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
Mar 19, 2017, 9:07 pm
#7966
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 1
Checked Luggage with 3X
Hi Everyone! I've been following with thread for a while and this is my first time posting. I've gone through and read all the posts about checking luggage on FDs, but have a question about a specific scenario.
I booked my first FD for later this year -
1st C1 -> C5
2nd C5 -> C1
3X [removed by Moderator per Trick It Rules of Posting see Wiki for link]
If I check a bag for the first leg, will I be able to retrieve it when I get to C5? Or would it somehow end up in at my 3X even though it's weeks later and a different airport completely?
Thank you in advance for your help!
I booked my first FD for later this year -
1st C1 -> C5
2nd C5 -> C1
3X [removed by Moderator per Trick It Rules of Posting see Wiki for link]
If I check a bag for the first leg, will I be able to retrieve it when I get to C5? Or would it somehow end up in at my 3X even though it's weeks later and a different airport completely?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Last edited by Pat89339; Mar 19, 2017 at 9:23 pm
Mar 19, 2017, 11:53 pm
#7967
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
wanderlust123: First of all, welcome to FT!
As for your question just above, the presence or absence of 3X will not affect where you pick up your checked bag.
Normally, you'd pick up bag at the airport it is tagged to.
However, in international travel (which is presumed in these discussions), there can be exceptions. For example the USA requires you to pick up your bag at the first US airport of arrival, walk through Customs and then give it back to the airline. (Example: I am flying NRT-LAX-ORD, all connections and no stopover. I check my bag at NRT for ORD. Nevertheless I have to pick it up at LAX, go thru Customs, then give it back to the airline right after the Customs, then pick it up again at LAX.) Other countries may or may not have such a rule, best to verify each time.
Either way, 3X is not an issue.
Now, why are you checking bags anyway?
As for your question just above, the presence or absence of 3X will not affect where you pick up your checked bag.
Normally, you'd pick up bag at the airport it is tagged to.
However, in international travel (which is presumed in these discussions), there can be exceptions. For example the USA requires you to pick up your bag at the first US airport of arrival, walk through Customs and then give it back to the airline. (Example: I am flying NRT-LAX-ORD, all connections and no stopover. I check my bag at NRT for ORD. Nevertheless I have to pick it up at LAX, go thru Customs, then give it back to the airline right after the Customs, then pick it up again at LAX.) Other countries may or may not have such a rule, best to verify each time.
Either way, 3X is not an issue.
Now, why are you checking bags anyway?
Mar 20, 2017, 7:01 am
#7969
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 412
All true, but: it is UA (operated by LH) right? Then the technique removing YQ is well known (ita price €227.72 as the bias removing YQ is expensive) and highly unpractical. Tell me if you mean anything else (i.e. flyable or skippable). [ another possibility is perhaps more flyable but €304.00 ai and some tiny YQ left ]
Last edited by man4business; Mar 20, 2017 at 7:40 am
Mar 20, 2017, 8:22 am
#7971
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 486
Mar 20, 2017, 10:34 am
#7977
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Various
Posts: 49
Mar 20, 2017, 10:35 am
#7979
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,488
Had a few J's cheap due to finger trouble in the filing but not really any FDs in Biz. Do the strikes (if that's the construction) of biz flights always have to be in Biz too ?
Mar 20, 2017, 10:41 am
#7980
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: SFO, BRU, ADB
Programs: UA Gold, BA Silver, Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 707