Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Do not call the airlines under any conditions! This is the fastest way to kill the trick and bring unwanted attention to your itinerary! And do not post precious deals in this thread, this is by far the fastest way to kill the trick!
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
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
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
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
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Jan 17, 2015, 8:59 pm
#391
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 2
C1w - C2 $800
Hello! Right, I know a lot of people here hate newbs. I am one. Sorry.
I have a maple C1w - C2 route that is 1/4 base fare $200 3/4 surcharges $600. There are several carriers that are offering this extremely low fare, and they are only available at this price through FH or K. I've tried hundreds of combinations for 3x and 1x. I've studied up hard. I've analyzed blogs. Please, could some kind soul out there give me a hint as to what am I doing wrong? PM me?
Thx
p.s. I think its to do with the fare rules and combinality. Am I right?
I have a maple C1w - C2 route that is 1/4 base fare $200 3/4 surcharges $600. There are several carriers that are offering this extremely low fare, and they are only available at this price through FH or K. I've tried hundreds of combinations for 3x and 1x. I've studied up hard. I've analyzed blogs. Please, could some kind soul out there give me a hint as to what am I doing wrong? PM me?
Thx
p.s. I think its to do with the fare rules and combinality. Am I right?
Last edited by beebz; Jan 17, 2015 at 9:10 pm
Jan 17, 2015, 9:56 pm
#392
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: C1 & C2
Programs: Tim Horton's Gold
Posts: 373
Hello! Right, I know a lot of people here hate newbs. I am one. Sorry.
I have a maple C1w - C2 route that is 1/4 base fare $200 3/4 surcharges $600. There are several carriers that are offering this extremely low fare, and they are only available at this price through FH or K. I've tried hundreds of combinations for 3x and 1x. I've studied up hard. I've analyzed blogs. Please, could some kind soul out there give me a hint as to what am I doing wrong? PM me?
Thx
p.s. I think its to do with the fare rules and combinality. Am I right?
I have a maple C1w - C2 route that is 1/4 base fare $200 3/4 surcharges $600. There are several carriers that are offering this extremely low fare, and they are only available at this price through FH or K. I've tried hundreds of combinations for 3x and 1x. I've studied up hard. I've analyzed blogs. Please, could some kind soul out there give me a hint as to what am I doing wrong? PM me?
Thx
p.s. I think its to do with the fare rules and combinality. Am I right?
K class is End-on-End not permitted.
Jan 19, 2015, 6:10 am
#395
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
Base Fares are near Rock Bottom Again
Fly and receive FinnAir and British airways service in combination from Scandinavia to New York and pay only € 96,38 All-in R/T.
Open Jaws to California and / or Florida for a few € more.
Open Jaws to California and / or Florida for a few € more.
Jan 19, 2015, 6:17 am
#396
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA Hub Captive
Programs: DL GM, FL A+ Elite, WN A List
Posts: 303
Jan 19, 2015, 8:16 am
#398
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BRU
Programs: IHG Spire, Club Carlson & Hilton HHonors Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 160
With a 3x? Or still only with a 1x?
Jan 19, 2015, 8:38 am
#399
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: C2/C1
Programs: LH, BA, Panera Bread
Posts: 151
Jan 19, 2015, 8:40 am
#400
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 991
Jan 19, 2015, 10:11 am
#405
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
I happen to like to have New York City - London as my final used segment. If you do not want British Airways and only Finnair both ways, and travel when the sun is a little bit higher in the sky then your price should be € 55,49 All-in R/T.
Edit: Now € 54,51
Edit: Now € 54,51
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Jan 19, 2015 at 10:33 am