Jan 1, 2018, 1:49 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Oct 20, 2013, 5:23 pm
#6496
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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
CA:HKG-DUS/ARN-HKG 297,30 € All-in R/T with 3X
CA:HKG-DUS OJ ARN-HKG 297,30 € All-in R/T with 3X.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Oct 20, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Oct 21, 2013, 3:19 am
#6498
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: FLR
Programs: FlyingBlue, Bonus Aeroflot, China Destiny Miles, MilleMiglia
Posts: 158
Collecting the pieces for a cheap C2-C3East
I was collecting the pieces for several weeks, asking help to the FTers..
A/CA could be dumped by 50% using a 3x
B/Vielfotzetrick wrote that C2-Sushi could be had for 223 € using a 1X
C/Chopin-Old Brit Empire now Red Dragon, was working but with a 1X in the US (or C4)
D/The Dutch lady dumped between the 2 cities in the desert, as X3 is said to dump some DL fares, from US to Asia and C2-C4
E/The Polish forum told me to try 1X in C6, ITA and popular OTA, dumps some C2-C3.
F/China was 179€, using 1X outside Eur, maybe with *bookers.de or *bookers.fr
Neverthenless, I still can't find a good fare C2-C3East under 300 US$ all in
Any suggestion?
A/CA could be dumped by 50% using a 3x
B/Vielfotzetrick wrote that C2-Sushi could be had for 223 € using a 1X
C/Chopin-Old Brit Empire now Red Dragon, was working but with a 1X in the US (or C4)
D/The Dutch lady dumped between the 2 cities in the desert, as X3 is said to dump some DL fares, from US to Asia and C2-C4
E/The Polish forum told me to try 1X in C6, ITA and popular OTA, dumps some C2-C3.
F/China was 179€, using 1X outside Eur, maybe with *bookers.de or *bookers.fr
Neverthenless, I still can't find a good fare C2-C3East under 300 US$ all in
Any suggestion?
Oct 21, 2013, 5:43 am
#6499
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: VIE
Posts: 119
C2-C3
According to what you want to fly and what you've collected,
1. In *A, CA/MS/LX/OS can 100% dumped with 3x but even that can not reach to your desirable fare. LO as you mentioned, was working and can be lower than your target with "unflyable" 1x.
2. in ST, AF/KL work now and then with 1x in other continents, but can be lower than your target.
3. In OW, JL/RJ/AB dumpable but except schnelle Nordroute, none of them can be as low as what you want.
I guess you do not want to fly some 1x far away, so maybe you should re-think you budget or wait for some old tricks/deal/fare rules coming back. And my suggestion is keeping your eyes on various routes to find good bf deals with EoE permission, then most of times the old tricks will somehow also work on that.
I think most of people in this thread do not count on the tricks for one particular trip. What we really do is "if there is a really good fare popping out, grab it. If I have to travel with some route in specific time, reduce my cost as much as possible." In general, you cannot require both simultaneously -- specific travel date and destinations/really good trick, except you are luck enough.
1. In *A, CA/MS/LX/OS can 100% dumped with 3x but even that can not reach to your desirable fare. LO as you mentioned, was working and can be lower than your target with "unflyable" 1x.
2. in ST, AF/KL work now and then with 1x in other continents, but can be lower than your target.
3. In OW, JL/RJ/AB dumpable but except schnelle Nordroute, none of them can be as low as what you want.
I guess you do not want to fly some 1x far away, so maybe you should re-think you budget or wait for some old tricks/deal/fare rules coming back. And my suggestion is keeping your eyes on various routes to find good bf deals with EoE permission, then most of times the old tricks will somehow also work on that.
I think most of people in this thread do not count on the tricks for one particular trip. What we really do is "if there is a really good fare popping out, grab it. If I have to travel with some route in specific time, reduce my cost as much as possible." In general, you cannot require both simultaneously -- specific travel date and destinations/really good trick, except you are luck enough.
I was collecting the pieces for several weeks, asking help to the FTers..
A/CA could be dumped by 50% using a 3x
B/Vielfotzetrick wrote that C2-Sushi could be had for 223 € using a 1X
C/Chopin-Old Brit Empire now Red Dragon, was working but with a 1X in the US (or C4)
D/The Dutch lady dumped between the 2 cities in the desert, as X3 is said to dump some DL fares, from US to Asia and C2-C4
E/The Polish forum told me to try 1X in C6, ITA and popular OTA, dumps some C2-C3.
F/China was 179€, using 1X outside Eur, maybe with *bookers.de or *bookers.fr
Neverthenless, I still can't find a good fare C2-C3East under 300 US$ all in
Any suggestion?
