[PREM FARE GONE] ET: Cairo to Cairns in D/J/C for $1,230+
 

If found this in Google Flights here:

https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...;sc:b;sd:1;t:f

And I was able to find cheap fares in ExpertFlyer here:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...efc88bbbae.jpg

But no luck in figuring out how to book. Can someone more experienced than me help me understand if this is a real, bookable fare?

It does appear to be a valid fare. Well - it's loaded and autoprices properly in travel agent GDSes. I built as a sample itinerary:

EgyptAir codeshare (ET code operated by Egyptair) CAI-ADD
ADD-SIN (ET)
SIN-SYD (BA, books into I class)
SYD-CNS on Jetstar (B class)
CNS-HKG on CX (I class)
HKG-ADD-CAI on ET

And it priced to US$1372

Not sure it's not an error, but it's certainly in there and pricing properly. Poor connection timing for the above itinerary, but I just wanted to see if it would validate with the OA segments. You might be/will likely be able to build better timed connections if you want to do it for real.

Refundable less a USD$150 fee, no minimum stay. Not bad considering it allows CX and BA flights.

that is possibly the weirdest premium fare I've seen on this site

How would you book it?

ET does not have a great record on letting people fly on tickets booked with fares they don't like.

Was anyone able to work out a routing including BA on matrix?

I've tried to book it on Ethiopian and on Orbitz and got
"There are no scheduled flights for this itinerary. Please select another dates or search again."
and "Sorry, we're having a problem on our end. Please try your search again later." respectively.

Has anybody managed to book it?

Tried to book with bookwithmatrix.com but couldn’t :(

Unable to book

Print out the Matrix and take ot to a travel agency. They should be able to recreate and ticket it for you. There might be a small fee but cheap compared to the hassle. I did that for an around the world mileage run, a 30,404 mile mixed-cabin itinerary. 3 flights in Y and 5 flights in J on KE, QF, LA, EK & CX for a little over $2100 USD. I checked the fare buckets to confirm seat availability and the Travel Agent had me ticketed in less than 15 minutes. I had my eticket and selected seats within an hour.

James

I can get it with CX but not with QF or BA trough SIN and SYD

where can you book it with CX?

Expedia.com e.g.

some example?
tried expedia, orbitz, priceline and many others.... everywhere no way to book it