its MAN/LON-BOS thats $38. Lowest I am seeing LON-NYC is around twice that 
If you can find a way to dump the fuel $300+ in fuel and the british taxes, this is a great base fare
If you can find a way to dump the fuel $300+ in fuel and the british taxes, this is a great base fare
Aug 2, 2011, 9:32 am
#4790
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Aug 2, 2011, 9:36 am
#4791
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PDX
Posts: 988
seeing NYC-LON for about $60 one way. But then again, recent development with the patriot has made my 3x's or at least quite a few that use to work, of barely any use, let alone the taxes that come along with fuel.
Aug 2, 2011, 9:41 am
#4792
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 240
also from some other spots... with some more sun
and pretty easy to get it goin nice.. I hadn`t seen these since a week ago when the base was +20 each way.. definitely a nice fare break though
(uh, oh.. I`ve said to much...
)
and there are other c2 cities at that base as well...
and pretty easy to get it goin nice.. I hadn`t seen these since a week ago when the base was +20 each way.. definitely a nice fare break though
(uh, oh.. I`ve said to much...
)and there are other c2 cities at that base as well...
Aug 2, 2011, 10:08 am
#4793
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also from some other spots... with some more sun
and pretty easy to get it goin nice.. I hadn`t seen these since a week ago when the base was +20 each way.. definitely a nice fare break though
(uh, oh.. I`ve said to much...)
and there are other c2 cities at that base as well...
and pretty easy to get it goin nice.. I hadn`t seen these since a week ago when the base was +20 each way.. definitely a nice fare break though
(uh, oh.. I`ve said to much...
)and there are other c2 cities at that base as well...
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Aug 2, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Aug 2, 2011, 10:27 am
#4794
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MUC
Programs: M&M,M&B
Posts: 121
Are there any known Drops with more than 50% YQ for AA?
Btw the only one I find is ex C1 but not C2
Last edited by FaCeOff; Aug 2, 2011 at 10:45 am
Aug 2, 2011, 12:30 pm
#4795
Join Date: May 2008
Location: SAT
Programs: AA PLT
Posts: 44
2 c1-c2 weekend RTs for $643 on ITA
Inspired by WWE, I combined 2 c1-c2 RTs (same cities for both RTs, both Fri-Sun, $58 OW base fares) with a little russian 3x for an AI price of $643 on ITA, but haven't been able to get it to book on any of the booking sites. I'm going to keep trying, but if anyone has suggestions, I would welcome them.
Aug 2, 2011, 12:55 pm
#4797
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Location: Tucson, AZ, USA. UA 1K, reluctant but * best in class * DL FO/MM. Former BA jumpseat rider and scourge of Dilbertian management and apologists. As LX might - and do - say: "....an experienced frequent flyer of international airlines"
Posts: 3,386
Need inverse of the usual... low ST base for spring
Any low ST base for spring?
Yes, yes, I know
OK, here's the problem. I have to position - actually, for upcoming DL FD itins - and since I have to buy these legs anyway, might as well check if they're useful as 1x. I can use two of them, so perhaps it might be worth two more TATL if the base is low enough. I know there are low ST C1-C2 fares for fall but I'd rather find one for Mar/Apr to keep my revolving stack topped up.
Found WAW-LAX with double 1x for 540 a.i. in Mar/Apr on the :-: best in class :-: airline, including the double 1x. But surely this can't be the best result.
For the relevant FD oppos check my recent MR posting.
Yes, yes, I know
OK, here's the problem. I have to position - actually, for upcoming DL FD itins - and since I have to buy these legs anyway, might as well check if they're useful as 1x. I can use two of them, so perhaps it might be worth two more TATL if the base is low enough. I know there are low ST C1-C2 fares for fall but I'd rather find one for Mar/Apr to keep my revolving stack topped up.
Found WAW-LAX with double 1x for 540 a.i. in Mar/Apr on the :-: best in class :-: airline, including the double 1x. But surely this can't be the best result.
For the relevant FD oppos check my recent MR posting.
Aug 2, 2011, 1:17 pm
#4798
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
I admit Ive been out of this game for a while, but just noticed that the carrier based in the peach state has some very low fares throughout the entire pacific with OJ/3X on the return to North. (whatever you classify it as)
Aug 2, 2011, 1:45 pm
#4799
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: EWR/IAH
Programs: One Pass (Silver Elite)
Posts: 1
I found a RT from apple to fish and chips in mid January with a $120 base fare, but can't seem to get a decent FD on it with a 3x. My 3x list is still only partial but I've tried, person of size, pineapple poke, 13 mile island, and curry in a hurry without any luck.
I could only get it down from $654ai to $600ai, which means there is a lot of YQ left on the fare.
Any suggestions for a 3x that has a better effect on the YQ for C1-C2? Nicknames are fine with me, I don't mind a little leg work and am still trying to add more to my list of possible 3xs'. Any help is much appreciated.
I could only get it down from $654ai to $600ai, which means there is a lot of YQ left on the fare.
Any suggestions for a 3x that has a better effect on the YQ for C1-C2? Nicknames are fine with me, I don't mind a little leg work and am still trying to add more to my list of possible 3xs'. Any help is much appreciated.
Aug 2, 2011, 3:42 pm
#4800
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: UA 1K, Dog Woof Million Mile Member
Posts: 444
Thanks and...
If you need, I have an excel spreadsheet with IATA codes and locations of over 4,200 airports including all the key 3x routes. It also includes another 1,100 airports with only ICAO code, and it also has IATA codes for key train stations (e.g. XMU, XRF) and metropolitan areas (e.g. CHI, TYO).