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Old Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
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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 Jul 14, 2021, 7:55 am
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I get *Alliance Business Class to Amsterdam £346,54 All in R/T in September
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 8:06 am
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Originally Posted by WingedWorldExplorer
I get *Alliance Business Class to Amsterdam £346,54 All in R/T in September
Say goodbye to your inbox
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 8:17 am
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Originally Posted by WingedWorldExplorer
I get *Alliance Business Class to Amsterdam £346,54 All in R/T in September
flyable?
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by WingedWorldExplorer
I get *Alliance Business Class to Amsterdam £346,54 All in R/T in September
Sorry Eternal CIty £ 323.22 All-in R/T * Alliance.

Base Fare not $ 0.50
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by tr3k
flyable?
For me yes because I have very cheap award trick to get me to 1X
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by WingedWorldExplorer
For me yes because I have very cheap award trick to get me to 1X
1x? oh, I better keep digging...
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 10:11 am
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£444.28 for those that prefer other interpretations of cured charcuterie and different alliances.
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 12:07 pm
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Am I completely wasting my time if I am randomly searching city clusters to other city clusters for a 1x on the $1 base fare *A flights? I'm not asking to be spoon fed but I've searched hundreds of times (randomly) with no luck.
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 12:43 pm
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EoE permitted for US domestic flights is what Im seeing on most of these fares. There may be a strike in there somewhere not sure. Also FYI you can add stopovers in Reykjavík, Lisbon, or Porto for free.
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Old Jul 14, 2021, 1:25 pm
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EoE permitted for US domestic flights is what Im seeing on most of these fares.
I'm seeing the opposite: EoE only permitted on UA fares, and only when: PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY 4TH LEVEL ECONOMY
UNRESTRICTED-TYPE FARES FOR CARRIER UA.
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Old Jul 16, 2021, 5:02 pm
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SUB-Equatorial South America to Montreal Canada 67.85€ One Way

SUB-Equatorial South America to Montreal 67.85€ One Way. Good carrier.

Toronto to SUB-Equatorial South America 91.08€ One Way. Good carrier.

No X factor.
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Old Jul 20, 2021, 12:32 pm
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Re: post 32101207

Originally Posted by eruighaskl
Starting in C3E, from the capital city:
- you can fly to C5 west for 238€ RT AI
- or try the riviera in C2W for 288€ RT AI

Same airline, different route:
- leave the big apple and come to this same C2W city, then leave the country from the capital city for 285€ RT AI
- leave C2N for C3E, 200€ RT AI

All flights are non-direct.
Same airline, different routes, different strike (previous one doesn't work anymore) - safe construction
C1E to C2W/city of lights starting fron 210€ RT
C2W/C (different country) to C1E 175€

Strike is a bit on the expensive side, I'm looking for a new one - but still an intresting dump nonetheless
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Old Jul 20, 2021, 1:51 pm
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Originally Posted by eruighaskl
Same airline, different routes, different strike (previous one doesn't work anymore) - safe construction
C1E to C2W/city of lights starting fron 210€ RT
C2W/C (different country) to C1E 175€

Strike is a bit on the expensive side, I'm looking for a new one - but still an intresting dump nonetheless
Is this Y or J?
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Old Jul 20, 2021, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by tr3k
Is this Y or J?
I’m seeing this on Y.
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Old Jul 23, 2021, 12:48 pm
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Originally Posted by WingedWorldExplorer
SUB-Equatorial South America to Montreal 67.85€ One Way. Good carrier.

Toronto to SUB-Equatorial South America 91.08€ One Way. Good carrier.

No X factor.
You can now get this fare roundtrip from Toronto (as low as $233 CDN roundtrip). As WWE mentioned previously no X factor.
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