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Old Oct 29, 2013, 4:16 pm
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Originally Posted by belfordrocks
Doesn't really matter, Flightfox is better anyway.
Earning Flightfox commissions from fuel dumps.. maybe I should make a bunch of dummy international Flightfox bookings to find out all the strikes these guys are using
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by keitherson
Earning Flightfox commissions from fuel dumps.. maybe I should make a bunch of dummy international Flightfox bookings to find out all the strikes these guys are using
Not a bad idea !! There must be a way to short circuit these silicon valley guys. I think it stinks.
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 5:45 pm
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Originally Posted by keitherson
Earning Flightfox commissions from fuel dumps.. maybe I should make a bunch of dummy international Flightfox bookings to find out all the strikes these guys are using
flightfox recommends FD to its client?!?
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 5:54 pm
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C1w-Sushi ST
C1w-Sushi ST $443ai rt.
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by combiblock
flightfox recommends FD to its client?!?
Here is an article that covers their procedure. Rewarding the masses with a few peso's for outing FD's that really need to be subdued or they will all be undone in short order. IMHO.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/te...ares.html?_r=0
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 7:09 pm
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UA has very low basefare from yyz to cdg only 130 each way
say Jan 1 yyz to cdg
Apr 30 cdg to yyz

now UA prices 900 with 500 YQ. just want to confirm if FD is possible on this route and UA flights? PM welcome.

Thanks!
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 7:14 pm
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UA FD-able?
UA has very low basefare from yyz to cdg only 130 each way
say Jan 1 yyz to cdg
Apr 30 cdg to yyz

now UA prices 900 with 500 YQ. just want to confirm if FD is possible on this route and UA flights? PM welcome.

Thanks!
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 7:22 pm
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actually the best I can get it down to is 750ishCAD so roughly the same USD

but still leaving 250 in YQ....

Originally Posted by theplunger
UA has very low basefare from yyz to cdg only 130 each way
say Jan 1 yyz to cdg
Apr 30 cdg to yyz

now UA prices 900 with 500 YQ. just want to confirm if FD is possible on this route and UA flights? PM welcome.

Thanks!
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 9:23 pm
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Originally Posted by patriots12
C1w-Sushi ST $443ai rt.
I stand in awe.

With 3x's found with ITA radii searches, I can get down to $761, which is just over half-fat + the cost of the 3x. What am I missing?
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Old Oct 29, 2013, 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by GiveMeEggs
How often does it happen that an airline finds out that you've dumped? And how do they find out?
I have no idea. But in a post from January, an SFO-based FT'er said he was told in Tokyo his ticket was no good when he was about to board his return flight. I think he bought another ticket to get home, and he later successfully got reimbursed from the North America-based carrier he was ticketed on.

Something about regulations that forbid US-based airlines from changing ticket prices after ticketing. I can't find the original post to link to.

So a US-based flyer with a credit card with enough limit for a walk-up ticket purchase, and the patience to do battle with the US-based airline that cancelled him -- is going to come out alright?
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Old Oct 30, 2013, 2:40 am
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Originally Posted by enoughtoo
two one-way tickets?
Yes!
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Old Oct 30, 2013, 3:35 am
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C2-C3 172€ All-in! no 1X involved, just the right combination and something more! w/ right OTA!
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Old Oct 30, 2013, 3:37 am
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Originally Posted by Paul4Travel
C2-C3 172€ All-in! no 1X involved, just the right combination and something more! w/ right OTA!
OJ or EF?
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Old Oct 30, 2013, 3:59 am
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Originally Posted by spartakuss
OJ or EF?
I would say OJ, but it doesn't care, since the apts are quite near.
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Old Oct 30, 2013, 4:44 am
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Originally Posted by Paul4Travel
C2-C3 172€ All-in! no 1X involved, just the right combination and something more! w/ right OTA!
period?
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