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Old Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
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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.

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Old Aug 19, 2019, 2:34 am
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You mean this https://www.secretflying.com/posts/b...147-roundtrip/ ?
lol
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Old Aug 19, 2019, 3:49 am
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C2 to C5- 163EUR. Safe again, but slightly more complicated than the previous one.
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Old Aug 19, 2019, 5:04 pm
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Old Aug 19, 2019, 5:35 pm
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Old Aug 20, 2019, 11:38 am
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Does safe mean all segments are flyable (e.g. no dessert on other side of globe)?
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 2:10 am
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Safe means that till now no-one or at least the poster had no problem with it.
If you want a safe ticket, then I would recommend to buy an undumped ticket.
also a 3x ticket is a tricked ticket and not safe to 100%
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by frankfurter01
Does safe mean all segments are flyable (e.g. no dessert on other side of globe)?
This game is FUN, sometimes safe becomes not safe when sudden things happen, sometimes not safe becomes a nice and enjoyable ride to other part of the world. If you are prepared for adventures, this game is for you. If you want to bring alone with family and little kids, this may be not a good idea!!!
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 7:51 am
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I am always travelling with my little kids.
everybody has to find out for himself if it is worth to bear the risk.
and again....
every dumped ticket is a risk. Accept it, bear it or leave
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 9:01 am
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I'm aware of the risks and have taken them a couple of times. I appreciate the clarification on the terminology ("safe construction").
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 3:51 am
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C2-C3, one way, 97EUR
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by bartas8891
C2-C3, one way, 97EUR
and continue from there over Pacific Ocean to C1 for just a few € more.
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 10:21 am
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For 47EUR more you could indeed, but RT seems to be slightly cheaper.

or if you crazy you could do C2-C3-C6/C1-C3-C2 for 318EUR

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Old Aug 24, 2019, 7:43 am
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Guys, keep the volume down while your are partying!@:-)
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Old Aug 24, 2019, 8:24 am
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Originally Posted by bartas8891
For 47EUR more you could indeed, but RT seems to be slightly cheaper.

or if you crazy you could do C2-C3-C6/C1-C3-C2 for 318EUR

....and much more things are possible. The users here would be happy to explore it by their own.
No need to give full service.
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Old Aug 27, 2019, 1:22 pm
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c2-c1.5 122eur rt
hint:OJ
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