A/CA could be dumped by 50% using a 3x
B/Vielfotzetrick wrote that C2-Sushi could be had for 223 € using a 1X
C/Chopin-Old Brit Empire now Red Dragon, was working but with a 1X in the US (or C4)
D/The Dutch lady dumped between the 2 cities in the desert, as X3 is said to dump some DL fares, from US to Asia and C2-C4
E/The Polish forum told me to try 1X in C6, ITA and popular OTA, dumps some C2-C3.
F/China was 179€, using 1X outside Eur, maybe with *bookers.de or *bookers.fr
Neverthenless, I still can't find a good fare C2-C3East under 300 US$ all in
Any suggestion?
Oct 21, 2013, 7:09 am
#6502
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP BA Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AS 100K, QR PLT, SAS Gold, IHG Spire, AMR
Posts: 5,899
Funny how you always seem to know WWE's itineraries AFTER he posts them.
Is that what you spend all your time on: Waiting for WWE and then post:
"I know that one too".
I guess if you post Cx-Cy < 150 without reference to continent, airport or currency, then you have covered all future possibilities.
I find WWE's postings generally very informative and helpful. I often get really close to guessing his clues but if I am little short and need the final piece of information for an actual trip I need to take, he has often helped me out. The content of your postings are most often general, meaningless and without any real informational value. I am not going to engage in any of your long-winded arguments but just want to state my view.
Is that what you spend all your time on: Waiting for WWE and then post:
"I know that one too".
I guess if you post Cx-Cy < 150 without reference to continent, airport or currency, then you have covered all future possibilities.
I find WWE's postings generally very informative and helpful. I often get really close to guessing his clues but if I am little short and need the final piece of information for an actual trip I need to take, he has often helped me out. The content of your postings are most often general, meaningless and without any real informational value. I am not going to engage in any of your long-winded arguments but just want to state my view.
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Oct 21, 2013, 2:14 pm
#6504
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 84
Oj c2-c6 493€
Oj c2-c6 493€
is on the blog sry, but is not the same
is on the blog sry, but is not the same
Last edited by AngelOfDe4th; Oct 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Oct 21, 2013, 2:34 pm
#6505
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 286
Abaaca or Abaacaada fat reduction formula
I realized that there's a carrier which drops its fat for the first round(s) when applying the above formula. So far I found it to work only out of one particular country though. I guess that formula must be known by diet specialists for some time and I'm curious to better understand the underlying mechanism, so if it has been discussed here already in the past I'd appreciate pointers (pm with article numbers would do). Thanks a lot.
Oct 21, 2013, 2:40 pm
#6506
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: LAX, SIN, CGK
Programs: UA, AA EXP
Posts: 201
so i booked an FD ticket, flight schedule changed and had to call. Didnt get re-booked to the new schedule automatically.
1st i called airline agent, and decided midway to call OTA customer support instead.
OTA customer support worked it out and finally got it ticketed by airline and i received the confirmation w/ record locator.
Received voucher from OTA customer support for compensation.
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Question: what has been your exp facing situation like mine? a lot of ppl said not to call, so how else would you have handled the situation?
This is a mileage run for me and im flexible.
1st i called airline agent, and decided midway to call OTA customer support instead.
OTA customer support worked it out and finally got it ticketed by airline and i received the confirmation w/ record locator.
Received voucher from OTA customer support for compensation.
===============================================
Question: what has been your exp facing situation like mine? a lot of ppl said not to call, so how else would you have handled the situation?
This is a mileage run for me and im flexible.
Oct 21, 2013, 4:20 pm
#6507
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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
Rio De Janeiro - Tokyo 471.35 € All-in R/T
Rio De Janeiro - Tokyo All-in R/T 471.35 €.
TWO Stop-Overs in USA. One in each direction.
Full UA Mileage Plus Mileage earnings.
TWO Stop-Overs in USA. One in each direction.
Full UA Mileage Plus Mileage earnings.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Oct 22, 2013 at 4:56 am
Oct 22, 2013, 4:55 am
#6508
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: C2/C1
Programs: LH, BA, Panera Bread
Posts: 151
C2-C3 167€
C2 - Yangtze River Delta R/T 167 €.
Oct 22, 2013, 4:56 am
#6509
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: C2/C1
Programs: LH, BA, Panera Bread
Posts: 151
Sry, double post.
Last edited by FrequentStargazer; Oct 22, 2013 at 4:56 am Reason: System error
Oct 22, 2013, 5:45 am
#6510
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: VIE
Posts: 119
Delta? I don't know there is any DL codeshared/operated route that takes you
from C2 to China. Ok, so you mean the place that is called "Yangtze River Delta", then there are several cities in this area which has international connection to C2,
PVG,HGH,NKG
from C2 to China. Ok, so you mean the place that is called "Yangtze River Delta", then there are several cities in this area which has international connection to C2,
PVG,HGH,NKG
Last edited by enoughtoo; Oct 22, 2013 at 5:54 am